2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1

Tahiti Ligue 1
Season2018–19
ChampionsVénus
(10th title)
RelegatedArue
Taiarapu
OFC Champions LeagueVénus
Tiare Tahiti
Matches played135
Goals scored703 (5.21 per match)
Top goalscorer Teaonui Tehau
(42 goals)
Biggest home winPirae 12–1 Arue (11 May 2019)
Biggest away winTaiarapu 3–9 Vénus (15 Jan 2019)

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

Teams

A total of ten teams compete in the league.

Stadiums 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
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:
  1. ^ Dragon deducted 2 points.
  2. ^ 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.

Arue2–4Olympique 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
Gary Rochette

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
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

  1. ^ French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ [3] Archived 2018-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, AS Vénus Official Website
  5. ^ "Top Scorers Ligue 1 Vini". Fédération Tahitienne de Football. Retrieved 18 May 2019.