The 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 73rd season of the

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. Competition format Competition is divided into a regular season and pla ...

, the top-flight football league in

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. The season started on 27 September 2019. Vénus are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of ten teams compete in the league. Arue and Taiarapu were relegated from the previous season, and were replaced by promoted teams Taravao AC and Olympique de Mahina. * Central Sport * Dragon * Jeunes Tahitiens * Manu-Ura * Olympique de Mahina *

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* Taravao AC * Tefana * Tiare Tahiti * Vénus

League table

On 16 May 2020, the

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announced that the 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1 season had been concluded due to the

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, and the remaining three rounds were cancelled. Originally, it was decided that the title would not be awarded. The top three teams of the league table (at the time of suspension on 17 March 2020) would play in a triangular play-off, with the following rules: *The team which finished 1st in the league table would start with 3 points. *The team which finished 2nd in the league table would start with 2 points. *The team which finished 3rd in the league table would start with 1 point. The top two teams of the play-off would qualify for the

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. No teams would be relegated and the league would consist of 12 teams next season. However, on 27 May 2020 following new consultation with the clubs,

, who were leading the table, were declared champions, and qualified for the

together with Vénus, who were at second place. Tiare Tahiti, who were at third place, 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, which had also been abandoned). The decision on promotion and relegation remained the same.

Top scorers

References

External links

Fédération Tahitienne de Football

Ligue 1
FTF
Sports Tahiti
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Teams

League table

Top scorers

See also

References

External links