AS Vénus is a football club from Mahina, on the Tahiti island of French Polynesia. They play in the Tahiti First Division. They play home games at Stade Municipal de Mahina.[3] The club have a partnership with metropolitan giants AS Saint-Étienne.
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| Full name | Association Sportive Vénus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bleus | ||
| Founded | 1945[1] | ||
| Ground | Stade Municipal de Mahina Mahina, French Polynesia (1,000 capacity) | ||
| Chairman | Michel Paille [2] | ||
| League | Tahiti Ligue 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3rd | ||
Honours
- Champions (10): 1953, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2018–19
- Winners (9): 1952, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2019, 2021, 2022.[4]
- Winners (2): 1995, 1999.
- Winners (5): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
- Winners: 1999
Recent seasons
| Season | League/position |
|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 6th in Ligue 1. Quarter-finals of Tahiti Cup. |
| 2013–14 | 4th in Ligue 1; championship semi-finals. Semi-finals of Tahiti Cup. |
| 2014–15 | 7th in Ligue 1. |
| 2015–16 | 3rd in Ligue 1. 2015-16 Tahiti Cup runners-up. |
| 2016–17 | 4th in Ligue 1 (championship stage runners-up). Qualified to OFC Champions League. 2016-17 Tahiti Cup quarter-finalists. |
| 2017–18 | 5th in Ligue 1. Group stage at OFC Champions League. 2017-18 Tahiti Cup runners-up. |
| 2018–19 | 1st in Ligue 1. Qualified to OFC Champions League. 2018-19 Tahiti Cup champions. |
| 2019–20 | 2nd in Ligue 1. Qualified to 2021 OFC Champions League. Knock-out stage of 2020 OFC Champions League. Seventh round of Coupe de France. 2019-20 Tahiti Cup semi-finalists. |
| 2020–21 | 2nd in Ligue 1. Qualified to 2022 OFC Champions League. 2020-21 Tahiti Cup champions. |
| 2021–22 | 3rd in Ligue 1. Runners-up at OFC Champions League. |
Continental record
| Season | Round | Club | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Group B |  Nadi F.C. | 1–1 |
 Kiwi F.C. | 14–1 | ||
| Semifinal |  South Melbourne | 0–3 | |
| 2001 | Group B |  PanSa | 2–0 |
| Titavi FC | 6–0 | ||
 Tupapa Maraerenga | 10–1 | ||
 Tafea | 0–6 | ||
| Semifinal | Wollongong Wolves | 2–4 | |
| 3rd Place |  Napier City Rovers | 2–3 | |
| 2018 | Group C | Auckland City FC | 0–7 |
| Lautoka F.C. | 1–2 | ||
 Madang FC | 2–1 | ||
| 2020 | Group C | Lupe o le Soaga | 6–0 |
| Auckland City FC | 0–1 | ||
| Ba | 4–2 | ||
| 2022 | Group A |  Central Coast | 3–0 |
| Lae City | 1–0 | ||
| ABM Galaxy | 0–1 | ||
| Semifinal |  Hienghène Sport | 4–0 | |
| Final | Auckland City FC | 0–3 |
Current squad
As of 4 August 2022. Squad for the 2022 OFC Champions League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF |  TAH | Jason Malakai |
| 15 | MF | TAH | Teivarii Kaiha |
| 16 | GK | TAH | Anapa Debruyne |
| 17 | MF | TAH | Terai Bremond |
| 20 | MF | TAH | Mana Teniau |
| 22 | GK |  IDN | Indra Suarjana |
| 23 | DF | TAH | Mauri Heitaa |
| 26 | FW | TAH | Rainui Tze-Yu |
| 27 | FW | TAH | Heiarii Tavanae |
| 29 | MF | TAH | Yann Pennequin-Le Bras |
Historic goalscorer
| Teaonui Tehau | |||||
| Detail | Tahiti League | Tahiti Cup | Trophée des Champions | OFC Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 328 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 385 |
| Hat-tricks | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Scorer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |