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M-League Division 1
The Marianas Soccer League 1 is the men's top level professional football (soccer), 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. History The football in the Northern Mariana Islands, league began as an invitational event in the Northern Mariana Islands. The league has been operating since 2005 and grew to include eight teams in the 2008 season.Schöggl.H (2010Northern Marianas 2010 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.'MP United rules men's league' , ''Saipan Tribune'', 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-14. On 2 August 2012 the competition was re-branded as the M-League, following the suit of many other Asian Football C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Sponsors Member associations It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones. Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
