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

Full name	Association Sportive Dragon
Nickname(s)	"Dragons"/ "Dragões"/ "Dragones"
Founded	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Ground	Stade Pater
Capacity	11,700
Chairman	Charles Fong Loi[1]
Manager	Efrain Araneda
League	Tahiti First Division
2024–25	4th

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

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

Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 1

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Position	Name
Coach	Efrain Araneda

Achievements

• Tahiti First Division: 3

2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17

• Tahiti Cup: 7

1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2024^[5]

• Tahiti Coupe des Champions: 2

1997, 2016.

Last seasons

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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