Taichung Rock FC

Taichung Rock
Full nameTaichung Rock Football Club
Short nameTCRFC
Founded2024 (2024)[1]
GroundXitun Football Field
Capacity200[2]
ChairmanFeng Shih-wen
Head coachMartino Sofia
LeagueTaiwan Football Premier League
2025–26TFPL, 5th of 8
Websitehttps://www.tcrfc.tw/

Taichung Rock Football Club (Chinese: 台中磐石) is a professional football club based in Taichung, Taiwan which currently competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League.

History

Taichung Rock was founded in 2024 by the Sports Agglomerate Company Limited, after receiving the Taiwan Football League 2 spot via Land Home NTUS.[3] The team won the championship in their inaugural season and was promoted to the 2025–26 Taiwan Football Premier League.[4] In 2025, the team was split into two to participate in 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup. The B-team qualified from the 2025–26 Taiwan Football League 2 qualifier.[5]

Kits

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
2024–2025 — Subkarma[6]
2026–present Joma S.Pellegrino

Players

As of 16 August 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TAI Ho Chien-kai
4 DF  TAI Tsai Chun-sheng
5 MF  TAI Chou Yu-chieh
6 DF  TAI Sun En-chi
7 MF  TAI Kung Chih-yu
8 MF  TAI Chen Po-ying
9 FW  TAI Liu Chien-wei
11 FW  TAI Yang Chao-jing
12 DF  TAI Lee Yu-lin
13 DF  TAI Chen Po-wei
14 FW  TAI Lee Wei-lun
15 DF  TAI Liu Chun-yu
16 MF  TAI Wei Chih-chuan
22 DF  TAI Huang Yu-po
26 DF  TAI Lin Chia-le
27 FW  TAI Shih Jing-tang
28 MF  TAI Chen Chih-wei
29 MF  TAI Chiang Chun-yao
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  TAI Wang Fa-hua
32 MF  TAI Ko Yueh-ting
35 MF  TAI Lee Hung-chun
37 MF  TAI Liang Hao-teng
40 DF  TAI Lin Cheng-jui
43 DF  TAI Chou Yu-hsuan
44 FW  JPN Sora Yamauchi
45 MF  TAI Hu Yu-hsiang
48 DF  TAI Wang Yi-you (captain)
66 DF  TAI Zeng Yun-hao
77 FW  TAI Lin Wei-chieh
88 DF  TAI Liao Yi-sheng
— GK  ITA Andrea Boschi
— DF  ITA Lorenzo Costa
— MF  MDA Nichita Josan
— DF  GER Dominik Limprecht
— MF  CZE Filip Simecek
— GK  SRB Igor Zavis

Management

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coachItaly Martino Sofia
Assistant coachMalaysia Choir Chee Keat
Kit managersTaiwan Chen Yen-chih
Taiwan Hsu Hung-ming
Taiwan Lee Chi-hung
Athletic trainersTaiwan Hsueh Yu-chia
Taiwan Yao Yi-ti

Source: 

Club personnel

Position Name
ChairmanTaiwan Feng Shih-wen
RepresentativeTaiwan Lee Feng-lin

Source: 

Records

Year-by-year

Season League Position President FA Cup International/Continental Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Name(s) Goals
2024 2 League 2 10 7 1 2 32 10 +22 22 2.20 1st Not held DNQ Taiwan Yang Chao-jing 9
2025–26 1 TFPL 21 8 6 7 28 30 -2 30 1.43 5th QF Taiwan Shih Jing-tang
Japan Sora Yamauchi
7
2026–27 TFPL Not held
Total – – 31 15 7 9 60 40 +20 52 1.68 – – – –

^1. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Taiwan President FA Cup, and other competitive continental matches but excludes goals in their qualifying matches.

Head coaches

Head coachNat.Tenure
Lin Chi-fu[7] Taiwan2024
Chou Yu-hsuan[8] Taiwan2025 (President FA Cup)
Raphael Blanchon[9] France2025
Khor Chee Keat Malaysia2025–2026 (caretaker)
Yoshiharu Ezoe Japan2026
Martino Sofia Italy2026–present

Captains

NameNat.Years
Yang Chao-jing Taiwan2024
Chen Po-wei Taiwan2025 (President FA Cup)
Lee Hung-chun Taiwan2025–2026
Wang Yi-you Taiwan2026–present

Honours

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Taiwan Football League 2 1 2024

References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT TCRFC". Taichung Rock FC. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "西屯足球場(文小91 11人制場)". 全國運動場館資訊網. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ 張, 克銘 (23 July 2024). "台中磐石足球俱樂部紮根台中起步 全額贊助潭秀國中、嶺東高中聯隊赴日比賽". Go Goal勁球網. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ 邱, 子珩 (7 December 2024). "台中磐石9比0擊敗MCU Desafio 拿下台乙冠軍、明年將升上企甲聯賽". Go Goal勁球網. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025/26台灣乙級足球聯賽參賽資格公告". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "SUBKARMA X TCRFC". Subkarma. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ↑ 邱, 子珩 (8 December 2024). "台中磐石奪台乙聯賽冠軍 總教練林吉福坦言季初球隊找不到定位". Go Goal勁球網. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025全國總統盃足球錦標賽秩序冊.pdf" (PDF). Chinese Taipei Football Association. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "臺中市政府運動局授旗典禮". Taichung Rock FC (Press release). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.