Nigeria National League

Nigeria National League
Country Nigeria
Confederation CAF
Founded 1979 (reorganized 1991)
Number of teams 32
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Nigeria Premier League
Relegation to Nigeria Nationwide League
Domestic cup(s) Nigerian FA Cup
Current champions Gabros International FC
(2014)
Most championships Dolphins/Eagle Cement (3)
Website http://nigerianationalleague.com

The Nigeria National League (formerly National Division 1) is the second tier of club football in Nigeria.

History

From 1997-2011, the league has been split into 1A for Northern teams and 1B for southern teams. The top two from each division are promoted to the Nigerian Premier League the next season. The exceptions were the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons where there were four divisions of eight teams each, with each division winner winning promotion. Up to four teams in each division are relegated each season to the Amateur First Division. The league was renamed June 19, 2008. In 2012 the league expanded from 32 to 36 teams with 2 more teams promoted. The league used the 2006 format, with four divisions of nine teams each, with division winners receiving automatic promotion. In 2012-13, it went back to two divisions of sixteen. For the 2015 season, it will use four divisions of eight teams.

2015 Season

The season begins 2 May.[1]

Changes from 2014

Promoted to Premier League for 2015 season

  • Group A: Wikki Tourists, Kwara United
  • Group B: Gabros International (Ede), Atiba FC

Relegated from Premier League

  • Crown FC
  • Gombe United
  • Kaduna United
  • Nembe City

Promoted from Nationwide League

  • Atiba FC
  • Bussdor United FC
  • Ikorodu United FC
  • J. Atete FC
  • Court of Appeal FC
  • Yobe Desert Stars

Relegated to Nationwide League

  • COD United F.C.
  • Unicem Rovers
  • Prisons
  • Stationery Stores FC
  • TEAP
  • DSS

2014 season

The season began on February 15.[2]

Group A

Group B

2012-13 season

Season began December 22

Division A:

CLUBS PT P W D L GF GA GD

1 Giwa FC 50 28 14 8 6 27 11 +16

2 Taraba FC 48 28 16 - 12 37 28 +9

3 Ranchers Bees 46 28 15 1 12 32 25 +7

4 Plateau United 46 28 14 4 10 30 24 +6

5 Mighty Jets F.C. 43 28 13 4 11 32 22 +10

6 DSS FC 43 28 14 1 13 34 37 -3

7 Jigawa Golden Stars 41 28 13 2 13 22 28 +6

8 Spotlight F.C. 39 28 12 3 13 29 28 +1

9 Niger Tornadoes 39 28 12 3 13 28 27 +1

10 Adamawa United 39 28 11 6 10 27 27 0

11 Sokoto United 37 28 11 4 13 21 22 -1

12 TEAP FC 37 28 10 7 11 24 33 -9

13 JUTH FC 35 28 10 5 13 20 21 -1

14 Kogi United 32 28 10 2 16 24 34 -10

15 Abuja FC 26 28 6 8 14 25 36 -11

  • Zamfara United of Gusau withdrew before end of season, record expunged.

Division B:

CLUBS PT P W D L GF GA GD

1 Abia Warriors F.C. 44 26 14 3 9 34 21 +13

2 Crown FC 44 26 14 2 10 27 19 +8

3 Gateway United F.C. 43 26 14 1 11 31 20 +11

4 Remo Stars 41 26 13 2 11 28 24 +4

5 UNICEM Rovers 39 26 12 3 11 21 25 -4

6 Gabros 37 25 12 4 9 31 26 +5

7 Prime F.C. 37 26 12 1 13 31 31 0

8 MFM FC 37 26 11 4 11 26 27 -1

9 Akwa Starlets FC 37 26 11 4 11 24 28 -4

10 Abia Comets 37 26 11 3 12 30 32 -2

11 Bendel Insurance 36 26 11 3 12 24 28 -4

12 City of David FC 34 26 11 1 14 25 26 -1

13 Rising Stars F.C. 33 26 9 6 11 24 28 -4

14 Fountain FC 23 26 6 5 15 21 38 -17

  • Apa United FC,Otukpo withdrew before end of season, record expunged.

Past Winners

The league was asingle table until 1998. Between 1998-2011 winners of the North and South divisions played a one-game playoff to determine the overall Division champion. Since 2011 the champion has been determined by a Super Four mini-league between the four promoted teams.

Season Winner
1991 El-Kanemi Warriors
1992 Concord FC, Abeokuta
1993 Enyimba
1994 Eagle Cement
1995 Kano Pillars
1996 Niger Tornadoes
1997 Kwara United
1998 Kwara Stars
1999 Udoji United
2000 El-Kanemi Warriors
2001 Kano Pillars
2002 Dolphins
2003 Mighty Jets
2004 Nasarawa United
2006 Zamfara United
2007 Sunshine Stars
2008 Warri Wolves F.C.
2008/09 Dolphins F.C.
2009/10 Crown F.C.
2010/11 Wikki Tourists
2012 Nembe City F.C.
2013 Giwa F.C.
2014 Gabros International F.C.

See also

List of Nigerian Clubs

References

  1. ↑ http://kwaraariseonline.com/nnl-gombe-utd-hosts-abs-on-may-2
  2. ↑ http://www.informationng.com/2014/01/nnl-kick-off-date-rescheduled.html

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