About NIG1
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) 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 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board headed by Gbenga Elegbeleye.
Leaders — 17/18
Standings
| # | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lobi Stars FC | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 43 | L W W L L |
| 2 | Akwa United FC | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 41 | L W W W W |
| 3 | Kano Pillars FC | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 38 | D W D D D |
| 4 | Enyimba FC | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 38 | L L W W D |
| 5 | Plateau United FC | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | W W L L D |
| 6 | Niger Tornadoes FC | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 37 | D W L L W |
| 7 | Katsina United FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 36 | W L W W L |
| 8 | Abia Warriors FC | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 34 | D W W D D |
| 9 | Rivers United FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 34 | D D W D D |
| 10 | Rangers International FC | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 33 | D D L L W |
| 11 | MFM FC | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 33 | L L L W W |
| 12 | Sunshine Stars FC | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 | L W L D W |
| 13 | Nasarawa United FC | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 29 | W L D W L |
| 14 | El-Kanemi Warriors FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 29 | D W L W L |
| 15 | Wikki Tourists FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 29 | D L W W L |
| 16 | Kwara United FC | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 29 | W D W L W |
| 17 | Go Round FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 29 | L W L L W |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Ubah FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 | D D L L L |
| 19 | Yobe Stars FC | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 28 | W D L L L |
| 20 | Heartland FC | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 23 | D L W L D |
Recent results
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Season stats — 2017
Goals scored by matchday (24 rounds played)
No scoring data.
No assist data.
No goalkeeper data for this season.
No discipline data.
No clubs data.
No history data.
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Home team in rows, away team in columns. Click any score for the match page. Dashes are fixtures not yet played.
| Abi | Akw | El- | Eny | Go | Hea | Ife | Kan | Kat | Kwa | Lob | MFM | Nas | Nig | Pla | Ran | Riv | Sun | Wik | Yob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abia Warriors FC | — | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Akwa United FC | 1–1 | — | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| El-Kanemi Warriors FC | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| Enyimba FC | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – |
| Go Round FC | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | – |
| Heartland FC | 0–0 | – | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | – | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ifeanyi Ubah FC | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | – | – | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | – | 3–1 | – | 2–1 |
| Kano Pillars FC | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| Katsina United FC | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | – |
| Kwara United FC | – | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Lobi Stars FC | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | — | – | – | 3–1 | – | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | – | 3–0 |
| MFM FC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | 3–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | – |
| Nasarawa United FC | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 4–3 | – | – | – | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | – | — | – | 0–1 | 2–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Niger Tornadoes FC | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | – | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Plateau United FC | 2–2 | – | 3–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Rangers International FC | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | – | – | – | — | 1–0 | – | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Rivers United FC | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | — | 0–0 | – | – |
| Sunshine Stars FC | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Wikki Tourists FC | – | – | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | — | 3–1 |
| Yobe Stars FC | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | — |
Each team's home record vs away record, ranked by total points.
| # | Club | HOME | AWAY | Total pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | Pts | |||
| 1 | Lobi Stars FC | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 | Akwa United FC | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Kano Pillars FC | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Enyimba FC | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Plateau United FC | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Niger Tornadoes FC | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Katsina United FC | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Rivers United FC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors FC | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| 10 | Rangers International FC | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | MFM FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 12 | Sunshine Stars FC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourists FC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Kwara United FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 15 | Nasarawa United FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | El-Kanemi Warriors FC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 17 | Go Round FC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Ubah FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 19 | Yobe Stars FC | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 20 | Heartland FC | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Largest goal-margins recorded in this competition for 2017.
| # | Date | Stage | Home | Score | Away | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-02-04 | REGULAR SEASON | Plateau United FC | 5–0 | Sunshine Stars FC | +5 |
| 2 | 2018-02-04 | REGULAR SEASON | Akwa United FC | 4–0 | Wikki Tourists FC | +4 |
| 3 | 2018-04-04 | REGULAR SEASON | Kano Pillars FC | 4–0 | Ifeanyi Ubah FC | +4 |
| 4 | 2018-01-28 | REGULAR SEASON | Katsina United FC | 3–0 | Go Round FC | +3 |
| 5 | 2018-02-05 | REGULAR SEASON | Nasarawa United FC | 3–0 | Yobe Stars FC | +3 |
| 6 | 2018-03-11 | REGULAR SEASON | Wikki Tourists FC | 3–0 | Rivers United FC | +3 |
| 7 | 2018-02-18 | REGULAR SEASON | Katsina United FC | 3–0 | Ifeanyi Ubah FC | +3 |
| 8 | 2018-04-04 | REGULAR SEASON | Rangers International FC | 3–0 | Yobe Stars FC | +3 |
| 9 | 2018-03-25 | REGULAR SEASON | Wikki Tourists FC | 3–0 | El-Kanemi Warriors FC | +3 |
| 10 | 2018-01-24 | REGULAR SEASON | Plateau United FC | 3–0 | El-Kanemi Warriors FC | +3 |
| 11 | 2018-01-28 | REGULAR SEASON | Akwa United FC | 3–0 | Kwara United FC | +3 |
| 12 | 2018-03-11 | REGULAR SEASON | MFM FC | 3–0 | Heartland FC | +3 |
Form-weighted ranking based on last 10 matches — recent matches count more. Synthetic score 0–100.
| # | Club | Matches counted | Power score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akwa United FC | 10 |
85.9
|
| 2 | Kano Pillars FC | 10 |
69.3
|
| 3 | Enyimba FC | 10 |
68.5
|
| 4 | Abia Warriors FC | 10 |
61.4
|
| 5 | Kwara United FC | 10 |
60.5
|
| 6 | Lobi Stars FC | 10 |
54.8
|
| 7 | Rivers United FC | 10 |
51.5
|
| 8 | Niger Tornadoes FC | 10 |
48.6
|
| 9 | Sunshine Stars FC | 10 |
48.3
|
| 10 | Katsina United FC | 10 |
46.8
|
| 11 | El-Kanemi Warriors FC | 10 |
44.6
|
| 12 | Plateau United FC | 10 |
43.1
|
| 13 | MFM FC | 10 |
40.6
|
| 14 | Rangers International FC | 10 |
40.1
|
| 15 | Go Round FC | 10 |
38.8
|
| 16 | Wikki Tourists FC | 10 |
35.5
|
| 17 | Nasarawa United FC | 10 |
32.4
|
| 18 | Ifeanyi Ubah FC | 10 |
14.2
|
| 19 | Heartland FC | 10 |
8.7
|
| 20 | Yobe Stars FC | 10 |
-5.8
|