A.S. Dragon (football club) explained

Clubname:AS Dragon
Fullname:Association Sportive Dragon
Nickname:"Dragons"/ "Dragões"/ "Dragones"
Ground:Stade Pater
Capacity:11,700
Chairman:Charles Fong Loi[1]
Manager:Efrain Arañeda
League:Tahiti First Division
Season:2023–24
Position:4th

Association Sportive Dragon is a football club based in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahiti First Division, who play their home games at Stade Pater, in Pirae.[2]

The club was founded in 1968 by Arthur Chung to represent French Polynesia's Chinese community. Over time the team has evolved to include a diverse mix of cultures, and mostly consists of semi-professional players with day jobs.[3] In the 2011–12 season they won the championship for the first time and qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League.[4]

Continental record

SeasonRoundClubResult
2012–13Group B Waitakere United0–0
Mont-Dore4–1
Waitakere United0–1
Auckland City3–1
Mont-Dore1–1
Auckland City1–1
2013–14Group B Amicale0–1
Auckland City0–3
Nadi F.C.5–0
2018Group B Lössi4–0
Erakor Golden Star4–3
Solomon Warriors1–2
Quarter-finals Lautoka1–2

Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 Tahiti Ligue 1

Staff

PositionName
Coach Efrain Arañeda

Achievements

3

2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17.

6

1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2018.[5]

2

1997, 2016.

Last seasons

SeasonLeague/position
2012-131st in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League. Group stage at OFC Champions League. Tahiti Cup champions.
2013-146th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France Tahiti Cup runners-up.
2014-153rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals of Tahiti Cup.
2015-166th in Ligue 1. Tahiti Cup champions.
2016-172nd in Ligue 1 - Qualified to OFC Champions League. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Semifinals of Tahiti Cup.
2017-183rd in Ligue 1. Quarter finals at OFC Champions League.Tahiti Cup champions.
2018-196th in Ligue 1. 7th Round of Coupe de France. Round 1 of Tahiti Cup.
2019-204th in Ligue 1. Round 2 of Tahiti Cup.
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Notes and References

  1. https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.ftf.pf/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/COORDONNEES-CLUBS-LIGUE-1-VINI.pdf&hl=fr
  2. Web site: Daniel Groll . AS Dragon – Tahiti – Association Sportive Dragon – Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics . Weltfussballarchiv.com . 2016-06-24 . 2014-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416225759/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Vereinsprofilnew.php?ID=15828 . dead .
  3. Web site: Dragon ready for international debut . . April 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305221245/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/cd40bab5-9039-4ddf-a3b5-58e525239037/language/en-US/Default.aspx . March 5, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Ligue wraps up with Dragon on top . . April 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305221245/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/cd40bab5-9039-4ddf-a3b5-58e525239037/language/en-US/Default.aspx . March 5, 2016 .
  5. Web site: Tahiti – List of Cup Winners . Rsssf.com . 2016-05-06 . 2016-06-24.
  6. Web site: Tahiti - List of Champions.