| Competition: | Tahiti Ligue 1 |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Winners: | Vénus (10th title) |
| Continentalcup1: | OFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Vénus Tiare Tahiti |
| Relegated: | Arue Taiarapu |
| Matches: | 135 |
| Total Goals: | 703 |
| League Topscorer: | Teaonui Tehau (42 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Pirae 12–1 Arue (11 May 2019) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Taiarapu 3–9 Vénus (15 Jan 2019) |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 72nd season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 28 September 2018.[1] A.S. Central Sport are the defending champions.
Promoted from 2017 to 2018 Ligue 2
Promoted from Ligue 2 Moorea
Relegated to 2018–19 Ligue 2
Excluded
A total of ten teams compete in the league.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Arue | Arue | Stade Arue | |
| A.S. Central Sport | Papeete | Stade Pater | 11,700 |
| A.S. Dragon | Papeete | Stade Pater | 11,700 |
| A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens | Papeete | Stade Pater | 11,700 |
| A.S. Manu-Ura | Paea | Stade Paea | |
| A.S. Pirae | Pirae | Stade Pater | 11,700 |
| A.S. Taiarapu | Taiarapu-Ouest | Stade Teahupo'o | |
| A.S. Tefana | Faaa | Stade Louis Ganivet | 5,000 |
| A.S. Tiare Tahiti | Afareaitu, Moorea | Stade Afareaitu | 1,000 |
| A.S. Vénus | Mahina | Stade Municipal de Mahina | 1,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arue | Clayton Paitia | Nike | N/A | |
| Central Sport | Efrain Araneda | Fred Tissot | Nike | Isostar[2] |
| Dragon | Timinoa Asen | Tamatoa Tetauira | Patrick | Yune Tung |
| Jeunes Tahitiens | Tamatoa Tehau | Nike | N/A | |
| Manu-Ura |  Robert Rodriguez | Garry Rochette | Made by club | Magasin Laut |
| Pirae | Ariihau Teriitau | Patrick | Vini | |
| Taiarapu | Edson Lemaire | Made by club | N/A | |
| Tefana | Sébastien Labayen | Alvin Tehau | Made by club | Hellaby Crown |
| Tiare Tahiti | Rico Haring | Axiom | Polymat[3] | |
| Vénus | Samuel Garcia[4] | Teaonui Tehau | Nike | Yune Tung |
The winner of the relegation playoff between Arue (Ligue 1 9th place) and Olympique de Mahina (Ligue 2 2nd place) earned a place in the 2019–20 Tahiti Ligue 1.
Olympique de Mahina were promoted; Arue were relegated.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaonui Tehau | Vénus | 42 |
| 2 | Sandro Tau | Pirae | 30 |
| 3 | Fred Tissot | Central Sport | 24 |
| 4 | Benoit Mathon | Tefana | 22 |
| 5 | Manaraii Porlier | Tiare | 20 |
| 6 | Jess Horoi | Central Sport | 18 |
| 7 | Rainui Tze-Yu | Dragon | 16 |
| 8 | Tamatoa Tetauira | Dragon | 15 |
| 9 | Timiona Parker | Taiarapu | 14 |
| 10 | Francois Mu | Manu-Ura | 13 |
| Gary Rochette |
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaonui Tehau4 | Vénus | Jeunes Tahitiens | 6-0 | 5 October 2018 | |
| Teaonui Tehau5 | Vénus | Taiarapu | 6-4 | 19 October 2018 | |
| Tamatoa Tetauira4 | Dragon | Arue | 5-3 | 19 October 2018 | |
| Manaraii Porlier | Tiare | Arue | 2-5 | 27 October 2018 | |
| Yann Vivi | Jeunes Tahitiens | Arue | 6-0 | 17 November 2018 | |
| Karl Firiapu4 | Tiare | Tefana | 2-5 | 24 November 2018 | |
| Jess Horoi | Central Sport | Dragon | 4-4 | 24 November 2018 | |
| Jess Horoi | Central Sport | Arue | 8-0 | 7 December 2018 | |
| Sandro Tau4 | Pirae | Taiarapu | 5-0 | 7 December 2018 | |
| Rooarii Roo | Manu-Ura | Jeunes Tahitiens | 4-0 | 21 December 2018 | |
| Manaraii Porlier | Tiare | Taiarapu | 3-6 | 22 December 2018 | |
| Timiona Parker | Taiarapu | Vénus | 3-9 | 15 January 2019 | |
| Teaonui Tehau5 | Vénus | Taiarapu | |||
| Benoit Mathon4 | Tefana | Manu-Ura | 5-0 | 25 January 2019 | |
| Fred Tissot | Central Sport | Taiarapu | 5-2 | 29 January 2019 | |
| Sandro Tau | Pirae | Arue | 3-7 | 2 February 2019 | |
| William Voirin | Jeunes Tahitiens | Arue | 0-8 | 22 February 2019 | |
| Fred Tissot | Central Sport | Arue | 0-8 | 1 March 2019 | |
| Benoit Mathon | Tefana | Arue | 0-6 | 8 March 2019 | |
| Marama Vahirua | Dragon | Taiarapu | 9-2 | 9 March 2019 | |
| Teaonui Tehau4 | Vénus | Arue | 0-8 | 22 March 2019 | |
| Marii Taurua | Tiare | Taiarapu | 9-1 | 23 March 2019 | |
| Tefai Faehau | Vénus | Taiarapu | 8-0 | 29 March 2019 | |
| Sandro Tau | Pirae | Tefana | 2-3 | 5 April 2019 | |
| Marii Taurua | Tiare | Dragon | 1-5 | 27 April 2019 | |
| Sandro Tau | Pirae | Jeunes Tahitiens | 1-8 | 27 April 2019 | |
| Timiona Parker | Taiarapu | Jeunes Tahitiens | 3-4 | 10 May 2019 | |
| Roonui Tinirauari | Pirae | Arue | 12-1 | 11 May 2019 | |
| Manaraii Porlier | Tiare | Tefana | 5-3 | 11 May 2019 | |
| Alexandre Jacq | Tefana | Taiarapu | 1-6 | 17 May 2019 |
