- Northern Mariana Islands national football team
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Northern Mariana Islands 
Nickname(s) Blue Ayuyus Association Northern Mariana Islands Football Association Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia) Confederation AFC Most caps David Duenas (6) Top scorer Joe Wang Miller (3) Home stadium Oleai Sports Complex FIFA code NMI Elo ranking 230 
Home coloursAway coloursFirst international 
NMI 2–3 Guam 
(Northern Mariana Islands, 25 March 2007)Biggest win 
Pohnpei 0–13 NMI
(Palau, June 1998)Biggest defeat Guam 9–0 NMI
(Hagåtña, Guam; 1 April 2007)The Northern Mariana Islands national football team is the international football team of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, controlled by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.
The association is a member of the East Asian Football Federation. They first participated internationally as a guest team in the U-14 East Asian Football Federation Youth Festival in July 2006 in Beijing. In December 2006, the EAFF admitted the Northern Mariana Islands as a provisional member, granting full membership in September 2008.[1]
Until 2009, the first team had only competed against neighbours Guam - in the East Asian Football Championship 2008 and annual Marianas Cup. The qualification process for the 2010 EAFF Championship was altered from the previous edition, meaning the team finally faced competition from further afield.
In July 2009 The AFC Exco agreed to accept the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association (NMIFA) as an Associate Member of the Asian Football Confederation, after the association resigned from the Oceania Football Confederation in June 2009, paving the way to join AFC.[2] The NMIFA will be a provisional member until the next AFC Congress, when it has the chance to be ratified as a permanent Associate Member.
On June 19, 2010 the NMI earned a 1-1 draw with neighbor Guam in the 2010 Marianas Cup. The match ended in a draw as there was insufficient lighting to continue the match after the end of regulation. Joe Miller scored for the NMI in the 68th minute and Jason Cunliffe answered in the 89th minute to salvage a draw for Guam.
Contents
Selected internationals
Date Venue Opponent Score Tournament 19 June 2010 CNMI Guam1–1 2010 Marianas Cup 15 March 2009 Guam 
Mongolia1–4 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Competition 13 March 2009 Guam Guam1–2 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Competition and 2009 Marianas Cup 11 March 2009 Guam 
Macau1–6 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Competition 27 April 2008 CNMI Guam2–3 2008 Marianas Cup 1 April 2007 Guam Guam0–9 2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary qualification and 2007 Marianas Cup 25 March 2007 CNMI Guam2–3 2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary qualification Coaching History
Name Nat Tenure Jeff "Ziggy" Korytoski 
2007 Jason Higgins 2007 Nicolas Swaim 2008 Sugao Kambe 
2009 Kiyoshi Sekiguchi-Advisor 2010 Current squad
The following members were named to the national team for 2010 EAFF Championship qualifier.
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Evan W. Hunsberger Inter Saipan2 DF Adam Hardwicke 1 MP United3 DF Greg Elliot 1 Wild Bill's4 DF Eric Cooke 1 Wild Bill's5 MF Nicolas B. Swaim 4 1 MP United6 MF Yuki Adachi 1 MP United7 MF Steven C. McKagan 4 1 Wild Bill's8 FW Ross Benjamin Wood 4 Wild Bill's9 FW Joe Wang Miller 4 3 MP United10 MF Gilmark Reusora 4 Inter Saipan11 FW Kirk Schuler 1 MP United12 MF Peter C. Houk 4 Inter Saipan14 DF Edwin Cruz 1 Inter Saipan15 MF Jason F. Schroeder 4 Wild Bill's16 DF Brad E. Ruszala 1 Wild Bill's17 DF Bradley J. Brostrom MP United19 MF Dan Wollak 1 Wild Bill's20 MF Bo Barry MP United21 GK Christopher J. Nelson 4 Inter SaipanReferences
- ^ "EAFF grants NMIFA full membership". Saipan Tribune. 2008-10-24. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=84708.
- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands join AFC as Associate Member". Asian Football Confederation. 2009-07-15. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24797-northern-mariana-islands-join-afc-as-associate-member.
External links
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* FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.Categories:- Asian national association football teams
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- Provisional members of the East Asian Football Federation
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