Founded | 2005 |
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Country | Northern Mariana Islands |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | M*League Division 2 |
Current champions |
MP United (2nd title) (2016 Fall) |
Most championships | Inter Godfather's (5 titles) |
Website | www.nmifa.com |
2017 M*League Division 1 |
The M*League, "M" for Marianas, is the top level football competition of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. It was an invitational league in the Northern Mariana Islands. The league has operated since 2005 and grew to include eight teams in the 2010 competition. On 2 August 2012 the competition was re-branded as the M*League following the suit of many other AFC national competitions.
In 2008, eight teams played in the league: In September 2012 the NMIFA officially launched a two tier completion. It was announced that in the inaugural season there would 5 teams in Division 1 and 4 teams in Division 2.
Champions so far are: