The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in

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. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons.

Competition format

Competition is divided into a regular season and play-offs. 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. Meanwhile, the lower teams enter a separate play-off league along with teams from

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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

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qualified for the

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, 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".

Teams

:''These are the teams for the 2024–25 Tahiti Ligue 1 season:'' * Central Sport *

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* Manu-Ura * Mira * Pirae * Pueu * Taiarapu * Tamarii Punaruu * Tefana * Vénus

List of champions

Champions so far are: *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) * 2023–24: AS Pirae (Pirae)

Performances

Performances by club

Performances by city

Top goalscorers

;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

Multiple hat-tricks

;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)

References

External links

Fédération Tahitienne de Football
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