Matansa FC

The club has previously participated in the Marianas Soccer League, including in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Monroyo |first1=Roselyn |title=Tan Holdings crushes Matansa |date=23 February 2016 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/tan-holdings-crushes-matansa/article_7664df50-73d0-590f-b70b-2a910e28084f.html |publisher=Saipan Tribune |access-date=28 November 2023}} In 2023, the club won the Marianas Soccer League 2 championship.{{cite web |last1=Gases |first1=Leigh |title=Eleven Tiger, Matansa are MSL champs |date=23 June 2023 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/eleven-tiger-matansa-are-msl-champs/article_09bd018e-d1bc-590e-8507-d2f559d1c3c5.html |publisher=Saipan Tribune |access-date=28 November 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Sablan, Jr. |first1=James |title=Matansa bag MSL 2 division title |date=22 June 2023 |url=https://www.mvariety.com/sports/matansa-bag-msl-2-division-title/article_cb68509c-102f-11ee-9489-dfc3dd94f2cb.html |publisher=Marianas Variety |access-date=28 November 2023}}

The 2024 Spring season saw the rise of the club, the club finished 3rd in the season earning them a spot in the season's playoffs. They were seeded against MP United in the semi-finals. The match was decided in a penalty shootout in which Matansa won with a score of 2–2 (5–3 on pens.)[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nmi2024.html#spring#playoff_stage RSSSF, Northern Marianas 2024 Spring playoff stage] earning them a spot for their first Marianas Soccer League 1 final. The club would face Kanoa in the finals where they would score two goals in the match, but would later lose with a scoreline of 4–2.{{cite web|title = Kanoa FC bags MSL1 and MSL2 titles |url=https://www.nmifa.com/single-post/kanoa-fc-bags-msl-1-and-2-titles |work = Northern Mariana Islands Football Association |date=May 29, 2024}}

The following 2024 Fall season showed no stopping for the club as they would top the league standings winning all of their 6 matches in the regular season and qualifying for the playoffs stage for the Fall league. They would be drawn with Marianas Development Team in the semi-final and trashing them 7-1 qualifying for the final in the Fall league. The club would face Kanoa once again for the title. The match saw a scoreline of 3–2 in favor of Matansa sealing the title for Matansa and winning their first title.{{cite web|title = Matansa wins MSL1 title |url=https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/matansa-wins-msl-1-title/article_ec7d85a6-a659-11ef-807b-bf9f60f0cc2e.html#:~:text=THE%20Matansa%20Football%20Club%20rallied,both%20teams%20were%20equally%20matched. |work = Marianas Variety |first1 = James |last1 = Sablan Jr. |date = November 20, 2024}}

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• Marianas Soccer League 1
• Winners: 2024 Fall
• Runners-up: 2024 Spring

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• [https://www.facebook.com/p/Matansa-FC-100042339381584/?paipv=0&eav=AfbAuVdNnxl_7QtcBRky1ILKht7AlasEoCdh5wpoKwhmuiQ5JWg8D7cMuSRLv18tOk0&_rdr Official Facebook]
• [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/matansa-fc/14539/ Global Sports Archive profile]

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