Fixtures

DateRHjemme vs Ude-
04/20 13:00 31 Kwara United vs Akwa United View
04/20 15:30 31 Abia Warriors vs Bayelsa United View
04/21 15:00 31 Kano Pillars vs Gombe Utd View
04/21 15:00 31 Lobi Stars FC vs Bendel Insurance View
04/21 15:00 31 Niger Tornadoes vs Doma United View
04/21 15:00 31 Plateau United vs Remo Stars View
04/21 15:00 31 Katsina Utd vs Sporting Lagos View
04/21 15:00 31 Rivers United vs Enugu Rangers View
04/21 15:00 31 Sunshine Stars FC vs Enyimba View
04/26 15:00 32 Remo Stars vs Niger Tornadoes View
04/27 14:00 32 Doma United vs Kwara United View
04/27 15:00 32 Bendel Insurance vs Heartland FC View

Results

Date R Hjemme vs Ude -
04/19 15:00 31 [19] Heartland FC vs Shooting Stars [5] 1-0
04/17 15:00 30 [13] Doma United vs Remo Stars [5] 0-0
04/17 15:00 30 [13] Doma United vs Remo Stars [5] 1-1
04/16 16:30 30 [6] Shooting Stars vs Lobi Stars FC [2] 2-0
04/16 15:00 30 Akwa United vs Niger Tornadoes 4-1
04/16 15:00 30 Sporting Lagos vs Sunshine Stars FC 1-0
04/16 15:00 30 [15] Bayelsa United vs Katsina Utd [7] 1-1
04/16 15:00 30 [4] Enyimba vs Heartland FC [19] 1-0
04/16 15:00 30 Gombe Utd vs Kwara United 1-2
04/16 15:00 30 Bendel Insurance vs Kano Pillars 2-1
04/16 15:00 30 Enugu Rangers vs Abia Warriors 3-2
04/16 15:00 30 [17] Rivers United vs Plateau United [5] 3-1

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.