Northern Mariana Islands national football team

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Northern Mariana Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Blue Ayuyus
Association Northern Mariana Islands Football Association
Head coach Nick Swaim
Top scorer Mark McDonald, 2 goals, 2007
Home stadium Oleai Sports Complex
FIFA code MNP
Elo ranking 222
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First kit
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First international
Flag of Yap Yap 0 - 8 Northern Marianas Islands Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
(Koror, Palau; July ???, 1998)
Biggest win
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Islands 12 - 1 Pohnphei
(Koror, Palau; July 1998)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Guam Guam 9 - 0 Northern Marianas Islands Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
(Hagåtña, Guam; April 1, 2007)

The Northern Marianas Islands national football team is an international team from the Northern Mariana Islands. The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association is a provisional member of the East Asian Football Federation. They participated as a guest team in the U-14 East Asian Football Federation Youth Festival in July 2006 in Beijing. The results - DPR Korea 0-6, Korea 0-16, China 0-11, Mongolia 0-5, Japan 0-12, Guam 0-6 and 0-12, Chinese Taipei 0-13. In December 2006, the EAFF admitted the Northern Mariana Islands as a provisional member.

The first team mainly competes in the East Asian Football Association and annual Marianas Cup versus Guam.

Recently, they participated as a provisional member in the East Asian Cup 2008 Preliminary Competition Play-offs, but lost both matches to Guam.

Steve Menary's recent book, "Outcasts: The Lands FIFA Forgot," includes a detailed chapter on the emergence of the NMIFA and the Blue Ayuyus.

[edit] Selected internationals

Date Venue Opponent Score
Apr 2008 Northern Marianas Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Guam Guam 2 - 3
Apr 1 2007 Guam Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Guam Guam 0 - 9
Mar 25 2007 Northern Marianas Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Guam Guam 2 - 3
Jun 12 1999 Micronesia Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 0 - 7
Aug 3 1998 Palau Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Guam Guam 3 - 0
Aug 2 1998 Palau Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Palau Palau 11 - 2
Jul 30 1998 Palau Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Guam Guam 2 - 2
Jul 1998 Palau Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Pohnpei Pohnpei 12 - 1
Jul 1998 Palau Northern Marianas Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Yap Yap 8 - 0

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