2016 Nigeria Professional Football League

Nigeria Premier League

Season	2016
Matches played	123
Goals scored	259 (2.11 per match)
Biggest home win	Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016)
Biggest away win	El Kanemi Warriors 1-3 Akwa United (30 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016)
Longest winning run	Abia Warriors Nasarawa United (3)
Longest unbeaten run	Abia Warriors (10)
Longest winless run	Ikorodu United (11)
Longest losing run	Ikorodu United (6)
← 2015 All statistics correct as of 24 April 2016.

The 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 45th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 26th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".

Enyimba came into the season as defending champions of the 2015 season. MFM, Niger Tornadoes, Plateau United and Ikorodu United entered as the four promoted teams from the Nigeria National League.^[1]

Clubs

A total of 20 teams will contest the league including 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The four promoted teams replace Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season

Locations of the Nigeria Premier League 2015 teams

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Enugu Rangers	12	7	3	2	19	12	+7	24	Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League
2	Abia Warriors	12	6	5	1	15	8	+7	23	Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League
3	Ifeanyi Uba	13	7	1	5	15	13	+2	22	Qualification to the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup
4	Kano Pillars	12	6	3	3	20	12	+8	21
5	Lobi Stars	13	6	3	4	14	10	+4	21
6	Wikki Tourist	12	5	4	3	15	6	+9	19
7	MFM	13	5	4	4	14	14	0	19
7	Rivers United	13	6	1	6	14	14	0	19
9	Warri Wolves	12	5	4	3	7	7	0	19
10	Akwa United	13	5	3	5	17	13	+4	18
11	Heartland	12	5	2	5	9	9	0	17
12	Plateau United	13	5	2	6	14	18	−4	17
13	Niger Tornadoes	13	5	1	7	15	16	−1	16
14	El Kanemi Warriors	13	5	1	7	14	18	−4	16
15	Nasarawa United	12	5	0	7	12	15	−3	15
16	Shooting Stars	13	5	0	8	13	21	−8	15
17	Sunshine Stars	12	3	5	4	12	11	+1	14	Relegation to the Nigeria National League
18	Giwa	12	4	1	7	10	16	−6	13
19	Enyimba	8	4	0	4	7	7	0	12
20	Ikorodu United	13	1	3	9	6	21	−15	6

Updated to games played on 24 April 2016.
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

	Leader
	2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
	Relegation to Nigeria National League

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Enugu Rangers	14	14	8	5	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Abia Warriors	8	9	6	8	9	8	13	13	9	8	4	3	2
Ifeanyi Uba	4	6	12	7	8	4	5	3	5	1	2	1	3
Kano Pillars	1	4	2	3	2	3	3	5	2	9	5	8	4
Lobi Stars	4	2	4	1	4	5	7	3	4	7	9	7	5
Wikki Tourist	4	5	9	4	7	11	6	8	8	3	6	9	6
MFM	1	1	5	2	3	1	2	2	3	4	7	4	7
Rivers United	4	8	3	9	5	7	12	10	6	5	8	5	7
Warri Wolves	12	10	13	16	6	9	14	14	14	16	15	11	9
Akwa United	8	12	15	11	15	10	4	7	7	6	3	6	10
Heartland	12	10	14	17	14	15	15	15	12	13	10	14	11
Plateau United	1	3	1	10	10	12	8	11	13	15	12	15	12
Niger Tornadoes	14	7	11	6	12	6	10	6	10	10	13	10	13
El Kanemi Warriors	17	15	16	19	16	17	16	16	11	14	11	17	14
Nasarawa United	14	17	18	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	19	18	15
Shooting Stars	17	18	10	13	11	13	9	12	16	12	16	12	16
Sunshine Stars	8	15	16	18	19	19	19	20	17	18	18	13	17
Giwa	17	20	20	15	17	14	11	9	15	11	14	16	18
Enyimba	17	18	19	14	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	19	19
Ikorodu United	8	12	7	12	13	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20

Last updated: 24 April 2016
Source: Soccerway

References

↑ "Nigeria Premier League: Enyimba start title defence on losing note - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

2015 in African Football (CAF)

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola 14–15 15–16 Benin 14-15 15-16 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 14–15 15–16 Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana 15 15–16 Guinea 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 15–16 Mauritania 14–15 Mauritius 14–15 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 Senegal 14–15 Somalia 14–15 South Africa 14–15 15–16 Sudan Swaziland 14–15 Tanzania 14–15 Togo Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola 14–15 15–16 Egypt Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16

Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup UNAF Club Cup

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-23 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

2016 in African Football (CAF)

« 2015 2017 »

Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin 15–16 16–17 Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 15–16 16–17 Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali 15–16 16–17 Mauritania 15–16 Mauritius 15–16 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 15–16 16–17 Senegal 15–16 Somalia 15–16 South Africa 15–16 16–17 Sudan Swaziland 15–16 Tanzania 15–16 Togo Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Egypt Kenya South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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