The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) is the governing body of football in the Northern Mariana Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 2005 by US Attorney Peter Coleman to replace the now-defunct NMISF, which had administered the sport on the islands up to around 2002. The Association received associate membership into the East Asian Football Federation in December 2006, with full membership coming in August 2008. The association was admitted as a provisional member of the Asian Football Confederation in July 2009. On 9 December 2020 during the 30th AFC Congress, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) became the 47th full member association of the AFC. In October 2021 FIFA Head of MA Governance Rolf Tanner announced at the 11th Northern Mariana Islands Football Association Ordinary Congress that the global organization had received the island's application for membership.
The 2010 Northern Mariana Championship was the fifth season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands. The competition was won by Marianas Pacific United.
The 2009 Northern Mariana Championship was the fourth season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands. The competition was won by Inter Godfather's, previously known as Fiesta Inter Saipan.
The 2008 Northern Mariana Championship was the third season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands. The league was divided into two parts, the Winter League and the Fall League. The Winter League was won by Fiesta Inter Saipan, who also won the Fall League under their new name, Inter Godfather's.
The 2007 Northern Mariana Championship was the second season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands and the first to include a play-off phase. The competition was won by Fiesta Inter Saipan who defeated FC Arirang 3–1 in the final.
The 2006–07 Northern Mariana Championship was the inaugural season of top flight football competition in Northern Marianas Islands. A competition with four confirmed participants was planned to start in November 2005, but was ultimately cancelled. The competition was won by L&A/Kyung-Seung from Sadog Tasi with Fiesta Inter Saipan from Garapan finishing as runners up and Real Mariana in third place.
Joe Wang Miller is a footballer who primarily plays as a forward for Tan Holdings. Born in China, he represents the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
Latte FC is a professional football club currently competing in the Marianas Soccer League 1. The club plays on the island of Saipan. The club was known as Tan Holdings FC because of a sponsorship by the Tan Holdings Corporation from its founding to August 2023 when it rebranded to its current name.
The Inter Godfather's, previously known as Fiesta Inter Saipan, was a M*League Division 1 football club based in Garapan on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The club has won five titles in the Northern Mariana Championships between 2007 and 2011.
The 2012 M*League Division 1 was the sixth season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands. The league was divided into two parts, the Winter League and the Fall League. The Winter League was won by IFC Wild Bills, and the Fall League was won by Tan Holdings FC
Johann Thomas Noetzel is a Northern Mariana Islands professional football player and manager.
Sunjoon Tenorio is a Northern Mariana Islander international footballer who plays for Eleven Tiger and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
The 2019 M*League Division 1, played between top-level football club in the Northern Mariana Islands, consists of two tournaments: the Spring League and the Fall League.
Richard Steele is a Northern Mariana Islands association footballer who currently plays for the Park–Gilbert Buccaneers and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
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.
Matansa FC is a professional association football club from the Northern Mariana Islands, currently competing in the MSL 2. The club also fields women and youth sides. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the Commonwealth.
Markus Toves is a Northern Mariana Islands international footballer who currently plays Kanoa FC of the Marianas Soccer League 1 and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
Kanoa FC is a professional association football club from the Northern Mariana Islands, currently competing in the Marianas Soccer League 1. The club also fields women and youth sides.
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.
