Nigeria Premier Football League 2021/2022
was the 51st season of Nigeria’s top-flight association football league and the 32nd since attaining professionalism. The season started on 17 December 2021 and was concluded on 17 July 2022.
Nigeria Premier Football League 2021/2022 saw Shooting Stars returning to the top-flight after a four-year hiatus, likewise Niger Tornadoes who won the National League play-offs. They were also joined by Remo Stars and Gombe United after securing promotion from the second division. Akwa United were the defending champions.
On 25 June 2022, Rivers United won their first league title with 4 matches to spare.
Kano Pillars were relegated for the first time in 20 years. This occurred as a result of the team suffering a six-point deduction from the league committee and the club’s poor form during the season, they were joined by MFM, Heartland and Katsina United. Remo Stars secured a continental ticket for the first time in the club’s history.
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| Relegated |
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| CAF Champions League |
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| CAF Confederation Cup |
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| Matches played |
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| Goals scored |
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| Top goalscorer |
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| Biggest home win |
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| Biggest away win |
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| Highest scoring |
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| Longest winning run |
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| Longest unbeaten run |
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| Longest winless run |
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| Longest losing run |
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NPFL 2023 Championship Playoff
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Enyimba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 |  Remo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Rivers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Sunshine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Bendel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Lobi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
NPFL 2023 Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivers | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 | Lobi | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Sunshine | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 |  Abia | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 27 |
| 5 |  Doma | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 |  Tornadoes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 |  Bayelsa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 |  Rangers | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 |  Wikki | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 |  Dakkada | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 13 |
NPFL 2023 Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Bendel | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 2 | Remo | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 |  Akwa | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 |  Plateau | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 |  3SC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 |  Gombe | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 |  Kwara | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 17 |
| 9 |  Nasarawa | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 |  El-Kanemi | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 10 |
| Players | Goals | MR | AVG |
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Chibuike NwaiwuMidfielder |
2 |
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Adiele EriugoForward |
2 |
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Ogbelu OnucheMidfielder |
1 |
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| Players | Assists | MR | AVG |
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Chibuike NwaiwuMidfielder |
1 | 2 |
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Adiele EriugoForward |
1 | 2 |
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| Players | Goals | MR | AVG |
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Bassa-Djeri SabirouGoalkeeper |
3 | 3 |
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