Mariano "Nonong" V. Araneta, Jr. (born November 9, 1954) is a Filipino sports executive, businessman and retired footballer.

He played for his town's team in province-wide football tournaments held during the summer and Christmas season during his childhood.

[2] Araneta won his first National League Championship title as part of the U-Tex football team.

[8] Almost a year later, Araneta was elected as president on November 26, 2011, at a PFF congress held at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig.

[10] In February 2017, it was reported that Araneta was one of the then eight candidates vying for the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) four spots at the FIFA Council.

[15] On February 2, 2023, the AFC re-elected Araneta to another four-year term as a representative of the confederation in the FIFA Council.

[17] He was succeeded by John Gutierrez, though he retains his role as FIFA council member and ASEAN Football Federation vice president.

[18] Mariano served as the chef de mission of the Philippine delegation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the country's most successful performance at the tournament with weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz winning the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal.