Nigeria Premier Football League 2014/2015

pre kick off NPFL pitch side football holder

Nigeria Premier Football League 2014/2015 (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 44th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 25th since the rebranding of the league as the “Professional League”.

Enyimba won their seventh league title and first since the 2009–10 season. They clinched with a week to go in the season with a scoreless draw with Warri Wolves, who were six points behind. Warri Wolves finished in second place, four points behind Enyimba, and both will represent Nigeria in the 2016 CAF Champions League. Nasarawa United placed third and qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba each finished in the bottom four and will be relegated to the Nigeria National League for 2016. Akwa United escaped relegation, pulling out of the bottom four with a 1-0 win over Lobi Stars in their final match of the 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 Gombe United, Crown, Kaduna United and Nembe City who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season.

 

Champions Enyimba
Relegated Bayelsa United
Kwara United
Sharks
Taraba
Champions League Enyimba
Warri Wolves
Confederation Cup Akwa United
Nasarawa United
Matches played 380
Goals scored 816 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorer Gbolahan Salami of Warri Wolves (17 goals)
Biggest home win
2 matches
Biggest away win
2 matches
Highest scoring Heartland 5-2 Nasarawa United
(22 March 2015)
Longest winning run Enugu Rangers
Warri Wolves (4)
Longest unbeaten run Enyimba (10)
Longest winless run Taraba (17)
Longest losing run Sunshine Stars
Taraba (4)

 

News

  • Five Kano Pillars players were injured during an armed robbery as the club was heading south for their opener against Heartland FC. Their opening game was postponed indefinitely.
  • In June, the league forced several clubs to find new venues for Matchdays 12 and 13 while they make mandatory upgrades to their home grounds.
  • In August, Kano Pillars’ 12-year undefeated streak at home came to an end in a 2-1 loss to Nasarawa United.

NPFL 2014/2015 League Table

PosClubPWDLFAGDPts
1381913648272170
2Warri Wolves381991062293366
3381891146351163
438189114536963
5Giwa38171294441363
6381871358382061
738175164640656
838167154539655
938158153939053
1038165173943-453
11Ifeanyi Ubah38148163740-350
12381310154651-549
1338147173856-1849
14381114133439-547
1538138173343-1047
16Dolphin381112153840-245
17Sharks381112152839-1145
1838126203246-1442
19Taraba38910193047-1737
2038713182848-2034
 
Champion
 
CAF Champions League
 
CAF Confederations Cup
 
Relegation