Marianas Cup

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Marianas Cup
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
RegionEast Asia (EAFF)
Number of teams2
Current champions Northern Mariana Islands (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Guam (7 titles)

The Marianas Cup is an association football competition between neighboring Mariana Islands Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Since the first edition in 2007, the tournament has been played between the national teams of varying age groups from the under-12 to senior level. The only exception was the 2013 edition of the tournament in which Guam fielded Quality Distributors, the reigning champions of the Guam Soccer League, against Northern Marianas U19 team in addition to a match between two national sides. Although it is intended as an annual competition, it has been played inconsistently, including hiatuses from 2011 to 2012, 2014 to 2016 and 2020 to 2022.[1]

Winners[edit]

Edition Year Hosts Champions Result Runners-up
1 2007
details
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Guam

Guam
3–2
Northern Mariana Islands
9–0[2]
2 2008
details
 Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
3–2[2]
Northern Mariana Islands
3 2009
details
 Guam
Guam
2–1
Northern Mariana Islands
4 2010
details
 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
1–1[3]
Guam
(shared)
5 2013
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 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands U-12
4–0
[4]

Guam U-12
6 2017
details
 Guam
Guam U-18 All stars
1–0
[5]

Northern Mariana Islands U-18
7 2018
details
 Northern Mariana Islands
Guam U-17
4–4
(5–3 p.)
[6]

Northern Mariana Islands U-17
8 2019
details
 Guam
Guam U-23
6–2
[7]

Northern Mariana Islands U-23
9 2023
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 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands U-23
0–1[8]
Guam U-23
3–0

Records[edit]

Team Gold Silver
 Guam 7 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019) 2 (2013, 2023)
 Northern Mariana Islands 3 (2010, 2013, 2023) 6 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil. "Marianas Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CNMI men go down fighting vs Guam". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn. "Marianas Cup ends in 1-1 draw". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "CNMI shuts out Guam in Marianas Cup". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Guam Teams Win Women's and Youth Marianas Cup 2017". Guam FA. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Guam Secures Boys Title at 2018 Marianas Cup Tourney". Guam FA. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Guam, NMI split Marianas Cup titles". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 11 are MVPs of Marianas Football Cup". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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