Northern Mariana Championship

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 and grew to include eight teams in the 2010 competition.^[1]

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

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