Enyimba
Enugu Rangers
Abia Warriors
Lobi Stars FC
Sunshine Stars FC
Kano Pillars
Akwa United
Rivers United
Plateau United
Nasarawa United
Heartland FC
Wikki Tourists
Kwara United
Katsina Utd
Niger Tornadoes
Shooting Stars
El Kanemi Warriors
MFM FC
Remo Stars
Ifeanyi Ubah FC
Gombe Utd
Warri Wolves FC
Bendel Insurance
Dakkada FC
Bayelsa United
Jigawa Golden Stars
Adamawa United FC
Ikorodu City FC
Doma United
Yobe Desert Stars
Go Round FC
Sporting Lagos
ABS FC
Ikorodu Utd
Delta Force FC
Kun Khalifat FC
Barau FC
Taraba
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigeria Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board headed by Gbenga Elegbeleye.
Plateau United F.C. won the league on 9 September 2017, with a 2–0 victory over Rangers International F.C..
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.
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.
Enyimba vs Kano Pillars is considered the biggest match of the season because of their rivalry and they remain the 2 teams yet to finish outside the top eight for 12 consecutive seasons.