Marianas Soccer League 1
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| Founded | 2005[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Most championships | Inter Godfather's MP United Tan Holdings (5 titles each)[2] |
| Website | www |
The Marianas Soccer League is the men's top level professional football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.
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
- 2005: not held
- 2006–07: L&S/Lyung-Seung
- 2007: Fiesta Inter Saipan[5]
- 2008 Spring: Inter Godfather's
- 2008 Fall: Inter Godfather's
- 2009: Inter Godfather's
- 2010: MP United
- 2011: Inter Godfather's[6]
M-League Division 1
- 2012 Spring: Wild Bills
- 2012 Fall: Tan Holdings
- 2013 Spring: Wild Bills
- 2013–14: Wild Bills
- 2014 Fall: MP United
- 2015 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2015 Fall: not held
- 2016 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2016 Fall: MP United
- 2017 Spring: MP United
- 2017 Fall: Tan Holdings
- 2018 Spring: MP United
- 2018 Fall: abandoned
- 2019 Spring: Teen Ayuyu
- 2019 Fall: All Blue
- 2020 Spring: abandoned
- 2020 Fall: not held
Marianas Soccer League
- 2021 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2021 Fall: All Blue
- 2022 Spring: Eleven Tiger FC
- 2022 Fall:
- 2023 Spring: Eleven Tiger FC
- 2023 Fall:
Top goalscorers
- Note: 2007–10 top goalscorers for Northern Mariana Invitational Championship.
| Year | Top scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Masatoshi Otsuka[5] |
Fiesta Inter Saipan | |
| 2009 |  Joe Wang Miller |
MP United | 23[7] |
| 2010 | Joe Wang Miller |
MP United | 15[4] |
| 2016 |  Martin Jambor |
Tan Holdings | 14 |
| 2018 | Sunjoon Tenorio |
MP United | 15 |
Hat-tricks multiple
| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Sunjoon Tenorio | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "about the NMIFA". NMIFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Northern Marianas — List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2010, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b 'MP United rules men's league' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ 'Inter Godfather's Bags Men's League Title', Marianas Variety, 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.