Final Table: 1.Enugu Rangers 30 15 5 10 36-24 50 Qualified 2.Enyimba (Aba) 30 15 3 12 38-21 48 Qualified 3.Gombe United (Bauchi) 30 14 5 11 35-32 47 Qualified 4.NPA (Warri) 30 15 2 13 28-28 47 Qualified [*23] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 30 13 5 12 30-23 44 [*29] 6.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 30 13 5 12 34-28 44 7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 30 13 5 12 22-25 44 8.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 30 13 4 13 35-35 43 9.Gabros International 30 13 3 14 35-31 42 [*28] 10.Julius Berger (Lagos) 30 11 7 12 27-23 40 [*23] 11.Port Harcourt Sharks 30 11 7 12 30-35 40 12.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 30 12 4 14 25-30 40 -------------------------------------------------------- 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 30 11 6 13 24-31 39 Relegated 14.Plateau United (Jos) 30 10 8 12 24-29 38 Relegated [*28,*29] 15.Jasper United (Onitsha) 30 11 5 14 23-35 38 Relegated 16.Katsina United 30 10 6 14 20-36 36 Relegated [*i] without goals rd i NB: table according to below results Final Table (given by press): 1.Enugu Rangers 30 15 5 10 35-24 50 Qualified 2.Enyimba (Abia) 30 15 3 12 38-21 48 Qualified 3.NPA (Warri) 30 15 2 13 30-27 47 Qualified 4.Gombe United (Bauchi) 30 14 5 11 35-34 47 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 30 13 5 12 34-30 44 6.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 30 13 5 12 28-24 44 7.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 30 13 5 12 35-34 44 8.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 30 13 5 12 22-25 44 9.Julius Berger (Lagos) 30 11 7 12 28-27 40 10.Port Harcourt Sharks 30 11 7 12 31-35 40 11.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 30 12 4 14 25-30 40 12.Gabros International 30 12 3 15 35-33 39 -------------------------------------------------------- 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 30 11 6 13 24-32 39 Relegated 14.Plateau United (Jos) 30 10 8 12 29-29 38 Relegated 15.Jasper United (Onitsha) 30 11 5 14 24-36 38 Relegated 16.Katsina United 30 10 6 14 21-37 36 Relegated NB: 1 more loss than wins; odd number of draws; overall GD -4 Round 1 (2000) [Nov 4] El Kanemi 0-1 Gabros Gombe 1-0 Enyimba Julius Berger 0-1 Plateau NPA 1-0 Katsina [Nov 5] Lobi 2-1 Jigawa Rangers 1-1 Insurance Sharks 3-1 Jasper Nationale 1-0 Wikki Round 2 [Nov 11] Plateau 1-2 Nationale Katsina 1-0 Berger Jigawa 0-0 El Kanemi [Nov 12] Gabros 3-1 Sharks Wikki 1-1 Gombe Jasper 0-1 NPA [Nov 22] Insurance 3-0 Lobi Enyimba 1-1 Rangers Round 3 [Nov 18] NPA 3-0 Gabros Berger 0-0 Jasper Nationale 3-1 Katsina Gombe 1-0 Plateau Insurance 2-0 Jigawa [Nov 19] Sharks 2-1 El Kanemi Rangers 3-0 Wikki [Dec 6] Lobi 2-1 Enyimba Round 4 [Nov 25] El Kanemi 3-0 NPA Plateau 1-1 Rangers Katsina 1-0 Gombe Jigawa 1-0 Sharks [Nov 26] Gabros 1-0 Berger Enyimba 1-0 Insurance Jasper 1-0 Nationale [Nov 29] Wikki 2-0 Lobi Round 5 [Dec 2] NPA 0-0 Sharks Berger 2-0 El Kanemi Gombe 2-0 Jasper Insurance 1-0 Wikki [Dec 3] Rangers 3-1 Katsina Enyimba 4-0 Jigawa [Dec 13] Nationale 2-1 Gabros Lobi 1-2 Plateau Round 6 [Dec 9] El Kanemi 1-0 Nationale Wikki 1-0 Enyimba Plateau 0-0 Insurance Katsina 1-0 Lobi Jigawa 1-0 NPA [Dec 10] Gabros 5-0 Gombe Sharks 0-0 Berger Jasper 1-0 Rangers Round 7 [Dec 16] Berger 3-1 NPA Insurance 1-0 Katsina Nationale 0-0 Sharks Gombe 2-0 El-Kanemi Wikki 1-0 Jigawa [Dec 17] Lobi 1-0 Jasper Enyimba 4-0 Plateau Rangers 3-1 Gabros Round 8 [Dec 23] Katsina 1-1 Enyimba El-Kanemi 1-0 Rangers Plateau 1-0 Wikki NPA 2-1 Nationale Jigawa 0-0 Berger [Dec 24] Gabros 1-2 Lobi Jasper 2-0 Insurance [ca. Feb 4] Sharks 2-2 Gombe Round 9 [Dec 30] Nationale 1-0 Berger Gombe 3-1 NPA Insurance 1-0 Gabros Wikki 2-0 Katsina Plateau 2-2 Jigawa [Dec 31] Rangers 4-1 Sharks Lobi 2-1 El Kanemi Enyimba 1-1 Jasper Round 10 [Jan 6] El Kanemi 1-0 Insurance NPA 2-1 Rangers Berger 1-1 Gombe Katsina 2-1 Plateau Jigawa 1-0 Nationale [Jan 7] Gabros 2-0 Enyimba Sharks 3-1 Lobi Jasper 1-0 Wikki Table: 1.Gombe United (Bauchi) 10 5 3 2 13-11 18 [13-10?] 2.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 10 5 2 3 9- 5 17 3.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 10 5 1 4 10- 8 16 [ 9- 8?] 4.NPA (Warri) 10 5 1 4 11-12 16 [10-12?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Enugu Rangers 10 4 3 3 17-10 15 6.Gabros International 10 5 0 5 15-12 15 7.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 10 5 0 5 11-15 15 [12-15?] 8.Jasper United (Onitsha) 10 4 2 4 7- 8 14 9.Port Harcourt Sharks 10 3 4 3 12-13 13 [13-12?] 10.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 10 4 1 5 8- 9 13 [ 7- 9?] 11.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 10 4 1 5 7- 8 13 [ 7- 9?] 12.Katsina United 10 4 1 5 8-12 13 13.Enyimba (Aba) 10 3 3 4 13- 9 12 14.Plateau United (Jos) 10 3 3 4 9-13 12 15.Jigawa Golden Stars 10 3 3 4 6-11 12 16.Julius Berger (Lagos) 10 2 4 4 6- 6 10 NB: table according to above results; goal differences between brackets were given in press Round 11 [Jan 20] Gombe 2-0 Nationale Insurance 0-0 Sharks Wikki 2-0 Gabros Plateau 2-1 Jasper Katsina 2-1 Jigawa [Jan 21] Rangers 1-0 Berger Lobi 0-0 NPA Enyimba 2-0 El-Kanemi Round 12 [Jan 27] El-Kanemi 1-0 Wikki NPA 1-0 Insurance Berger 3-0 Lobi Nationale 0-1 Rangers Jigawa 1-1 Gombe [Jan 28] Gabros 1-0 Plateau Sharks 0-1 Enyimba Jasper 0-0 Katsina Round 14 [Feb 10,11] El-Kanemi 0-0 Katsina Julius Berger 1-0 Enyimba Nationale 2-0 Insurance Jigawa 2-0 Rangers [ca. Feb 14?] Gabros 2-1 Jasper Sharks 1-0 Plateau NPA 2-0 Wikki Gombe 2-1 Lobi Round 15 [Feb 17] Insurance 2-0 Gombe Plateau 3-1 NPA Katsina 1-0 Sharks Jigawa 1-1 Gabros [Feb 18] Lobi 1-1 Rangers Jasper 1-0 El-Kanemi [awarded, 0-3?] Katsina 1-0 Sharks Enyimba 3-0 Nationale [Feb 22] Wikki 1-1 Berger Round 13 [Feb 3,4; postponed to Feb 28 due to referee's strike] Rangers 1-0 Gombe Insurance 2-1 Berger Enyimba 1-0 NPA Katsina 1-0 Gabros Plateau awd El Kanemi [temporarily awarded 0-3; originally 2-0] Jasper 1-0 Jigawa Wikki 0-3 Sharks Lobi 2-1 Nationale [inferred, played ca. Feb 4] [replay] Plateau 1-1 El Kanemi Round 16 [Mar 3] Gabros 2-1 Jigawa El Kanemi 2-0 Jasper [inferred, played later] NPA 1-0 Plateau Berger 2-1 Wikki Nationale 1-0 Enyimba Gombe 1-0 Insurance Rangers 3-0 Lobi [Mar 4] Sharks 2-0 Katsina Round 17 [Mar 10] Insurance 2-1 Rangers Katsina 1-0 NPA Plateau 0-0 Berger [2-0?] Jigawa 1-0 Lobi Wikki 1-0 Nationale [0-3?] [Mar 11] Gabros ann El Kanemi [annulled; finished 1-0] Jasper 1-0 Sharks Enyimba 1-0 Gombe Utd [Apr 20] Gabros 1-0 El Kanemi [replay] Round 18 [Mar 17] NPA 3-1 Jasper Julius Berger 3-1 Katsina El Kanemi 0-0 Jigawa Gombe 2-3 Wikki [Mar 18] Sharks 2-0 Gabros Utd Lobi 3-1 Insurance Rangers 1-0 Enyimba [Mar 19] Nationale 1-0 Plateau Round 19 [Mar 24] El-Kanemi 5-0 Sharks Katsina 2-0 Nationale Plateau 1-0 Gombe Jigawa 1-0 Insurance [Mar 25] Gabros 1-0 NPA Jasper 1-0 Berger Enyimba 2-1 Lobi [Apr 4] Wikki 1-0 Rangers Round 20 [Mar 31] Insurance 2-1 Enyimba Nationale 1-0 Jasper Gombe 1-1 Katsina NPA 2-1 El-Kanemi [Apr 1] Lobi 2-0 Wikki Rangers 2-1 Plateau Sharks 4-0 Jigawa [Apr 4] Berger 1-0 Gabros Table: 1.Enugu Rangers 20 10 4 6 28-17 34 [27-18?] 2.NPA (Warri) 20 10 2 8 21-20 32 [20-20?] 3.Gabros International 20 10 1 9 23-21 31 4.Katsina United 20 9 4 7 17-19 31 [18-20?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Enyimba (Aba) 20 9 3 8 24-15 30 6.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 20 9 3 8 18-16 30 [18-15?] 7.Port Harcourt Sharks 20 8 5 7 24-21 29 [25-21?] 8.Gombe United (Bauchi) 20 8 5 7 22-22 29 [22-21?] 9.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 20 9 1 10 16-19 28 10.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 20 8 3 9 20-15 27 [19-15?] 11.Julius Berger (Lagos) 20 7 6 7 18-13 27 [19-13?] 12.Jasper United (Onitsha) 20 8 3 9 14-18 27 13.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 20 8 2 10 16-21 26 [16-22?] 14.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 20 8 2 10 21-29 26 [22-29?] 15.Jigawa Golden Stars 20 6 6 8 14-22 24 16.Plateau United (Jos) 20 6 4 10 16-24 22 [17-24?] NB: table according to above results; goal differences between brackets were given in press Round 21 [Apr 11] Katsina 1-0 Rangers Plateau 1-1 Lobi Wikki 1-0 Insurance Jigawa 1-0 Enyimba [Apr 12] Sharks 1-0 NPA Gabros awd Nationale [abandoned at 1-1; apparently awarded 3-0 to Gabros] Jasper 1-0 Gombe [May 3] El Kanemi 1-0 Berger Round 22 [Apr 14] Gombe 1-0 Gabros Nationale 3-0 El Kanemi Insurance 2-0 Plateau NPA 2-0 Jigawa [Apr 15] Lobi 2-0 Katsina Rangers 2-0 Jasper Enyimba 2-0 Wikki [Apr 26] Berger 2-0 Sharks Round 23 [Apr 18] Katsina 1-1 Insurance Plateau 2-1 Enyimba Jigawa 1-0 Wikki El-Kanemi 3-1 Gombe Rangers 1-1 Gabros Jasper 2-0 Lobi Sharks 1-1 Nationale [later] NPA bt Berger Round 24 [May 1] Gombe 3-0 Sharks Nationale 1-0 NPA Wikki 0-0 Plateau Insurance 3-1 Jasper Berger 1-0 Jigawa Lobi 2-0 Gabros Enyimba 2-0 Katsina Rangers ppd El Kanemi [due to a road crash suffered by El Kanemi on their way to Enugu] [played later?] Rangers 1-0 El Kanemi [inferred] Round 25 [May 5] Berger 0-0 Nationale NPA 2-0 Gombe Katsina 0-1 Wikki El Kanemi 1-0 Lobi Jigawa 1-0 Plateau [May 6] Gabros 2-0 Insurance Sharks 2-1 Rangers Jasper awd Enyimba [awarded 0-3 (inferred); abandoned at 0-1] May 8 - The official of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Salihu Abubakar told AFP that fans went on the rampage in the southeastern city Onitsha on Sunday after opponents Enyimba FC scored in the 44th minute. Enyimba have been awarded the match while Jasper have been ordered to play all remaining home games this season in Minna in central northern Nigeria. Several of the country's top clubsides including Jigawa Golden Stars, Plateau United, Wikki Tourists and 3SC have been banned from their home grounds because of crowd violence this season. Round 26 [May 19] Insurance 1-1 El Kanemi Plateau 3-0 Katsina Nationale 2-0 Jigawa Wikki 1-0 Jasper [May 20] Enyimba 2-0 Gabros Lobi 2-0 Sharks Rangers 1-0 NPA [Jun 6] Gombe 2-1 Berger Round 27 [May 26] Nationale 1-2 Gombe NPA 1-0 Lobi El Kanemi 2-0 Enyimba [May 27] Sharks 2-0 Insurance Gabros 0-0 Wikki Jasper 0-0 Plateau [May 30] Berger 2-0 Rangers [Jun 6] Jigawa 3-0 Katsina Round 28 [Jun 2] Wikki 2-1 El Kanemi Insurance 4-1 NPA Plateau bt Gabros Katsina 1-1 Jasper [Jun 3] Enyimba 3-0 Sharks Lobi 4-0 Berger Rangers 1-0 Nationale Gombe 3-0 Jigawa Round 29 [Jun 6] Sharks 0-0 Wikki [reported also as 3-0 on Jun 11??] [Jun 9] Berger 3-2 Insurance El Kanemi drw Plateau [reported as 1-0??] Jigawa 4-0 Jasper [Jun 10] Gabros awd Katsina [awarded 3-0; Katsina dns] Gombe 1-0 Rangers NPA 1-0 Enyimba Nationale 1-1 Lobi [reported as 1-0?] Round 30 [Jun 17] Jasper 4-3 Gabros Katsina 0-1 El Kanemi Plateau 2-0 Sharks Wikki 1-0 NPA Insurance 3-0 Nationale Lobi 2-0 Gombe Rangers 1-0 Jigawa [Jun 18, ppd from Jun 17 due to the rain] Enyimba 1-0 Berger Final Table: 1.Enugu Rangers 30 15 5 10 36-24 50 Qualified 2.Enyimba (Aba) 30 15 3 12 38-21 48 Qualified 3.Gombe United (Bauchi) 30 14 5 11 35-32 47 Qualified 4.NPA (Warri) 30 15 2 13 28-28 47 Qualified [*23] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 30 13 5 12 30-23 44 [*29] 6.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 30 13 5 12 34-28 44 7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 30 13 5 12 22-25 44 8.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 30 13 4 13 35-35 43 9.Gabros International 30 13 3 14 35-31 42 [*28] 10.Julius Berger (Lagos) 30 11 7 12 27-23 40 [*23] 11.Port Harcourt Sharks 30 11 7 12 30-35 40 12.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 30 12 4 14 25-30 40 -------------------------------------------------------- 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 30 11 6 13 24-31 39 Relegated 14.Plateau United (Jos) 30 10 8 12 24-29 38 Relegated [*28,*29] 15.Jasper United (Onitsha) 30 11 5 14 23-35 38 Relegated 16.Katsina United 30 10 6 14 20-36 36 Relegated [*i] without goals rd i NB: table according to above results Final Table (given by press): 1.Enugu Rangers 30 15 5 10 35-24 50 Qualified 2.Enyimba (Aba) 30 15 3 12 38-21 48 Qualified 3.NPA (Warri) 30 15 2 13 30-27 47 Qualified 4.Gombe United (Bauchi) 30 14 5 11 35-34 47 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 30 13 5 12 34-30 44 6.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 30 13 5 12 28-24 44 7.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 30 13 5 12 35-34 44 8.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 30 13 5 12 22-25 44 9.Julius Berger (Lagos) 30 11 7 12 28-27 40 10.Port Harcourt Sharks 30 11 7 12 31-35 40 11.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 30 12 4 14 25-30 40 12.Gabros International 30 12 3 15 35-33 39 -------------------------------------------------------- 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 30 11 6 13 24-32 39 Relegated 14.Plateau United (Jos) 30 10 8 12 29-29 38 Relegated 15.Jasper United (Onitsha) 30 11 5 14 24-36 38 Relegated 16.Katsina United 30 10 6 14 21-37 36 Relegated NB: 1 more loss than wins; odd number of draws; overall GD -4 In October 2001, it was decided to extend the league to 18 clubs, meaning that the last four of first division will play with seconds of Division II. Barrages [Dec 5, 6, 7, Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi] Group A Table: 1. Jigawa Stars 2. Yobe Stars ------------------ 3. Katsina United (?) Group B Plateau United bt Jasper United Jasper United 2-1 Bendel United Plateau United 1-1 Bendel United Table: 1. Plateau United 4 pts 2. Jasper United 3 ----------------------------- 3. Bendel United 1 Yobe Stars, Plateau United, Jasper and Jigawa Golden Stars will play next season on Division I. Promoted: Sunshine Stars and Kano Pillars Next season starts on December 15. Super League (top-4 championship playoff) Final Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 3 3 0 0 4- 1 9 Champions 2.NPA (Warri) 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 3.Gombe United (Bauchi) 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3 4.Enugu Rangers 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 Round 1 [Jul 3] Gombe 1-2 Enyimba NPA 1-1 Rangers Round 2 [Jul 5] Rangers 0-2 Gombe NPA 0-1 Enyimba Round 3 [Jul 8] Rangers 0-1 Enyimba Gombe 1-2 NPA Final Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 3 3 0 0 4- 1 9 Champions 2.NPA (Warri) 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 3.Gombe United (Bauchi) 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3 4.Enugu Rangers 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 NB: no winners of the regular stage have as yet managed to win the 'Super League' Nigeria Cup 2001 Preliminary Round Enyimba feeder team --- AS Racine Gashaka FC [Yobe] --- Admirality FC [Bayelsa] Ila L.G. FC --- Urban United DG Babes [Ogun] --- NIPOST FC Gulari FC --- Sunshine Babes [Akure] Kanta Warriors --- Works Rangers [Ekiti] Abiola Babes --- NIPOST FC Viper FC --- Custom [Sokoto] 1st round Niger Tornadoes --- [winner of Enyimba feeder team/AS Racine] Iwuanyanwu Nationale --- [winner of Gashaka FC/Admirality FC] 3SC of Ibadan --- [winner of Ila L.G. FC/Urban United] Enugu Rangers --- [winner of DG Babes/NIPOST FC] Enyimba FC --- [winner of Gulari FC/Sunshine Babes] Jasper United --- NUB FC El Kanemi Warriors --- Jimeta United Lobi Stars --- Plaiwau United NPA [Warri] --- [winner of Kanta Warriors/Works Rangers] JUTH [Jos] --- Ebonyi Angels El Kanemi Babes --- Sharks FC Bassa United --- Nasara FC Bayelsa United --- Zamfara United Leopard FC --- Grays International Kaduna and Katsina Utd --- Union Bank of Lagos Gombe United --- Relaxer FC Insurance of Benin --- [winner of Abiola Babes/NIPOST FC] Taraba United --- Adamawa United Black Stars --- Wambai FC Kwara United --- NEPA FC [Abuja] Bida Lions --- Paco FC Super Rock --- Balogun Owoseni FC BCC Lions --- Y.S. Yerima Jigawa Stars --- Yobe Stars Kebbi Links --- Anantigha Warriors Akwa United --- Sunshine Stars [Akure] Kogi United --- [winner of Viper FC/Custom] Udoji United --- Court of Appeal Wanti FC --- Igbino FC Wikki Tourist --- Delta United Second Stage Group ? Niger Tornadoes eliminated by Ebonyi Angles and Dolphin FC Group ? Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) qualified. "Final" [Aug 6] Shooting Stars 2-1 Plateau United [The two teams had tied on points, goals difference and goals scored after playing its games] Group ? El Kanemi qualified Third Stage 1/4 finals [Aug 26] Wikki Tourist (Bauchi) bt Shooting Stars Semifinals [Sep 9] Dolphin FC (P Harcourt) 2-0 Enyimba El-Kanemi Warriors 2-1 Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) Final [Oct 6] El-Kanemi Warriors 0-2 Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) [Joseph Cole, Abubakar Musa] Super Cup Final [Oct 13, Maiduguri] Enyimba 2-0 Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) [Joseph Ayajov] State FA Cup Results 2001 Bayelsa Bayelsa United 2-0 Admiralty FC Bayelsa Borno El Kanemi Warriors 2-1 El Kanemi Babes Edo Insurance Benin City 0-1 Igbino FC Enugu Enugu Rangers 1-0 Relaxers FC Federal Capital Territory NEPA FC Abuja 1-0 Court of Appeal Abuja Jigawa Jigawa Stars Dutse 1-0 Super Rocks Kaduna Grays Int'l Kaduna 1-0 NUB FC Kaduna Katsina Katsina United 1-0 Nasara Katsina Kogi [stalemate] Lagos Austin Ofokwu - Nigeria Airforce Oyo Shooting Stars Ibadan 4-2 NIHORT FC Ibadan Rivers Port Harcourt Sharks 1-0 Dolphins Sokoto Customs Sokoto 0-1 Shagari Yobe Yobe Stars 3-1 Gallami Zamfara Zamfara United Gusau 1-0 YS Yerima Division Two Playoff [Jul 6] Kano Pillars drw Sunshine Stars [Akure] [Sunshine Stars on pen]
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