A.S. Tefana

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.

AS Tefana
Full nameAssociation Sportive Tefana Football
GroundStade Louis Ganivet
Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Capacity5,000
ChairmanThomas Flohr[1]
ManagerXavier Samin
LeagueTahiti Ligue 1
2018–19 3rd

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 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
  • Tahiti First Division: 4
2005, 2010, 2011, 2014/15[10]
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017.
2007.
  • Coupe T.O.M: 1
2006.

Performance in OFC competitions
2015: –
2012: Finalist
2011: 4° in Group B
Season Round Club Result
2010–11 Group B Waitakere United 1–3
Magenta 0–1
Auckland City 1–1
Waitakere United 3–1
Magenta 0–3
Auckland City 0–5
2011–12 Group A Waitakere United 0–10
Mont-Dore 1–1
Ba F.C. 4–1
Waitakere United 3–0
Mont-Dore 2–0
Ba F.C. 5–0
Final Auckland City 1–2
Auckland City 0–1
2014–15 Group C Team Wellington 0–3
Tafea 1–1
Hekari United 2–3
2016 Group C Nadi F.C. 6–1
Magenta 2–4
Kiwi F.C. 7–0
Semi Auckland City 2–4
2017 Group D Erakor Golden Star 2–4
Rewa 2–0
Marist 2–2
Semi Auckland City 0–2
Auckland City 0–2
2019 Group A Toti City Dwellers 3–3
Hienghène Sport 0–1
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. Position Player
1 GK Heremataarii Hatitio
3 DF Stephane Faatiarau
4 DF Tangihia Hauata
5 DF Viritua Tiaiho
6 MF Arthur Duval
7 FW Jim Ouka
8 MF Taiau Brothers
9 MF Temarii Tinorua
11 DF Farearii Tuteina
13 MF Honoura Maraetefau
14 MF Tehauarii Holozet
15 DF Jean-Claude Chang
No. Position Player
17 MF Mihimana Lemaire
20 MF Heeali Amaru
21 DF Angelo Tchen
22 FW Teddy O'Connor
23 GK Moana Pito
24 DF Jean-Claude Paraue
25 MF Edgar Chung
26 FW Temana Giovannetti
27 MF Kaena Onuu
28 DF Manutea Taae
29 FW Benoît Mathon
30 DF Thibault Pito

Staff

Coach: Xavier Samin

References
  1. , Fédération Tahitienne de Football
  2. "Venues – Ligue 1 – Tahiti – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. FIFA.com (16 May 2011). "AS Tefana cruise to consecutive titles". fifa.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. FIFA.com. "FIFA Club World Cup archive - FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Coupe de France : AS Tefana vs. Red Star 93". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. "AS Tefana, Champions of Tahiti after 2–2 against Pirae in final round". Football Size. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.


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