Hienghène Sport (), known in Fwâi language as Hyehen Sport is a New Caledonian football team from Hienghène playing in the

New Caledonia Super Ligue New Caledonia Super Ligue is the top division of the Fédération Calédonienne de Football in New Caledonia. It is played as a double round robin between the top-4 clubs from the Division Honneur of Grande Terre and the champions of the Îles.

, New Caledonia.

History

The club was founded in Hienghène, North Province in 1997 and made its first participation in the

in 1999 on the territory of France. Hienghène has won the national league two times, being the first in 2017, after the deduction of two points due to failing to provide referees, qualified trainers or youth teams. The club has two appearances in the 7th round of the

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, following its success in the New Caledonia Cup. During the 2014 edition, Hienghène lost 2–1 to the

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, a Championnat National 3 club. Later in 2016, they lost 3–2 against RC Épernay Champagne, also a Championnat National 3 club. In 2019, the club competed again in the

, but lost 3–1 in the 7th round against

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, they faced the hosts, Qatari side

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in the playoff round on 11 December. Hienghène managed to take them to extra time, with Roine scoring their only goal, but Al Sadd scored twice in extra time and Hienghène were eliminated 3–1.

Honours

Domestic

*Champions (3):

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, 2021 New Caledonia Cup *Winners (4): 2013, 2015,

, 2020

International

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* Winners:

Players

Current squad

Squad for

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Staff

Current technical staff

References

External links

Hienghène Sport profile at FIFA
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