Northern Mariana Islands national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Ayuyus | ||
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| Association | Northern Mariana Islands Football Association | ||
| Head coach |  Sugao Kambe |
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| Most caps | David Duenas, 6 caps, 2007-09 | ||
| Top scorer | Mark McDonald, 2 goals, 2007 Joe Miller, 2 goals, 2008-09 | ||
| Home stadium | Oleai Sports Complex | ||
| FIFA code | MNP | ||
| Elo ranking | 227 | ||
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| First international | |||
 NMI 2 - 3  Guam |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Guam 9 - 0 NMI (Hagåtña, Guam; April 1, 2007) |
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The Northern Mariana Islands national football team is the international football team of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, controlled by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.
The association is a member of the East Asian Football Federation. They first participated internationally as a guest team in the U-14 East Asian Football Federation Youth Festival in July 2006 in Beijing. In December 2006, the EAFF admitted the Northern Mariana Islands as a provisional member, granting full membership in September 2008.[1]
Until 2009, the first team had only competed against neighbours Guam - in the East Asian Football Championship 2008 and annual Marianas Cup. The qualification process for the 2010 EAFF Championship was altered from the previous edition, meaning the team finally faced competition from further afield.
In July 2009 The AFC Exco agreed to accept the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) as an Associate Member of the Asian Football Confederation, after the association resigned from the Oceania Football Confederation in June 2009, paving the way to join AFC.[2] The NMIFA will be a provisional member until the next AFC Congress, when it has the chance to be ratified as a permanent Associate Member.
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[edit] Selected internationals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Tournament | |
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| Mar 15 2009 | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
 Mongolia |
1 - 4 | 2010 EAFF Championship qualifier |
| Mar 13 2009 | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
Guam |
1 - 2 | 2010 EAFF Championship qualifier |
| Mar 11 2009 | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
 Macau |
1 - 6 | 2010 EAFF Championship qualifier |
| Apr 27 2008 | CNMI | Northern Mariana Islands |
Guam |
2 - 3 | Marianas Cup |
| Apr 1 2007 | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
Guam |
0 - 9 | 2008 EAFF Championship qualifier preliminary |
| Mar 25 2007 | CNMI | Northern Mariana Islands |
Guam |
2 - 3 | 2008 EAFF Championship qualifier preliminary |
[edit] Coaching History
| Name | Nat | Tenure |
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| Jeff "Ziggy" Korytoski |  |
2007 |
| Jason Higgins | |
2007 |
| Nicolas Swaim | |
2008 |
| Sugao Kambe | |
2009– |
[edit] Current squad
The following members were named to the national team for 2010 EAFF Championship qualifier.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "EAFF grants NMIFA full membership". Saipan Tribune. 2008-10-24. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=84708.
- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands join AFC as Associate Member". Asian Football Confederation. 2009-07-15. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24797-northern-mariana-islands-join-afc-as-associate-member.
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