Hienghène Sport (French: [jəŋ.ɡɛːn spɔʁ]),[1][2] known in Fwâi language as Hyehen Sport is a New Caledonian football team from Hienghène playing in the New Caledonia Super Ligue, New Caledonia.[3][4]
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| Full name | Hienghène Sport | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus | |||
| Short name | HIE | |||
| Founded | 1997 | |||
| Ground | Stade de Hienghène | |||
| Capacity | 1,800 | |||
| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Djaïwé | |||
| Manager | Félix Tagawa | |||
| League | New Caledonia Super Ligue | |||
| 2020-21 | 2nd | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
The club was founded in Hienghène, North Province in 1997 and made its first participation in the New Caledonia Super Ligue in 1999 on the territory of France.[5] Hienghène has won the national league two times, being the first in 2017, after the deduction of two points due to failing to provide referees, qualified trainers or youth teams.[6][7]
The club has two appearances in the 7th round of the Coupe de France, following its success in the New Caledonia Cup. During the 2014 edition, Hienghène lost 2–1 to the AS Poissy, a Championnat National 3 club. Later in 2016, they lost 3–2 against RC Épernay Champagne, also a Championnat National 3 club. In 2019, the club competed again in the Coupe de France, but lost 3–1 in the 7th round against ASPV Strasbourg.
They won the 2019 OFC Champions League, becoming the first New Caledonian team to do so. Along the way, they conceded only one goal. In the final they defeated fellow New Caledonian club AS Magenta by a score of 1–0, with Antoine Roine scoring the only goal.[8][9]
In 2019, they became the second Oceanian club not from Australia or New Zealand to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup (after Hekari United from Papua New Guinea, in 2010).[5] In the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, they faced the hosts, Qatari side Al Sadd in the playoff round on 11 December. Hienghène managed to take them to extra time, with Roine scoring their only goal, but Al Sadd scored twice in extra time and Hienghène were eliminated 3–1.[10][11]
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- New Caledonia Super Ligue
- New Caledonia Cup
- Winners (6): 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
International edit
- OFC Champions League
- Winners: 2019
Players edit
Current squad edit
Squad for 2022 OFC Champions League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff edit
Current technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Caretaker manager |  Felix Tagawa
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| Assistant coach |  Kevin Coma
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| Sport Director | Jean François Poma
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| Delegate | Rhitchi Bouanou
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| Manager | Henry Nahiet
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References edit
- ^ Wallis, Mary Davis (25 June 1994). The Fiji and New Caledonia Journals of Mary Wallis, 1851-1853. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 9789820200951. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stanley, David (3 December 2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 858. ISBN 9781566914116 – via Internet Archive.
Hienghène pronunciation.
- ^ "Hienghène Sport". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "New Caledonia - Hienghène Sport - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Fifa Club World Cup: Hienghene Sport - a boarding school manager and beach soccer specialists". BBC Sport. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "LES PENALITES CLOTURENT LA SAISON 2017 / Super Ligue, classement final". Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 15 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Du changement – sans grandes conséquences – au classement / Super Ligue, pénalités 2017". Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 28 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Hienghene claim historic OFC title". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Match". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Soccer-Al Sadd overcome part-timers Hienghene and VAR in CWC opener". Devdiscourse. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Al-Sadd 3 Hienghene 1". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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