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Nigeria Nationwide League

Nigeria Nationwide League Division One
Founded2001
CountryNigeria
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs91 (80 on 2017)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNigeria National League
Relegation toNigeria Amateur League Division Two
Domestic cup(s)Nigerian FA Cup
Websitenigerianationwideleague.com

National Nationwide League Division One (formerly known as Nigerian Amateur League) is the third level of club football in Nigeria. Every year, up to eight teams are promoted to the Professional Division One.

Starting in 2012, the league changed its name from the Amateur League and will promote three teams per division instead of two. This was after a long delay in confirming promotions from the prior year due to teams' protests.[1][2]

As the "largest grassroots league in the world", promotion and relegation are not guaranteed. Most of the teams are sponsored by private citizens or Local Govt. Areas and funding at this level is minimal. Any team eligible to move to the National Division 1 must qualify for a Professional League license and commit to the increased spending. After the 2007/08 season Dankalat FC of Kano won promotion, but instead sold their slot in Division 1A to Calabar Rovers. (Dankalat would eventually sell their slot in the 2012 Professional League to Nembe City FC). For the 2013 season, FC Ebedei and Makwada remained in the Nationwide league and sold their promotion slots after winning their divisions. Bolowotan, who also won promotion, sold their slot after 9 games in the professional level.

After the 2016 season, the league doubled in size to 80 teams. Teams will play in five-team divisions, with the winner of each division playing the corresponding Group for the one promotion slot.

The 2019/20 season was cancelled and affected by the COVID-19 that forced all activities to a stop. Hence, no promotion or relegation of teams.

2021-22

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The 2021-22 season had 132 teams playing in sixteen groups in sixteen venues (originally eight) and began the first weekend of March.[3]

2023-24

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Venue 1 - Lagos Centre (Legacy Pitch)

Club State
FC Robo Lagos
Synergy Ultimate SC Lagos
Magic Stars FC Lagos
Gbagada FC Lagos
Broad City FC Lagos
Dannaz FC Lagos
Ablaze FC Lagos
Allifey FC Lagos
Lekki United Lagos
TCCG FC Lagos

Delta Centre

Club State
Holly Arrows FC Delta
OYC FC Delta
Ughelli Rovers FC Delta
Isoko United Delta
Delta Marines FC Delta
Rolly FC Edo
FC Deltra Edo
Junosa United FC Edo
Living Vioice Fc Edo
Morsko Int. Fc Edo

2024-25

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Venue 1 - Abba Bichi Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Kano Ambassadors FC 10 9 0 1 32 16 +16 27
2 Zango 10 6 1 3 20 18 +2 19
3 Hausawa United FC 10 5 2 3 19 20 -1 17
4 ATK FC Kano 10 5 1 4 24 21 +3 16
5 SBS FC (Waliyya) 10 4 2 4 25 24 +1 14
6 Orlu United FC 10 4 1 5 19 23 -4 13
7 Tawiyya FC 10 4 1 5 20 17 +3 13
8 Kano Travellers 10 3 3 4 19 21 -2 12
9 Ganduje Babes FC 10 2 4 4 14 20 -6 10
10 Funtua Sharks 10 2 3 5 17 22 -5 9
11 Dantata FC 10 2 0 8 20 27 -7 6
12 Funtua FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 2 - ABS Kaduna Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Kaduna United 9 6 3 0 20 7 +13 21
2 Simoiben 9 6 2 1 12 3 +9 20
3 Standard FC 9 5 3 1 16 9 +7 18
4 Future of Africa 9 4 1 4 8 14 -6 13
5 ABU Zaria 9 2 4 2 4 5 -1 10
6 Croc City FC 9 2 3 4 7 9 -2 9
7 Green Beret FC 9 2 3 4 7 10 -3 9
8 Fulfill United 8 1 4 3 3 7 -4 7
9 Kada Warriors 6 2 0 4 12 14 -2 6
10 Seat of God FC 8 0 1 4 4 15 -11 1

Venue 3 - Area 3

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 City Football Club 6 6 0 0 25 5 +20 18
2 Police Machines FC 6 5 0 1 15 3 +12 15
3 FWC Champions FC 5 4 0 1 6 1 +5 12
4 Anglican 6 4 0 2 16 13 +3 12
5 Mailantarki Care 5 3 2 0 8 4 +4 11
6 Bussdors United FC 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 7
7 Derby 5 1 2 2 4 6 -2 5
8 EFCC 5 0 4 1 2 3 -1 4
9 Woodpecker FC 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 4
10 Black Scorpion FC 6 1 1 4 6 23 -17 4
11 PCC FC 5 0 3 2 5 8 -3 3
12 Paul EFC 6 1 0 5 4 9 -5 3
13 Beautiful Tour FC 6 0 2 4 7 19 -12 2
14 Supreme Court 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 4 - ATBS Bauchi Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Warinijie FC 7 5 2 0 20 3 +17 17
2 Adamu Jumba FC 7 5 1 1 19 7 +12 16
3 Kufca Azare FC 7 5 0 2 8 8 0 15
4 Misau United FC 7 2 2 3 8 14 -6 8
5 Wunti FC 7 2 2 3 13 13 0 8
6 Abj FC Bauchi 7 2 1 4 8 13 -5 7
7 Wikki Tourists Feeder FC 7 1 4 2 11 13 -2 7
8 Zabgai International FC 7 0 0 7 7 23 -16 0

Venue 5 - Awka Centre 1

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Ikukuoma FC 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15
2 Oisa FC 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 15
3 Ingas FC 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12
4 Kun Khalifat B 6 3 0 3 7 12 -5 9
5 Ekomzy FC 6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7
6 Giant Brillars 6 1 1 4 13 14 -1 4
7 Early Star 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Don-Daniel FC 6 0 0 6 6 20 -14 0

Venue 6 - Awka Centre 2

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Campos FC 5 4 0 1 20 6 +14 12
2 Ozalla FC 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12
3 Diana Emi 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
4 Heartland Feeders FC 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
5 St Nwadinso FC 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
6 Peace FC 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
7 First Mahi FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 A & A FC 5 0 0 5 7 25 -18 0

Venue 7 - Barau Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Clever Warriors FC 10 8 2 0 31 8 +23 26
2 Kwankwasiyya FC 11 6 4 1 27 12 +15 22
3 Dromeda 11 7 0 4 25 17 +8 21
4 Kano Pillars Feeders 9 6 2 1 24 10 +14 20
5 Dambatta 11 5 1 5 23 20 +3 16
6 Super Stars Sheika 10 4 3 3 21 20 +1 15
7 Shield FC 10 4 2 4 18 17 +1 14
8 Gaida Utd FC 10 3 1 6 17 21 -4 10
9 Kano Stars FC 10 2 2 6 12 22 -10 8
10 Royal FC 10 1 2 7 16 33 -17 5
11 Sky Limit FC 4 1 1 2 2 7 -5 4
12 Goodhope 10 1 0 9 12 41 -29 3

Venue 8 - Bwari Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Fosla FC 11 8 2 1 13 8 +5 26
2 Campro 11 8 1 2 28 8 +20 25
3 N-Youth Sports Academy 11 6 3 2 17 10 +7 21
4 Legacy Stars 11 6 3 2 18 11 +7 21
5 Hypebuzz FA 11 5 2 4 25 20 +5 17
6 Likeminds FC 11 4 4 3 17 14 +3 16
7 Rmb Sports 11 4 1 6 14 17 -3 13
8 Daniel FA 11 2 5 4 14 20 -6 11
9 Planet Futsal 11 2 4 5 15 18 -3 10
10 De-Royal Galaxy 11 2 2 7 12 24 -12 8
11 Galadima FC 11 1 4 6 13 23 -10 7
12 Total Dazzlers 11 1 3 7 8 21 -13 6
13 NYSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 9 - Ebedei Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 FC Ebedei 11 9 2 0 24 9 +15 29
2 Ijebu Athletic 11 6 2 3 22 16 +6 20
3 Imperial FC 11 5 3 3 26 22 +4 18
4 VOE FC 11 5 2 4 28 18 +10 17
5 Grassrunners FC 11 5 1 5 23 12 +11 16
6 Atlantic Business FC 12 5 1 6 22 26 -4 16
7 Star Builders FC 11 5 1 5 21 26 -5 16
8 Green Lock FC 11 4 2 5 13 14 -1 14
9 Ladegbuwa FC 11 4 1 6 17 18 -1 13
10 Sagamu Rovers 11 3 3 5 12 19 -7 12
11 SGFC Ath SC 10 3 2 5 10 23 -13 11
12 Almar FC 11 1 2 8 14 29 -15 5

Venue 10 - Gombe Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 FC Yarmalight 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12
2 Zaki Mairiga FC 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
3 El-Shamah Sport FC 4 1 0 3 5 9 -4 3
4 Police Baretta FC 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 3
5 Future Hope 4 1 0 3 6 11 -5 3

Venue 11 - Gumel Centre Jigawa

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 AVM Football Club 5 5 0 0 19 8 +11 15
2 Gimzsoca FC 5 3 1 1 10 9 +1 10
3 Jigawa Golden Stars 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
4 Halfa FC 5 2 0 3 14 11 +3 6
5 Rising Stars FC 5 1 0 4 8 18 -10 3
6 Dutse Strikers 5 1 0 4 9 14 -5 3

Venue 12 - Ijebu-Ode Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Ekiti United 6 5 1 0 13 0 +13 16
2 Adamimogo FC 6 5 0 1 11 7 +4 15
3 Living Voices FC 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 11
4 Bendel Insurance Feeder 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10
5 Olukismet FC Ikere 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
6 Big 100 FC 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9
7 Emalex FC Owo 6 3 0 3 12 12 0 9
8 Wonder Xchange 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
9 Rolly FC 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 3
10 Choice FC Int 6 1 0 5 7 12 -5 3
11 FC Deltra 4 1 0 3 2 7 -5 3
12 Junosa United 4 0 1 3 1 14 -13 1
13 Ablegod FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Esan Olika Uromi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Reignz FC Owo 6 0 0 6 4 19 -15 0

Venue 13 - Ikorodu A Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Real Sapphire FC 7 6 1 0 22 7 +15 19
2 Toma 7 5 0 2 13 9 +4 15
3 Ooim FC 7 4 2 1 16 8 +8 14
4 Crowned Academy 7 3 0 4 18 18 0 9
5 Zenith Emperor FC 7 3 0 4 19 18 +1 9
6 FC Athletic 7 2 2 3 15 13 +2 8
7 Alimcity FA 7 2 0 5 10 20 -10 6
8 Buruj FC 7 0 1 6 3 23 -20 1
9 Byt FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 14 - Ikorodu B Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Joy Cometh FC 8 7 0 1 23 10 +13 21
2 Tonic 8 6 1 1 20 10 +10 19
3 Brighton FA 7 4 0 3 19 14 +5 12
4 Valiant FC 8 4 0 4 18 14 +4 12
5 Ablaze FC 8 3 3 2 18 16 +2 12
6 TCCG FC 8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11
7 Comfortedge 8 3 2 3 15 17 -2 11
8 Daja United 7 1 0 6 8 17 -9 3
9 Emerald FC 8 0 0 8 6 29 -23 0

Venue 15 - Ilaro Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Stormers 8 7 2 1 19 3 +16 22
2 Juvenile FC 8 6 1 1 13 5 +8 19
3 Dino Sporting Club 8 4 2 2 17 12 +5 14
4 Lasegski FC 8 3 2 3 13 10 +3 11
5 Customs FC 8 3 1 4 7 8 -1 10
6 BTFC 8 3 1 4 10 11 -1 10
7 H2U 8 3 0 5 10 17 -7 9
8 Ramond 8 2 1 5 10 17 -7 7
9 Life Christ Outreach 8 0 1 7 2 18 -16 1
10 Ottasolo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ijebu United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 16 - Ile Ogbo Osun Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Ejigbo FC 8 7 0 1 13 7 +6 21
2 All Stars FC 8 5 1 2 10 6 +4 16
3 Hammola FC 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15
4 Aayk FC 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 Telu 7 3 1 3 10 9 +1 10
6 Ijesa Warriors FC 7 3 0 4 7 11 -4 9
7 Victory Police FC 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
8 Oriade FC 7 2 2 3 8 9 -1 8
9 Akoment FC Ede 6 2 2 2 8 9 -1 8
10 Karamba FC 7 2 1 4 7 6 +1 7
11 Alaska FC 7 1 4 2 7 7 0 7
12 Ase Ridyem FC 6 2 0 4 9 13 -4 6
13 Ile Ogbo United 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 6
14 Fehinty 7 1 1 5 6 13 -7 4
15 HKM FC 5 1 0 4 4 9 -5 3

Venue 17 - Jos Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Vet Rovers FC 9 6 3 0 14 3 +11 21
2 Mighty Jets Feeders 8 5 3 0 13 6 +7 18
3 Ben Akwuegbu FC 9 4 4 1 13 4 +9 16
4 Maichibi United 8 3 3 2 8 7 +1 12
5 Plateau Jets FC 9 4 0 5 8 8 0 12
6 Atharah FA 8 3 2 3 7 8 -1 11
7 Midlands FC 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2 9
8 Mafeng FC 8 1 4 3 7 12 -5 7
9 Global Peace FC 9 1 3 5 6 13 -7 6
10 Jos Dream Big 9 0 3 6 4 17 -13 3
11 Deluxe FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 18 - Kwara 1 Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Na Royal FC 7 5 1 1 17 3 +14 16
2 La Planet FA 7 4 1 2 10 5 +5 13
3 Offa FC 7 3 1 3 12 14 -2 10
4 Ka'ah 7 2 3 2 7 14 -7 9
5 Barrier FC 7 3 0 4 8 9 -1 9
6 Abs FC 7 1 4 2 6 7 -1 7
7 GAA Akanbi 7 1 3 3 8 11 -3 6
8 Dohz FC 7 1 3 3 5 10 -5 6

Venue 19 - Kwara 2 Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Hop FA 7 5 1 1 16 8 +8 16
2 Laycon FA 7 5 1 1 13 6 +7 16
3 Sunrise FA 6 3 1 2 6 8 -2 10
4 Araba 8 2 3 3 11 12 -1 9
5 Abray Sports FC 7 2 2 3 11 9 -2 8
6 KFA FC 7 2 1 4 8 14 -6 7
7 Kasam FA 7 1 3 3 9 16 -7 6
8 Unicorn FC 7 1 2 4 11 12 -1 5
9 Abs FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venue 20 - Lafia Centre

Club P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Zeal Minds FC 7 5 2 0 12 2 +10 17
2 Wan Agara FC 7 4 2 1 13 5 +8 14
3 Kogi United FC 7 3 2 2 9 5 +4 11
4 Amazing Grace 7 2 4 1 14 9 +5 10
5 Flight FC 7 2 1 4 9 13 -4 7
6 Sl.14 7 1 3 3 6 10 -4 6
7 Confluences Star FC 7 1 2 4 10 22 -12 5
8 FRSC FC 7 1 2 4 8 15 -7 5

Source: Sofascore

Sponsors

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In 2023 the NLO signed a deal with New Year Mega Lottery

Period Sponsor Brand
2024–present New Year Mega Lottery New Year Mega Lottery Nationwide League League

References

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  1. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/201112300719.html
  2. ^ Abia State condemns NFF devilish act
  3. ^ NLO LIST VENUES FOR 2020/2021 ZONAL LEAGUE (https://nigerianationwideleague.com)