2015 Nigeria Professional Football League

June 2026 Nigeria Premier League 2015 Enyimba Bayelsa United Kwara United Sharks Taraba Champions League Enyimba Warri Wolves Confederation Cup Akwa United Nasarawa United 380 816 Gbolahan Salamihttp://arthurbueze.blogspot.com.ng/2016/01/gbolahan-salami-wins-first-edition-of.html Welcome to ABZ (Arthur Bueze's) SportsBlog: Gbolahan Salami wins first edition of Rashidi Yekini's NPFL Golden Boot Award, see other list of winners 2016-01-20 2016-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223103031/http://arthurbueze.blogspot.com.ng/2016/01/gbolahan-salami-wins-first-edition-of.html dead of Warri Wolves (17 goals) 2 matches Warri Wolves 5-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (26 July 2015) Sunshine Stars 5-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (23 August 2015) 2 matches Heartland 0-3 Sunshine Stars (3 May 2015) El-Kanemi Warriors 1-4 Gabros International (21 June 2015) Heartland 5-2 Nasarawa United (22 March 2015) Enugu Rangers Warri Wolves (4) Enyimba (10) Taraba (17) Sunshine Stars Taraba (4) 2014 2016 16 November 2015 The 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 44th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972. It is also the 25th season since the league was rebranded as the "Professional League." Enyimba won their seventh league title and first since the 2009–10 season. They clinched with a week to go in the season with a scoreless draw with Warri Wolves, who were six points behind. Warri Wolves finished in second place, four points behind Enyimba, and both will represent Nigeria in the 2016 CAF Champions League. Nasarawa United placed third and qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup. Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba each finished in the bottom four and will be relegated to the Nigeria National League for 2016. Akwa United escaped relegation, pulling out of the bottom four with a 1-0 win over Lobi Stars in their final match of the 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 Gombe United, Crown, Kaduna United and Nembe City who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season Nigeria none 500 Locations of the Nigeria Premier League 2015 teams Nigeria 11.99 8.52 Kano Pillars right Nigeria 4.77 7.02 Dolphins right Nigeria 7.258 5.189722 Sunshine Stars top Nigeria 5.51 5.75 W.Wolves left Nigeria 6.44 7.50 Enugu Rangers top Nigeria 5.102 7.375833 Enyimba left Nigeria 5.4839 7.043889 Heartland top Nigeria 4.76 7.02 Sharks bottom Nigeria 7.4 3.91 3SC left Nigeria 5.02 7.925 Akwa United right Nigeria 10.32 9.835 W. Tourists top Nigeria 8.5 4.55 Kwara United left Nigeria 7.741 8.51 Lobi Stars right Nigeria 4.93 6.267 Bayelsa United left Nigeria 8.49 8.5167 Nasarawa United right Nigeria 11.833 13.15 El-Kanemi Warriors left Nigeria 6.016667 6.916667 Gabros top Nigeria 9.933 8.883 Giwa FC right Nigeria 5.533 7.4833 Abia Warriors right Nigeria 8.9511 11.354 Taraba F.C. right Teams Stadiums and locations Football venues in Nigeria Akwa United Bayelsa United F.C. Dolphin F.C. Wikki Tourists Heartland Gabros Akwa Ibom Stadium Oghara Township Stadium Liberation Stadium Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Dan Anyiam Stadium Gabros Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 3,000 Lobi Stars Nasarawa United Kwara United F.C. Sunshine Stars F.C. Aper Aku Stadium Lafia Township Stadium Kwara Stadium Akure Township Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 10,000 El-Kanemi Warriors Enugu Rangers Enyimba Kano Pillars Karkanda Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enyimba International Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 25,500 Capacity: 25,000 Sharks Warri Wolves Abia Warriors F.C. Giwa FC Shooting Stars F.C. Taraba F.C. Sharks Stadium Warri Township Stadium Umuahia Township Stadium Rwang Pam Stadium Lekan Salami Stadium Jalingo City Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 30,000 Table main WDL QR 5 ENY Enyimba WAR Warri Wolves NAS Nasarawa United WIK Wikki Tourists GIW Giwa SUN Sunshine Stars HEA Heartland KAN Kano Pillars SHO Shooting Stars ABI Abia Warriors GAB Gabros International ENU Enugu Rangers EKW El-Kanemi Warriors LOB Lobi Stars AKW Akwa United DOL Dolphins SHA Sharks KWA Kwara United TAR Taraba BAY Bayelsa United 19 13 6 48 27 C,Q 19 9 10 62 29 Q 18 9 11 46 35 Q 18 9 11 45 36 17 12 9 44 41 18 7 13 58 38 17 5 16 46 40 16 7 15 45 39 15 8 15 39 39 16 5 17 39 43 14 8 16 37 40 13 10 15 46 51 14 7 17 38 56 11 14 13 34 39 13 8 17 33 43 Q 11 12 15 38 40 11 12 15 28 39 R 12 6 20 32 46 R 9 10 19 30 47 R 7 13 18 28 48 R green1 Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League CCL CCL blue1 Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup CCC CCC red1 Relegation to Nigeria National League R R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 16 November 2015 Nigeria Premier League News Five Kano Pillars players were injured during an armed robbery as the club was heading south for their opener against Heartland FC.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31756677 Gunmen wound Kano Pillars players BBC Sport Their opening game was postponed indefinitely. In June, the league forced several clubs to find new venues for Matchdays 12 and 13 while they make mandatory upgrades to their home grounds.http://www.npfl.ng/index.php/news-features/club-news/946-seven-clubs-settle-for-new-homes-lmc-awaits-giwa-nasarawa Seven clubs settle for new homes, LMC awaits Giwa, Nasarawa www.npfl.ng 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621214302/http://www.npfl.ng/index.php/news-features/club-news/946-seven-clubs-settle-for-new-homes-lmc-awaits-giwa-nasarawa 21 June 2015 dead In August, Kano Pillars' 12-year undefeated streak at home came to an end in a 2-1 loss to Nasarawa United.Premier League side's unbeaten record endsAugust 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes References http://npfl.ng/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151025165319/http://npfl.ng/ 2015-10-25 Category:Nigeria Professional Football League seasons 1 Nigeria