Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 18 7 9 34-19 61 [*] Champions 2.Enugu Rangers 34 17 6 11 42-30 57 [41-29?] Runners-Up 3.Kano Pillars 34 17 5 12 40-35 56 [*] 4.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 17 3 14 41-31 54 [56 pts?] 5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 15 8 11 35-27 53 [35-28?] 6.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 15 7 12 32-25 52 [32-24?] [*] 7.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 15 5 14 36-34 50 8.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 16 1 17 36-43 49 9.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 13 9 12 41-39 48 [47 pts?] [*] 10.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 3 16 33-34 48 [*] 11.Gabros International 34 15 2 17 31-36 47 [*] 12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 14 4 15 34-37 46 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 14 4 16 33-37 46 [*] 14.Plateau United (Jos) 34 13 5 16 28-29 44 [28-27?] [*] -------------------------------------------------------- 15.NPA (Warri) 34 10 11 13 26-29 41 [*] Relegated 16.Yobe Desert Stars (Damaturu) 34 11 6 17 26-36 39 [#] [40 pts?] Relegated 17.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 34 10 9 15 24-33 39 [*] Relegated 18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 34 9 8 17 23-48 35 [34 pts?] Relegated [*] w/o goals Berger vs Plateau, Berger vs Gabros, Enyimba vs Berger, Wikki vs Sharks, Jigawa vs Pillars, NPA vs Pillars, El-Kanemi vs Wikki, El-Kanemi vs Plateau [#] Yobe Desert Stars DFC played home matches in Maiduguri, Makurdi, Kaduna and Bauchi NB: total goal difference -7; Nationale are reported to have finished with 56 points, Sharks 47, Yobe 40, Jasper 34; possibly Jasper vs Nationale (round 21) was later awarded an away win. NB: there is no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship this season Round 1 [Dec 16] Nationale 2-0 Pillars Gombe 0-2 Enyimba Berger 3-2 Rangers Sharks 2-1 Jasper Jigawa 1-1 Sunshine Gabros 1-0 Lobi Wikki 2-0 NPA El-Kanemi 1-0 Insurance Plateau 3-1 Yobe Round 2 [Dec 23] Yobe 1-1 Gombe Insurance 1-1 Plateau Pillars 2-1 El-Kanemi Rangers 1-0 Nationale Enyimba 1-0 Gabros NPA 1-0 Sharks Sunshine 2-0 Wikki Lobi 3-1 Jigawa [Dec 26] Jasper 0-1 Berger Round 3 [Dec 30] Wikki 2-0 Lobi El-Kanemi 1-0 Rangers Gombe 0-2 Insurance Jigawa 1-1 Enyimba Berger 3-0 Sharks Plateau 1-2 Pillars Gabros 2-0 Yobe Nationale 3-0 Jasper Sunshine 1-0 NPA Round 4 [Jan 6,7] NPA 2-2 Berger Lobi 3-1 Sunshine Enyimba 1-0 Wikki Yobe 1-0 Jigawa Insurance 3-0 Gabros Pillars 2-0 Gombe Rangers 1-0 Plateau Jasper 1-0 El-Kanemi Sharks 1-1 Nationale Round 5 [Jan 13,14] Nationale 1-0 Berger El-Kanemi 3-1 Sharks Sunshine 0-0 Enyimba Gabros 1-0 Pillars Gombe 2-1 Rangers Jigawa 1-0 Insurance Plateau 3-0 Jasper Wikki 2-1 Yobe Lobi 1-0 NPA Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 5 3 2 0 5- 1 11 2.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 5 3 1 1 7- 2 10 3.Julius Berger (Lagos) 5 3 1 1 9- 5 10 4.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 5 3 0 2 7- 5 9 5.El Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 5 3 0 2 6- 4 9 6.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 5 3 0 2 6- 4 9 7.Kano Pillars 5 3 0 2 6- 5 9 8.Gabros International 5 3 0 2 4- 4 9 9.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 5 2 2 1 5- 4 8 10.Plateau United (Jos) 5 2 1 2 8- 5 7 11.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 5 2 1 2 6- 3 7 12.Enugu Rangers 5 2 0 3 5- 6 6 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 5 1 2 2 4- 6 5 14.NPA (Warri) 5 1 1 3 3- 6 4 15.Yobe Stars 5 1 1 3 4- 8 4 16.Port Harcourt Sharks 5 1 1 3 4- 9 4 17.Gombe United (Bauchi) 5 1 1 3 3- 8 4 18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 5 1 0 4 2- 9 3 NB: there will be no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship this season Rounds 6-9 missing Round 10 [Feb 16, 17] NPA 1-0 Plateau Insurance 2-0 Yobe Pillars 2-0 Enyimba Rangers 2-1 Lobi Jasper 1-0 Sunshine Sharks 2-0 Wikki Berger 2-0 Jigawa Nationale 2-0 Gabros El-Kanemi 0-1 Gombe Round 11 [Feb 23, 24] Lobi 3-1 Jasper Sunshine 2-1 Sharks Enyimba 1-0 Rangers Insurance 2-1 NPA Jigawa 4-1 Nationale Gombe 2-0 Plateau Wikki 4-0 Berger Gabros 1-0 El-Kanemi Yobe 1-2 Pillars Round 12 [Mar 2, 3] Berger 3-1 Sunshine Pillars 1-0 Insurance Jasper 1-0 Enyimba Sharks 2-1 Lobi NPA 2-1 Gombe El-Kanemi 2-0 Jigawa Rangers 2-1 Yobe Nationale 3-0 Wikki Plateau 1-0 Gabros Round 13 [Mar 9,10] Insurance 0-1 Rangers Wikki 1-1 El-Kanemi Jigawa 1-0 Plateau Lobi 2-0 Berger Gabros 1-0 Gombe Sunshine 1-0 Nationale [Mar 13] Enyimba 1-2 Sharks Pillars 3-1 NPA Yobe 1-0 Jasper Moved Match Gabros 2-0 Berger Round 14 [Mar 16,17] Sharks 2-0 Yobe Jasper 1-1 Insurance Nationale abd Lobi [abandoned at 1-0 in 65' after referee was Rangers 3-1 Pillars attacked by Nationale fans following a red card] Berger 0-0 Enyimba El-Kanemi 1-0 Sunshine NPA 3-1 Gabros Plateau 1-0 Wikki Gombe 1-0 Jigawa [May 12] Nationale 3-0 Lobi Round 15 [Mar 24] Lobi 1-0 El-Kanemi Wikki abd Gombe [abandoned at 0-0 in 75'] Yobe 2-1 Berger Jigawa 4-1 Gabros Insurance 3-3 Sharks Sunshine 1-0 Plateau Pillars 2-0 Jasper [Apr 3] Enyimba 2-0 Nationale Rangers 2-0 NPA [May 22] Wikki 2-0 Gombe Round 16 [Mar 31] Nationale 1-0 Yobe Sharks 2-0 Pillars Gabros 3-1 Wikki Berger 0-0 Insurance Plateau 1-0 Lobi Jasper 2-2 Rangers El-Kanemi 0-0 Enyimba NPA 1-0 Jigawa Gombe 1-0 Sunshine Round 17 [Apr 6,7] NPA 0-0 Jasper Yobe 2-2 El-Kanemi Rangers 1-1 Sharks Pillars 1-1 Berger Wikki 2-2 Jigawa Sunshine 1-0 Gabros Lobi 1-0 Gombe [Apr 21] Insurance 2-0 Nationale [May 1] Enyimba 2-0 Plateau Round 18 [Apr 28] El-Kanemi 0-1 Yobe Berger 5-0 Pillars Nationale 2-0 Insurance Jasper 0-0 NPA Gombe 2-0 Lobi Jigawa 3-1 Wikki Sharks 1-1 Rangers Gabros 1-0 Sunshine [May 22] Plateau 2-0 Enyimba Round 19 [May 5] Lobi 2-0 Gabros Yobe 2-0 Plateau Insurance 2-0 El-Kanemi Enyimba 3-1 Gombe Pillars 3-2 Nationale Rangers 1-0 Berger Jasper 1-1 Sharks NPA 1-0 Wikki Sunshine 4-0 Jigawa Round 20 [May 15] Gombe 2-0 Yobe Nationale 4-2 Rangers Plateau 1-1 Insurance Gabros 1-0 Enyimba Wikki 2-1 Sunshine Jigawa 2-0 Lobi Sharks 0-0 NPA Berger 2-0 Jasper El-Kanemi 0-0 Pillars Round 21 [May 19] Enyimba 2-0 Jigawa Rangers 2-0 El-Kanemi Sharks 2-1 Berger Pillars 3-1 Plateau Insurance 2-1 Gombe Lobi 1-0 Wikki NPA 1-1 Sunshine Jasper 1-1 Nationale [May 22] Yobe 1-0 Gabros Round 22 [May 26] Nationale 2-0 Sharks Plateau 3-1 Rangers Gombe 3-2 Pillars El-Kanemi 0-0 Jasper Jigawa 1-0 Yobe Sunshine 2-0 Lobi Berger 1-0 NPA Gabros 0-0 Insurance Wikki 1-0 Enyimba Round 23 [Jun 2] Jasper 0-0 Plateau Rangers 4-1 Gombe Insurance 2-0 Jigawa Pillars 1-0 Gabros Yobe 1-1 Wikki NPA 1-0 Lobi Berger 0-0 Nationale Enyimba 1-0 Sunshine Sharks 3-0 El-Kanemi Round 24 [Jun 30] Gombe 4-0 Jasper Gabros 0-1 Rangers Nationale 1-0 NPA Jigawa abd Pillars [abandoned at 0-0] Wikki 2-0 Insurance Lobi awd Enyimba [awarded 0-3? to Enyimba; originally 1-0 but El-Kanemi 0-0 Berger protest Enyimba on lack of security upheld] Plateau 1-0 Sharks Sunshine 2-0 Yobe [later?; inferred] Jigawa drw Pillars Round 25 [Jul 3] Rangers 3-0 Jigawa Jasper 2-3 Gabros Sharks awd Gombe [abandoned at 2-0 in 30' when Gombe withdrew NPA 1-1 Enyimba in protest to refereeing, awarded 3-0?] Yobe 2-2 Lobi Pillars 1-0 Wikki Nationale 1-0 El-Kanemi Insurance 2-0 Sunshine [later] Berger bt Plateau Round 26 [Jul 7] Gabros 2-2 Sharks El-Kanemi 1-1 NPA Enyimba 1-0 Yobe Jigawa 3-0 Jasper Gombe 1-0 Berger Plateau 1-0 Nationale Lobi 2-0 Insurance Sunshine 1-0 Pillars Wikki 2-1 Rangers Round 27 [Jul 10] NPA 1-0 Yobe Nationale 3-1 Gombe Insurance 1-0 Enyimba Rangers 1-1 Sunshine Jasper 1-0 Wikki Sharks 1-0 Jigawa Pillars 1-1 Lobi [Jul 30] Berger bt Gabros [later, inferred] El-Kanemi bt Plateau Round 28 [Jul 14] Lobi 0-0 Rangers Gabros 1-0 Nationale Yobe 1-0 Insurance Plateau 2-1 NPA Gombe 1-0 El-Kanemi Sunshine 2-0 Jasper Enyimba 2-1 Pillars Jigawa 2-0 Berger [later] Wikki bt Sharks Round 29 [Jul 21] Jasper 1-0 Lobi Sharks 2-1 Sunshine Rangers 1-0 Enyimba NPA 1-0 Insurance Nationale 1-0 Jigawa Plateau 1-0 Gombe Berger 1-0 Wikki El-Kanemi 3-1 Gabros Pillars 2-0 Yobe Round 30 [Jul 24] Sunshine 1-0 Berger Insurance 1-0 Pillars Enyimba 2-0 Jasper Lobi 3-2 Sharks Gombe 2-1 NPA Jigawa 3-1 El-Kanemi Yobe 2-0 Rangers Wikki 1-0 Nationale Gabros 2-0 Plateau Round 31 [Jul 28] Sharks 0-0 Enyimba Rangers 2-0 Insurance Jasper 2-1 Yobe Berger 1-0 Lobi Gombe 1-0 Gabros Plateau 2-0 Jigawa Nationale 3-1 Sunshine [later, inferred] El-Kanemi bt Wikki NPA drw Pillars Round 32 [Jul 31] Pillars 1-0 Rangers Lobi 2-0 Nationale Wikki 3-1 Plateau Sunshine 1-0 El-Kanemi Yobe 2-0 Sharks Gabros 1-0 NPA Jigawa 2-0 Gombe Insurance 2-0 Jasper [later] Enyimba bt Berger Round 33 [Aug 4] Nationale 2-0 Enyimba Jasper 1-0 Pillars Gabros 1-0 Jigawa Plateau 1-0 Sunshine NPA 0-0 Rangers Berger 2-0 Yobe Gombe 1-0 Wikki El-Kanemi 2-0 Lobi [Aug 6] Sharks 2-2 Insurance Round 34 [Aug 11] Yobe 1-0 Nationale Pillars 2-0 Sharks Wikki 2-0 Gabros Insurance 1-0 Berger Lobi 1-0 Plateau Rangers 3-1 Jasper Enyimba 2-1 El-Kanemi Jigawa 1-0 NPA Sunshine 3-1 Gombe Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 18 7 9 34-19 61 [*] Champions 2.Enugu Rangers 34 17 6 11 42-30 57 [41-29?] Runners-Up 3.Kano Pillars 34 17 5 12 40-35 56 [*] 4.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 17 3 14 41-31 54 [56 pts?] 5.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 15 8 11 35-27 53 [35-28?] 6.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 15 7 12 32-25 52 [32-24?] [*] 7.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 15 5 14 36-34 50 8.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 16 1 17 36-43 49 9.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 13 9 12 41-39 48 [47 pts?] [*] 10.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 3 16 33-34 48 [*] 11.Gabros International 34 15 2 17 31-36 47 [*] 12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 14 4 15 34-37 46 13.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 14 4 16 33-37 46 [*] 14.Plateau United (Jos) 34 13 5 16 28-29 44 [28-27?] [*] -------------------------------------------------------- 15.NPA (Warri) 34 10 11 13 26-29 41 [*] Relegated 16.Yobe Desert Stars (Damaturu) 34 11 6 17 26-36 39 [#] [40 pts?] Relegated 17.El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 34 10 9 15 24-33 39 [*] Relegated 18.Jasper United (Onitsha) 34 9 8 17 23-48 35 [34 pts?] Relegated [*] w/o goals Berger vs Plateau, Berger vs Gabros, Enyimba vs Berger, Wikki vs Sharks, Jigawa vs Pillars, NPA vs Pillars, El-Kanemi vs Wikki, El-Kanemi vs Plateau [#] Yobe Desert Stars DFC played home matches in Maiduguri, Makurdi, Kaduna and Bauchi NB: total goal difference -7; Nationale are reported to have finished with 56 points, Sharks 47, Yobe 40, Jasper 34; possibly Jasper vs Nationale (round 21) was later awarded an away win. NB: there is no top-4 Super League playoff to decide the championship this season Promoted: Kwara United, Dolphin, Delta United and Niger Tornadoes Topscorers: Joetex Frimpong (El-Kanemi) 18 Victor Ezeji (Sharks) 15 Authors: Chuka Onwumechili (agodi2_mechili@yahoo.com) and José Batalha (jose.batalha@netvisao.pt) Last updated: 19 Jan 2003 (C) Copyright Chuka Onwumechili, José Batalha and RSSSF 2002/03