The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the
Fédération Tahitienne de Football
The Tahitian Football Federation (french: Fédération tahitienne de football) is the governing body of football in French Polynesia. The Tahiti's men national football team is after Australia and New Zealand the 3rd most successful nation repr ...
in
French Polynesia. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons.
Competition format
Competition is divided into a regular season and play-offs. The regular season is a league format. At the end of the regular season the top 6 teams – and in past seasons the winners of the
Moorea
Moorea ( or ; Tahitian: ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word , meaning ...
island league – enter a play-off league to determine the overall champions and qualifiers for the
OFC Champions League
The OFC Champions League, also known as the O-League, is the premier men's club soccer competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been ...
. Meanwhile, the lower teams enter a separate play-off league along with teams from
Ligue 2 to determine promotion and relegation for the following season. The league has a point scoring system whereby teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a defeat. The only way a team cannot score a point is by failing to field a team. Although it is not unique, and is inspired from the
French ranking system for every division
below third tier as well as women's league (all before 2016), it has received publicity when the
Tahiti national football team
The Tahiti national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Tahiti'') represents French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not jus ...
qualified for the
Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
, and according to an interview of Charles Ariitoma, the President of the
FTF, this was introduced because "we don't want anyone to be sad".
Teams
:''These are the teams for the
2022–23 Tahiti Ligue 1 season:''
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Central Sport
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Dragon
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Excelsior
Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry
* "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* ''Excelsior'' (Macedo ...
*
Jeunes Tahitiens
*
Olympique de Mahina
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Pirae
Pīra'e is a commune in the suburbs of Pape'ete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pīra'e is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part ...
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Pueu
Pueu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, south east of Papeete and northwest by road from Tautira.
Geography
The village lies on a lagoon.
History
The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pueu reef "Puerto de la Virg ...
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Taiarapu
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Tamarii Punaruu
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Tefana
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Temanava
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Vénus
List of champions
Champions so far are:
*1948: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1949: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1950: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1951: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1952: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1953:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1954: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete)
*1955: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1956: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1957: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1958: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1959: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1960: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1961: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete)
*1962: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1963: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1964: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1965: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1966: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1967: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1968: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1969: AS Tamarii Punaruu (Papeete)
*1970: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1971: AS Fei Pi (Papeete)
*1972: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1973: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1974: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1975: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1976: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1977: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1978: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1979: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1980: AS Arue (Arue)
*1981: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1982: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1983: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1984: AS PTT (Papeete)
*1985: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
*1986: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1987: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete)
*1988: AS Excelsior (Papeete)
*1989:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*1990:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1991:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*1992:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1993:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*1994:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*1995:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1996:
AS Manu-Ura
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five ...
(Papeete)
*1997:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1998:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*1999:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*2000:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*2001:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*2002:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*2003:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*2004:
AS Manu-Ura
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five ...
(Papeete)
*2005:
AS Tefana
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Cham ...
(Faa'a)
*2005–06:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*2006–07:
AS Manu-Ura
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five ...
(Papeete)
*2007–08:
AS Manu-Ura
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five ...
(Papeete)
*2008–09:
AS Manu-Ura
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five ...
(Papeete)
*2009–10:
AS Tefana
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Cham ...
(Faa'a)
*2010–11:
AS Tefana
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Cham ...
(Faa'a)
*2011–12:
AS Dragon (Papeete)
*2012–13:
AS Dragon (Papeete)
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2013–14:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
*
2014–15:
AS Tefana
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Cham ...
(Faa'a)
*
2015–16:
AS Tefana
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Cham ...
(Faa'a)
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2016–17:
AS Dragon (Papeete)
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2017–18:
AS Central Sport
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2018–19:
AS Vénus
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voic ...
(Mahina)
*
2019–20:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
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2020-21:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
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2021-22:
AS Pirae (Pirae)
Performances
Performances by club
Performances by city
Topscorers
;Most goals in a single game:
*12 goals:
**Rooniu Tinirauari (
Dragon), 17-0 against
Jeunes Tahitiens, round 10,
2022-23.
;Most goals in a single season:
*53 goals:
**
Teaonui Tehau
Teaonui Tehau (born 1 September 1992) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker or as a midfielder for A.S. Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti.
Inter ...
, (
2017-18).
Multiple Hat-tricks
References
External links
Fédération Tahitienne de Football
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tahiti Ligue 1
Top level football leagues in Oceania
Sports leagues established in 1948
1948 establishments in French Polynesia
Football leagues in Overseas France