Marianas Soccer League
Founded2005 (2005)[1]
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Marianas Club Championship
Current championsEleven Tiger (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsInter Godfather's
MP United
Tan Holdings (5 titles each)[2]
TV partnersFIFA+ (live streaming)
Websitewww.nmifa.com

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[1] and grew to include eight teams in the 2008 season.[3][4]

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.[5]

Previous winners

Champions so far are:[2]

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[6]Fiesta Inter Saipan
2009 Northern Mariana Islands Joe Wang MillerMP United23[8]
2010 Northern Mariana Islands Joe Wang MillerMP United15[4]
2016 Czech Republic Martin JamborTan Holdings14
2018 Northern Mariana Islands Sunjoon TenorioMP United15

Hat-tricks multiple

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

References

  1. 1 2 "about the NMIFA". NMIFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 '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. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 '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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