A.S. Tefana

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AS Tefana
AS Tefana.svg
Full nameAssociation Sportive Tefana Football
Ground Stade Louis Ganivet
Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Capacity5,000
ChairmanThomas Flohr [1]
Manager Xavier Samin
League Tahiti Ligue 1
2023–24 3rd

Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. [2] The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2012.

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Recent seasons

In 2010 AS Tefana won the Tahitian Championship for the second time in their history, finishing third in the initial league table but won the Championship Play-off comfortably, finishing nine points ahead of their closest rivals. In the 2010–11 OFC Champions League, Tefana only won one game, over New Zealand's powerhouse Waitakere United.

In 2011, Tefana won their third championship with three rounds remaining. [3] In their return to the O-League, the 2011–12 tournament begun with a record-breaking defeat of 0–10 to Waitakere United. Afterwards Tefana won all its games on the way to the finals, the best result by a Tahitian team since A.S. Pirae featured in the final of the 2006 OFC Club Championship. [4] Auckland City FC wound up defeating Tefana at the 2012 OFC Champions League Final, with a 2–1 in Auckland and 1–0 in Faaa. [5] They also won the Tahiti Cup, [6] and qualified for the 2011–12 Coupe de France, where they were eliminated by Red Star 93. [7]

In 2012, Tefana lost the Tahitian Championship to AS Dragon, but won the Tahiti Cup. On the 2012-13 Coupe de France, they were defeated by GSI Pontivy. [8] The team also signed a three-year partnership with French Ligue 1 team AS Saint-Étienne. [9]

Achievements

2005, 2010, 2011, 2015, [10] 2016, 2023.
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017.
2007, 2014, 2017.
2006.


Last seasons

SeasonLeague/position
2012-132nd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup runners-up.
2013-14 2nd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup champions.
2014-15 1st in Ligue 1. Qualified to OFC Champions League . Group stage at OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Tahiti Cup runners-up.
2015-16 1st in Ligue 1. Qualified to OFC Champions League . Quarter finals of Tahiti Cup.
2016-17 1st in Ligue 1 - Lost championship playoff. Semifinals of OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions.
2017-18 2nd in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League . 7th Round of Coupe de France. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup.
2018-19 3rd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup runners-up.
2019-20 5th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.

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Performance in OFC competitions

2015: –
2012: Finalist
2011: 4° in Group B
SeasonRoundClubResult
2010–11 Group B Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 1–3
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 0–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 3–1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 0–3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–5
2011–12 Group A Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 0–10
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Mont-Dore 1–1
Flag of Fiji.svg Ba F.C. 4–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 3–0
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Mont-Dore 2–0
Flag of Fiji.svg Ba F.C. 5–0
Final Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1–2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–1
2014–15 Group C Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington 0–3
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Tafea 1–1
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 2–3
2016 Group C Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi F.C. 6–1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 2–4
Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi F.C. 7–0
Semi Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 2–4
2017 Group D Flag of Vanuatu.svg Erakor Golden Star 2–4
Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 2–0
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 2–2
Semi Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–2
2019 Group A Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City Dwellers 3–3
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport 0–1
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors F.C. 3–3

Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 1

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heremataarii Hatitio
3 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Stephane Faatiarau
4 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tangihia Hauata
5 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Viritua Tiaiho
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Arthur Duval
7 FW New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  NCL Jim Ouka
8 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Taiau Brothers
9 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Temarii Tinorua
11 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Farearii Tuteina
13 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Honoura Maraetefau
14 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tehauarii Holozet
15 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Jean-Claude Chang
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Mihimana Lemaire
20 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heeali Amaru
21 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Angelo Tchen
22 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teddy O'Connor
23 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Moana Pito
24 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Jean-Claude Paraue
25 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Edgar Chung
26 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Temana Giovannetti
27 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Kaena Onuu
28 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Manutea Taae
29 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Benoît Mathon
30 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Thibault Pito

Staff

Coach: Flag of French Polynesia.svg Xavier Samin

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