Marianas Soccer League

The Marianas Soccer League is the men's top level professional football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.

Marianas Soccer League
Founded2005 (2005)[1]
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Cup
Most championshipsInter Godfather's
MP United
Tan Holdings (5 titles each)[2]
Websitewww.nmifa.com

History

The league began as an invitational league 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.

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[5]Fiesta Inter Saipan
2009 Northern Mariana Islands Joe Wang MillerMP United23[7]
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. "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. 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  6. 'Inter Godfather's Bags Men's League Title', Marianas Variety, 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  7. Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


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