Tahiti Ligue 1

Tahiti Ligue 1
Founded	1948
Country	Tahiti
Confederation	OFC
Number of clubs	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s)	Tahiti Cup; Tahiti Coupe des Champions
International cup	OFC Champions League
Current champions	AS Venus; (11th title) ; (2024–25)
Most championships	AS Central Sport; (21 titles)
Top scorer	Teaonui Tehau; (358 goals)
Website	www.ftf.pf
	Current: 2025–26 Tahiti Ligue 1

The Tahiti 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 six 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 the third tier, as well as the women's league (all before 2016), it has received publicity when the Tahiti national football team qualified for the Confederations Cup. According to an interview with 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 2024–25 Tahiti Ligue 1 season:

List of champions

Champions so far are:^[4]

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)
2016–17: AS Dragon (Papeete)
2017–18: AS Central Sport (Papeete)
2018–19: AS Vénus (Mahina)
2019–20: AS Pirae (Pirae)
2020–21: AS Pirae (Pirae)
2021–22: AS Pirae (Pirae)
2022–23: AS Tefana (Faa'a)^[5]
2023–24: AS Pirae (Pirae)
2024–25: AS Vénus (Mahina)

Performances

Performances by club

Club	Winners
AS Central Sport	21
AS Pirae	12
AS Vénus	11
AS Excelsior	7
AS Fei Pi	7
AS Tefana	6
AS Manu-Ura	5
AS Jeunes Tahitiens	3
AS Dragon	3
AS Arue	1
AS PPT	1
AS Tamarii Punaruu	1

Performances by city

City / Town	Winners	Winning Clubs
Papeete	47	AS Central Sport (20), AS Excelsior (7), AS Fei Pi (7), AS Manu-Ura (5), AS Jeunes Tahitiens (3), AS Dragon (3), AS PPT (1), AS Tamarii Punaruu (1)
Pirae	12	AS Pirae (12)
Mahina	11	AS Vénus (11)
Faaa	6	AS Tefana (6)
Arue	1	AS Arue (1)

Top goalscorers

Season	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2001–02	Michel Hmaé	Pirae	23
2002–03	Ramon Djamali	Manu–Ura	22
2003–04	Naea Bennett	Pirae	19
2006–07	Naea Bennett	Pirae	24
2007–08	Raimana Li Fung Kuee	Manu Ura	15
2008–09	Auguste Washetine	Manu Ura	9
2011–12	Steevy Chong Hue	Dragon	12
2013–14	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	25
2014–15	Raimana Li Fung Kuee	Pirae	30
2015–16	Temarii Tinorua	Tefana	27
2016–17	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	40
2017–18	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	53
2018–19	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	42
2019–20	Sandro Tau	Pirae	21
2020–21	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	27
2021–22	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	42
2022–23	Roonui Tinirauarii	Dragon	45
2023–24	Roonui Tinirauarii	Dragon	36
2024–25	Eddy Kaspard	Vénus	37

Most time goalscorers

6 times
- Teaonui Tehau (2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22)

Most goals by a player in a single game

13 goals
- Sandro Tau (Pirae), 0–22 against Papenoo, round 9, season 2023–24.

Most goals by a player in a single season

53 goals
- Teaonui Tehau, (2017–18).

All-time goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Years
1	Teaonui Tehau	358	2008
2	Sandro Tau	143	2015
3	Roonui Tinirauarii	136	2015
4	Makalu Xowi	113	2021
5	Tamatoa Tetauira	110	2017
6	Benoit Mathon	103	2018

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Player	Hat-tricks
1	Teaonui Tehau	37
2	Roonui Tinirauarii	24
3	Sandro Tau	18
4	Benoit Mathon	15
	Tamatoa Tetauira
	Makalu Xowi
7	Francois Mu	9
7	Rainui Tze-Yu	9
9	Yohann Tihoni	8
10	Frank Papaura	7
10	Timiona Parker	7

Most hat–tricks in a single season

53 hat–tricks (2017–18)

Most hat-tricks by a scorer in a single season

10 hat–tricks:
- Teaonui Tehau (2017–18)

D1 Féminine

Top goalscorers

Season	Player	Team	Goals
2022-23	Leao L. Kergal		26
2024-25	Mai kohai	Pirae	24

References

^ "Summary - Ligue 1 - Tahiti - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ "FTF » Classements". Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
^ "Tahitian League gives one point for a loss 'so nobody's sad' | Early Doors - Yahoo Sport". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 2013-10-13. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ "Tahiti – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Communiqué Officiel – Décision du Comité Exécutif du 26 juin". Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 26 Jun 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Fédération Tahitienne de Football

[1] "Summary - Ligue 1 - Tahiti - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

[2] "FTF » Classements". Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

[3] "Tahitian League gives one point for a loss 'so nobody's sad' | Early Doors - Yahoo Sport". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 2013-10-13. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

[4] "Tahiti – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[5] "Communiqué Officiel – Décision du Comité Exécutif du 26 juin". Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 26 Jun 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}

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