Tahiti Ligue 1

The Tahitian 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.

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(s)	OFC Champions League
Current champions	AS Venus (11th title) (2024–25)
Most championships	AS Central Sport (21 titles)
Top goalscorer	Teaonui Tehau (351 goals)
Website	www.ftf.pf
Current: 2024–25 Tahiti Ligue 1

Competition format

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 6 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 third tier as well as women's league (all before 2016), it has received publicity when the Tahiti national football team qualified for the Confederations Cup, and according to an interview of 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:

• Central Sport
• Dragon
• Manu-Ura
• Mira
• Pirae
• Pueu
• Taiarapu
• Tamarii Punaruu
• Tefana
• Vénus

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	Country	Player	Goals	Years
1		Teaonui Tehau	351	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	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Teaonui Tehau	37
2		Roonui Tinirauarii	21
3		Sandro Tau	17
4		Benoit Mathon	15
		Tamatoa Tetauira
6		Makalu Xowi	14
7		Rainui Tze-Yu	9
8		Yohann Tihoni	8
		Francois Mu
10		Timiona Parker	7
11		Franck Papaura	6
		Roonui Tehau
13		Jess Horoi	5
		Eddy Kaspard
		Manaraii Porlier
		Tutehau Tufariua
		Yann Vivi
18		Ariiura Labaste	4
19		Ramon Djamali	3
		Gervais Chan Kat
		Tauhiti Keck
		Tearii C Labaste
		Tauatua Lucas
		Heirauarii Salem
		Patrick Tepa
		Temarii Tinorua
		Auguste Washetine
28		Sylvain Graglia	2
		Steevy Chong Hue
		Teikiheetua Deane
		Raimana Li Fung Kuee
		Albert Mairau
		Jason P Papaura
		Moeteraurii Rohi
		Manaurii Shan
		Maitere Tanerii
		Marii Taurua
		Alvin Tehau
		Mauarii Tehina
		Fred Tissot
		William Voirin
		Jay Warren
43		Ramanui Amau	1
		Avearii Bennett
		Naea Bennett
		Laurens Dhou
		Tehotu Doom
		Vaianui Drollet
		Vincent Dubois
		Tefai Faehau
		Herehanui Ferrand
		Karl Firiapu
		Tehotu Gitton
		Heihau Hanere
		Tanaoa Hioe
		Loyd Hnawoa
		Alexandre Jacq
		Teivarii Kaiha
		Teiki Kananou
		Manahau Lai-White
		John Lee Tham
		Billy Mataitai
		Taufa Neuffer
		Rainui Norman
		Matatia Paama
		Goran Pauzu
		Yann Pennequin-Le Bras
		Zacharie Ratinassamy
		Gary Rochette
		Rooarii Roo
		Kevin Scharwitzel
		Teiki Tanaka
		Joseph Taune
		Fetu Tehaamoana
		Tymmons Tehei
		Mauna Teikituhaahaa
		Owen Teiri
		A Tetahio
		Raiamanu Tetauira
		Raimana Tetuanui
		Salomon Teuepauhu
		Viritua Tiaiho
		Christopher Tiatia-Ohotoua
		Levy Tuhariua
		Freddy Tutavae
		Teiki Vaea
		Marama Vahirua
		Elmour Wabealo
		Stéphane Wahaga
		Gabriel Wajoka
		Josue Wathiepel
		Narcisse Xowie
		Teva Zaveroni

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)