2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1

Tahiti Ligue 1
Season	2020–21
Champions	A.S. Pirae; (10th title)
Relegated	Arue; Jeunes Tahitiens; Manu-Ura
Matches played	132
Goals scored	636 (4.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Teaonui Tehau ; (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Vénus 9-1 Mataiea (14 Nov 2021)
Biggest away win	Excelsior 1-12 Pirae (23 Oct 2020)
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The 2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 74nd season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 08 October 2020.^[1] A.S. Pirae are the defending champions.

Format Change

Due to a 3-month interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, only a single round robin will be played, followed by a playoff between the top-4 to determine the championship and qualification for the OFC Champions League ^[2]

Teams

A total of thirteen teams compete in the league. Due the COVID-19 pandemic in French Polynesia, the last season was cancelled with no relegation. Excelsior, Mataiea and Arue were promoted. Taravao AC changed name to AS Pueu.

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
A.S. Arue	Arue	Stade Boris Léontieff	1,000
A.S. Central Sport	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Dragon	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Excelsior	Papeete	Stade Mission	1,000
A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens	Papeete	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Manu-Ura	Paea	Stade Paea
A.S. Mataiea	Teva I Uta
A.S. Olympique de Mahina	Mahina	Stade Municipal de Mahina	1,000
A.S. Pirae	Pirae	Stade Pater	11,700
A.S. Pueu	Taiarapu-Est	Stade Teahupo'o
A.S. Tefana	Faaa	Stade Louis Ganivet	5,000
A.S. Tiare Tahiti	Afareaitu, Moorea	Stade Afareaitu	1,000
A.S. Vénus	Mahina	Stade Municipal de Mahina	1,000

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 sponsor
Arue		Mathieu Talbot	Macron	none
Central Sport		Jess Horoi	Macron	Playerz
Dragon		Victor Snow	Patrick	Yune Tung
Excelsior	Bruno Tehaamoana	Leon Taharia Chan	Patrick	Teva Import
Jeunes Tahitiens		William Voirin	Patrick	OPT
Manu-Ura	Vaitea Vansam		Made by club	none
Mataiea	Teita Ori	Heifara Mau
Olympique de Mahina		Vehia Tetuaroa	Xtep	Vini Vini
Pirae		Ariihau Teriitau	Patrick
Pueu		Yohann Tihoni	Macron
Tefana		Kevin Tuteina	Made by club	Hellaby Crown
Tiare Tahiti		Tevaihau Tehuritaua	Patrick
Vénus		Teaonui Tehau	Made by club	Yune Tung

League table

Regular season

Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pirae	12	10	1	1	68	14	+54	43	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Vénus	12	10	1	1	58	14	+44	43
3	Dragon	12	9	2	1	55	15	+40	41
4	Pueu	12	8	2	2	42	20	+22	38
5	Central Sport	12	6	2	4	20	23	−3	32
6	Tiare Tahiti	12	5	3	4	36	24	+12	30
7	Tefana	12	5	3	4	27	21	+6	30
8	Jeunes Tahitiens	12	5	1	6	21	32	−11	28	Qualification to Relegation play-off
9	Olympique de Mahina	12	2	2	8	18	49	−31	20
10	Manu-Ura	12	5	0	7	22	39	−17	27
11	Mataiea	12	2	0	10	20	61	−41	18
12	Arue	12	1	1	10	10	42	−32	16
13	Excelsior	12	1	0	11	17	60	−43	15

Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2020. Source: FTF

Championship play-off

Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pirae	6	4	2	0	24	9	+15	20	Qualification to 2022 OFC Champions League
2	Vénus	6	5	1	0	14	21	−7	22	Qualification to 2022 OFC Champions League
3	Dragon	6	3	0	3	19	16	+3	15
4	Tefana	6	3	0	3	20	12	+8	15
5	Pueu	6	2	2	2	17	25	−8	14
6	Tiare Tahiti	6	0	2	4	10	28	−18	8
7	Central Sport	6	0	1	5	7	20	−13	7

Updated to match(es) played on 08 January 2022. Source: FTF

Relegation play-off

Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olympique de Mahina	10	8	2	0	23	10	+13	36
2	Mataiea	10	6	1	3	25	19	+6	29
3	Excelsior	10	6	0	4	21	17	+4	28
4	Manu-Ura	10	4	1	5	20	25	−5	23	Promotion/relegation play-off
5	Arue	10	1	2	7	7	17	−10	15	Relegated to Tahiti Ligue 2
6	Jeunes Tahitiens	10	1	2	7	15	23	−8	15	Relegated to Tahiti Ligue 2

Updated to match(es) played on 08 January 2022. Source: FTF

Promotion/relegation play-0ff

10 July 2021

Manu-Ura

0–5

Temanava

Manu-Ura relegated after losing promotion/relegation play-off.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	27
2	Sandro Tau	Pirae	18
3	Benoit Mathon	Pirae	14
3	Manaraii Porlier	Tiare T	14
5	Yohann Tihoni	Pueu	12
6	Francois Mu	Dragon	10
	Yann Vivi	Jeunes Tahitiens
	Rainui Tze-Yu	Dragon
9	Gervais Chan Kat	Pirae	9
	Matatia Paama	Manu-Ura
	Tutehau Tufariua	Dragon

Most goals in a single game

6 goals:
- Teaonui Tehau (Venus) 1-10 against Excelsior, round 4, 1 November 2020.

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Score	Date
Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	Jeunes Tahitiens	3-1	23 October 2020
Sandro Tau	Pirae	Excelsior	1-12	23 October 2020
Teaonui Tehau⁶	Vénus	Excelsior	1-10	1 November 2020
Gervais Chan Kat	Pirae	Vénus	5-3	7 November 2020
Manaraii Porlier⁴	Tiare	Mataiea	8-1	7 November 2020
Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	Mataiea	9-1	14 November 2020
Tauhiti Keck	Vénus	Mataiea	9-1	14 November 2020
Sandro Tau⁵	Pirae	Jeunes Tahitiens	1-9	20 February 2021
Benoit Mathon	Pirae	Jeunes Tahitiens	1-9	20 February 2021
Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	Olympic Mahina	2-9	20 February 2021
Teaonui Tehau⁴	Vénus	Manu-Ura	1-6	13 March 2021
Tymmons Tehei	Manu-Ura	Arue	0-8	27 March 2021
Matatia Paama	Manu-Ura	Arue	0-8	27 March 2021
Yann Vivi⁴	Jeunes Tahitiens	Olympic Mahina	6-1	27 March 2021
Tehotu Doom	Pueu	Excelsior	6-3	27 March 2021
Teaonui Tehau	Vénus	Tiare	6-1	27 March 2021
Sandro Tau	Pirae	Olympic Mahina	0-10	1 April 2021
Rainui Tze-Yu	Dragon	Tefana	4-5	1 April 2021
Manaraii Porlier	Tiare	Manu-Ura	1-6	2 April 2021