2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1

Tahiti Ligue 1
Season	2018–19
Champions	Vénus ; (10th title)
Relegated	Arue; Taiarapu
OFC Champions League	Vénus; Tiare Tahiti
Matches played	135
Goals scored	703 (5.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Teaonui Tehau; (42 goals)
Biggest home win	Pirae 12–1 Arue (11 May 2019)
Biggest away win	Taiarapu 3–9 Vénus (15 Jan 2019)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 72nd season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 28 September 2018.^[1] A.S. Central Sport are the defending champions.

Team changes

To Ligue 1 Vini

Promoted from 2017 to 2018 Ligue 2

Promoted from Ligue 2 Moorea

A.S. Tiare Tahiti

Relegated to 2018–19 Ligue 2

Excluded

Tahiti U-19

Teams

Papeete

Papeete teams
A.S. Central Sport
A.S.Dragon
A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens
A.S. Tiare Tahiti

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Locations of the 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 teams

A total of ten teams compete in the league.

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
A.S. Arue	Arue	Stade Arue
A.S. Central Sport	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Dragon	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Manu-Ura	Paea	Stade Paea
A.S. Pirae	Pirae	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Taiarapu	Taiarapu-Ouest	Stade Teahupo'o
A.S. Tefana	Faaa	Stade Louis Ganivet	5,000
A.S. Tiare Tahiti	Afareaitu, Moorea	Stade Afareaitu	1,000
A.S. Vénus	Mahina	Stade Municipal de Mahina	1,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Arue		Clayton Paitia	Nike	N/A
Central Sport	Efrain Araneda	Fred Tissot	Nike	Isostar^[2]
Dragon	Timinoa Asen	Tamatoa Tetauira	Patrick	Yune Tung
Jeunes Tahitiens		Tamatoa Tehau	Nike	N/A
Manu-Ura	Robert Rodriguez	Garry Rochette	Made by club	Magasin Laut
Pirae		Ariihau Teriitau	Patrick	Vini
Taiarapu		Edson Lemaire	Made by club	N/A
Tefana	Sébastien Labayen	Alvin Tehau	Made by club	Hellaby Crown
Tiare Tahiti		Rico Haring	Axiom	Polymat^[3]
Vénus	Samuel Garcia^[4]	Teaonui Tehau	Nike	Yune Tung

League table

Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vénus (C)	27	17	8	2	78	29	+49	86	Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage
2	Tiare Tahiti (Q)	27	18	4	5	76	37	+39	85	Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage
3	Tefana	27	16	5	6	73	41	+32	80
4	Pirae	27	16	4	7	91	46	+45	79
5	Central Sport	27	14	7	6	89	48	+41	76
6	Dragon^[a]	27	12	4	11	64	62	+2	65
7	Manu-Ura	27	10	6	11	48	46	+2	63
8	Jeunes Tahitiens	27	5	4	18	40	68	−28	46
9	Arue (R)	27	2	2	23	28	128	−100	35^[b]	Qualification to Relegation playoff
10	Taiarapu (R)	27	2	2	23	43	125	−82	35^[b]	Relegation to Tahiti Ligue 2

Source: FTF
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Dragon deducted 2 points.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Arue 1–3 Taiarapu, Arue 3–1 Taiarapu, Taiarapu 3–4 Arue.

Relegation playoff

The winner of the relegation playoff between Arue (Ligue 1 9th place) and Olympique de Mahina (Ligue 2 2nd place) earned a place in the 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1.

2 June 2019

Arue	2–4	Olympique de Mahina

Olympique de Mahina were promoted; Arue were relegated.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[5]
1	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	42
2	Sandro Tau	Pirae	30
3	Fred Tissot	Central Sport	24
4	Benoit Mathon	Tefana	22
5	Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	20
6	Jess Horoi	Central Sport	18
7	Rainui Tze-Yu	Dragon	16
8	Tamatoa Tetauira	Dragon	15
9	Timiona Parker	Taiarapu	14
10	Francois Mu	Manu-Ura	13
10	Gary Rochette	Manu-Ura	13

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Score	Date
Teaonui Tehau⁴	Vénus	Jeunes Tahitiens	6-0	5 October 2018
Teaonui Tehau⁵	Vénus	Taiarapu	6-4	19 October 2018
Tamatoa Tetauira⁴	Dragon	Arue	5-3	19 October 2018
Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	Arue	2-5	27 October 2018
Yann Vivi	Jeunes Tahitiens	Arue	6-0	17 November 2018
Karl Firiapu⁴	Tiare	Tefana	2-5	24 November 2018
Jess Horoi	Central Sport	Dragon	4-4	24 November 2018
Jess Horoi	Central Sport	Arue	8-0	7 December 2018
Sandro Tau⁴	Pirae	Taiarapu	5-0	7 December 2018
Rooarii Roo	Manu-Ura	Jeunes Tahitiens	4-0	21 December 2018
Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	Taiarapu	3-6	22 December 2018
Timiona Parker	Taiarapu	Vénus	3-9	15 January 2019
Teaonui Tehau⁵	Vénus	Taiarapu	3-9	15 January 2019
Benoit Mathon⁴	Tefana	Manu-Ura	5-0	25 January 2019
Fred Tissot	Central Sport	Taiarapu	5-2	29 January 2019
Sandro Tau	Pirae	Arue	3-7	2 February 2019
William Voirin	Jeunes Tahitiens	Arue	0-8	22 February 2019
Fred Tissot	Central Sport	Arue	0-8	1 March 2019
Benoit Mathon	Tefana	Arue	0-6	8 March 2019
Marama Vahirua	Dragon	Taiarapu	9-2	9 March 2019
Teaonui Tehau⁴	Vénus	Arue	0-8	22 March 2019
Marii Taurua	Tiare	Taiarapu	9-1	23 March 2019
Tefai Faehau	Vénus	Taiarapu	8-0	29 March 2019
Sandro Tau	Pirae	Tefana	2-3	5 April 2019
Marii Taurua	Tiare	Dragon	1-5	27 April 2019
Sandro Tau	Pirae	Jeunes Tahitiens	1-8	27 April 2019
Timiona Parker	Taiarapu	Jeunes Tahitiens	3-4	10 May 2019
Roonui Tinirauari	Pirae	Arue	12-1	11 May 2019
Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	Tefana	5-3	11 May 2019
Alexandre Jacq	Tefana	Taiarapu	1-6	17 May 2019

References

^ French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com
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^ [3] Archived 2018-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, AS Vénus Official Website
^ "Top Scorers Ligue 1 Vini". Fédération Tahitienne de Football. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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[table_note_DRA0.87588034238474-5] Dragon deducted 2 points.

[table_hth_ARU0.87588034238474-6] Head-to-head results: Arue 1–3 Taiarapu, Arue 3–1 Taiarapu, Taiarapu 3–4 Arue.

[1] French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com

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[4] [3] Archived 2018-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, AS Vénus Official Website

[topscorer-7] "Top Scorers Ligue 1 Vini". Fédération Tahitienne de Football. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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