Marianas Soccer League 1

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Marianas Soccer League 1
M-League Division 1.jpg
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005) [1]
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs5
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s) AFC Challenge League
Marianas Club Championship
Current championsSpring:
Kanoa (2nd title)
(2025)
Most championships Inter Godfather's (7 titles) [2]
Broadcaster(s)FIFA+
YouTube (live streaming)
Website www.nmifa.com
Current: 2025 Marianas Soccer League 1

The Marianas Soccer League 1 is the men's top level professional football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It is above the Marianas Soccer League 2, but there is no regular promotion/relegation between the two competitions.

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History

The league began as an invitational event 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.

Marianas Club Championship

Since 2023, the winners of the Marianas Soccer League 1 and the Guam Soccer League compete against each other in the Marianas Club Championship. [5]

Previous winners

Winners so far are: [2]

Northern Mariana Invitational Championship

M-League Division 1

Marianas Soccer League

Top goalscorers

YearTop scorerTeamGoals
2007 Flag of Japan.svg Masatoshi Otsuka [6] Fiesta Inter Saipan
2009 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Joe Wang Miller MP United 23 [8]
2010 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Joe Wang Miller MP United 15 [4]
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Jambor Tan Holdings 14
2018 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Sunjoon Tenorio MP United 15
2020 Spring Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Andrw Omelau8
2024 Fall Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Tanapon Unsa Matansa 11

Hat-tricks multiple

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Sunjoon Tenorio 1

References

  1. 1 2 "about the NMIFA". NMIFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Northern Marianas — List of Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2010, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. 1 2 'MP United rules men's league' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Saipan Tribune, 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. "Wings FC ready for first-ever Marianas Club Championship". Pacific Daily News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  7. 'Inter Godfather's Bags Men's League Title', Marianas Variety, 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  8. Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.