Teams
Lobi Stars FC
Sunshine Stars FC
Enyimba
Akwa United
Enugu Rangers
Abia Warriors
Kano Pillars
Rivers United
Plateau United
Nasarawa United
Wikki Tourists
Heartland FC
MFM FC
Kwara United
Katsina Utd
Ifeanyi Ubah FC
Niger Tornadoes
Shooting Stars
El Kanemi Warriors
Remo Stars
Gombe Utd
Warri Wolves FC
Dakkada FC
Bendel Insurance
Jigawa Golden Stars
Adamawa United FC
Bayelsa United
Doma United
Go Round FC
Yobe Desert Stars
ABS FC
Ikorodu Utd
Sporting Lagos
Delta Force FC
Taraba
Wikipedia - Nigeria Professional Football League
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigerian Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the Interim Management Committee Board headed by Mr. Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye.
History
2017 season
Plateau United F.C. won the league on 9 September 2017, with a 2–0 victory over Rangers International F.C..
2018 season
In July 2018 the league was postponed indefinitely following crisis in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Lobi Stars was declared as the sole representative of the league in the 2019 CAF Champions League as the team was at the top of the standings.
2019 season
The league consisted of 24 teams. Four were promoted from the Nigeria National League. Twenty teams remained from the previous season which was not completed. They were divided into two groups of 12 teams. The top three teams in each group contested for the title in the NPFL Super six championship playoff in Lagos. The People's Elephant finished at the top of the log with 12 points from five games.
Enyimba vs Kano Pillars is considered the biggest match of the season because of their rivalry and they remain the 2 teams yet to finish outside the top eight for 12 seasons.
Nigérijská Premier League je najvyššia futbalová súťaž v Nigérii. Založená bola v roku 1972 a odvtedy sa stala jednou z najobľúbenejších športových súťaží v krajine. V lige hrá 20 tímov, ktoré sa stretnú dvakrát, doma a vonku, počas 38-zápasovej sezóny. Na konci sezóny sa najlepší tri tímy kvalifikujú na Africkú Ligu majstrov, druhý najlepší trojica sa kvalifikuje na Africký šampionát a zvyšné tri tímy zostupujú do Nigérijskej národnej ligy.
Najúspešnejším klubom v histórii ligy je Enyimba FC, ktorý získal rekordných 8 titulov. Ďalšími úspešnými klubmi sú Kano Pillars FC, Heartland FC a Rangers International FC.
Nigérijská Premier League je známa svojím rýchlym a fyzickým štýlom hry. Liga je tiež známa tým, že produkuje množstvo talentovaných hráčov, ktorí pokračovali v hre v niektorých z najväčších klubov sveta.