2016 Nigeria Professional Football League
Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Enugu RangersGUI |
| Relegated | Giwa Heartland Ikorodu United Warri Wolves |
| Champions League | Enugu Rangers Rivers United |
| Confederation Cup | Wikki Tourist |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 734 (2.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Godwin Obaje (18) |
| Biggest home win | Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | El Kanemi Warriors 1-3 Akwa United (30 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring | 3 matches
|
| Longest winning run | Plateau United Wikki Tourist (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Abia Warriors (10) |
| Longest winless run | Ikorodu United (10) |
| Longest losing run | Ikorodu United (5) |
| Highest attendance | 40,000 El Kanemi at Rangers International |
| Average attendance | 8,600 |
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enugu Rangers (C) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 63 | Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Rivers United | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 60 | |
| 3 | Wikki Tourist | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 57 | Qualification to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Ifeanyi Uba | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 56 | |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 55 | |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 53 | |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 52 | |
| 8 | El Kanemi Warriors | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Enyimba | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 50 | |
| 10 | Nasarawa United | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 50 | |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Plateau United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 49 | |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 48 | |
| 14 | Akwa United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 47 | |
| 15 | Shooting Stars | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 47 | |
| 16 | MFM | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 45 | |
| 17 | Warri Wolves (R) | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 45 | Relegation to the Nigeria National League |
| 18 | Heartland (R) | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 44 | |
| 19 | Ikorodu United (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 32 | |
| 20 | Giwa[a] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2016. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
References
- ^ "Giwa FC expelled from Nigeria League - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
