Northern Mariana Championship
Encyclopedia
NMIFA Men's Invitational Football League
Founded
2005
Nation
 Northern Mariana Islands
Number of Teams
8
Current Champions
MP United


The Northern Mariana Championship is the top level football
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association
Northern Mariana Islands Football Association
The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was founded in 2005 and received full membership into the East Asian Football Federation in 2008...

. It is an invitational league in the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

. The league has operated since 2005 and grew to include eight teams in the 2010 competition.

NMIFA Men's Invitational Football League - Clubs (2010)

In 2008 eight teams played in the league:
  • Inter Godfather's
  • Korean Juniors
  • Korean Seniors
  • Marianas Pacific United (MP United)
  • Matansa Football Club
  • Tan Holdings Football Club
  • Wild Bill's
  • Independents Football Club (Young Guns)

Previous winners

  • 2005-06: Red Rocks Saipan (Season cancelled, they were declared champions)
  • 2006-07: L&A/Lyung-Seung
  • 2007: Fiesta Inter Saipan
  • 2008: FC Arirang
  • 2009: Inter Godfather's
  • 2010
    2010 Northern Mariana Championship
    The 2010 Northern Mariana Championship was the top level football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It included eight teams: Inter Godfather's, Korean Junior, Korean Senior, Marianas Pacific United, Matansa Football Club, Tan Holdings, Young Guns, and Wild Bill's...

    : MP United

Top goalscorers

Year Top scorer Team Goals
2005/06   Alex Lufraglia Red Rocks Saipan
2006/07 Mark McDonald L&A/Lyung-Seung
2007   Masatoshi Otsuka Fiesta Inter Saipan
2008 ? ? ?
2009   Joe Wang Miller MP United 23
2010   Joe Wang Miller MP United 15

2006-07

1.L&S/Kyung-Seung 6 5 0 1 18- 9 15
2.Fiesta Inter Saipan 6 4 2 0 19- 5 14
3.Real Mariana 5 3 1 1 15- 9 10
4.Korean One 6 3 0 3 10-14 9
5.Onwell Manufacturing 4 2 1 1 10- 6 7
6.PTI Guardians 6 2 0 4 8-11 6
7.Alliance 6 1 0 5 5-21 3
8.Independents 5 0 0 5 3-13 0

2007

1.Fiesta Inter Saipan 4 4 0 0 20- 4 12
2.FC Arirang 4 3 0 1 10- 6 9
3.Wild Bill's 4 1 1 2 12-10 4
4.Bangladeshi SC 4 1 1 2 8-12 4
5.Pacific Telecom 4 0 0 4 5-23 0

Playoffs

Semifinals
  • Fiesta Inter 6-1 Bangladeshi SC
  • FC Arirang bt Wild Bill's


Third Place Playoff
  • Wild Bill's 2-1 Bangladeshi SC


Final
  • Fiesta Inter 3-1 FC Arirang

Winter League

Top of Table

1.Fiesta Inter Saipan 9 7 1 1 - 22
2.FC Arirang 9 6 2 1 - 20
3.Onwell 9 4 3 2 - 15

Fall League

1.Inter-Godfather's
2.Will Bill's
3.MP United-PTI
4.Multinational FC
Semifinals
  • Inter-Godfather's 1-0 Multinational FC
  • Will Bill's 1-2 MP United-PTI


Third Place Match
  • Will Bill's 2-0 Multinational FC


Final
  • Inter-Godfather's 1-1 MP United-PTI (5-4 pen)

2009

1.Inter Godfather's 12 7 2 3 33-16 23
2.Marianas Pacific United 12 6 1 5 43-31 19
3.Independent Football Club 12 6 1 5 27-33 19
4.Korean FA 12 6 0 6 36-41 18
5.Korean FA Juniors 12 5 1 6 33-30 16
6.Remington 12 4 2 6 33-48 14
7.Matansa Football Club 12 4 1 7 27-33 13

2010

Top of Table
1.Marianas Pacific United 14 13 1 0 64- 8 40
2.Korean Senior 14 10 2 2 - 32
3.Inter Godfather's 14 8 1 5 - 25
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