Tahiti national football team
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The Tahiti national football team is the national team of French Polynesia
and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football
.
They finished second in the OFC Nations Cup
in its first three installments, 1973, 1980, and 1996. In 2009 the under 20 team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Egypt. Tahiti has won the football section of the South Pacific Games
more than any other nation, with five victories.
In September 1953, Tahiti played three matches in New Caledonia
against its national side
, losing the first 5-0 and the later two 4-1. They then travelled to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu
) and beat its national side
4-2 twice.
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football
Fédération Tahitienne de Football
The Tahitian Football Federation is the governing body of football in French Polynesia.-External links: * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
.
They finished second in the OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup
The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup...
in its first three installments, 1973, 1980, and 1996. In 2009 the under 20 team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
in Egypt. Tahiti has won the football section of the South Pacific Games
Football at the South Pacific Games
Football has been a regular event at the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963.Since 1971 the competition has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contract issues...
more than any other nation, with five victories.
History
Tahiti played its first full match on 21 September 1952, at home against New Zealand, and drew 2-2. Seven days later the two teams played again and New Zealand won 5-3. On 30 September they played each other for a third time, and Tahiti gained its first victory, by 2-0. However, it is unknown whether this was a full international .In September 1953, Tahiti played three matches in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
against its national side
New Caledonia national football team
The New Caledonia national football team is the team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small...
, losing the first 5-0 and the later two 4-1. They then travelled to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
) and beat its national side
Vanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...
4-2 twice.
FIFA World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
: Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
: Did not qualify
Oceania Nations Cup record
| OFC Nations Cup record OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup... |
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| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1973 1973 OFC Nations Cup The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973... |
Final | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 1980 OFC Nations Cup -Group B:-Third Place:-Final:-External links:* http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=433&det=1* . Accessed 21 February 2010.... |
Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| 1996 1996 OFC Nations Cup The 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996.... |
Final | 2nd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1998 1998 OFC Nations Cup -Results:-Match schedule:---------Knockout rounds:-Semifinals:-----Third place:-Final:-External links:* http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=431&det=1* . Accessed 21 February 2010.... |
Semi-final | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000 2000 OFC Nations Cup Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000* Fiji were replaced by Vanuatu .-Polynesia Cup 2000:--------------------------------------------... |
Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 2002 OFC Nations Cup -Results:-Match Schedule:-------------------- and progress to the knockout tournament.-Results:-Match Schedule:-------------------- and progress to the knockout tournament.-Knockout Rounds:-Semi-Finals:----... |
Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 2004 OFC Nations Cup The 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, except the two-legged final .... |
Group stage | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| 2008 2008 OFC Nations Cup The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, and the first under a new format that was introduced. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 8/9 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 73 | |
South Pacific Games record
- 1963Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games-Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
- Third place - 1966Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
- First place - 1969Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games-Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
- Second place - 1971Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----5th place Match:-Bronze medal match:-Final Match:-External links:*...
- Third place - 1975Football at the 1975 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
- First place - 1979Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Group 3:---------Group 4:---------Quarter finals:-------------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
- First place - 1983Football at the 1983 South Pacific GamesThe 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Western Samoa during September 1983.-Group A:-------------------------Group B: withdrew x-x ---- x-x ---- x-x -Group C:...
- First place - 1987Football at the 1987 South Pacific GamesThe 1987 South Pacific Games was the 8th edition where football was introduced and was held at the in New Caledonia during December 1987.-Group A:---------------------------------------------------------Bronze medal match:...
- Second place - 1991Football at the 1991 South Pacific GamesThe 1991 South Pacific Games was the 9th edition at which football was introduced. The games were held in Papua New Guinea during September 1991.-Group 1:---------------------Group 2:-------------------------Semi finals:----...
- Round 1 - 1995Football at the 1995 South Pacific GamesThe 1995 South Pacific Games was the 10th edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Tahiti during August 1995.-Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Semi finals:...
- First place - 2003Football at the 2003 South Pacific GamesThe 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament was held in Fiji, from 30 June to 30 July 2003.-Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:-------------------------------------Semi Finals:----...
- Fourth place - 2007Football at the 2007 South Pacific GamesThe 2007 South Pacific Games Football was held at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex in Apia, Samoa in from 25 August to 7 September 2007.The Men's tournament formed the first stage of the Oceania Football Confederation's qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the qualification...
- Round 1
List of coaches
- F. Vernaudon (1973) Umberto Mottini (1995-1996) Gerard Kautai (1996)
- Alain Rousseau/Eddy Rousseau (1997-1998) Patrick Jacquemet (2002) Gerard Kautai (2004)
Current squad
| # | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Caps (Goals) | Club |
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| 1 | Jonathan Torohia | Goalkeeper |  AS Manu-UraAS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 22 | Daniel Tapeta | Goalkeeper | October 25, 1974 | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 23 | Xavier Samin | Goalkeeper | January 1, 1978 | AS Tefana Faa'a |
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| 2 | Teraimaru Mervin | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
AS Jeunes Tahitiens Papeete |
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| 3 | Jean-Yves Li Waut | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
July 2, 1978 | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 4 | Freddy Tauimara | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 5 | Stéphane Gelima | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
AS Dragon |
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| 14 | Taufa Neuffer | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
August 30, 1978 | AS Tefana Faa'a |
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| 17 | Pierre Kugogne | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
July 3, 1979 | AS Tefana Faa'a |
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| 21 | Angelo Tchen | Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
August 3, 1982 | AS Tefana Faa'a |
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| 6 | Samuel Garcia | Midfielder | October 2, 1975 | AS Venus Mahina |
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| 7 | Billy Mataitai | Midfielder | July 20, 1983 | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 12 | Hiro Poroiae | Midfielder | June 14, 1986 | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 13 | Temarii Tinorua | Midfielder | |||
| 15 | Farahia Teuiria | Midfielder | August 29, 1972 | AS Vaiete |
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| 19 | Axel Temataua | Midfielder | August 29, 1980 | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 20 | Teva Zaveroni | Midfielder | October 10, 1975 | AS Pirae AS Pirae AS Pirae is a football team from Pirae in Tahiti. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale seven times... |
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| 9 | Raimana Li Fung Kee | Striker | AS Dragon |
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| 10 | Raimoana Bennett | Striker | February 15, 1980 | AS Pirae AS Pirae AS Pirae is a football team from Pirae in Tahiti. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale seven times... |
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| 11 | Auguste Washetine | Striker | AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... |
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| 18 | Axel Williams | Striker | AS Tefana Faa'a |