The 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 72nd season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 28 September 2018.French Polynesia 2018/19, RSSSF.com A.S. Central Sport are the defending champions. Many league games took place in front of dozens of spectators.
Team changes
To Ligue 1 Vini
Promoted from 2017 to 2018 Ligue 2 A.S. Arue A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens
Promoted from Ligue 2 Moorea A.S. Tiare Tahiti
Relegated to 2018–19 Ligue 2 AS Aorai A.S. Tamarii Punaruu
Excluded Tahiti U-19
Teams
A total of ten teams compete in the league.
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team City Stadium CapacityA.S. ArueArueStade ArueA.S. Central SportPapeeteStade Pater11,700A.S. DragonPapeeteStade Pater11,700A.S. Jeunes TahitiensPapeeteStade Pater11,700A.S. Manu-UraPaeaStade PaeaA.S. PiraePiraeStade Pater11,700A.S. TaiarapuTaiarapu-OuestStade Teahupo'oA.S. TefanaFaaaStade Louis Ganivet5,000A.S. Tiare TahitiAfareaitu, MooreaStade Afareaitu1,000A.S. VénusMahinaStade Municipal de Mahina1,000
Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorArue Clayton PaitiaNikeN/ACentral Sport Efrain Araneda Fred TissotNikeIsostarDragon Timinoa Asen Tamatoa TetauiraPatrickYune TungJeunes Tahitiens Tamatoa TehauNikeN/AManu-Ura Robert Rodriguez Garry RochetteMade by clubMagasin LautPirae Ariihau TeriitauPatrickViniTaiarapu Edson LemaireMade by clubN/ATefana Sébastien Labayen Alvin TehauMade by clubHellaby CrownTiare Tahiti Rico HaringAxiomPolymatVénus Samuel Garcia , AS Vénus Official Website Teaonui TehauNikeYune Tung
League table
Relegation playoff The winner of the relegation playoff between Arue (Ligue 1 9th place) and Olympique de Mahina (Ligue 2 2nd place) earned a place in the 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1.
Olympique de Mahina were promoted; Arue were relegated.
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Teaonui Tehau Vénus422 Sandro Tau Pirae303 Fred Tissot Central Sport244 Benoit MathonTefana225 Manaraii PorlierTiare206 Jess HoroiCentral Sport187 Rainui Tze-YuDragon168 Tamatoa TetauiraDragon159 Timiona ParkerTaiarapu1410 Francois MuManu-Ura13 Gary Rochette
Hat-tricks PlayerFor AgainstScoreDate Teaonui Tehau4VénusJeunes Tahitiens6-05 October 2018 Teaonui Tehau5VénusTaiarapu6-419 October 2018 Tamatoa Tetauira4DragonArue5-319 October 2018 Manaraii PorlierTiareArue2-527 October 2018 Yann ViviJeunes TahitiensArue6-017 November 2018 Karl Firiapu4TiareTefana2-524 November 2018 Jess HoroiCentral SportDragon4-424 November 2018 Jess HoroiCentral SportArue8-07 December 2018 Sandro Tau4PiraeTaiarapu5-07 December 2018 Rooarii RooManu-UraJeunes Tahitiens4-021 December 2018 Manaraii PorlierTiareTaiarapu3-622 December 2018 Timiona ParkerTaiarapuVénus3-915 January 2019 Teaonui Tehau5VénusTaiarapu Benoit Mathon4TefanaManu-Ura5-025 January 2019 Fred TissotCentral SportTaiarapu5-229 January 2019 Sandro TauPiraeArue3-72 February 2019 William VoirinJeunes TahitiensArue0-822 February 2019 Fred TissotCentral SportArue0-81 March 2019 Benoit MathonTefanaArue0-68 March 2019 Marama VahiruaDragonTaiarapu9-29 March 2019 Teaonui Tehau4VénusArue0-822 March 2019 Marii TauruaTiareTaiarapu9-123 March 2019 Tefai FaehauVénusTaiarapu8-029 March 2019 Sandro TauPiraeTefana2-35 April 2019 Marii TauruaTiareDragon1-527 April 2019 Sandro TauPiraeJeunes Tahitiens1-827 April 2019 Timiona ParkerTaiarapuJeunes Tahitiens3-410 May 2019 Roonui TinirauariPiraeArue12-111 May 2019 Manaraii PorlierTiareTefana5-311 May 2019 Alexandre JacqTefanaTaiarapu1-617 May 2019
References
External links Fédération Tahitienne de Football FIFA Sports Tahiti