2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1

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
RelegatedArue
Taiarapu
OFC Champions LeagueVénus
Tiare Tahiti
Matches played104
Goals scored448 (4.31 per match)
Top goalscorerTeaonui Tehau (34 goals)
Biggest home winA.S. Tiare Tahiti 9–1 A.S. Taiarapu (23 Mar 2019)
Biggest away winA.S. Arue 0–8 A.S. Central Sport (01 Mar 2019)

Team changes

Teams
Locations of the 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 teams

A total of ten teams compete in the league.

Stadium 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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Relegation playoff
10 Taiarapu (R) 27 2 2 23 43 125 −82 35[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Tahiti Ligue 2
Source: FTF
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dragon deducted 2 points.
  2. 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 Manu Tau Pirae 30
3 Fred Tissot Central Sport 24

References
  1. French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com
  4. 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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