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The Tahiti men's national football team represents French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just Tahiti, and has competed in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) since 1990.
The Tahitian Football Federation is the governing body of football in French Polynesia. The Tahiti's men national football team is after Australia and New Zealand the 3rd most successful nation representing OFC. They won the 2012 OFC Nations Cup after playing the final vs New Caledonia. The headquarters of the Tahiti Football Federation are located in Pirae founded in 1989.
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2012.
Xavier Samin is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AS Tefana and AS Dragon in the Tahiti Division Fédérale and the Tahiti national team.
Vetea Angelo Tchen is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Tefana in the Tahiti Division Fédérale and the Tahiti national football team.
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.
AS Vénus is a football club from Mahina, on the Tahiti island of French Polynesia. They play in the Tahiti First Division. They play home games at Stade Municipal de Mahina. The club have a partnership with metropolitan giants AS Saint-Étienne.
Lorenzo Tehau is a footballer from Tahiti currently playing for A.S. Central Sport as a forward or midfielder. He is the twin brother of Alvin Tehau, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti national football team.
Teaonui Tehau is a Tahitian professional footballer who plays as a striker or as a midfielder for Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti.
Alvin Tehau is a Tahitian professional association footballer who plays for A.S. Tefana as a central midfielder. He is the twin brother of Lorenzo Tehau, brother of Jonathan Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all playing for Tahiti national football team.
Hiro Nicolas Vallar is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is a former member of the Tahiti national team.
Mikaël Roche is a footballer from Papeete, Tahiti, who plays as a goalkeeper for A.S. Central Sport. He is a member of the Tahiti national football team.
Heimano Donovan Bourebare is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a midfielder for A.S. Tefana. He represented his country in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and now is a full-time member of the Tahiti national team. He was in the starting line-up in the five 2012 OFC Nations Cup matches, where his national side won the tournament for the first time.
Vincent Simon Lo-Shing is a soccer player from Tahiti currently playing for A.S. Pirae and for the Tahiti national football team. He made his debut for the national team on 2004 against Cook Islands.
Norbert Hauata is a football referee from French Polynesia.
The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 June 2016 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The winner qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
The 2015 Pacific Games men's football tournament was the 14th edition of the Pacific Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 3–17 July 2015 as part of the 2015 Pacific Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.
French Polynesia competed as Tahiti at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Tahiti listed 273 competitors as of 4 July 2015. Of these, five competitors were qualified in two sports each.
The 2016 OFC U-20 Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below. This year, the tournament was held in Vanuatu for the first time by itself.
Tamatoa Tetauira is an BBM Tahitian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pirae in the Tahiti Ligue 1.
References
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- ↑ "Tahiti - T. Lucas". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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