History Of Nigerian Professional Football League
The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian Club-football Championships. The Nigerian top-division has experienced dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s.
It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL).
It is organised by the League Management Company (LMC).
2017
Plateau United F.C. won the league on 9 September 2017, with a 2–0 victory over Enugu Rangers.
2018
In July 2018 the league was postponed indefinitely following crisis in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).
Lobi Stars was declared as the sole representative of the league in the 2019 CAF Champions League as the team was at the top of the standings.
2019
The league consisted of 24 teams. Four were promoted from the Nigeria National League. Twenty teams remained from the previous season which was not completed. They were divided into two groups of 12 teams.
The top three teams in each group contested for The title in the NPFL Super six championship playoff in Lagos. The People’s Elephant finished at the top of the log with 12 points from five games.
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