Northern Mariana Islands Football Association

Northern Mariana Islands
Football Association
AFC
Short nameNMIFA
Founded2005
FIFA affiliationN/A
AFC affiliation2020 (Ordinary membership)
EAFF affiliation2008 (Full membership)
PresidentJerry Tan
Websitehttp://www.nmifa.com

The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) is the governing body of football in the Northern Mariana Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 2005 by US Attorney Peter Coleman to replace the now-defunct NMISF, which had administered the sport on the islands up to around 2002.[1] The Association received associate membership into the East Asian Football Federation in December 2006, with full membership coming in August 2008.[2][3] The association was admitted as a provisional member of the Asian Football Confederation in July 2009.[4] On 9 December 2020 during the 30th AFC Congress, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) became the 47th full member association of the AFC.[5] In October 2021 FIFA Head of MA Governance Rolf Tanner announced at the 11th Northern Mariana Islands Football Association Ordinary Congress that the global organization had received the island's application for membership.[6]

The association runs the M*League and Women's M*League, the top levels of domestic competition within the commonwealth. It operates men's, women's, and youth national football teams.

National football stadium

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Stadium Capacity City
Oleai Sports Complex 2,000 Susupe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "North Mariana exit weakens Oceania Football Confederation". playthegame.org. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "NMIFA "About Us"". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ 'EAFF grants NMIFA full membership' Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ 29th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, East Asian Football Federation, 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. ^ "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership". the-afc.com. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "FIFA, AFC reps observe NMIFA Congress". The Saipan Tribune. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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