Nigeria Premier Football League 2011/2012 is the 41st season of the competition since its inception, and the 22nd since the rebranding of the league as the “Professional League”.
Sixteen teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League (Akwa United, Rising Stars, Jigawa Golden Stars and Wikki Tourists) are participating in this season.
The season was originally due to start November 26, 2011, less than a month after the conclusion of the previous season due to many long delays by the NFF. The date was pushed back to January 2012 to give time to organize and to sort out the league’s sponsorship and scheduled to run to July.
| Champions | Kano Pillars F.C. |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Niger Tornadoes, Jigawa Golden Stars, Rising Stars F.C. |
| Champions League | Kano Pillars F.C. Enugu Rangers |
| Confederation Cup | Lobi Stars Heartland F.C. (cup winner) |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 687 (2.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sibi Gwar (Niger Tornadoes) – 13 |
| Biggest home win | Gombe United 5 Sharks F.C. 0 (1 Feb.) Rangers 5 Jigawa Golden Stars 0 (2 May) |
News
- In addition to the Kaduna United v Jigawa week 1 game, the entire week 2 schedule was postponed due to the nationwide general strike protesting the removal of the national fuel subsidy.
- Two matchday 4 matches were cancelled: Sunshine Stars FC was robbed on the way to their game with Lobi, and Kano Pillars vs Enyimba was postponed after a bombing attributed to Boko Haram. Pillars eventually announced they were moving games to Jigawa’s Hadeja Stadium. The league relented and allowed Pillars to play in Kano behind closed doors.
- A week 11 match was postponed when Wikki Tourists were robbed on their way to Warri.
NPFL 2011/2012 League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lobi | 37 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 |  Pillars | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 61 |
| 3 |  Rangers | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 56 |
| 4 |  Enyimba | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 56 |
| 5 | Sharks | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 56 |
| 6 |  Sunshine | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 55 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 52 |
| 8 |  Tornadoes | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 52 |
| 9 |  Akwa | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 52 |
| 10 |  Heartland | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 51 |
| 11 |  3SC | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 50 |
| 12 | Bukola Babes | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 49 |
| 13 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 49 |
| 14 |  Gombe | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 48 |
| 15 |  Wikki | 35 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 48 |
| 16 | Dolphin | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 46 |
| 17 |  Kwara | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | Kaduna United | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 43 |
| 19 | Rising Stars | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 33 |
Champion
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederations Cup
Relegation
