Tahiti national football team

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Tahiti
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Fédération Tahitienne de Football
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Gerard Kautai
Top scorer Felix Tagawa (14)
Home stadium Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
FIFA code TAH
FIFA ranking 194
Highest FIFA ranking 111 (August 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking 195 (November 2009)
Elo ranking 19
Home colours
Away colours
First international
France French Polynesia 2 - 2 New Zealand New Zealand
(Papeete, Tahiti; September 21, 1952)
Biggest win
French Polynesia Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti French Polynesia
(Adelaide, Australia; June 4, 2004)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1973)
Best result Second place, 1973, 1980, 1996

The Tahiti national football team is the national team of French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. They finished second in the OFC Nations Cup in its first three installments, 1973, 1980, and 1996. In 2009 the under 20 team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

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[edit] FIFA World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1934 Did not enter - - - - - - -
France 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Sweden 1958 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Chile 1962 Did not enter - - - - - - -
England 1966 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Mexico 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - -
West Germany 1974 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Spain 1982 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Mexico 1986 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - -
United States 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
France 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total Never qualified - - - - - - -

[edit] Oceania Nations Cup record

[edit] South Pacific Games record

[edit] Current squad

The following players have been named for the South Pacific Games in Samoa, August 2007. Players are sorted by shirt number.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Jonathan Torohia 1 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
2 DF Mervin Teraimaru 2 0
3 DF Jean-Yves Li Waut 2 July 1978 11 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
4 DF Freddy Tauimara 2 0
5 DF Stéphane Gelima 2 0
6 MF Samuel García 2 October 1975 21 2 French Polynesia AS Vénus Mahina
7 MF Billy Mataitai 20 July 1983 10 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
8 MF Jérome Tetavahi 4 0
9 FW Raimana Li Fung Kee 2 0
10 FW Raimoana Bennett 15 February 1980 9 0 French Polynesia AS Pirae
11 MF Auguste Washetine 4 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
12 DF Jerome Balogs 3 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
13 FW Temarii Tinorua 4 1
14 FW Taufa Neuffer 30 August 1978 10 0 French Polynesia AS Tefana
15 MF Farahia Teuira 29 August 1972 16 0 French Polynesia AS Vaiete
18 MF Axel Williams 4 1
19 DF Axel Temataua 29 August 1980 9 3 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
20 MF Teva Zaveroni 10 October 1975 19 2 French Polynesia AS Pirae
21 DF Angelo Tchen 8 March 1982 21 1 French Polynesia AS Tefana
22 GK Daniel Tapeta 25 October 1974 14 0 French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura
23 GK Xavier Samin 1 January 1978 10 0 French Polynesia AS Tefana

[edit] List of Coach

Gerard Kautai