A.S. Excelsior (Tahiti)

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AS Excelsior
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Full nameAssociation Sportive Excelsior Football
Founded1940
GroundStade Mission
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Capacity1,000
ChairmanDenise Yan [1]
League Tahiti Ligue 2
2019-201st

Association Sportive Excelsior Football, is a sport club from Papeete, Tahiti. The club has football and tennis sections . The football team on several titles in the Tahitian football, mainly in the decades of 1950 and 1960. Today, they compete in the Tahiti Ligue 2 the second tier of the football system in Tahiti. [2]

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Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 2

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tehei Roe
2 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Christophe Noa
3 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heiarii Marii
4 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Marurai Tunoa
5 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Benjamin Pirato
6 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Lery Matai
7 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tauriki Tahaia
8 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tuahu Snow
9 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Leon Chan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teikiukumoana Sam
11 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teheura Tahi
12 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Glenn Garbutt
13 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Vincent Sanne
14 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Levyn Leau
16 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Lucas Larson
18 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Kehea Avaeoru
19 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Dean Leau

Achievements

1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1986, 1988.
1960, 1963, 1964, 1965.

Last seasons

SeasonLeague/position
2012-132nd in Ligue 2 - Promoted. 1/8 Finals of Tahiti Cup.
2013-14 7th in Ligue 1.
2014-15 8th in Ligue 1 - Relegated. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup.
2015-169th in Ligue 2. Round 2 of Tahiti Cup.
2016-175th in Ligue 2 Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
2017-186th in Ligue 2. Round 2 of Tahiti Cup.
2018-194th in Ligue 2. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
2019-201st in Ligue 2 - Promoted. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.

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References

  1. AS Excelsior Tennis
  2. , Fédération Tahitienne de Football
  3. "Tahiti - List of Champions".