The Nigeria Premier Football League 2010/2011 was the 40th season of the competition since its inception, and the 21st since the rebranding of the league as the “Professional League”. Dolphin FC was the champion as Enyimba International were the defending champions.
The season was originally supposed to start 25 September, then was delayed to 2 October. However, after a series of meetings and threatened lawsuits, the league announced that it would play with 24 teams, including the four teams relegated from the previous season. The tentative compromise plans included two divisions of 12 teams each with the top two making the season-ending Super Four, mirroring the league’s format in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. This idea was canceled by the NPL on October 7 and the league returned to 20 teams for the season.
The season was delayed again to start the weekend of 23 October and delayed yet again to 6 November because of issues with the assignment of referees. Due to enforcement of minimum pitch standards, several teams have been made to play in different stadiums outside their home cities.
The second half of the season began 11 May after a six-week break, including two delays for national elections. The season was finished on 13 November 2011 after another six-week delay to allow for the Federation Cup and teams playing on the continent to concentrate on their fixtures.
| Champions | Dolphins |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Plateau United, Zamfara United, Crown F.C., JUTH F.C. |
| 2012 CAF Champions League | Dolphins Sunshine Stars |
| 2012 CAF Confederation Cup | Warri Wolves Heartland (cup winner) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 786 (2.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jude Aneke – Kaduna United (20) |
| Biggest home win | Plateau United 7-0 vs Kwara United (23 Oct. 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Kwara United 2-0 at JUTH (11 Dec. 2010) Sharks F.C. 3-1 at Crown F.C. (2 November 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Enugu Rangers 5, Ocean Boys 2 (21 Nov. 2010) Sharks 4, Crown 3 (26 Feb. 2011) Plateau United 7-0 vs Kwara United (23 Oct. 2011) |
| Longest winning run | Dolphins – 5 games from 22 Dec. 2010 to 22 Jan. 2011 |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games: Bukola Babes (6 wins, 2 ties) from 22 Dec. to 16 Feb. |
| Longest winless run | 9 games: Plateau United (3 ties, 6 losses) from 23 Dec. to 20 Feb. |
| Longest losing run | Crown – 5 games from 22 Dec. to 23 Jan. |
| Highest attendance | 26,000: Enyimba at K. Pillars 11 Dec. 2010 |
NPFL 2010/2011 League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolphin | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 73 |
| 2 |  Sunshine | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 | Warri Wolves | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 66 |
| 4 |  Pillars | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 65 |
| 5 |  Rangers | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 63 |
| 6 | Sharks | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 63 |
| 7 |  Enyimba | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 61 |
| 8 | Kaduna United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 56 |
| 9 |  Kwara | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 53 |
| 10 |  Heartland | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 |  Lobi | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 52 |
| 12 | Bukola Babes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 51 |
| 13 |  Gombe | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 50 |
| 14 |  Tornadoes | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 50 |
| 15 | Ocean Boys | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 49 |
| 16 |  3SC | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 47 |
| 17 |  Plateau | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 44 |
| 18 | Crown | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 37 |
| 19 | Zamfara United | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 37 |
| 20 | JUTH | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 32 |
