A.S. Dragon (Tahiti)

A.S. Dragon
Full name Association Sportive Dragon.
Nickname(s) "Dragons"/ "Dragões"/ "Dragones"
Founded 1968
Ground Stade Pater
Capacity 11,700
Chairman French Polynesia Charles Fong Loi [1]
Manager French Polynesia Timiona Asen
League Tahiti First Division
2017-18 3rd

Association Sportive Dragon is a football club in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahiti First Division, with home games at Stade Pater, in Pirae.[2]

The club was founded in 1968 by Arthur Chung to represent French Polynesia's Chinese community. Over time the team has evolved to include a diverse mix of cultures, and mostly consists of semi-professional players with day jobs.[3] In the 2011–12 season they won the championship for the first time and qualified to the 2012–13 OFC Champions League.[4]

Current squad

Squad for the 2018-19 Tahiti Ligue 1 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 French Polynesia GK Teriitua Tetauira
2 French Polynesia DF Victor Snow
3 French Polynesia DF Teata Hauata
4 French Polynesia DF Heimana Tavere
5 New Caledonia DF Gabriel Vakoume
6 French Polynesia DF Hennel Tehaamoana
8 French Polynesia MF Ariitapu Asen
9 France MF Samuel Lauret
10 French Polynesia FW Roonui Tehau
11 French Polynesia MF Tehotu Doom
12 French Polynesia FW Rainui Tze-Yu
13 French Polynesia Keanau Greig
15 French Polynesia MF Raimana Tetuanui
16 French Polynesia Samuel Lauret
17 French Polynesia MF Tamatoa Tetauira
No. Position Player
18 French Polynesia Romain Courtade
19 French Polynesia FW Marama Vahirua
20 French Polynesia Henry Chanon
21 French Polynesia FW Christophe Gendron
22 French Polynesia MF Clyde Tiniau
23 French Polynesia FW Heianui Rereao
24 France DF Reynald Lemaitre
27 French Polynesia FW Hubert Tauha
28 French Polynesia GK Tevaihi Trafton

Staff

Position Name
Coach France Ludovic Graugnard
Assistant Thierry Roche
Physiotherapist Steeve Chalon
Manager Andrew Wabealo

Achievements

2011–12, 2012–13, 2016-17.
1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2016.[5]
2016.

References

  1. ↑ , Fédération Tahitienne de Football
  2. ↑ Daniel Groll. "AS Dragon - Tahiti - Association Sportive Dragon - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". Weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Dragon ready for international debut". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ligue wraps up with Dragon on top". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tahiti - List of Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-24.


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