# 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League

The 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 44th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972. It is also the 25th season since the league was rebranded as the "Professional League."
Enyimba won their seventh league title and first since the 2009–10 season. They clinched with a week to go in the season with a scoreless draw with Warri Wolves, who were six points behind. Warri Wolves finished in second place, four points behind Enyimba, and both will represent Nigeria in the 2016 CAF Champions League. Nasarawa United placed third and qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.
Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba each finished in the bottom four and will be relegated to the Nigeria National League for 2016. Akwa United escaped relegation, pulling out of the bottom four with a 1-0 win over Lobi Stars in their final match of the season.

## Clubs

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 Gombe United, Crown, Kaduna United and Nembe City who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Akwa United | Bayelsa United F.C. | Dolphin F.C. | Wikki Tourists | Heartland | Gabros |
| Akwa Ibom Stadium | Oghara Township Stadium | Liberation Stadium | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium | Dan Anyiam Stadium | Gabros Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Lobi Stars | Nasarawa United | Kwara United F.C. | Sunshine Stars F.C. |
| Aper Aku Stadium | Lafia Township Stadium | Kwara Stadium | Akure Township Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | Enugu Rangers | Enyimba | Kano Pillars |
| Karkanda Stadium | Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium | Enyimba International Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,500 | Capacity: 25,000 |
| Sharks | Warri Wolves | Abia Warriors F.C. | Giwa FC | Shooting Stars F.C. | Taraba F.C. |
| Sharks Stadium | Warri Township Stadium | Umuahia Township Stadium | Rwang Pam Stadium | Lekan Salami Stadium | Jalingo City Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Enyimba (C, Q) | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 70 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Warri Wolves (Q) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 66 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Nasarawa United (Q) | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 63 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Wikki Tourists | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 63 | |
| 5 | Giwa | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 63 | |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 61 | |
| 7 | Heartland | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 | |
| 8 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 55 | |
| 9 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 53 | |
| 10 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 53 | |
| 11 | Gabros International | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 50 | |
| 12 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | El-Kanemi Warriors | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 49 | |
| 14 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 47 | |
| 15 | Akwa United (Q) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 47 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 16 | Dolphins | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 45 | |
| 17 | Sharks (R) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 45 | Relegation to Nigeria National League |
| 18 | Kwara United (R) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 42 | Relegation to Nigeria National League |
| 19 | Taraba (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to Nigeria National League |
| 20 | Bayelsa United (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 34 | Relegation to Nigeria National League |

## News

Five Kano Pillars players were injured during an armed robbery as the club was heading south for their opener against Heartland FC. Their opening game was postponed indefinitely.
In June, the league forced several clubs to find new venues for Matchdays 12 and 13 while they make mandatory upgrades to their home grounds.
In August, Kano Pillars' 12-year undefeated streak at home came to an end in a 2-1 loss to Nasarawa United.