2016 Nigeria Professional Football League

June 2026 June 2026 Nigeria Premier League 2016 Enugu RangersGUI Giwa Heartland Ikorodu United Warri Wolves Champions League Enugu Rangers Rivers United Confederation Cup Wikki Tourist 342 734 Godwin Obaje (18) Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016) El Kanemi Warriors 1-3 Akwa United (30 March 2016) 3 matches Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016) Akwa United 3-3 Sunshine Stars (8 June 2016) Nasarawa United 4-2 Ifeanyi Uba (12 June 2016) Plateau United Wikki Tourist (4) Abia Warriors (10) Ikorodu United (10) Ikorodu United (5) 40,000 El Kanemi at Rangers International 8,600 2015 2017 2 October 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". 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 Nigeria none 500 Locations of the Nigeria Premier League 2015 teams Nigeria 11.99 8.52 Kano right Nigeria 4.77 7.02 Rivers right Nigeria 7.258 5.189722 Sunshine top Nigeria 5.51 5.75 Wolves left Nigeria 6.44 7.50 Enugu top Nigeria 5.102 7.375833 Enyimba left Nigeria 5.4839 7.043889 Heartland top Nigeria 9.6167 6.55 Tornadoes left Nigeria 7.4 3.91 Shooting left Nigeria 5.02 7.925 Akwa right Nigeria 10.32 9.835 Wikki top Nigeria 7.741 8.51 Lobi right Nigeria 6.455 3.384 Ikorodu left Nigeria 6.455 3.384 MFM right Nigeria 8.49 8.5167 Nasarawa right Nigeria 11.833 13.15 El Kanemi left Nigeria 6.016667 6.916667 Ifeanyi top Nigeria 9.933 8.883 Giwa right Nigeria 9.933 8.883 Plateau left Nigeria 5.533 7.4833 Abia right League table main WDL 5 QR ENU Enugu Rangers RIV Rivers United WIK Wikki Tourist IFE Ifeanyi Uba LOB Lobi Stars SUN Sunshine Stars KAN Kano Pillars ELK El Kanemi Warriors ENY Enyimba NAS Nasarawa United NIG Niger Tornadoes PLA Plateau United ABI Abia Warriors AKW Akwa United SHO Shooting Stars MFM MFM WAR Warri Wolves HEA Heartland IKO Ikorodu United GIW Giwa 18 9 9 53 37 C 19 3 14 38 29 16 9 11 45 28 16 8 12 37 33 16 7 13 41 35 14 11 11 44 37 15 7 14 47 40 16 3 17 37 40 14 8 14 34 35 16 2 18 41 43 15 4 17 40 42 13 10 13 34 37 12 12 12 35 39 13 8 15 45 46 14 5 17 41 48 12 9 15 36 40 12 9 15 29 38 R 11 11 14 25 30 R 7 11 18 32 55 R 0 0 0 0 0 R 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.Giwa FC expelled from Nigeria League http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/203768-giwa-fc-expelled-nigeria-league.html 30 May 2016 Premium Times green1 Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League CCL CCL blue1 Qualification to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup CCC CCC red1 Relegation to the Nigeria National League R R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 2 October 2016 Standings Positions by round table br Enugu Rangers 14/14/ 8/ 5/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 4/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1 Rivers United 4/ 8/ 3/ 9/ 5/ 7/12/10/ 6/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 1/ 6/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2 Wikki Tourist 4/ 5/ 9/ 4/ 7/11/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 3/ 6/ 9/ 6/ 8/ 7/ 9/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 3 Ifeanyi Uba 4/ 6/12/ 7/ 8/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 3/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 8/ 8/11/11/12/13/11/10/12/11/10/ 8/ 8/10/ 7/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 4 Lobi Stars 4/ 2/ 4/ 1/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 3/ 4/ 7/ 9/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 5 Sunshine Stars 8/15/16/18/19/19/19/20/17/18/18/13/17/15/15/12/13/10/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 9/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 5/ 6 Kano Pillars 1/ 4/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 2/ 9/ 5/ 8/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 9/ 6/ 7/ 7 El Kanemi Warriors 17/15/16/19/16/17/16/16/11/14/11/17/14/16/18/17/17/17/17/12/14/11/14/11/14/ 9/13/13/16/12/13/12/13/12/10/10/ 8/ 8 Enyimba 17/18/19/14/18/18/18/17/18/17/17/19/19/18/11/13/10/11/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 9/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 9/10/ 9/ 6/ 7/ 8/10/ 9 Nasarawa United 14/17/18/20/20/20/20/19/20/19/19/18/15/14/16/15/15/13/15/15/15/15/15/14/10/12/11/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 6/ 9/ 6/10/ 8/ 9/ 9/10 Niger Tornadoes 14/ 7/11/ 6/12/ 6/10/ 6/10/10/13/10/13/ 9/12/10/16/14/13/13/11/12/13/15/11/13/14/15/12/14/12/13/11/13/12/13/11/11 Plateau United 1/ 3/ 1/10/10/12/ 8/11/13/15/12/15/12/13/14/16/14/16/16/17/17/17/18/18/16/16/16/16/13/11/11/11/12/11/13/11/12/12 Abia Warriors 8/ 9/ 6/ 8/ 9/ 8/13/13/ 9/ 8/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 9/ 7/ 9/10/ 7/ 8/13/14/12/12/15/15/16/17/17/17/17/14/15/13 Akwa United 8/12/15/11/15/10/ 4/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 3/ 6/10/11/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/10/10/ 9/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/10/10/ 8/10/ 8/10/ 9/11/12/13/14 Shooting Stars 17/18/10/13/11/13/ 9/12/16/12/16/12/16/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/16/17/17/17/17/14/16/15/15/14/14/14/15/14/15 MFM 1/ 1/ 5/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 7/ 4/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 8/11/12/10/ 9/ 7/ 8/10/12/ 9/10/ 9/11/11/13/14/14/15/16/15/16/17/16 Warri Wolves 12/10/13/16/ 6/ 9/14/14/14/16/15/11/ 9/10/13/11/ 9/ 9/12/14/13/14/12/13/15/15/15/14/17/17/17/18/18/15/16/17/18/17 Heartland 12/10/14/17/14/15/15/15/12/13/10/14/11/12/10/14/12/15/14/16/16/16/17/17/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/16/16/18/18/18/16/18 Ikorodu United 8/12/ 7/12/13/16/17/18/19/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/19 Giwa 17/20/20/15/17/14/11/ 9/15/11/14/16/18/19/19/19/19/19/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ -/ - 1st Leader green1 2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup red1 Relegation to Nigeria National League 2 October 2016 Soccerway August 2014 References Category:Nigeria Professional Football League seasons Nigeria Category:2016 in Nigerian football