Hienghène Sport
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| Full name | Hienghène Sport | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus | |||
| Short name | HIE | |||
| Founded | 1997 | |||
| Ground | Stade de Hienghène | |||
| Capacity | 1,800 | |||
| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Djaïwé | |||
| Manager | Félix Tagawa | |||
| League | New Caledonia Super Ligue | |||
| 2019 | 1st, Champions | |||
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Hienghène Sport (French: [jəŋ.ɡɛːn spɔʁ])[1][2], known in Fwâi language as Hyehen Sport is a New Caledonian football team from Hienghène playing in the New Caledonia Super Ligue, France.[3][4]
History
The club was founded in the Hienghène, North Province in 1997 and made its first participation in the New Caledonia Super Ligue in 1999 on the territory of France.[5] Hienghène has won two leagues, being the first in 2017, after the deduction of two points due to failing to provide referees, qualified trainers or youth teams.[6][7]
The club has two appearances in the 7th round of the Coupe de France, following its success in the New Caledonia Cup. During the 2014 edition, Hienghène lost 2–1 to the AS Poissy, a Championnat National 3 club. Later in 2016, they lost 3–2 against RC Épernay Champagne, also a Championnat National 3 club. In 2019, the club competed again in the Coupe de France,but lost 3–1 in the 7th round against ASPV Strasbourg.
They won the 2019 OFC Champions League, becoming the first New Caledonian team to do so. Along the way, they conceded only one goal. In the final they defeated fellow New Caledonian club AS Magenta by a score of 1–0, with Antoine Roine scoring the only goal.[8][9]
In 2019 they became the second Oceanian club not from Australia or New Zealand to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup (after Hekari United from Papua New Guinea, in 2010).[5] In the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, they faced the hosts, Qatari side Al Sadd in the playoff round on 11 December. Hienghène managed to take them to extra time, with Roine scoring their only goal, but Al Sadd scored twice in extra time and Hienghène were eliminated 3–1.[10][11]
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2019
International
- Winners: 2019
Players
Current squad
As December 11, 2019
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
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Caretaker manager |  Felix Tagawa
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| Assistant coach |  Kevin Coma
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| Sport Director | Jean François Poma
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| Delegate | Rhitchi Bouanou
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| Manager | Henry Nahiet
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References
- ^ Wallis, Mary Davis (25 June 1994). "The Fiji and New Caledonia Journals of Mary Wallis, 1851-1853". editorips@usp.ac.fj – via Google Books.
- ^ Stanley, David (3 December 2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 858 – via Internet Archive.
Hienghène pronunciation.
- ^ "Hienghène Sport". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "New Caledonia - Hienghène Sport - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Fifa Club World Cup: Hienghene Sport - a boarding school manager and beach soccer specialists". 9 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "LES PENALITES CLOTURENT LA SAISON 2017 / Super Ligue, classement final". Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 15 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Du changement – sans grandes conséquences – au classement / Super Ligue, pénalités 2017". Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 28 January 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Hienghene claim historic OFC title - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Soccer-Al Sadd overcome part-timers Hienghene and VAR in CWC opener". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Al-Sadd 3 Hienghene 1". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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