A.S. Dragon (football club)

Association Sportive Dragon is a football club based in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahiti First Division, who play their home games at Stade Pater, in Pirae.[2]

AS Dragon
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Full nameAssociation Sportive Dragon
Nickname(s)"Dragons"/ "Dragões"/ "Dragones"
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
GroundStade Pater
Capacity11,700
ChairmanCharles Fong Loi[1]
ManagerEfrain Araneda
LeagueTahiti First Division
2023–244th

The club was founded in 1968 by Arthur Chung to represent French Polynesia's Chinese community. Over time the team has evolved to include a diverse mix of cultures, and mostly consists of semi-professional players with day jobs.[3] In the 2011–12 season they won the championship for the first time and qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League.[4]

Continental record

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Season Round Club Result
2012–13 Group B   Waitakere United 0–0
  Mont-Dore 4–1
  Waitakere United 0–1
  Auckland City 3–1
  Mont-Dore 1–1
  Auckland City 1–1
2013–14 Group B   Amicale 0–1
  Auckland City 0–3
  Nadi F.C. 5–0
2018 Group B   Lössi 4–0
  Erakor Golden Star 4–3
  Solomon Warriors 1–2
Quarter-finals   Lautoka 1–2

Current squad

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Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 1

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   TAH Benjamin Tardivel
2 DF   TAH Victor Snow
3 DF   TAH Teataura Hauata
4 DF   TAH Heimana Tavere
6 DF   TAH Hennel Tehaamoana
7 MF   TAH Salomon Tevepauhu
8 MF   TAH Ariitapu Asen
9 MF   TAH Samuel Hnanyine
10 FW   TAH Roonui Tehau
11 FW   TAH Raiamanu Tetauira
13 MF   TAH Manuarii Hauata
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   TAH Denji Kaiha
15 MF   TAH Philippe Peni
16 DF   TAH Jonathan Mou
17 MF   TAH Diego Araneda
19 FW   NCL Allan Hnyeikone
20 DF   TAH Henri Chanon
22 MF   TAH Clyde Tiniau
23 FW   TAH Rainui Tze-Yu
24 DF   NCL Jacques Wamytan
25 DF   NCL Gabriel Vakoume
29 FW   TAH Tutehau Tufariua

Staff

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Position Name
Coach   Efrain Araneda

Achievements

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2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17.
1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2018.[5]
1997, 2016.

Last seasons

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Season League/position
2012-13 1st in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League. Group stage at OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions.
2013-14 6th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France Tahiti Cup runners-up.
2014-15 3rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals of Tahiti Cup.
2015-16 6th in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup champions.
2016-17 2nd in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup.
2017-18 3rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals at OFC Champions League.Tahiti Cup champions.
2018-19 6th in Ligue 1. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
2019-20 4th in Ligue 1. Round 2 of Tahiti Cup.

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References

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  1. ^ [1], Fédération Tahitienne de Football
  2. ^ Daniel Groll. "AS Dragon – Tahiti – Association Sportive Dragon – Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". Weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. ^ "Dragon ready for international debut". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ligue wraps up with Dragon on top". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tahiti – List of Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  6. ^ "Tahiti - List of Champions".