Nigeria National League

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The Nigeria National League (NNL) (formerly the National Division 1) is the second-highest overall in the Nigerian football league system after the Nigeria Premier Football League, and is currently contested by 46 clubs.

Each season, four teams are promoted to the Nigeria Premier Football League, via NNL Super 4/NNL Super 8. The twelve lowest-finishing teams in the Nigerian National League are relegated to Nigeria Nationwide League.

History

From 1997-2011, the league has been split into 1A for Northern teams and 1B for southern teams. The top two from each division are promoted to the Nigerian Premier League the next season. The exceptions were the 2005–06 and 2006-07 seasons where there were four divisions of eight teams each, with each division winner winning promotion. Up to four teams in each division are relegated each season to the Amateur First Division. The league was renamed 19 June 2008. In 2012 the league expanded from 32 to 36 teams with 2 more teams promoted. The league used the 2006 format, with four divisions of nine teams each, with division winners receiving automatic promotion. In 2012-13, it went back to two divisions of sixteen. For the 2015 season, it used four divisions of eight teams.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

2024–25 season

Conference A

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
1472 FC	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	10,000
Abia Comets	Umuahia	Umuahia Township Stadium	5,000
Beyond Limits	Ikenne	Remo Stars Stadium	5,000
Crown FC	Ogbomosho	Soun Stadium	– Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Dakkada	Uyo	Uyo Township Stadium
Edel	Awka	Awka City Stadium
Igbajo	Ile-Ogbo, Osun	Lanre Leke Stadium
Ijele	Enugu	Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium	22,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Inter Lagos	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	5,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Smart City	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena
Warri Wolves	Warri	Warri Township Stadium	20,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Conference B

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Abakaliki	Abakaliki	Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium
ABS	Ilorin	Kwara State Stadium	18,000
First Bank FC	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Gateway United	Abeokuta	MKO Abiola Stadium	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Godswill Akpabio FC	Uyo	Uyo Township Stadium	5,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kun Khalifat	Owerri	Dan Anyiam Stadium	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Madiba	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Osun United	Osogbo	Osogbo Township Stadium	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Rovers	Calabar	U.J. Esuene Stadium	16,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Solution FC	Awka	Awka City Stadium	3,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sporting Lagos	Lagos	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Conference C

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Barau	Dambatta	Dambatta Stadium
Gombe United	Gombe	Pantami Stadium	12,000
Jigawa Golden Stars	Dutse	Kazaure Stadium
Mighty Jets	Jos	New Jos Stadium	60,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sokoto United	Sokoto	Giginya Memorial Stadium
Wikki Tourists	Bauchi	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium	11,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Zamfara United	Gusau	FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Birnin Kebbi

Conference D

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adamawa United	Yola	Ribadu Square Stadium	5,000
Basira	Lafia	Lafia City Stadium	10,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Doma United	Gombe	Pantami Stadium	12,000
Kada Warriors	Kaduna	Ahmadu Bello Stadium	16,000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kebbi United	Birnin Kebbi	FIFA Goal Project Pitch
Sporting Supreme	Bwari	Bwari Stadium
Yobe Desert Stars	Damaturu	27 August Stadium

2019-20 season

The season kicked off in November 2019. The 42 teams were consolidated back into four divisions.

The league went for the December break, and didn't return. The league was later cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid-19 outbreak in Nigeria. No team was promoted to the Premier division after football activities were stopped due to the rampaging effect of Covid-19.^[1]

Group A1

Group A2

Group B1

Group B2

2020/21 Season

On 6 November 2020, the league's organizing committee agreed to continue the four division North and South format for the 2021 season. The start date was to be three weeks after the top division NPFL resumes. The league is expected to start on 30 January 2021 after the successful draws at the Congress held on Friday 15 January at Ebonyi State^[2]

On Saturday 30 January 2021, an Emergency congress took place in Ebonyi State where the kick off date was changed to 13 February 2021. 21 clubs voted in favor of 13 February while 4 clubs voted in favor of 6 February ^[3]

Group A1^[4]

Group A2

Group B1

Group B2