Marianas Soccer League 1

Marianas Soccer League 1
Founded2005 (2005)[1]
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs5
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Marianas Club Championship
Current championsSpring:
Kanoa (2nd title)
(2025)
Most championshipsInter Godfather's (7 titles)[2]
Top scorerJoe Wang Miller
(79 goals)
Broadcaster(s)FIFA+
YouTube (live streaming)
Websitewww.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.

The league has a special rule in place called the "skunk rule", which states that once a team is leading a match by 5 goals, the match continues but the score stops being recorded.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Previous winners

Winners so far are:[2]

Northern Mariana Invitational Championship

M-League Division 1

Marianas Soccer League

Individual statistics

Top goalscorers

Year Top scorer Team Goals
2007 Masatoshi Otsuka[7] Inter Saipan
2009 Joe Wang Miller MP United 23[9]
2010 Joe Wang Miller MP United 15[5]
2016 Martin Jambor Tan Holdings 14
2018 Sunjoon Tenorio MP United 15
2020 Spring Andrw Omelau 8
2024 Fall Tanapon Unsa Matansa 11
2025 Spring Paul Lizama Kanoa 14
Most time goalscorers
Most goals by a player in single season

Hat-tricks multiple

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Sunjoon Tenorio 1

Women's League

Top goalscorers

Season Player Team Goals
2006 Sarah Helbert Eye Yeye 12
2016 Fall Guinevere Borja Paire 18
Therize Millare Shirley
2019 Spring Katrina Costales Shirley 11
2022 Fall Jannah Casarino 23
2023 Spring Jannah Casarino 14
2024 Spring Jannah Casarino Shirley 16
2025 Spring Jannah Casarino Paire 9
Lalaine Pagarao Kanoa

References

  1. ^ a b "about the NMIFA". NMIFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Northern Marianas — List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Northern Marianas 2025". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  4. ^ Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2010, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. ^ a b 'MP United rules men's league' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  6. ^ "Wings FC ready for first-ever Marianas Club Championship". Pacific Daily News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown' Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  8. ^ 'Inter Godfather's Bags Men's League Title', Marianas Variety, 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  9. ^ Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


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