2019 Nigeria Professional Football League

The 2019 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 29th season of the Nigeria Professional Football League, the top-tier football league in Nigeria, since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League", and the 48th season of top-division football in Nigeria since its establishment in 1972. The season started on 13 January 2019.

Teams

The league consisted of 24 teams. Four were promoted from the Nigeria National League. Twenty teams remain from the previous season which was not completed. They are divided into two groups of 12 teams. The draw was held on 20 November 2018.

Group A

• Wikki Tourists
• Rivers United
• Enugu Rangers
• Niger Tornadoes
• Lobi Stars
• Katsina United
• Kwara United
• Sunshine Stars
• Enyimba
• MFM
• Remo Stars
• Bendel Insurance

Group B

• Yobe Desert Stars
• Go Round
• Nasarawa United
• Abia Warriors
• Plateau United
• FC Ifeanyi Ubah
• Kano Pillars
• Heartland
• Akwa United
• El Kanemi Warriors
• Delta Force F.C.
• Gombe United

Blue= Group A. Red= Group B

First stage

Group A

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Group B

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Championship playoff

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Attendances

The clubs in the championship phase by average home league attendance:

References