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Tahitinational football team record

121
Wins
29
Draws
76
Defeats

226 matches, 1952 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1451, 121st in the world

Tahiti have played 226 internationals since 1952: 121 wins, 29 draws and 76 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is New Caledonia, with 62 meetings. Their biggest win is 30–0 against Cook Islands in the South Pacific Games on 13 September 1971.

Tahiti's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All2261212976549–35954%
Competitive158891752421–23756%
Friendlies68321224128–12247%
At home5228618144–8254%
Away67261031102–13339%
Neutral venues107671327303–14463%

Record against every opponent

Tahiti have played 17 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
New Caledonia6224102878–1072025
Fiji33196862–372024
Vanuatu27203469–282024
Solomon Islands24163576–262022
New Zealand18221413–552024
Papua New Guinea17115150–192024
Cook Islands11100179–52026
Australia1000104–422004
Samoa990048–32024
Tonga550020–02004
American Samoa330022–22019
Guam15–0 (1991), 11–0 (1993)220026–01993
Chile1–10 (1973)10011–101973
Mexico0–1 (1980)10010–11980
Nigeria1–6 (2013)10011–62013
Spain0–10 (2013)10010–102013
Uruguay0–8 (2013)10010–82013

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v Cook IslandsSouth Pacific Games, 13 Sept 197130–0 for Tahiti
  2. v Solomon IslandsSouth Pacific Games, 6 Sept 196318–0 for Tahiti
  3. v GuamSouth Pacific Games, 9 Sept 199115–0 for Tahiti
  4. v SamoaSouth Pacific Mini Games, 8 Jul 198113–0 for Tahiti
  5. v American SamoaOceania Nations Cup qualifying, 7 Sept 199812–0 for Tahiti

Heaviest defeats

  1. v SpainConfederations Cup, 20 Jun 20130–10 for Tahiti
  2. v New ZealandOceania Nations Cup, 4 Jun 20040–10 for Tahiti
  3. at ChileFriendly, 14 Feb 19731–10 for Tahiti
  4. at AustraliaOceania Nations Cup, 31 May 20040–9 for Tahiti
  5. v UruguayConfederations Cup, 23 Jun 20130–8 for Tahiti

Latest results

  1. at Cook IslandsFriendly, 1 Oct 20262–3 for Tahiti
  2. at Cook IslandsFriendly, 26 Sept 20263–1 for Tahiti
  3. v New CaledoniaWorld Cup qualifying, 21 Mar 20250–3 for Tahiti
  4. v VanuatuWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20242–0 for Tahiti
  5. v SamoaWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Nov 20243–0 for Tahiti
  6. v New ZealandWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Oct 20240–3 for Tahiti
  7. v FijiOceania Nations Cup, 30 Jun 20242–1 for Tahiti
  8. v New ZealandOceania Nations Cup, 27 Jun 20240–5 for Tahiti
  9. at FijiOceania Nations Cup, 22 Jun 20240–1 for Tahiti
  10. v Papua New GuineaOceania Nations Cup, 19 Jun 20241–1 for Tahiti

Tahiti's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1952: 1475End of 1953: 1467End of 1955: 1465End of 1957: 1474End of 1959: 1465End of 1960: 1433End of 1961: 1418End of 1963: 1472End of 1964: 1471End of 1965: 1454End of 1966: 1523End of 1968: 1541End of 1969: 1573End of 1970: 1568End of 1971: 1588End of 1973: 1593End of 1974: 1586End of 1975: 1620End of 1978: 1632End of 1979: 1687End of 1980: 1699End of 1981: 1750End of 1983: 1780End of 1985: 1795End of 1987: 1773End of 1991: 1735End of 1992: 1688End of 1993: 1755End of 1994: 1757End of 1995: 1802End of 1996: 1705End of 1997: 1635End of 1998: 1609End of 2000: 1517End of 2001: 1571End of 2002: 1605End of 2003: 1555End of 2004: 1501End of 2007: 1469End of 2008: 1458End of 2010: 1463End of 2011: 1462End of 2012: 1531End of 2013: 1506End of 2016: 1520End of 2017: 1518End of 2018: 1525End of 2019: 1498End of 2022: 1455End of 2023: 1477End of 2024: 1493End of 2025: 1464End of 2026: 1451
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1807, reached on 11 May 1996. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly68321224128–122
South Pacific Games4732411176–49
Oceania Nations Cup422151686–89
World Cup qualifying321141741–53
Pacific Games1262427–15
South Pacific Mini Games12111051–3
Oceania Nations Cup qualifying770037–2
Confederations Cup30031–24
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer31112–2

Top scorers

  1. 1NA18
  2. 2Teaonui Tehau11
  3. 3Alvin Tehau7
  4. 4Felix Tagawa7
  5. 5Jean-Loup Rousseau7
  6. 6Erroll Bennett5
  7. 7Jonathan Tehau5
  8. 8Lorenzo Tehau5
  9. 9Naea Bennett4
  10. 10Axel Temataua3

Counted from the 74 of 226 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Tahiti play their first international?

On 21 September 1952, a 2–2 draw against New Zealand in a friendly.

What is Tahiti's biggest win?

30–0 against Cook Islands in the South Pacific Games on 13 September 1971.

What is Tahiti's heaviest defeat?

0–10 against Spain at the Confederations Cup on 20 June 2013.

Who have Tahiti played the most?

New Caledonia: 62 matches, with 24 wins, 10 draws and 28 defeats for Tahiti.

What is Tahiti's longest winning run?

9 wins in a row, from 30 March 1995 to 11 May 1996.

Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.