A.S. Tefana

A.S. Tefana
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Full name Association Sportive Tefana Football
Ground Stade Louis Ganivet
Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Chantal Chung Tien
Manager Sébastien Labayen
League Tahiti First Division

Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet.[1] The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2012.

Recent Seasons

In 2010 AS Tefana won the Tahitian Championship for the second time in their history, finishing third in the initial league table but won the Championship Play-Off comfortably, finishing nine points ahead of their closest rivals.In the 2010–11 OFC Champions League, Tefana only won one game, over New Zealand's powerhouse Waitakere United.

In 2011, Tefana won their third championship with three rounds remaining.[2] In their return to the O-League, the 2011–12 tournament begun with a record-breaking defeat of 0–10 to Waitakere United. Afterwards Tefana won all its games on the way to the finals, the best result by a Tahitian team since A.S. Pirae featured in the final of the 2006 OFC Club Championship.[3] Auckland City wound up defeating Tefana at the 2012 OFC Champions League Final, with a 2–1 in Auckland and 1–0 in Faaa.[4] They also won the Tahiti Cup,[5] and qualified for the 2011–12 Coupe de France, where they were eliminated by Red Star 93.[6]

In 2012, Tefana lost the Tahitian Championship to AS Dragon, but won the Tahiti Cup. On the 2012-13 Coupe de France, they were defeated by GSI Pontivy.[7] The team also signed a three year partnership with French Ligue 1 team AS Saint-Étienne.[8]

Achievements

2005, 2010, 2011, 2014/15[9]
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012.
2007.

Performance in OFC competitions

2015: 
2012: Finalist
2011: 4° in Group B

Squad for the 2016 OFC Champions League

As of 7 April 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 French Polynesia GK Stevens Hiriga
2 French Polynesia DF Yoann Le Foll
3 French Polynesia DF Taumihau Tiatia
5 French Polynesia FW Tauatua Lucas
6 French Polynesia MF Tunoa Tevaerai
7 French Polynesia FW Temarii Tinorua
8 French Polynesia MF Heremoana Hoata
9 French Polynesia MF Tauhiti Keck
10 French Polynesia FW Steevy Chong Hue
11 French Polynesia FW Tehina Temorere
12 French Polynesia MF Alvin Tehau
13 French Polynesia MF Stanley Atani
No. Position Player
14 French Polynesia DF Jonathan Tehau
15 French Polynesia DF Jean Chang Koei Chang
16 French Polynesia DF Manutea Taae
17 French Polynesia DF Manutahi Teremate
18 French Polynesia MF Kaena Onuu
19 French Polynesia MF Heimano Bourebare
20 French Polynesia MF Oliver Lee
21 French Polynesia DF Angelo Tchen
22 French Polynesia DF Nicolas Vallar
23 French Polynesia GK Xavier Samin
29 French Polynesia GK Mickael Roche

References

  1. http://soccerway.com/national/tahiti/super-ligue-mana/20122013/championship-round/r20282/venues/?ICID=PL_3N_06
  2. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1439243.html
  3. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2012/news/newsid=1621475/index.html
  4. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1ec46a00-7bed-482c-a60d-4c5bb43f27c4/language/en-US/Default.aspx
  5. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/fc84252c-a563-4796-b7a4-ca27e944e5d6/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx
  6. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.as-tefana.red-star.129890.en.html
  7. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/c85f875c-3e1d-4876-9a46-659e54308ce9/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx
  8. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/31ce0f5e-d014-4792-8fc1-52f2ac5d832d/language/en-US/Default.aspx
  9. "AS Tefana, Champions of Tahiti after 2–2 against Pirae in final round". Football Size. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.


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