Northern Mariana Championship
Encyclopedia
NMIFA Men's Invitational Football League |
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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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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
- 20102010 Northern Mariana ChampionshipThe 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- 9 152.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- 4 122.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 Table1.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's2.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 33-16 232.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 Table1.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