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The 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League is the 54th season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, and the 35th since attaining professionalism and the first under the current name. The season commenced early on 31 August 2024 with the defending champions, Enugu Rangers hosting El-Kanemi Warriors. [1] [2]
The league was previously known as the Nigeria Premier League between 1993 and 2000, and between 2003 and 2013. [3] [4]It has also been known as the "Nigerian Premiership" (2000–2003); "Nigerian Professional League" (1990–1993); Nigerian National League - First Division (1979–1990) and "the (Nigerian) National League" or "Nigerian Football League" (1972–1979) and more recently "Nigeria ...
2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024. The 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League was the 53rd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, the 34th since attaining professionalism and the first under the current name. [ 3 ]
They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first-tier division in Nigerian football. They play their home games at Sani Abacha Stadium . Kano Pillars FC was founded in 1990, the year the professional association football league started in Nigeria, and it is also among the oldest clubs in Nigerian history alongside clubs like ...
In 2023–24, Sporting Lagos were relegated back to the NNL after they lost on the final matchday and finished in 17th place [7] in June 2024, with a low tally of 46 points. Sporting Lagos drew an average home attendance of 1,180 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League.
In 2013, MFM FC took over the slot of Bolowatan F.C. in the Nigeria National League, the second-tier division in Nigerian football. The founder of Bolowotan FC, Toyin Gafaar, a Muslim, handed the slot to the church (MFM) to manage without collecting any money in return. On 31 August 2015, MFM FC was promoted to the Nigeria Premier League. [6]
On 25 June 2022, Rivers United won their first league title with 4 matches to spare. [3] Kano Pillars were relegated for the first time in 20 years. [4] This occurred as a result of the team suffering a six point deduction from the league committee and the club's poor form during the season, [5] [6] they were joined by MFM, Heartland and ...
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head ...