A.S. Dragon (football club)

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AS Dragon
AS Dragon (Tahiti).svg
Full nameAssociation Sportive Dragon
Nickname(s)"Dragons"/ "Dragões"/ "Dragones"
Founded1968;57 years ago (1968)
Ground Stade Pater
Capacity11,700
ChairmanCharles Fong Loi [1]
Manager Efrain Araneda
League Tahiti First Division
2024–254th

Association Sportive Dragon is a football club based in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahiti First Division, who play their home games at Stade Pater, in Pirae. [2]

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The club was founded in 1968 by Arthur Chung to represent French Polynesia's Chinese community. Over time the team has evolved to include a diverse mix of cultures, and mostly consists of semi-professional players with day jobs. [3] In the 2011–12 season they won the championship for the first time and qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League. [4]

Continental record

SeasonRoundClubResult
2012–13 Group B Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 0–0
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Mont-Dore 4–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 0–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3–1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Mont-Dore 1–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1–1
2013–14 Group B Flag of Vanuatu.svg Amicale 0–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–3
Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi F.C. 5–0
2018 Group B New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Lössi 4–0
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Erakor Golden Star 4–3
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 1–2
Quarter-finals Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 1–2

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Benjamin Tardivel
2 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Victor Snow
3 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teataura Hauata
4 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heimana Tavere
6 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Hennel Tehaamoana
7 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Salomon Tevepauhu
8 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Ariitapu Asen
9 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Samuel Hnanyine
10 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Roonui Tehau
11 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Raiamanu Tetauira
13 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Manuarii Hauata
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Denji Kaiha
15 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Philippe Peni
16 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Jonathan Mou
17 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Diego Araneda
19 FW New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  NCL Allan Hnyeikone
20 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Henri Chanon
22 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Clyde Tiniau
23 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Rainui Tze-Yu
24 DF New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  NCL Jacques Wamytan
25 DF New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  NCL Gabriel Vakoume
29 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tutehau Tufariua

Staff

PositionName
Coach Flag of French Polynesia.svg Efrain Araneda

Achievements

2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17
1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2024 [5]
1997, 2016.

Last seasons

SeasonLeague/position
2012–131st in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League . Group stage at OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions.
2013–14 6th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France Tahiti Cup runners-up
2014–15 3rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals of Tahiti Cup
2015–16 6th in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup champions
2016–17 2nd in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League . 7th Round of Coupe de France. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup
2017–18 3rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals at OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions.
2018–19 6th in Ligue 1. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
2019–20 4th in Ligue 1. Round 2 of Tahiti Cup.

[6]

References

  1. ↑ , Fédération Tahitienne de Football
  2. ↑ Daniel Groll. "AS Dragon – Tahiti – Association Sportive Dragon – Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". Weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Dragon ready for international debut". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ligue wraps up with Dragon on top". Oceania Football Confederation. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tahiti – List of Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Tahiti - List of Champions".


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