Tahiti Ligue 1

Tahiti Ligue 1
Country  Tahiti
Confederation OFC
Founded 1948
Number of teams 10
Relegation to Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s) Tahiti Cup
Tahiti Coupe des Champions
International cup(s) OFC Champions League
Current champions AS Tefana
(5th title)
(2015–16)
Most championships AS Central Sport
(20 titles)
Top goalscorer Raimana Li Fung Kuee
(30 Goals)
Website www.ftf.pf

The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons.

Competition Format

The competition is divided into a regular season and play-offs.[1] 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 island league – enter a play-off league to determine the overall champions and qualifiers for the OFC Champions League.[2] 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, it has received publicity when the Tahiti national football team qualified for the Confederations cup, 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." [3]

Teams

These are the teams for the 2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1 season:[4]

List of Champions

Champions so far are:[5]

  • 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 (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 (Mahina)
  • 1991: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 1992: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 1993: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 1994: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 1995: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 1996: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete)
  • 1997: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 1998: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 1999: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 2000: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 2001: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 2002: AS Vénus (Mahina)
  • 2003: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 2004: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete)
  • 2005: AS Tefana (Faa'a)
  • 2005–06: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 2006–07: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete)
  • 2007–08: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete)
  • 2008–09: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete)
  • 2009–10: AS Tefana (Faa'a)
  • 2010–11: AS Tefana (Faa'a)
  • 2011–12: AS Dragon (Papeete)
  • 2012–13: AS Dragon (Papeete)
  • 2013–14: AS Pirae (Pirae)
  • 2014–15: AS Tefana (Faa'a)
  • 2015–16: AS Tefana (Faa'a)

Performances

Performances by club

Club Winners
AS Central Sport 20
AS Vénus 9
AS Pirae 8
AS Excelsior 7
AS Fei Pi 7
AS Manu-Ura 5
AS Tefana 5
AS Jeunes Tahitiens 3
AS Dragon 2
AS Arue 1
AS PPT 1
AS Tamarii Punaruu 1

Performances by city

City / Town Winners Winning Clubs
Papeete
46
 AS Central Sport (20), AS Excelsior (7), AS Fei Pi (7), AS Manu-Ura (5),
AS Jeunes Tahitiens (3), AS Dragon (2), AS PPT (1), AS Tamarii Punaruu (1)
Mahina
9
 AS Vénus (9)
Pirae
8
 AS Pirae (8)
Faaa
5
 AS Tefana (5)
Arue
1
 AS Arue (1)

Topscorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2001–02 New Caledonia Michel Hmaé AS Pirae 23
2002–03 New Caledonia Ramon Djamali AS Manu-Ura 22
2003–04 French Polynesia Naea Bennett AS Pirae 19
2006–07 French Polynesia Naea Bennett AS Pirae 24
2007–08 French Polynesia Raimana Li Fung Kuee
French Polynesia Taufa Neuffer 		AS Manu-Ura
AS Tefana 		11
2011–12 French Polynesia Steevy Chong Hue AS Dragon 12
2013–14 French Polynesia Teaonui Tehau AS Vénus 25
2014–15 French Polynesia Raimana Li Fung Kuee AS Pirae 30

References

  1. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/national/tahiti/super-ligue-mana/2011-2012/championship-round/
  2. ↑ http://www.ftf.pf/?page_id=996&pagename=Classements
  3. ↑ https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/tahitian-league-offers-one-point-loss-nobody-sad-130923208.html
  4. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/national/tahiti/super-ligue-mana/20152016/regular-season/r33166/
  5. ↑ "Tahiti – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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