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(Redirected from Northern Mariana Championship) Association football league in the Northern Mariana Islands Football league
Marianas Soccer League 1
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs5
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Marianas Club Championship
Current championsSpring:
Kanoa (1st title)
Fall:
Matansa (1st title)
(2024)
Most championshipsTan Holdings (6 titles)
TV partnersFIFA+
YouTube (live streaming)
Websitewww.nmifa.com
Current: 2024 Marianas Soccer League 1

The Marianas Soccer League 1 is the men's top level professional football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It is above the Marianas Soccer League 2, but there is no regular promotion/relegation between the two competitions.

History

The league began as an invitational event in the Northern Mariana Islands. The league has been operating since 2005 and grew to include eight teams in the 2008 season.

On 2 August 2012 the competition was re-branded as the M-League, following the suit of many other AFC national competitions. In September 2012, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) officially launched a two tier completion, usually without promotion and relegation. In the inaugural season there were 5 teams in Division 1 and 4 teams in generally amateur Division 2.

After the 2020 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was relaunched in Spring 2021 as the Marianas Soccer League.

Marianas Club Championship

Since 2023, the winners of the Marianas Soccer League 1 and the Guam Soccer League compete against each other in the Marianas Club Championship.

Previous winners

Winners so far are:

Northern Mariana Invitational Championship

M-League Division 1

Marianas Soccer League

Top goalscorers

  • Note: 2007–10 top goalscorers for Northern Mariana Invitational Championship.
Year Top scorer Team Goals
2007 Japan Masatoshi Otsuka Fiesta Inter Saipan
2009 Northern Mariana Islands Joe Wang Miller MP United 23
2010 Northern Mariana Islands Joe Wang Miller MP United 15
2016 Czech Republic Martin Jambor Tan Holdings 14
2018 Northern Mariana Islands Sunjoon Tenorio MP United 15

Hat-tricks multiple

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Northern Mariana Islands Sunjoon Tenorio 1

References

  1. ^ "about the NMIFA". NMIFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Northern Marianas — List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2010, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ 'MP United rules men's league' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. "Wings FC ready for first-ever Marianas Club Championship". Pacific Daily News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  7. 'Inter Godfather's Bags Men's League Title', Marianas Variety, 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  8. Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


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