Marianas Soccer League 1
Association football league in the Northern Mariana Islands
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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.
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| Founded | 2005[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 5 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | AFC Challenge League Marianas Club Championship |
| Current champions | Spring: Kanoa (2nd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Inter Godfather's (7 titles)[2] |
| Top scorer | Joe Wang Miller (79 goals) |
| Broadcaster(s) | FIFA+ YouTube (live streaming) |
| Website | www |
| Current: 2025 Marianas Soccer League 1 | |
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
- 2005: not held
- 2006–07: L&S/Kyung-Seung
- 2007: Fiesta Inter Saipan[7]
- 2008 Spring: Inter Godfather's
- 2008 Fall: Inter Godfather's
- 2009: Inter Godfather's
- 2010: MP United
- 2011: Inter Godfather's[8]
M-League Division 1
- 2012 Spring: Wild Bills
- 2012 Fall: Tan Holdings
- 2013 Spring: Wild Bills
- 2013–14: Wild Bills
- 2014 Fall: MP United
- 2015 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2015 Fall: not held
- 2016 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2016 Fall: MP United
- 2017 Spring: MP United
- 2017 Fall: Tan Holdings
- 2018 Spring: MP United
- 2018 Fall: abandoned
- 2019 Spring: Teen Ayuyu
- 2019 Fall: All Blue
- 2020 Spring: abandoned
- 2020 Fall: not held
Marianas Soccer League
- 2021 Spring: Tan Holdings
- 2021 Fall: All Blue
- 2022 Spring: Eleven Tiger
- 2022 Fall: Tan Holdings
- 2023 Spring: Eleven Tiger
- 2023 Fall: Eleven Tiger
- 2024 Spring: Kanoa
- 2024 Fall: Matansa
- 2025 Spring: Kanoa
- 2025 Fall: Kanoa
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 Spring | Markus Toves | Kanoa | 13[10] |
| 2024 Fall | Tanapon Unsa | Matansa | 11 |
| 2025 Spring | Paul Lizama | Kanoa | 14 |
- Most time goalscorers
- 2 times.
- Joe Wang Miller (2009 and 2010).
- Most goals by a player in single season
- 23 goals.
- Joe Wang Miller (2009).
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 |