- Northern Mariana Championship
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NMIFA Men's Invitational Football League 
Founded 2005 Nation 
Northern Mariana IslandsNumber of Teams 8 Current Champions MP United The Northern Mariana Championship is the top level football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It is an invitational league in the Northern Mariana Islands. The league has operated since 2005[citation needed] and grew to include eight teams in the 2010 competition.[1]
Contents
NMIFA Men's Invitational Football League - Clubs (2010)
In 2008 eight teams played in the league:[2]
- 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)[3]
- 2006-07: L&A/Lyung-Seung[4]
- 2007: Fiesta Inter Saipan[5][6]
- 2008: FC Arirang[7]
- 2009: Inter Godfather's[1][8]
- 2010: MP United[1][2]
Top goalscorers
Year Top scorer Team Goals 2005/06 
Alex LufragliaRed Rocks Saipan 2006/07 Mark McDonald L&A/Lyung-Seung 2007 
Masatoshi Otsuka[5]Fiesta Inter Saipan 2008 ? ? ? 2009 Joe Wang MillerMP United 23[8] 2010 Joe Wang MillerMP United 15[1] Results
2005-06
Season cancelled. Four teams participated. Red Rocks Saipan declared champions.
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
2008
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
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d 'MP United rules men's league', Saipan Tribune, 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2010, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2006) Northern Marianas 2005, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2007) Northern Marianas 2006-07, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b 'Fiesta Inter takes football crown', Saipan Tribune, 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2008) Northern Marianas 2007, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Schöggl.H (2009) Northern Marianas 2008, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b Schöggl.H (2010) Northern Marianas 2009, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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