2015 Nigeria Professional Football League information
Football league season
Nigeria Premier League
Season
2015
Champions
Enyimba
Relegated
Bayelsa United Kwara United Sharks Taraba
Champions League
Enyimba Warri Wolves
Confederation Cup
Akwa United Nasarawa United
Matches played
380
Goals scored
816 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorer
Gbolahan Salami[1] of Warri Wolves (17 goals)
Biggest home win
2 matches
Warri Wolves 5-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (26 July 2015)
Sunshine Stars 5-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (23 August 2015)
Biggest away win
2 matches
Heartland 0-3 Sunshine Stars (3 May 2015)
El-Kanemi Warriors 1-4 Gabros International (21 June 2015)
Highest scoring
Heartland 5-2 Nasarawa United (22 March 2015)
Longest winning run
Enugu Rangers Warri Wolves (4)
Longest unbeaten run
Enyimba (10)
Longest winless run
Taraba (17)
Longest losing run
Sunshine Stars Taraba (4)
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2015.
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, and the 25th since the rebranding of the league 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.
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