{{Infobox football league | name = Tahiti Ligue 1 | logo = Ligue_1_Vini.jpg | pixels = 300px | country = Tahiti | confed = OFC | founded = 1948 | first = | folded = | divisions = | teams = 10 | feeds = | promotion = | relegation = Ligue 2 | levels = 1 | domest_cup = Tahiti Cup<br/>Tahiti Coupe des Champions | league_cup = | confed_cup = OFC Champions League | champions = AS Venus<br/>(11th title) | season = 2024–25 | most_champs = AS Central Sport<br/>(21 titles) | most_caps = | top_goalscorer = {{flagicon|Tahiti}} Teaonui Tehau<br/>(362 goals) | tv = | website = [http://www.ftf.pf/ www.ftf.pf] | current = 2025–26 Tahiti Ligue 1 }}
The '''Tahiti Ligue 1''' is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The league is currently named '''Ligue 1 Vini''' for sponsorship reasons.
==Competition format== The competition is divided into a regular season and play-offs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/tahiti/super-ligue-mana/2011-2012/championship-round/ |title=Summary - Ligue 1 - Tahiti - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |website=Uk.soccerway.com |date=2013-01-09 |access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref> The regular season is a league format. At the end of the regular season the top six teams – and in past seasons the winners of the Moorea island league – enter a play-off league to determine the overall champions and qualifiers for the OFC Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftf.pf/?page_id%3D996%26pagename%3DClassements |title=FTF » Classements |access-date=March 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918135540/http://www.ftf.pf/?page_id=996 |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }}</ref> Meanwhile, the lower teams enter a separate play-off league along with teams from Ligue 2 to determine promotion and relegation for the following season.
The league has a point scoring system whereby teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a defeat. The only way a team cannot score a point is by failing to field a team. Although it is not unique, and is inspired from the French ranking system for every division below the third tier, as well as the women's league (all before 2016), it has received publicity when the Tahiti national football team qualified for the Confederations Cup. According to an interview with Charles Ariitoma, the President of the FTF, this was introduced because "we don't want anyone to be sad".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/tahitian-league-offers-one-point-loss-nobody-sad-130923208.html |title=Tahitian League gives one point for a loss 'so nobody's sad' | Early Doors - Yahoo Sport |website=Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com |date=2013-10-13 |access-date=2016-06-24 |archive-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207003603/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/tahitian-league-offers-one-point-loss-nobody-sad-130923208.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Teams== :''These are the teams for the 2024–25 Tahiti Ligue 1 season:''
*Central Sport *Dragon *Manu-Ura *Mira *Pirae *Pueu *Taiarapu *Tamarii Punaruu *Tefana *Vénus
==List of champions== Champions so far are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Tahiti – List of Champions|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tahitichamp.html|access-date=26 June 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008075454/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tahitichamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *1948: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1949: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1950: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1951: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1952: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1953: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1954: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete) *1955: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1956: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1957: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1958: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1959: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1960: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1961: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete) *1962: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1963: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1964: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1965: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1966: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1967: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1968: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1969: AS Tamarii Punaruu (Papeete) *1970: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1971: AS Fei Pi (Papeete) *1972: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1973: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1974: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1975: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1976: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1977: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1978: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1979: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1980: AS Arue (Arue) *1981: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1982: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1983: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1984: AS PTT (Papeete) *1985: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *1986: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1987: AS Jeunes Tahitiens (Papeete) *1988: AS Excelsior (Papeete) *1989: AS Pirae (Pirae) *1990: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1991: AS Pirae (Pirae) *1992: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1993: AS Pirae (Pirae) *1994: AS Pirae (Pirae) *1995: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1996: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete) *1997: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1998: AS Vénus (Mahina) *1999: AS Vénus (Mahina) *2000: AS Vénus (Mahina) *2001: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2002: AS Vénus (Mahina) *2003: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2004: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete) *2005: AS Tefana (Faa'a) *2005–06: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2006–07: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete) *2007–08: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete) *2008–09: AS Manu-Ura (Papeete) *2009–10: AS Tefana (Faa'a) *2010–11: AS Tefana (Faa'a) *2011–12: AS Dragon (Papeete) *2012–13: AS Dragon (Papeete) *2013–14: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2014–15: AS Tefana (Faa'a) *2015–16: AS Tefana (Faa'a) *2016–17: AS Dragon (Papeete) *2017–18: AS Central Sport (Papeete) *2018–19: AS Vénus (Mahina) *2019–20: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2020–21: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2021–22: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2022–23: AS Tefana (Faa'a)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ftf.pf/communique-officiel-decision-du-comite-executif-du-26-juin/|title=Communiqué Officiel – Décision du Comité Exécutif du 26 juin|publisher=Fédération Tahitienne de Football|date=26 Jun 2022}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *2023–24: AS Pirae (Pirae) *2024–25: AS Vénus (Mahina) {{div col end}}
==Performances==
===Performances by club=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Club !Winners |- |align=center|AS Central Sport |align=center|21 |- |align=center|AS Pirae |align=center|12 |- |align=center|AS Vénus |align=center|11 |- |align=center|AS Excelsior |align=center|7 |- |align=center|AS Fei Pi |align=center|7 |- |align=center|AS Tefana |align=center|6 |- |align=center|AS Manu-Ura |align=center|5 |- |align=center|AS Jeunes Tahitiens |align=center|3 |- |align=center|AS Dragon |align=center|3 |- |align=center|AS Arue |align=center|1 |- |align=center|AS PPT |align=center|1 |- |align=center|AS Tamarii Punaruu |align=center|1 |}
===Performances by city=== {| class="wikitable" |- !City / Town !Winners !Winning Clubs |- |Papeete |{{center|47}} |AS Central Sport (20), AS Excelsior (7), AS Fei Pi (7), AS Manu-Ura (5),<br/>AS Jeunes Tahitiens (3), AS Dragon (3), AS PPT (1), AS Tamarii Punaruu (1) |- |Pirae |{{center|12}} |AS Pirae (12) |- |Mahina |{{center|11}} |AS Vénus (11) |- |Faaa |{{center|6}} |AS Tefana (6) |- |Arue |{{center|1}} |AS Arue (1) |}
==Top goalscorers== {|class="wikitable" style="text–align:center;" !Season !Best scorers !Team !Goals |- |'''2001–02''' |align=left|{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} Michel Hmaé || Pirae || 23 |- |'''2002–03''' |align=left|{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} Ramon Djamali || Manu–Ura || 22 |- |'''2003–04''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Naea Bennett || Pirae || 19 |- |'''2006–07''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Naea Bennett || Pirae || 24 |- |'''2007–08''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Raimana Li Fung Kuee ||Manu Ura||15 |- |'''2008–09''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Auguste Washetine||Manu Ura||9 |- |'''2011–12''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Steevy Chong Hue || Dragon || 12 |- |'''2013–14''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus || 25 |- |'''2014–15''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Raimana Li Fung Kuee || Pirae || 30 |- |'''2015–16''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Temarii Tinorua||Tefana||27 |- |'''2016–17''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus || 40 |- |'''2017–18''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus ||bgcolor=mistyrose| '''53''' |- |'''2018–19''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus || 42 |- |'''2019–20''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Sandro Tau ||Pirae ||21 |- |'''2020–21''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus || 27 |- |'''2021–22''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teaonui Tehau || Vénus || 42 |- |'''2022–23''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Roonui Tinirauarii|| Dragon || 45 |- |'''2023–24''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Roonui Tinirauarii || Dragon||36 |- |'''2024–25''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Eddy Kaspard || Vénus||37 |- |'''2025-26''' |align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Roonui Tinirauarii ||Dragon||42 |} ;Most time goalscorers: * 6 times ** Teaonui Tehau (2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22)
;Most goals by a player in a single game: *13 goals **Sandro Tau (Pirae), 0–22 against Papenoo, round 9, season 2023–24.
;Most goals by a player in a single season: *53 goals **Teaonui Tehau, (2017–18). ===All-time goalscorers=== {|class="wikitable" style="text–align:center;" !Rank !Country !Player !Goals !Years |- |1 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Teaonui Tehau |362 |2008-2025 |- |2 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Roonui Tinirauarii |178 |2015 |- |3 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Sandro Tau |160 |2015 |- |4 |{{flagicon|NCL|merged}} |Makalu Xowi |122 |2021 |- |5 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Tamatoa Tetauira |115 |2017 |- |6 |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Benoit Mathon |103 |2018 |- |}
===Multiple hat-tricks=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Rank !Country !Player !Hat-tricks |- |1 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Teaonui Tehau |37 |- |2 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Roonui Tinirauarii |29 |- |3 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Sandro Tau |22 |- |rowspan=3|4 |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Benoit Mathon |rowspan=3|15 |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Tamatoa Tetauira |- |{{flagicon|NCL|merged}} |Makalu Xowi |- |rowspan=2|7 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Francois Mu |rowspan=2|9 |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Rainui Tze-Yu |- |rowspan=1|9 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Yohann Tihoni |rowspan=1|8 |- |rowspan=2|10 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Frank Papaura |rowspan=2|7 |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Timiona Parker <!--|- |12 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Roonui Tehau |6 |- |rowspan=5|13 |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Jess Horoi |rowspan=5|5 |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Eddy Kaspard |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Manaraii Porlier |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Tutehau Tufariua |- |{{flagicon|TAH}} |Yann Vivi--> |} ;Most hat–tricks in a single season: * 53 hat–tricks (2017–18) ;Most hat-tricks by a scorer in a single season: * 10 hat–tricks: ** Teaonui Tehau (2017–18)
==D1 Féminine== ===Top goalscorers=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Season!!Player!!Team!!Goals |- |2022-23||align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Leao L. Kergal||||26 |- |2024-25||align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Mai kohai||Pirae||24 |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://competition.ftf.pf/2018-2019/ligue_1_vini Fédération Tahitienne de Football]
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