Teams
A total of five teams competed in the league, Paire didn't participate the following fall league.
Location of clubs that competed in the 2024 season
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Spring: Kanoa [1] |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Marianas Soccer League 1 is the 4th season of the Marianas Soccer League 1. The top-level football tournament played in the Northern Mariana Islands. It Consists of two tournaments, Spring and Fall, that function like the Apertura and Clausura format used by Latin American leagues. [2]
A total of five teams competed in the league, Paire didn't participate the following fall league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanoa (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 20 | Qualification to Spring Playoffs |
| 2 | MP United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Matansa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 12 | |
| 4 | Paire | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 6 | |
| 5 | Marianas Development Team | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 3 |
The qualified teams are seeded based on their placement on the regular season. The playoffs started on May 19, 2024. [2]
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Kanoa | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Paire | 0 | |||||||
| Kanoa | 4 | ||||||||
| Matansa | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Matansa | 2(5) | |||||||
| 2 | MP United | 2(3) | Third-place Playoff | ||||||
| MP United | 4 | ||||||||
| Paire | 1 | ||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matansa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 18 | Advance to Fall Playoffs |
| 2 | Kanoa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | MP United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Marianas Development Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 |
The teams were seeded using their placement in the regular season. The playoffs started on November 10, 2024. [3]
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Matansa | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Marianas Development Team | 1 | |||||||
| Matansa | |||||||||
| Kanoa | |||||||||
| 3 | MP United | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Kanoa | 3 | Third-place Playoff | ||||||
| Marianas Development Team | |||||||||
| MP United | |||||||||
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