Nigerian Professional Football League
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2023-2024
Location
Nigeria
Abbreviation
NGA1
Summary
The Nigerian Professional Football League (NGA1) is the top football league in Nigeria's football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 NGA1 season, the NGA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2023-2024 NGA1 teams
- 2024 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd and 4th place 2023-2024 NGA1 teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Nigerian FA Cup, typically a NGA1 team, also receives a berth in the 2024 CAF Confederation Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Nigeria
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| NGA1 | Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) | 20 |
| NGA2 | Nigeria National League | 46 |
| NGA3 | Nigeria Nationwide League | 91 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 30 Sep 2023 - 9 Jun 2024 | 20: NGA1 (16), NGA2 (4) | ||
Season Format
Each NGA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 NGA1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 NGA1 season, the 17th, 18th, 18th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the NGA2.
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Table
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Enugu Rangers FC | 31 | 16 -6-9 | 54 | - | 44 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 13 -2-0 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
| 2 | Enyimba International | 31 | 16 -4-11 | 52 | - | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 13 -1-1 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars FC | 31 | 15 -7-9 | 52 | - | 34 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 13 -3-0 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 4 | Plateau United FC | 31 | 16 -2-13 | 50 | - | 46 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 14 -1-1 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 2 -1-12 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 5 | Remo Stars FC | 30 | 15 -5-10 | 50 | - | 35 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 13 -1-0 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
| 6 | Shooting Stars SC | 31 | 14 -7-10 | 49 | - | 37 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
| 7 | Katsina United FC | 30 | 13 -9-8 | 48 | - | 32 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 13 -3-0 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 0 -6-8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
| 8 | Kano Pillars FC | 31 | 13 -5-13 | 44 | - | 40 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 12 -2-2 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 1 -3-11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | -16 |
| 9 | Bendel Insurance FC | 31 | 11 -9-11 | 42 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 -6-10 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
| 10 | Niger Tornadoes FC | 30 | 12 -6-12 | 42 | - | 29 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 -2-10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 11 | Abia Warriors FC | 30 | 12 -5-13 | 41 | - | 32 | 34 | -2 | 15 | 11 -4-0 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 -1-13 | 4 | 12 | 28 | -16 |
| 12 | Kwara United FC | 30 | 9 -12-9 | 39 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 -6-8 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| 13 | Sporting Lagos FC | 31 | 10 -8-13 | 38 | - | 29 | 32 | -3 | 15 | 10 -5-0 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 -3-13 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -19 |
| 14 | Doma United FC | 31 | 10 -8-13 | 38 | - | 22 | 33 | -11 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 -3-11 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -19 |
| 15 | Rivers United FC | 25 | 10 -7-8 | 37 | - | 30 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 10 -4-0 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars FC | 30 | 8 -12-10 | 36 | - | 28 | 32 | -4 | 15 | 8 -7-0 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 0 -5-10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
| 17 | Bayelsa United FC | 31 | 9 -9-13 | 36 | - | 34 | 40 | -6 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 1 -6-9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
| 18 | Akwa United FC | 31 | 9 -7-15 | 34 | - | 31 | 35 | -4 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 1 -2-13 | 5 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 19 | Heartland FC | 31 | 6 -11-14 | 29 | - | 28 | 38 | -10 | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 -4-11 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -13 |
| 20 | Gombe United FC | 31 | 7 -7-17 | 22 | -6 | 22 | 56 | -34 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 -2-14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | -37 |
2024-2025 CAFCL 2024-2025 CAFCC Relegation to NIG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 27 Apr 2024
 | Kwara United FC | Pantami Township Stadium |
 | Heartland FC | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium |
Sun - 28 Apr 2024
 | Rivers United FC | Sapele Township Stadium |
 | Katsina United FC | Enyimba International Stadium |
 | Sunshine Stars FC | Adamasingba Stadium |
 | Lobi Stars FC | Pantami Township Stadium |
 | Kano Pillars FC | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium |
 | Niger Tornadoes FC | Remo Stars Stadium |
 | Plateau United FC | Awka City Stadium |
 | Abia Warriors FC | Mobolaji Johnson Arena |
Sun - 5 May 2024
| Bayelsa United FC | Awka City Stadium |
| Enyimba International | Umuahia Township Stadium |
| Shooting Stars SC | Muhammadu Dikko Stadium |
| Bendel Insurance FC | Akure Township Stadium |
| Gombe United FC | Dan Anyiam Stadium |
| Akwa United FC | Lafia Township Stadium |
| Doma United FC | Sani Abacha Stadium |
| Remo Stars FC | Kwara Sports Complex |
| Niger Tornadoes FC | Jos International Stadium |
| Sporting Lagos FC | Yakubu Gowon Stadium |
Results
Sun - 21 Apr 2024
| 20 | Sporting Lagos FC | Muhammadu Dikko Stadium |
| 10 | Remo Stars FC | Jos International Stadium |
| 20 | Doma United FC | Ahmadu Bello Stadium |
| 10 | Akwa United FC | Kwara Sports Complex |
| 40 | Gombe United FC | Sani Abacha Stadium |
| 00 | Bendel Insurance FC | Lafia Township Stadium |
| 11 | Enyimba International | Akure Township Stadium |
| 20 | Enugu Rangers FC | Yakubu Gowon Stadium |
Sat - 20 Apr 2024
| 10 | Bayelsa United FC | Umuahia Township Stadium |
Fri - 19 Apr 2024
| 10 | Shooting Stars SC | Dan Anyiam Stadium |
Wed - 17 Apr 2024
| 11 | Remo Stars FC | Pantami Township Stadium |
Tue - 16 Apr 2024
| 20 | Lobi Stars FC | Adamasingba Stadium |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars FC | Mobolaji Johnson Arena |
| 31 | Plateau United FC | Yakubu Gowon Stadium |
| 41 | Niger Tornadoes FC | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium |
| 12 | Kwara United FC | Pantami Township Stadium |
| 11 | Katsina United FC | Sapele Township Stadium |
| 32 | Abia Warriors FC | Awka City Stadium |
| 21 | Kano Pillars FC | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium |
| 10 | Heartland FC | Enyimba International Stadium |