# 2015 Nigeria Women Premier League

The 2015 Nigeria Women Premier League is the 25th season of women's association football in Nigeria, and the second season since the re-branding of the competition from a championship to a premier league. The league started in May 2015, and the regular season was concluded by September of the same year. Rivers Angels came to the season as defending champions after winning the 2014 edition. They successfully defended the title by defeating Bayelsa Queens by a lone goal from Osinachi Ohale in the super six final in Umuahia, Abia State. The super six tournament began on October 20 and was concluded November 5, 2015.

## League standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayelsa Queens | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 28 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 2 | Delta Queens | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 22 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 3 | Confluence Queens | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 20 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 4 | Adamawa Queens | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 17 | |
| 5 | Ibom Angels | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Osun Babes | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 16 | |
| 7 | FC Robo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Martins White Doves | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 39 | −35 | 3 | Relegation to pro league |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rivers Angels | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 28 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 2 | Nasarawa Amazons | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 27 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 3 | Sunshine Queens | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Qualification to the 2015 Super 6 tournament |
| 4 | Edo Queens | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 15 | |
| 5 | Pelican Stars | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | |
| 6 | Taraba Queens | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 | |
| 7 | Capital City Doves | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 10 | |
| 8 | COD United Amazons F.C. | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 6 | Relegation to pro league |

## Super six tournament

The super six tournament was hosted by Abia State government in Umuahia Township Stadium. Rivers Angels, Delta Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Confluence Queens, Bayelsa Queens and Sunshine Queens qualified by being part of the top three teams in group A and B. Rivers Angels qualified for the final by defeating both Nasarawa Amazons and Sunshine Queens by a lone goal. However, the second finalist, Bayelsa Queens drew their first game against Delta Queens but went on to defeat Confluence Queens by four goals to one. This was the same number of points recorded by fellow pool member, Delta Queens but Bayelsa edged their regional rivals for the finals on superior goal difference. However, Delta Queens were able to qualify for the loser's final by defeating Confluence Queens by two goals to one in their second game.

### Preliminaries
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rivers Angels | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Qualification to the final |
| 2 | Nasarawa Amazons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sunshine Queens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bayelsa Queens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Qualification to the final |
| 2 | Delta Queens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Confluence Queens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

### Final
## Top scorers

* Rofiat Sule (Bayelsa Queens) - 11 goals
* Precious Edewor (Osun Babes) - 8 goals