The 2019–20

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(also known as Coupe de Polynésie or Coupe Tahiti Nui) is the 81st edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. A.S. Vénus are the defending champions. The winner will earn the right to represent

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in the 2020–21 Coupe de France, entering at the seventh round.

Teams

A total of 25 teams compete in the tournaments: ten teams from

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, seven teams from

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, six teams from

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, one team from

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and one team from

Raiatea Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the ...

. ;Teams from

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* Central Sport * Dragon * Jeunes Tahitiens * Manu-Ura * Olympique de Mahina *

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* Taravao AC * Tefana * Tiare Tahiti * Vénus ;Teams from 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 2 * Arue *

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* Taiarapu * Tamarii Punaruu ;Teams from Mo'orea *

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* Tamarii Tapuhute * Temanava * Tiare Anani * Tiare Hinano * Tohie'a ;Team from Marquesas Islands * Mahitoa ;Team from Raiatea * Samine The draw was held on 29 October 2019.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

The cup was suspended after the quarter-final stage due to the

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. Initially it was decided to resume the competition in September 2020. However, on 27 May 2020 following new consultation with the clubs, the competition was cancelled, and Tiare Tahiti, who were at third place of the

at the time of suspension, qualified for the 2020–21 Coupe de France seventh round as the representative of Tahiti, which would originally be awarded to the winners of the 2019–20 Tahiti Cup.

References

External links

Fédération Tahitienne de Football

Coupe de Polynésie
FTF {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Tahiti Cup Tahiti Cup

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