2016 Nigeria Professional Football League
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Enugu Rangers |
| Relegated |
Giwa Heartland Ikorodu United Warri Wolves |
| Champions League |
Enugu Rangers Rivers United |
| Confederation Cup | Wikki Tourist |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 734 (2.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Godwin Obaje (18) |
| Biggest home win |
Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting Stars (24 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
El Kanemi Warriors 1-3 Akwa United (30 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
3 matches
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| Longest winning run |
Plateau United Wikki Tourist (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Abia Warriors (10) |
| Longest winless run | Ikorodu United (10) |
| Longest losing run | Ikorodu United (5) |
| Highest attendance | 40,000 -El Kanemi at Rangers |
| Average attendance | 8600 |
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← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 2 October 2016.
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| Leader | |
| 2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to Nigeria National League |
The 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 45th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 26th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".
Enugu Rangers won their seventh league title and first since 1984. Giwa, Heartland, Ikorodu United and Warri Wolves finished as the bottom four teams in the standings and will be relegated to Nigeria National League for the 2017 season.
A total of 20 teams will contest the league including 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The four promoted teams replace Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season
Updated to games played on 2 October 2016.
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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