Goal Programme - Fédération Tahitienne de Football - 2006

With 146 clubs and 11,201 registered players, football is far and away the most popular sport among the 245,405 inhabitants on the island of Tahiti. The national association of the island nation annexed to France became a member of FIFA on the strength of its special status. Tahiti scored their greatest hit when they took Australia into extra time at the 2002 Oceania Nations Cup - but Australia snatched the golden goal for 2-1. Tahiti have celebrated many triumphs in local and confederation competitions since 1966. Marama Vahirua is their most famous footballer. He is making a very good name for himself in France with first-division club Nantes.

This project, which was approved in October 2006, relates to the second phase of construction for the technical centre in Pirae from the country's first Goal project. A number of natural turf pitches with floodlights are available, primarily to youth players, which is proof of the association's determination to realise its youth development projects. This is one of the reasons why the first project should be improved even further, as it will help Tahiti to continue to lead the way in Polynesian football.