2016 Nigeria Professional Football League

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".

Nigeria Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsEnugu RangersGUI
RelegatedGiwa
Heartland
Ikorodu United
Warri Wolves
Champions LeagueEnugu Rangers
Rivers United
Confederation CupWikki Tourist
Matches played342
Goals scored734 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorerGodwin Obaje (18)
Biggest home winKano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars
(24 April 2016)
Biggest away winEl Kanemi Warriors 1-3 Akwa United
(30 March 2016)
Highest scoring
3 matches
Longest winning runPlateau United
Wikki Tourist (4)
Longest unbeaten runAbia Warriors (10)
Longest winless runIkorodu United (10)
Longest losing runIkorodu United (5)
Highest attendance40,000 El Kanemi at Rangers International
Average attendance8,600
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 2 October 2016.

Enugu Rangers won their seventh league title and first since 1984. Giwa, Heartland, Ikorodu United and Warri Wolves finished as the bottom four teams in the standings and will be relegated to Nigeria National League for the 2017 season.

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 (C) 36 18 9 9 53 37 +16 63 Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Rivers United 36 19 3 14 38 29 +9 60
3 Wikki Tourist 36 16 9 11 45 28 +17 57 Qualification to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Ifeanyi Uba 36 16 8 12 37 33 +4 56
5 Lobi Stars 36 16 7 13 41 35 +6 55
6 Sunshine Stars 36 14 11 11 44 37 +7 53
7 Kano Pillars 36 15 7 14 47 40 +7 52
8 El Kanemi Warriors 36 16 3 17 37 40 −3 51
9 Enyimba 36 14 8 14 34 35 −1 50
10 Nasarawa United 36 16 2 18 41 43 −2 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 36 15 4 17 40 42 −2 49
12 Plateau United 36 13 10 13 34 37 −3 49
13 Abia Warriors 36 12 12 12 35 39 −4 48
14 Akwa United 36 13 8 15 45 46 −1 47
15 Shooting Stars 36 14 5 17 41 48 −7 47
16 MFM 36 12 9 15 36 40 −4 45
17 Warri Wolves (R) 36 12 9 15 29 38 −9 45 Relegation to the Nigeria National League
18 Heartland (R) 36 11 11 14 25 30 −5 44
19 Ikorodu United (R) 36 7 11 18 32 55 −23 32
20 Giwa[lower-alpha 1] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2016. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Giwa was expelled from the league following Week 18 after failing to honor three consecutive home matches. All matches involving Giwa, played and unplayed, were suspended.[1]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Enugu Rangers1414851211121213351134233222121123412111
Rivers United4839571210658577516212322333333312121222
Wikki Tourist459471168836968793441111111212231234343
Ifeanyi Uba4612784535121346488111112131110121110881075343434
Lobi Stars42414573479755465658568988675657856565
Sunshine Stars8151618191919201718181317151512131066855566769444585756
Kano Pillars14232335295841124523444454544586779677
El Kanemi Warriors1715161916171616111411171416181717171712141114111491313161213121312101088
Enyimba1718191418181817181717191918111310118567964545679109678109
Nasarawa United1417182020202019201919181514161515131515151515141012119796961089910
Niger Tornadoes14711612610610101310139121016141313111213151113141512141213111312131111
Plateau United131101012811131512151213141614161617171718181616161613111111121113111212
Abia Warriors8968981313984322232397910781314121215151617171717141513
Akwa United8121511151047763610119777710109677781010810810911121314
Shooting Stars171810131113912161216121617171818181818181816161717171714161515141414151415
MFM1152312234747688111210978101291091111131414151615161716
Warri Wolves12101316691414141615119101311991214131412131515151417171718181516171817
Heartland1210141714151515121310141112101412151416161617171818181818181816161818181618
Ikorodu United81271213161718192020202020202020201919191919191919191919191919191919191919
Giwa17202015171411915111416181919191919--------------------
Leader
2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Nigeria National League
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2016. Source: Soccerway

References
  1. "Giwa FC expelled from Nigeria League - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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