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| Full name | Eleven Tiger Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Tigers | ||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Ground | NMI Soccer Training Center, Saipan | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| League | Marianas Soccer League 1 | ||
| 2023 | 1st of 9, Champions | ||
Eleven Tiger FC is a professional football club from the Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, currently competing in the Marianas Soccer League.
Eleven Tiger FC was founded in 2021. The same year the club began playing in the Marianas Soccer League, despite not playing in the spring campaign. [1] [2] In its first season, the club defeated Tan Holdings 4–2 in the final to win the league title. Richard Steele scored two goals en route to the upset victory. [3]
In June 2023, Eleven Tiger FC repeated the championship, this time defeating MP United 2–1 in the final match. NMI international Sunjoon Tenorio scored both of his team's goals in the victory. [4] Other members of the 2023 championship-winning squad were Ariel Narvaez, Eunsyu Hahn, Anthony Austria, Zhixiang Lin, Akira Kadokura, Jack Unsa, Bada Lee, Brandy Onopwy, Floyd Muna, Jimmy Lin, Brandon Tenorio, Dave Mafnas, Jamin Elliot, Seho Baek, and Dane Hodges. [5]
In December 2023, Eleven Tiger FC was the North Mariana Islands' representative in the first-ever Marianas Club Championship, hosting Guam Soccer League champions Wings FC. [6] Eleven Tiger went on to win the match 2–1 with goals from Tanapon Unsa and Sunjoon Tenorio. [7] [8]
| Year | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marianas Club Championship | — |  Wings FC | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Qualifying play-off |  |
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