AS Faa'a (handball)

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Full name Association Sportive AS Faa'a Handball
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The Association Sportive Faa'a is a handball club in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahitian Handball League.

The Tahitian Handball League is a European Handball competition held in Tahiti. Handball is a very popular sport in French Polynesia as the roots of the sport is European. The winner and runner up of this tournament qualifies for the Oceania Handball Champions Cup.

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Records

Men

Runners-up - 2009
Winners - 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Women

Winners - 2013

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