Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faʻaʻā, 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.
Recent seasons In 2010 AS Tefana won the Tahitian Championship for the second time in their history, finishing third in the initial league table but won the Championship Play-off comfortably, finishing nine points ahead of their closest rivals. In the 2010–11 OFC Champions League, Tefana only won one game, over New Zealand's powerhouse Waitakere United.
In 2011, Tefana won their third championship with three rounds remaining. In their return to the O-League, the 2011–12 tournament begun with a record-breaking defeat of 0–10 to Waitakere United. Afterwards Tefana won all its games on the way to the finals, the best result by a Tahitian team since A.S. Pirae featured in the final of the 2006 OFC Club Championship. Auckland City FC wound up defeating Tefana at the 2012 OFC Champions League Final, with a 2–1 in Auckland and 1–0 in Faʻaʻā. They also won the Tahiti Cup, and qualified for the 2011–12 Coupe de France, where they were eliminated by Red Star 93.
In 2012, Tefana lost the Tahitian Championship to AS Dragon, but won the Tahiti Cup. On the 2012-13 Coupe de France, they were defeated by GSI Pontivy. The team also signed a three-year partnership with French Ligue 1 team AS Saint-Étienne.
Achievements Tahiti First Division: 6 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023.
Tahiti Cup: 7 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017.
Tahiti Coupe des Champions: 3 2007, 2014, 2017.
Coupe T.O.M: 1 2006. Last seasons Season League/position 2012-13 2nd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup runners-up. 2013-14 2nd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup champions. 2014-15 1st in Ligue 1. Qualified to OFC Champions League. Group stage at OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Tahiti Cup runners-up. 2015-16 1st in Ligue 1. Qualified to OFC Champions League. Quarter finals of Tahiti Cup. 2016-17 1st in Ligue 1 - Lost championship playoff. Semifinals of OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions. 2017-18 2nd in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup. 2018-19 3rd in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup runners-up. 2019-20 5th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
Performance in OFC competitions OFC Champions League: 3 appearances 2015: – 2012: Finalist 2011: 4° in Group B
OFC Men's Champions League resultsSeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
Season Round Club Result2010–11Group B Waitakere United 1–3 Magenta 0–1 Auckland City 1–1 Waitakere United 3–1 Magenta 0–3 Auckland City 0–52011–12Group A Waitakere United 0–10 Mont-Dore 1–1 Ba F.C. 4–1 Waitakere United 3–0 Mont-Dore 2–0 Ba F.C. 5–0Final Auckland City 1–2 Auckland City 0–12014–15Group C Team Wellington 0–3 Tafea 1–1 Hekari United 2–32016Group C Nadi F.C. 6–1 Magenta 2–4 Kiwi F.C. 7–0Semi Auckland City 2–42017Group D Erakor Golden Star 2–4 Rewa 2–0 Marist 2–2Semi Auckland City 0–2 Auckland City 0–22019Group A Toti City Dwellers 3–3 Hienghène Sport 0–1 Malampa Revivors F.C. 3–3
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