2017 Nigeria Professional Football League
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| Matches played | 181 |
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| Goals scored | 352 (1.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stephen Odey (14) |
| Biggest home win |
3 matches
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| Biggest away win |
6 matches
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| Highest scoring |
Akwa United 4-2 Shooting Stars (2 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run | El Kanemi Warriors (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Plateau United (7) |
| Longest winless run |
Remo Stars Shooting Stars (7) |
| Longest losing run |
Abia Warriors Enugu Rangers Kano Pillars Rivers United (3) |
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All statistics correct as of 19 April 2017.
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| 2018 CAF Champions League or 2018 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to Nigeria National League |
The 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) will be the 46th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 27th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".
Enugu Rangers won the previous edition, their seventh league title and first since 1984.
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 season will begin 14 January.
Updated to games played on 19 April 2017.
Source: NPFL.ng
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.
Last updated: 19 April 2017
Source: Soccerway
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