Eleven Tiger Football Club is a professional football club from the Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, currently competing in the Marianas Soccer League, the top tier league in the country.
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| Full name | Eleven Tiger Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Tigers | ||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Ground | NMI Soccer Training Center, Saipan | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| League | Marianas Soccer League 1 | ||
| 2023 | 1st of 9, Champions | ||
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History edit
Eleven Tiger was founded in 2021. The same year the club began playing in the Marianas Soccer League, despite not playing in the spring campaign.[1][2] In its first season, the club defeated Tan Holdings 4–2 in the final to win the league title. Richard Steele scored two goals en route to the upset victory.[3]
In June 2023, Eleven Tiger repeated the championship, this time defeating MP United 2–1 in the final match. NMI international Sunjoon Tenorio scored both of his team's goals in the victory.[4] Other members of the 2023 championship-winning squad were Ariel Narvaez, Eunsyu Hahn, Anthony Austria, Zhixiang Lin, Akira Kadokura, Jack Unsa, Bada Lee, Brandy Onopwy, Floyd Muna, Jimmy Lin, Brandon Tenorio, Dave Mafnas, Jamin Elliot, Seho Baek, and Dane Hodges.[5]
First major honour edit
In December 2023, Eleven Tiger was the North Mariana Islands' representative in the first-ever Marianas Club Championship, hosting Guam Soccer League champions Wings FC.[6] Eleven Tiger went on to win the match 2–1 with goals from Tanapon Unsa and Sunjoon Tenorio.[7][8] The club went on to win 2023 Marianas Soccer League thus seeing them qualified to the inaugural edition of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.
Honours edit
- Winners: Spring 2022, Spring 2023
- Winners: 2023
International competition edit
- Scores and results list Eleven Tiger FC's goal tally first.
| Year | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2023 | Marianas Club Championship | — |  Wings FC
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2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Qualifying play-off | 
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References edit
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Northern Marianas 2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Gases, Leigh. "Kanoa FC roars past Eleven Tiger FC in MSL". The Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Eleven Tiger wins Men's Soccer League Division "A" title". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Sablan Jr., James. "Eleven Tiger FC clinch MSL 1 championship". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Gases, Leigh. "Eleven Tiger, Matansa are MSL champs". The Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Wings FC ready for first-ever Marianas Club Championship". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Sablan, Jr., James. "Eleven Tiger outlasts Wings in Marianas Club Championship". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Gases, Leigh. "Eleven Tiger claws way to championship". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 20 February 2024.