Fixtures

DateRKodus vs Võõrsil-
05/06 15:00 21 Remo Stars vs Rivers United View
05/08 15:00 23 Kwara United vs Rivers United View
05/11 14:00 34 Doma United vs Lobi Stars FC View
05/11 15:00 34 Bendel Insurance vs Katsina Utd View
05/11 15:00 27 Sunshine Stars FC vs Rivers United View
05/12 14:00 34 Gombe Utd vs Sunshine Stars FC View
05/12 15:00 34 Akwa United vs Heartland FC View
05/12 15:00 34 Remo Stars vs Kano Pillars View
05/12 15:00 34 Niger Tornadoes vs Kwara United View
05/12 15:00 34 Bayelsa United vs Plateau United View
05/12 15:00 34 Enyimba vs Rivers United View
05/12 15:00 34 Shooting Stars vs Abia Warriors View

Results

Date R Kodus vs Võõrsil -
05/05 15:00 33 Abia Warriors vs Enyimba PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Rivers United vs Sporting Lagos PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Katsina Utd vs Shooting Stars PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Heartland FC vs Gombe Utd PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Sunshine Stars FC vs Bendel Insurance PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Plateau United vs Niger Tornadoes PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Lobi Stars FC vs Akwa United PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Kwara United vs Remo Stars PPT.
05/05 15:00 33 Kano Pillars vs Doma United PPT.
04/30 07:00 32 [17] Bayelsa United vs Rivers United [13] 2-1
04/28 16:30 32 [6] Shooting Stars vs Sunshine Stars FC [16] 2-0

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 Enugu Rangers.

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.

Nigeeria kõrgliiga on Nigeeria parim jalgpalliliiga. See on Aafrika klubide jalgpalli tipptasemel ja üks Aafrika kõige vaadatumatest jalgpalliliigadest. Liiga loodi 1972. aastal ja selles osaleb 20 klubi. Liigahooaeg kestab augustist maini ja seda juhib Nigeeria jalgpalliliit.