A.S. Tefana
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| Full name | Association Sportive Tefana Football | ||
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| Ground | Stade Louis Ganivet Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Thomas Flohr[1] | ||
| Manager | Xavier Samin | ||
| League | Tahiti Ligue 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3rd | ||
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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.
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.
- Tahiti Cup: 7
- 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017.
- 2007, 2014, 2017.
- Coupe T.O.M: 1
- 2006.
Last seasons
| Season | League/position |
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| 2012-13 | 2nd 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. |
Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 3 appearances
| Season | Round | Club | Result |
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| 2010–11 | Group B |  Waitakere United
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1–3 |
 Magenta
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0–1 | ||
| Auckland City
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1–1 | ||
| Waitakere United
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3–1 | ||
| Magenta
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0–3 | ||
| Auckland City
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0–5 | ||
| 2011–12 | Group A | Waitakere United
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0–10 |
| Mont-Dore
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1–1 | ||
 Ba F.C.
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4–1 | ||
| Waitakere United
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3–0 | ||
| Mont-Dore
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2–0 | ||
| Ba F.C.
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5–0 | ||
| Final | Auckland City
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1–2 | |
| Auckland City
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0–1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Group C | Team Wellington
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0–3 |
 Tafea
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1–1 | ||
 Hekari United
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2–3 | ||
| 2016 | Group C | Nadi F.C.
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6–1 |
| Magenta
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2–4 | ||
 Kiwi F.C.
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7–0 | ||
| Semi | Auckland City
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2–4 | |
| 2017 | Group D | Erakor Golden Star
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2–4 |
| Rewa
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2–0 | ||
 Marist
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2–2 | ||
| Semi | Auckland City
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0–2 | |
| Auckland City
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0–2 | ||
| 2019 | Group A | Toti City Dwellers
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3–3 |
| Hienghène Sport
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0–1 | ||
| Malampa Revivors F.C.
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3–3 |
Current squad
Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 1
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Coach:
Xavier Samin
References
- ^ [1], Fédération Tahitienne de Football
- ^ "Venues – Ligue 1 – Tahiti – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ FIFA.com (16 May 2011). "AS Tefana cruise to consecutive titles". fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Tefana book place in O-League final". Oceania Football. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Coupe de France : AS Tefana vs. Red Star 93". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "AS Tefana, Champions of Tahiti after 2–2 against Pirae in final round". Football Size. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Tahiti - List of Champions".
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