Matansa FC

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Matansa
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Full nameMatansa Football Club
GroundNMI Soccer Training Center
Capacity500
League MSL1
2024 Fall Regular season: 1st
Final Series: Champions

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. [1] [2] It is one of the oldest football clubs in the Commonwealth. [3]

Contents

History

The club has previously participated in the Marianas Soccer League, including in 2016. [4] In 2023, the club won the Marianas Soccer League 2 championship. [5] [6]

Players

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Jordan Ruiz
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Arif Khan
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Harry Kapwich
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Jacob Arkoh
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Andy Chen
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Amzad Khan
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Lar Wongapa
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Kamrul Kamrul
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Song Park
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Tom Linden
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Gabriel Arkoh
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Woynha Hwang
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Houston Cuohua
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Gabriel Arkoh
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Faycal El Karaa
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Derek Cutting
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  NMI Ratol Robait

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References

  1. Sablan, Jr., James. "Matansa, Kanoa triumph in U12 boys soccer". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. Gases, Leigh. "Paire 1, Matansa win in intermediate women's soccer". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. "Mobil donates $800 to Matansa". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Tan Holdings crushes Matansa". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Gases, Leigh. "Eleven Tiger, Matansa are MSL champs". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. Sablan, Jr., James. "Matansa bag MSL 2 division title". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.