Nigeria Premier Football League 2022/2023
was the 52nd season of Nigeria’s top-flight association football league and the 33rd since attaining professionalism. The regular season started on 8 January 2023 and concluded with the playoffs on 11 June 2023.
Bendel Insurance, Doma United, Bayelsa United and El-Kanemi Warriors were the four promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League, replacing Kano Pillars, Katsina United, MFM and Heartland.
Following Enyimba draw against Rivers United on 11 June at the playoffs, Enyimba secured a record ninth NPFL title at the Onikan Stadium.
Format
The clubs and league organizers decided to start the 2022–23 season on 8 January 2023 instead of 28 December 2022 as previously planned. The league will switch to an abridged format that will see the clubs split into two groups of ten each. The top three clubs from each group will qualify for a championship round, which will be known as the Super Six, to determine the league winners.
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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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| Best goalkeeper |
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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 |
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| 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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