2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1

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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.

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

Team changes

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Teams

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A total of ten teams compete in the league.

Stadium and locations

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  3. ^ [2][permanent dead link]
  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.
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