2013 Nigeria Premier League

June 2026July 2026 Nigeria Premier League 2013 Kano Pillars Champions League Pillars, Enyimba Confederation Cup Bayelsa United 380 764 Victor Namo Nasarawa United F.C., 18 Enugu Rangers 4 Pillars 0, 28 AprilHeartland 4 Gombe 0, 31 March Shooting Stars 0 Heartland 2, 15 May Lobi Stars 3 Bayelsa United 4, 7 July 2012 2014 The 2013 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 42nd season of the competition since its inception, and the 23rd since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". Due to start in December, numerous delays and challenges to the board pushed the opening weekend back to February, and then pushed to March 9. There was a season-opening Super Four tournament, won by Heartland F.C., between the four clubs involved in Continental competitions in order to get them ready for their international assignments.Kano promises to host a good Super Four tournament(Goal.com) Clubs Sixteen teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League (Bayelsa United, El-Kanemi Warriors, Nasarawa United and Nembe City F.C.) participated in this season. Nigeria none 480 Locations of the Nigeria Premier League 2012–13 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 right 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 bottom Nigeria 10.6 7.43 Kaduna United right Nigeria 8.5 4.55 Kwara United left Nigeria 8.5 4.55 ABS right Nigeria 7.741 8.51 Lobi Stars right Nigeria 4.93 6.267 Bayelsa United left Nigeria 10.314 11.13 Gombe United right Nigeria 8.49 8.5167 Nasarawa United right Nigeria 11.833 13.15 El-Kanemi Warriors left Nigeria 4.533 6.283 Nembe City bottom Team nameHome cityHome venueFirst year of current stint in LeagueABS FC IlorinKwara State Stadium2011Akwa UnitedUyoUyo Township Stadium/Rojenny Stadium, Oba2011Bayelsa United F.C. YenegoaSamson Siasia Stadium2012DolphinsPort HarcourtLiberation Stadium2009El-Kanemi WarriorsMaiduguriEl-Kanemi Stadium2012Enugu Rangers EnuguNnamdi Azikiwe Stadium1973EnyimbaAbaEnyimba International Stadium1994Gombe United GombePantami Stadium1994Heartland OwerriDan Anyiam Stadium1975Kaduna United KadunaKaduna Township Stadium2008Kano PillarsKanoSani Abacha Stadium2001Kwara United IlorinKwara State Stadium2009Lobi Stars MakurdiEmmanuel Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala/Aper Aku Stadium1999Nasarawa United LafiaLafia Township Stadium2012Nembe City F.C.NembeSamson Siasia Stadium2012SharksPort HarcourtSharks Stadium2008Shooting Stars IbadanAwolowo Stadium2009Sunshine StarsAkureAkure Township Stadium2007Warri Wolves WarriWarri Township Stadium2008Wikki TouristsBauchiAbubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium2011 Table main WDL QR 5 KAN Kano Pillars ENY Enyimba BAY Bayelsa United EKW El-Kanemi Warriors ENU Enugu Rangers GOM Gombe United WAR Warri Wolves SHA Sharks DOL Dolphins KAD Kaduna United HEA Heartland SUN Sunshine Stars NAS Nasarawa United LOB Lobi Stars NEM Nembe City AKW Akwa United KWA Kwara United ABS ABS WIK Wikki Tourists SHO Shooting Stars 20 3 15 46 40 C 18 8 12 32 19 Q 19 4 15 42 39 Q 18 6 14 43 33 18 4 16 47 37 18 1 19 38 46 15 10 13 42 33 Q 15 8 15 35 32 15 8 15 32 34 17 2 19 37 45 16 4 18 39 32 15 7 16 39 35 15 7 16 37 42 15 7 16 35 40 16 4 18 31 47 14 9 15 41 46 13 11 14 32 32 R 14 8 16 35 43 R 15 4 19 40 43 R 13 7 18 41 46 R green1 Qualification for 2014 CAF Champions League CCL CCL blue1 Qualification for 2014 CAF Confederation Cup CCC CCC red1 Relegated to Nigeria National League R R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 20 October 2013 Nigeria Premier League News Akwa United were banished to Rojenny Stadium in Anambra State for the rest of the season after a Week 18 incident against Warri Wolves where fans invaded the pitch and attacked officials.http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/jun/11-akwa-slammed-for-abandoned-match.html Akwa slammed for abandoned match 2013-06-15 https://archive.today/20130620041630/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/jun/11-akwa-slammed-for-abandoned-match.html 2013-06-20 dead A September game between Kano Pillars and Enyimba was abandoned in the final minutes because of crowd trouble. Pillars will play the rest of the season in Kaduna. After the league originally awarded the forfeit to Enyimba, the NFF ruled the game to be replayed 9 October in Lokoja.http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4111/nigeria-premier-league/2013/10/04/4309612/nffs-appeals-committee-orders-kano-pillars-enyimba-replay?ICID=CP_2560 Managerial (head coach) changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentSharks F.C.Augustine EguavoenResigned24 March 2013Gbenga Ogunbote30 March 2013http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/mar/30-ogunbote-takes-over-troubled-sharks.html Ogunbote takes over troubled Sharks 2013-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20130402133914/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/mar/30-ogunbote-takes-over-troubled-sharks.html 2013-04-02 dead Sunshine Stars F.C.Samuel AbimbolaFired29 May 2013 http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/may/29-sunshine-sack-coach-abimbola.html Sunshine sack coach Abimbola 2013-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611050424/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/may/29-sunshine-sack-coach-abimbola.html 2013-06-11 dead Fatai Amoo3 June 2013Lobi Stars F.C.Dominic IorfaInterimEvans Ogenyi10 July 2013Nasarawa United F.C.Alphonsus DkeFired22 August 2013Kadiri Ikhanahttp://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/aug/22-nasarawa-ikhana-can-do-magic.html Nasarawa: Ikhana can do magic 2013-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824232909/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/aug/22-nasarawa-ikhana-can-do-magic.html 2013-08-24 dead 22 August 2013 References Category:Nigeria Professional Football League seasons Nigeria 1