Tim nasional sepak bola Tahiti

Tim nasional sepak bola Tahiti adalah tim nasional Polinesia Prancis yang dikontrol oleh Tahitian Football Federation. Tim nasional Tahiti adalah juara bertahan Piala Oseania setelah menjuarai Piala Oseania 2012 di Kepulauan Solomon. Tahiti juga merupakan negara pertama, selain Australia dan Selandia Baru yang meraih gelar juara Piala Oseania.

Tahiti

Lencana kaos/Lambang Asosiasi
Julukan	Toa Aito (Les guerriers de fer / Iron Warriors)
Asosiasi	Federasi Sepak Bola Tahiti
Konfederasi	OFC (Oseania)
Pelatih	Samuel Garcia
Kapten	Nicolas Vallar
Penampilan terbanyak	Angelo Tchen (34)
Pencetak gol terbanyak	Teaonui Tehau (24)
Stadion kandang	Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Kode FIFA	TAH
Peringkat FIFA
Terkini	159 (16 September 2021)
Tertinggi	111 (14 Agustus 2002)
Terendah	195 (3 Maret 2010)
Peringkat Elo
Terkini	143
Warna pertama Warna kedua
Pertandingan internasional pertama
Polinesia Prancis 2 - 2 Selandia Baru (Papeete, Tahiti; 21 September 1952)
Kemenangan terbesar
Tahiti 30 - 0 Kepulauan Cook (Papeete, Tahiti; 2 September 1971)
Kekalahan terbesar
Tahiti 0 - 10 Selandia Baru (Adelaide, Australia; 4 Juni 2004) Spanyol 10–0 Tahiti (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; 20 Juni 2013)
Piala Oseania
Penampilan	8 (Pertama kali pada 1973)
Hasil terbaik	Pemenang, 1973, 1998, 2002, 2012
Piala Konfederasi
Penampilan	1 (Pertama kali pada 2013)

Tahiti dikenal sebagai salah satu kekuatan sepak bola Pasifik. Tim ini telah meraih emas South Pacific Games sebanyak lima kali. Sebelum kemenangan pertamanya pada tahun 2012, Tahiti telah menjadi runner-up Piala Oseania sebanyak tiga kali (1973, 1980, dan 1996). Timnas Tahiti mengalami penurunan hingga pada tahun 2009, timnas Tahiti berhasil tampil di ajang Piala Dunia U-20 FIFA.

Sejarah

Tahiti memainkan pertandingan penuh pertamanya pada 21 September 1952 di kandang melawan Selandia Baru dengan skor seri 2–2. Tujuh hari kemudian, kedua tim bermain lagi dan Selandia Baru mencatatkan kemenangan dengan skor 5-3. Pada tanggal 30 September, mereka bermain satu sama lain untuk ketiga kalinya, dan Tahiti meraih kemenangan pertamanya, dengan skor 2-0. Namun, tidak diketahui apakah ini adalah pertandingan internasional penuh atau bukan.

Pada bulan September 1953, Tahiti memainkan tiga pertandingan di Kaledonia Baru melawan Kaledonia Baru, kalah 5–0 pertama dan dua berikutnya 4-1. Mereka kemudian bermain di New Hebrides (sekarang Vanuatu) dan mengalahkan Vanuatu dengan skor 4–2 sebanyak dua kali. Pada tahun 1969, Sang Juara Dunia Inggris mengalahkan Tahiti 4-1 dalam pertandingan eksibisi. In 1989, under the leadership of Napoleon Spitz, the official federation was created.

Tahiti entered its first World Cup qualification with the aim of reaching the 1994 World Cup, held in the United States. They were placed in Group A alongside Australia and the Solomon Islands, and played their first match away to the Solomon Islands in Honiara on 11 July 1992. Eric Etaeta equalised for Tahiti to make it 1–1 in the 76th minute. On 11 September, Tahiti hosted Australia in Papeete and lost 3–0. The next fixture was again against Australia, and resulted in a 2–0 away defeat in Brisbane on 20 September. On 9 October, in Papeete, Tahiti defeated the Solomon Islands 4–2. Tahiti's first goal was scored as an 8th-minute penalty from Reynald Temarii, a politician and current president of the OFC. However, Tahiti finished second to Australia in the group and did not advance.

2012 OFC Nations Cup

In 2012, the new edition of the tournament occurred in the Solomon Islands with the host country, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tahiti, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa (winner of the qualifying tournament) playing the competition. Tahiti defeated New Caledonia in the final in Lawson Tama Stadium 1–0 with a goal by Steevy Chong Hue and became the first team other than Australia (no longer part of OFC) and New Zealand to be crowned Oceania champions.

2013 Confederations Cup

By winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, Tahiti qualified for the 2013 Confederations Cup, held in Brazil, for the first time. Tahiti is the first – and so far only – team which has participated in the Confederations Cup but has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. On 17 June 2013, Tahiti lost 1–6 to Nigeria in the 2013 Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte, with Jonathan Tehau scoring the goal for Tahiti in the second half with a header from a corner; Tahiti fans still rejoiced in the prospect of scoring a goal in an international tournament. On 20 June, Tahiti lost 10–0 against Spain to equal their largest ever loss against New Zealand nine years earlier. On 23 June 2013, Tahiti was beaten 8–0 by Uruguay.

In all, Tahiti conceded 24 goals and scored 1 to end with a goal differential of −23, the worst of any national team in any major competition. However, even with the poor record and heavy defeats, Tahiti's underdog qualities gathered significant respect from the people of Brazil, who always cheered for them in every match. Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, and strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa – who scored four and three goals respectively against Tahiti – complimented the team's fair play.

Tahiti v Nigeria

17 June 2013	Tahiti	1–6	Nigeria	Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
16:00	J. Tehau 54'	Report	Vallar 5' (b.d.) Oduamadi 10', 26', 76' J. Tehau 69' (b.d.) Echiéjilé 80'	Penonton: 20,187 Wasit: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Spanyol v Tahiti

20 June 2013	Spanyol	10–0	Tahiti	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
16:00	Torres 5', 33', 57', 78' Silva 31', 89' Villa 39', 49', 64' Mata 66'	Report		Penonton: 71,806 Wasit: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Uruguay v Tahiti

23 June 2013	Uruguay	8–0	Tahiti	Arena Pernambuco, Recife
16:00	Hernández 2', 24', 45+1', 67' (pen.) Pérez 27' Lodeiro 61' Suárez 82', 90'	Report		Penonton: 22,047 Wasit: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Skuat

Eddy Etaeta merilis 23 pemain untuk Piala Konfederasi 2013.

0#0	Pos.	Nama Pemain	Tanggal lahir (umur)	Tampil	Gol	Klub
1	1GK	Mickaël Roche	24 Desember 1982	7	0	Dragon
22	1GK	Gilbert Meriel	11 November 1986	4	0	Central Sport
23	1GK	Xavier Samin	1 Januari 1978	29	0	Tefana
4	2DF	Teheivarii Ludivion	1 Juli 1989	18	1	Tefana
5	2DF	Tamatoa Wagemann	18 Maret 1980	6	0	Dragon
8	2DF	Stephane Faatiarau	13 Maret 1990	12	1	Tefana
10	2DF	Nicolas Vallar (c)	22 Oktober 1983	15	3	Dragon
12	2DF	Edson Lemaire	31 Oktober 1990	6	0	Dragon
14	2DF	Rainui Aroita	25 Januari 1994	1	0	Tamarii Faa'a
19	2DF	Vincent Simon	28 September 1983	23	1	Dragon
20	2DF	Yannick Vero	28 Februari 1990	5	0	Dragon
2	3MF	Alvin Tehau	10 April 1989	18	6	Dragon
6	3MF	Henri Caroine	7 September 1981	9	0	Dragon
7	3MF	Heimano Bourebare	15 Mei 1989	14	1	Unattached
11	3MF	Stanley Atani	27 Januari 1990	17	5	Dragon
15	3MF	Lorenzo Tehau	10 April 1989	20	7	Tefana
16	3MF	Ricky Aitamai	22 Desember 1991	4	0	Vénus
17	3MF	Jonathan Tehau	9 Januari 1988	25	5	Dragon
18	3MF	Yohann Tihoni	20 Juli 1994	2	0	Roniu
3	4FW	Marama Vahirua	12 Mei 1980	3	0	Pirae
9	4FW	Teaonui Tehau	1 September 1992	17	8	Dragon
13	4FW	Steevy Chong Hue	26 Januari 1990	25	10	Dragon
21	4FW	Samuel Hnanyine	1 Maret 1984	2	1	Dragon

Pranala luar

• Tahiti pada situs web resmi FIFA.