The 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season delivered excitement and history-making moments for football fans across the nation, Soccernet.ng reports.
From Remo Stars' fairytale title win to record-breaking performances and shocking relegations, the campaign had it all.
Here are 13 key facts that defined the just-concluded season:
- Remo Stars FC clinched their first-ever NPFL title on April 27, 2025, and formally sealed the championship after defeating Ikorodu City 4–1 on May 11, finishing top of the table with 71 points.
- A total of 784 goals were scored across the 380-match 2024–25 NPFL season, which ran from August 31, 2024, to May 25, 2025.
- Anas Yusuf of Nasarawa United emerged as the league’s top scorer with 18 goals.
- Remo Stars and Rivers United qualified for the CAF Champions League, while Abia Warriors secured a CAF Confederation Cup ticket.
- Akwa United, Heartland FC, Sunshine Stars, and Lobi Stars were relegated to the Nigeria National League at the end of the season.
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- The League Management Company increased the champions’ prize money to ₦200 million, a ₦50 million boost from the previous season.
- Remo Stars became the first club from South-West Nigeria to win the NPFL since Julius Berger in 2000 and the first privately owned team to do so since Udoji United in 1996.
- Shooting Stars SC, founded in 1950, remains one of the oldest football clubs still active in the NPFL.
- Despite being known for their solid away form earlier in the season, Heartland FC was relegated, capping a dramatic decline.
- Lobi Stars, who were winless after six rounds, ended the season with a 21-match winless run—the longest of the campaign—and were relegated.
- Jude Aneke was the first NPFL player to score 20 goals in a season (2010–11), while Mfon Udoh’s 23 goals in the 2013–14 season still stand as the highest ever.
- Enugu Rangers have won eight league titles, second only to Enyimba, while Remo Stars became the latest entrant into the league’s list of champions.
- The highest-scoring match of the season was Ikorodu City’s 6–0 win over Katsina United on April 10, showcasing the league’s attacking flair.
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