Nigeria Premier League 2016

342 matches in this season · runs Feb 2016 – Oct 2016

2016 Champions

Nigeria Premier League 2016 Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Enugu Rangers International	36	18	9	9	53	37	+16	63	W W W L W
2	Rivers United	36	19	3	14	38	29	+9	60	W D L W L
3	Wikki Tourist	36	16	9	11	45	28	+17	57	W L W L L
4	Ifeanyi Ubah	36	16	8	12	37	33	+4	56	L W L W D
5	Lobi Stars	36	16	7	13	41	35	+6	55	W W L W L
6	Sunshine Stars FC	36	14	11	11	44	37	+7	53	L W L W L
7	Kano Pillars	36	15	7	14	47	40	+7	52	D L W L W
8	El Kanemi Warriors	36	16	3	17	37	42	-5	51	L W L W W
9	Enyimba	36	14	8	14	34	35	-1	50	L L D L L
10	Nasarawa United	36	16	2	18	41	43	-2	50	L D L W L
11	Niger Tornadoes FC	36	15	4	17	40	42	-2	49	D W L W L
12	Plateau United	36	13	10	13	34	37	-3	49	D L W L W
13	MFM FC	36	13	9	14	39	37	+2	48	W L D W L
14	Abia Warriors	36	12	12	12	35	39	-4	48	W D W W D
15	Akwa United	36	13	8	15	45	46	-1	47	L D L W L
16	Warri Wolves FC	36	12	9	15	29	38	-9	45	W L W L W
17	Heartland FC	36	11	11	14	25	30	-5	44	D W W L L
18	Shooting Stars SC	36	13	5	18	38	51	-13	44	L W L W L
19	Ikorodu United	36	7	11	18	32	55	-23	32	L L L W W

Recent results

02 Oct 2016 Wikki Tourist 2-0 Sunshine Stars FC

02 Oct 2016 Warri Wolves FC 1-0 Ikorodu United

02 Oct 2016 Plateau United 1-1 Heartland FC

02 Oct 2016 MFM FC 1-0 Ifeanyi Ubah

02 Oct 2016 Lobi Stars 2-0 Nasarawa United

02 Oct 2016 Kano Pillars 1-1 Niger Tornadoes FC

02 Oct 2016 Enugu Rangers International 4-0 El Kanemi Warriors

02 Oct 2016 Akwa United 1-2 Rivers United

02 Oct 2016 Abia Warriors 2-1 Shooting Stars SC

25 Sep 2016 Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Enyimba

25 Sep 2016 Ikorodu United 1-2 Enugu Rangers International

25 Sep 2016 Sunshine Stars FC 1-0 Warri Wolves FC

25 Sep 2016 Shooting Stars SC 1-0 Wikki Tourist

25 Sep 2016 Rivers United 0-0 Abia Warriors

25 Sep 2016 Niger Tornadoes FC 3-1 MFM FC

25 Sep 2016 Nasarawa United 2-2 Akwa United

25 Sep 2016 Heartland FC 1-0 Kano Pillars

25 Sep 2016 El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Plateau United

21 Sep 2016 Kano Pillars 1-0 El Kanemi Warriors

21 Sep 2016 Heartland FC 2-0 Niger Tornadoes FC

21 Sep 2016 Abia Warriors 3-1 Enyimba

18 Sep 2016 Enyimba 0-0 MFM FC

18 Sep 2016 Enugu Rangers International 2-0 Sunshine Stars FC

18 Sep 2016 Wikki Tourist 1-0 Rivers United

18 Sep 2016 Warri Wolves FC 1-0 Shooting Stars SC

18 Sep 2016 Plateau United 1-0 Ikorodu United

18 Sep 2016 Lobi Stars 2-1 Ifeanyi Ubah

18 Sep 2016 Abia Warriors 2-1 Nasarawa United

15 Sep 2016 El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Heartland FC

14 Sep 2016 Ikorodu United 3-2 Enyimba

11 Sep 2016 MFM FC 3-1 Lobi Stars

10 Sep 2016 Sunshine Stars FC 3-1 Plateau United

10 Sep 2016 Shooting Stars SC 2-1 Enugu Rangers International

10 Sep 2016 Rivers United 3-1 Warri Wolves FC

10 Sep 2016 Niger Tornadoes FC 1-0 Enyimba

10 Sep 2016 Nasarawa United 2-1 Wikki Tourist

10 Sep 2016 Ikorodu United 4-1 Kano Pillars

10 Sep 2016 Ifeanyi Ubah 2-0 Akwa United

07 Sep 2016 Abia Warriors 1-1 Ifeanyi Ubah

07 Sep 2016 Enyimba 2-1 Wikki Tourist

04 Sep 2016 Warri Wolves FC 1-0 Nasarawa United

04 Sep 2016 Plateau United 1-0 Shooting Stars SC

04 Sep 2016 Lobi Stars 1-0 Enyimba

04 Sep 2016 Kano Pillars 2-0 Sunshine Stars FC

04 Sep 2016 Heartland FC 0-1 Ikorodu United

04 Sep 2016 Enugu Rangers International 4-0 Rivers United

04 Sep 2016 El Kanemi Warriors 2-0 Niger Tornadoes FC

04 Sep 2016 Akwa United 3-1 MFM FC

01 Sep 2016 Enugu Rangers International 1-0 MFM FC

29 Aug 2016 MFM FC 0-0 Abia Warriors

28 Aug 2016 Sunshine Stars FC 1-1 Heartland FC

28 Aug 2016 Shooting Stars SC 4-0 Kano Pillars

28 Aug 2016 Rivers United 2-0 Plateau United

28 Aug 2016 Niger Tornadoes FC 2-0 Lobi Stars

28 Aug 2016 Nasarawa United 1-0 Enugu Rangers International

28 Aug 2016 Ikorodu United 1-1 El Kanemi Warriors

28 Aug 2016 Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Wikki Tourist

27 Aug 2016 Enyimba 2-1 Akwa United

22 Aug 2016 Plateau United 1-0 Nasarawa United

21 Aug 2016 Wikki Tourist 2-1 MFM FC

Nigeria Premier League 2016 season overview

Follow every fixture, live score and final result from the Nigeria Premier League 2016 season on SportScore. This archive includes all scheduled matches, ongoing live games and final results — 342 matches in total. Nigeria Premier League is one of the main football competitions in Nigeria.

Browse 2016 Nigeria Premier League fixtures above to see upcoming kick-off times, head-to-head records and team form. Every match row links to a permanent fixture page with lineups, live events, head-to-head history and fan chat.

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Teams in this season

Abia Warriors Akwa United El Kanemi Warriors Enugu Rangers International Enyimba Heartland FC Ifeanyi Ubah Ikorodu United Kano Pillars Lobi Stars MFM FC Nasarawa United Niger Tornadoes FC Plateau United Rivers United Shooting Stars SC Sunshine Stars FC Warri Wolves FC Wikki Tourist

About this season

This page covers the Nigeria Premier League 2016 season — 342 matches including fixtures, live scores and final results from Nigeria football.

For the current season standings and live top scorer charts, visit the main Nigeria Premier League page.