2024 Taichung Blue Whale season
| 2024 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua |
| Stadium | Taiyuan Football Field |
| Top goalscorer | League: Saowalak Peng-ngam (6) All: Saowalak Peng-ngam (6) |
| Biggest win | Taichung Blue Whale 3–0 Hualien Mars 1–4 Taichung Blue Whale |
| Biggest defeat | Taichung Blue Whale 0–2 Kaohsiung Attackers |
The 2024 Taichung Blue Whale season is the club's 11th season and their 11th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League. The club also participated in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League as the 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League champions.[1]
Kits
[edit]- Supplier: MIE Jersey
- Main Sponsor: Skechers
Players
[edit]| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age. | Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Tsai Ming-jung (captain) | 35 | 2022 | ||
| 8 | GK | |
Cheng Ssu-yu | 35 | 2024 | ||
| 25 | GK | |
Wu Fang-yu | 19 | 2024 | ||
| 26 | GK |  |
Waraporn Boonsing | 34 | 2024 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Shen Yen-chun | 25 | 2020 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Huang Ko-hsin | 21 | 2024 | ||
| 7 | DF | |
Pan Shin-yu | 27 | 2020 | ||
| 12 | DF | |
Wu Yu | 26 | 2018 | ||
| 20 | DF | |
Chen Tzu-chen | 2023 | |||
| 22 | DF | |
Li Pei-jung | 24 | 2019 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | MF | |
Chang Chi-lan | 28 | 2014 | ||
| 6 | MF | |
Silawan Intamee | 30 | 2022 | ||
| 14 | MF |  |
Maho Tanaka | 23 | 2019 | ||
| 15 | MF | |
Lin Ya-hsuan | 21 | 2024 | ||
| 16 | MF | |
Chen Jin-wen | 21 | 2022 | ||
| 19 | MF | |
Pitsamai Sornsai | 35 | 2021 | ||
| 21 | MF | |
Huang Hui-shan | 16 | 2024 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Liu Chien-yun | 32 | 2014 | ||
| 24 | MF | |
Lin Yu-hsuan | 21 | 2022 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Lee Yi-hsuan | 18 | 2024 | ||
| 30 | MF | |
Wu Ya-yu | 2023 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Nien Ching-yun | 22 | 2020 | ||
| 13 | FW | |
Saowalak Peng-ngam | 28 | 2023 | ||
| 17 | MF | |
Lin Ching-hsuan | 19 | 2024 | ||
| 18 | FW | |
Chiang Tzu-shan | 21 | 2022 | ||
| 28 | FW | |
Lin Chia-ying | 2024 | |||
| 29 | FW | |
Liao Chieh-ning | 2024 | |||
- Source: [1]
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 5 | DF | Huang Ko-hsin | Hualien
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| 15 | MF | Lin Ya-hsuan | Hualien
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| 17 | FW | Lin Ching-hsuan | Hualien
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| 25 | GK | Wu Fang-yu | Hui Wen High School
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| 27 | MF | Lee Yi-hsuan | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
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| 28 | FW | Lin Chia-ying | Hui Wen High School
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| Midseason | ||||
| 8 | GK | Cheng Ssu-yu | NTUS
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| 21 | MF | Huang Hui-shan | Hui Wen High School
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| 26 | GK | Waraporn Boonsing | — | [2] |
| 29 | FW | Liao Chieh-ning | — | |
Out
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 4 | DF | Phornphirun Philawan | College of Asian Scholars
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[3] |
| 8 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | — | |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | NTUS
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| 15 | FW | Chang Yu-chiao | — | |
| 17 | DF | Sung Yu-ting | NTUS
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| 20 | FW | Chien Hsuan-ying | AC Taipei
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[4] |
| 26 | GK | Cho Yun-chen | — | |
| 27 | FW | Li Yong-shan | Hui Wen High School
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| Midseason | ||||
| 26 | GK | Shih Yung-chen | — | |
Preseason and friendlies
[edit]| 19 July 2024 Sunny Bank International Invitation | Taichung Blue Whale | 2–0 | Grano Isesaki | Kaohsiung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium |
| 21 July 2024 Sunny Bank International Invitation | Kaohsiung Attackers | 1–3 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung |
| 18:30 (UTC+8) |
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Recap | Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Taiwan Mulan Football League | 13 April 2024 | 9 November 2024 | Matchday 1 | - | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 55.56 |
| AFC Women's Champions League | 6 October 2024 | - | Group stage | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 55.56 | ||||
Source: TMFL
Taiwan Mulan Football League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaohsiung Attackers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 21 | Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 19 | |
| 3 | Taichung Blue Whale | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Taipei Bravo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Mars | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 8 | Required to play in 2025 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers |
| 6 | Hualien | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [2]
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]| 13 April 2024 1 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 1–1 | Taichung Blue Whale | New Taipei |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Attendance: 92 Referee: Yang Shu-ting |
| 27 April 2024 2 | Taichung Blue Whale | 1–1 | Mars | Taichung |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 123 Referee: Yang Chang-pei |
| 11 May 2024 3 | Taichung Blue Whale | 0–2 | Kaohsiung Attackers | Hualien |
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Hualien Stadium Attendance: 46 Referee: Lin Chien |
| 18 May 2024 4 | Taipei Bravo | 2–3 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 151 Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 25 May 2024 5 | Taichung Blue Whale | 3–0 | Hualien | Taichung |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 176 Referee: Yang Shu-ting |
| 15 June 2024 6 | Mars | 1–4 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium Attendance: 52 Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 22 June 2024 7 | Kaohsiung Attackers | 1–1 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung |
| 18:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium Attendance: 402 Referee: Chen Hsiao-en |
| 29 June 2024 8 | Taipei Bravo | 0–1 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei |
| 19:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Lin Chien |
| 17 August 2024 9 | Hualien | 1–3 | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien |
| 18:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Lee Kuan-ting |
| 21 September 2024 11 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | Hualien | Taichung |
| 18:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
| 28 September 2024 12 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | New Taipei Hang Yuen | Taichung |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
| 2 November 2024 14 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | Kaohsiung Attackers | Taoyuan |
| 18:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: National Taiwan Sport University |
| 9 November 2024 15 | Taipei Bravo | – | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung |
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium |
| 16 November 2024[5] 13 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | Mars | Taichung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
| 23 November 2024 10 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | – | Taichung Blue Whale | New Taipei |
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University |
AFC Women's Champions League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Hồ Chí Minh City (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Taichung Blue Whale
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Quarterfinals |
| 4 |  Odisha
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 October 2024 1 | Hồ Chí Minh City | – |  Taichung Blue Whale | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 19:00 (UTC+7) | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
| 9 October 2024 2 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 15:00 (UTC+7) | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
| 12 October 2024 3 | Taichung Blue Whale | – | Odisha | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 15:00 (UTC+7) | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
Statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | TMFL | Champions League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | TAI
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Tsai Ming-jung | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | GK | TAI
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Cheng Ssu-yu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | GK | TAI
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Wu Fang-yu | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | GK | THA
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Waraporn Boonsing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | TAI
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Shen Yen-chun | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | TAI
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Huang Ko-hsin | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | DF | TAI
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Pan Shin-yu | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | DF | TAI
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Wu Yu | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | DF | TAI
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Chen Tzu-chen | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | TAI
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Li Pei-jung | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | TAI
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Chang Chi-lan | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | THA
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Silawan Intamee | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | JPN
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Maho Tanaka | 9 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF | TAI
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Lin Ya-hsuan | 7 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | TAI
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Chen Jin-wen | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | THA
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Pitsamai Sornsai | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | TAI
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Huang Hui-shan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | TAI
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Liu Chien-yun | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | TAI
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Lin Yu-hsuan | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | TAI
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Lee Yi-hsuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | MF | TAI
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Wu Ya-yu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | TAI
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Nien Ching-yun | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | FW | THA
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Saowalak Peng-ngam | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | TAI
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Lin Ching-hsuan | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | TAI
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Chiang Tzu-shan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | FW | TAI
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Lin Chia-ying | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | FW | TAI
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Liao Chieh-ning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Own goals (0) | |||||||||||||||
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 13 | FW |
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Saowalak Peng-ngam | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | MF |
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Silawan Intamee | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 14 | MF |
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Maho Tanaka | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | DF |
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Huang Ko-hsin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF |
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Lin Ya-hsuan | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |
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Chen Jin-wen | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW |
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Lin Ching-hsuan | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF |
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Liu Chien-yun | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF |
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Lin Yu-hsuan | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Cleansheets
[edit]| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 1 |
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Tsai Ming-jung | 2 | — | 2 |
| 2 | 25 |
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Wu Fang-yu | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 |
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Cheng Ssu-yu | — | — | ||
| 26 |
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Waraporn Boonsing | — | — | ||
| 26 |
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Shih Yung-chen | — | — | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Disciplinary record
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | TMFL | Champions League | Total | ||||||
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| 19 | MF |
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Pitsamai Sornsai | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Source: [4]
Ordered by 
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and 
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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