Tahiti national football team
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The Tahiti men's national football team (French: Équipe de football de Tahiti) represents French Polynesia[3][4][5][6] and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just Tahiti, and has competed in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) since 1990.
Nickname(s) | Toa Aito (Les guerriers de fer; Iron Warriors) | ||
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Association | Tahitian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Samuel Garcia[1] | ||
Captain | Teaonui Tehau | ||
Most caps | Teaonui Tehau (40) | ||
Top scorer | Teaonui Tehau (27) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Pater Te Hono Nui | ||
FIFA code | TAH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 162 1 (4 April 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 111 (August 2002) | ||
Lowest | 196 (April–May 2016) | ||
First international | |||
French Polynesia 2–2 New Zealand (Papeete, Tahiti; 21 September 1952) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tahiti 30–0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; 2 September 1971) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 10–0 Tahiti (Adelaide, Australia; 4 June 2004) Spain 10–0 Tahiti (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 20 June 2013) | |||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2012 | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2013 |
Tahiti is traditionally one of the stronger footballing nations of the Pacific Islands, with the second-best record at the football section of the South Pacific Games, with five victories. They were runners-up in the first three instalments of the Nations Cup (1973, 1980 and 1996). The nation went through a period of less success, but showed promise when it qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. This success was followed up with the title of 2012 OFC Nations Cup, becoming the first team other than Australia and New Zealand to win the competition.