Eleven Tiger FC

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Eleven Tiger
Eleven Tiger FC Logo.png
Full nameEleven Tiger Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
GroundNMI Soccer Training Center, Saipan
Capacity2,000
League Marianas Soccer League 1
2023 1st of 9, Champions

Eleven Tiger Football Club is a professional football club from the Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, currently competing in the Marianas Soccer League, the top tier league in the country.

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History

Eleven Tiger 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 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]

First major honour

In December 2023, Eleven Tiger 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] The club went on to win 2023 Marianas Soccer League thus seeing them qualified to the inaugural edition of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.

Honours

Winners: Spring 2022, Spring 2023
Winners: 2023

International competition

Scores and results list Eleven Tiger FC's goal tally first.
YearCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023 Marianas Club Championship Flag of Guam.svg Wings FC 2–12–1

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