2014 Nigeria Professional Football League

August 2023 June 2026 Nigeria Premier League Kano Pillars Nembe City, Crown, Kaduna United, Gombe United Champions League Kano Pillars, Enyimba International Confederation Cup Warri Wolves 380 836 Mfon Udoh (Enyimba F.C.)- 23 Gombe United 6, Nembe City 0 (8 May) Dolphins 6, Nembe City 0 (22 Oct.) Nembe City 0, Giwa 4 (16 Nov.) Warri Wolves 7, Crown 1 (22 Oct.) Sharks F.C. – 10 games (19 April to 1 June) 2013 2015 The 2014 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 43rd season of the competition since its inception, and the 24th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". The season was scheduled to kick off on November 22, about one month after the conclusion of the 2013 season.http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/oct/09-new-nigeria-league-season-kicks-off-nov-22.html New Nigeria league season kicks off Nov 22 2013-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131009175503/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/oct/09-new-nigeria-league-season-kicks-off-nov-22.html 2013-10-09 dead However, on that date the league's start was postponed to mid-February until after the 2014 African Nations Championship and to allow the teams to complete all their FIFA licensing.http://www.9jafootball.com/newspage.php?newssplash=Nigeria+football+league+p 9jafootball.com www.9jafootball.com 6 August 2023 It was delayed again until March. Clubs Sixteen teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League (Crown F.C., Giwa FC, Taraba F.C. and Abia Warriors F.C.) are participating in this season. With Abia Warriors debuting it means the Abia State derby with Enyimba will feature at the highest level of Nigerian football for the first time. Nigeria none 480 Locations of the Nigeria Premier League 2013–14 teams Nigeria 4.77 7.02 Dolphins right Nigeria 7.258 5.189722 Sunshine Stars top Nigeria 4.76 7.02 Sharks bottom Nigeria 5.02 7.925 Akwa United right Nigeria 5.4839 7.043889 Heartland top Nigeria 10.6 7.43 Kaduna United right Nigeria 7.741 8.51 Lobi Stars right Nigeria 10.314 11.13 Gombe United right Nigeria 8.49 8.5167 Nasarawa United right Nigeria 4.93 6.267 Bayelsa United leftNigeria 6.44 7.50 Enugu Rangers top Nigeria 5.102 7.375833 Enyimba left Nigeria 11.99 8.52 Kano Pillars right Nigeria 4.76 7.02 Sharks bottom Nigeria 5.51 5.75 W.Wolves left Nigeria 8.13 4.25 Crown left Nigeria 4.533 6.283 Nembe City bottom Nigeria 9.933 8.883 Giwa FC right Nigeria 5.533 7.4833 Abia Warriors right Nigeria 11.833 13.15 El-Kanemi Warriors left Nigeria 8.9511 11.354 Taraba F.C. right Team nameHome cityHome venueFirst year of current stint in LeagueAkwa UnitedUyoUyo Township Stadium2011Bayelsa United F.C. YenegoaSapele Stadium/Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium2012DolphinsPort HarcourtLiberation Stadium2009Gombe United GombePantami Stadium1994Heartland OwerriDan Anyiam Stadium1975Kaduna United KadunaKaduna Township Stadium2008Lobi Stars MakurdiEmmanuel Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala/Aper Aku Stadium1999Nasarawa United LafiaLafia Township Stadium2012Nembe City F.C.NembeKrisdera Hotel Stadium, Port Harcourt2012Sunshine StarsAkureAkure Township Stadium2007El-Kanemi WarriorsMaiduguriPillars Stadium(Kano)2012Enugu Rangers EnuguNnamdi Azikiwe Stadium1973EnyimbaAbaEnyimba International Stadium1994Kano PillarsKanoSani Abacha Stadium/Pillars Stadium2001SharksPort HarcourtSharks Stadium2008Warri Wolves WarriWarri Township Stadium2008Abia Warriors F.C. UmuahiaUmuahia Township Stadium2013Giwa FCJosRwang Pam Stadium2013Crown F.C. OgbomoshoLekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan2013Taraba F.C.JalingoJalingo City Stadium2013 Table main WDL QR 5 KAN Kano Pillars ENY Enyimba WAR Warri Wolves GIW Giwa NAS Nasarawa United LOB Lobi Stars ABI Abia Warriors ENU Enugu Rangers DOL Dolphins HEA Heartland SUN Sunshine Stars TAR Taraba SHA Sharks EKW El-Kanemi Warriors BAY Bayelsa United AKW Akwa United GOM Gombe United CRO Crown KAD Kaduna United NEM Nembe City 19 8 11 57 41 C 18 10 10 50 27 Q 18 7 13 49 38 Q 17 9 12 44 34 17 8 13 43 37 19 2 17 40 46 17 7 14 51 40 17 7 14 45 37 15 10 13 45 34 14 13 11 36 27 14 12 12 51 47 16 5 17 35 41 14 10 14 42 39 14 9 15 43 35 16 3 19 50 54 14 9 15 27 34 14 8 16 42 41 R 11 6 21 30 56 R 11 5 22 33 55 R 6 10 22 23 73 R green1 Qualification for 2015 CAF Champions League CCL CCL blue1 Qualification for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup CCC red1 Relegated to Nigeria National League R R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 5 Nov. 2014 lmc-ng.org News - On February 21, Sunshine Stars F.C. was involved in an accident on the road between Ijebu-Ode and Akure. Five players and the team masseur went to the hospital with serious injuries. However, nobody was killed.http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/were-lucky-to-be-alive-sunshine-player.html We're lucky to be alive - Sunshine player 2014-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302041413/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/were-lucky-to-be-alive-sunshine-player.html 2014-03-02 dead - On the eve of the league start, Giwa F.C. and Nembe City (the last two Nigeria National League champions and the league's only two privately funded clubs) were withdrawn from league fixtures by the LMC for failing to provide guarantees of the minimum salary for players, leaving the league at 18 teams.http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/140307/Giwa_FC_Nembe_City_thrown_out_of_NPFL Giwa, Nembe City thrown out of NPFL (supersport.com) 6 August 2023 Both teams appealed to be reinstated on March 20. Giwa was admitted back on the 2nd of April and Nembe City was readmitted the next day.http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/140402/Giwa_FC_readmitted_into_NPFL Giwa FC re-admitted into NPFLhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/140403/Nembe_City_return_to_NPFL Nembe City return to NPFL - After the Week 1 games, Abia Warriors refused to travel to Maiduguri to play El-Kanemi Warriors, citing fears for safety after recent Boko Haram attacks. The league then refused to sanction games there, and El Kanemi nominally agreed to move games this season to Kano.http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2014/mar/14-el-kanemi-opt-for-kano.html El Kanemi opt for Kano - MTNFootball 2014-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140316010906/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2014/mar/14-el-kanemi-opt-for-kano.html 2014-03-16 dead - The Week 26 fixtures were suspended when the Nigeria Referees Association went on strike. http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2014/08/28/5066504/nigeria-league-games-suspended Nigeria League games suspended Goal.com The league resumed 17 September. Managerial (head coach) changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentNasarawa UnitedKadiri IkhanaRetiredhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131101/No_change_of_heart_for_Ikhana No change of heart for Ikhana 6 August 202320 Oct. 2013(preseason) Mohammed Baba Ganaru22 Nov. 2013Enugu RangersFelix EmordiResignedhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131021/Emordi_quits_Enugu_Rangers Emordi quits Enugu Rangers 6 August 202321 Oct. 2013John Obuh28 Oct. 2013http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/oct/28-rangers-task-new-coach-obuh.html Rangers task new coach Obuh 2013-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031173321/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/oct/28-rangers-task-new-coach-obuh.html 2013-10-31 dead Akwa UnitedJustin TengerContract expiredhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131102/Tenger_quits_Akwa_Utd Tenger quits Akwa Utd1 Nov. 2013Emmanuel King10 Dec. 2013http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131210/King_happy_with_Akwa_job King happy with Akwa jobKano PillarsMohammed Baba GanaruResigned to take over Nasarawa Unitedhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131123/Nasarawa_Utd_hook_Ganaru Nasarawa Utd hook Ganaru22 Nov. 2013Felix Emordi30 Jan. 2014http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/pillars-appoint-coach-okey-emordi.html Pillars appoint coach Okey Emordi 2014-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150628/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/pillars-appoint-coach-okey-emordi.html 2014-02-02 dead Bayelsa UnitedLadan BossoResigned to take over Abia Warriorshttp://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/bosso-joins-abia-warriors-after-no-bayelsa-deal.html Bosso Joins Abia Warriors After No Bayelsa Deal 2014-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073203/http://mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/bosso-joins-abia-warriors-after-no-bayelsa-deal.html 2016-03-04 dead 21 February 2014Richard Bubagha28 Feb. 2014http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/140226/Bayelsa_Utd_return_to_continental_action Bayelsa Utd return to continental actionGiwa FCAbdul Bidemi BiffoResigned http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria-naija/news/140414/Biffo_quits_Giwa_FC SuperSport 13 AprilAminu Musa(Interim)/Kadiri Ikhanahttp://nigerianfootballleague.com/ikhana-will-bring-experience-bear-giwa-fc/ Ikhana: I will bring my experience to bear on Giwa FC 2014-05-24 https://archive.today/20140524054324/http://nigerianfootballleague.com/ikhana-will-bring-experience-bear-giwa-fc/ 2014-05-24 dead 14 April/25 May Kaduna UnitedSaleh LatoDeceased 20 AprilHassan Abubakar27 April Abubakar appointed as Kaduna United Technical Advisernigeriafootball.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231107/http://www.nigeriafootball.com/article,4695,Abubakar-appointed-as-Kaduna-United-Technical-Adviser 12 May 2014 Giwa FCKadiri IkhanaResigned to take Enyimba job 1 JulyDuke Udihttp://www.punchng.com/sports/duke-udi-leads-giwa-against-abs/ Duke Udi leads Giwa against ABS 2014-07-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140705155041/http://www.punchng.com/sports/duke-udi-leads-giwa-against-abs/ 2014-07-05 The Punch1 July EnyimbaZachary BarajeFired1 JulyKadiri Ikhana http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4111/nigeria-premier-league/2014/07/02/4930235/ikhana-why-i-joined-enyimba Ikhana: why I joined Enyimba Goal.com1 July Gombe United Maurice CooremanResigned- Illness July Augustine Eguavoen9 Julyhttp://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/140709/Gideon_savoring_Eguavoens_partnership Gideon savoring Eguavoen's partnership Top scorers 23 goals Mfon Udoh Enyimba FC References Category:Nigeria Professional Football League seasons Nigeria 1