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 (362 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 |
| 2025-26 | Roonui Tinirauarii | Dragon | 26 |
- 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 | Country | Player | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaonui Tehau | 362 | 2008 | |
| 2 | Roonui Tinirauarii | 162 | 2015 | |
| 3 | Sandro Tau | 146 | 2015 | |
| 4 | Makalu Xowi | 117 | 2021 | |
| 5 | Tamatoa Tetauira | 115 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Benoit Mathon | 103 | 2018 |
Multiple hat-tricks
| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaonui Tehau | 37 | |
| 2 | Roonui Tinirauarii | 26 | |
| 3 | Sandro Tau | 19 | |
| 4 | Benoit Mathon | 15 | |
| Tamatoa Tetauira | |||
| Makalu Xowi | |||
| 7 | Francois Mu | 9 | |
| Rainui Tze-Yu | |||
| 9 | Yohann Tihoni | 8 | |
| 10 | Frank Papaura | 7 | |
| Timiona Parker |
- 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:
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.