Nigeria - Liga Nationala

Nigeria - Liga Nationala

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The Nigerian National League (formerly known as National Division 1)

The Nigerian National League shortly known as the NNL in Nigeria and is the second-highest overall in the Nigerian football league system after the Nigeria Professional Football League, and is currently contested by 46 clubs.

Each season, four teams are promoted to the Nigeria Professional 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.[]

**Nigeria - Liga Națională**

Nigeria - Liga Națională este campionatul național de fotbal de top din Nigeria. Fondat în 1972, este organizat de Federația Nigeriană de Fotbal (NFF).

Liga Națională constă din 20 de cluburi care joacă într-un sistem de promovare și retrogradare în două tururi. Fiecare club joacă 38 de meciuri într-un sezon, iar echipele de pe primele două locuri se califică pentru Liga Campionilor CAF. Echipele de pe locurile 3-5 se califică pentru Cupa Confederațiilor CAF.

Liga Națională este cunoscută pentru fotbalul său de atac, iar mulți jucători nigerieni de top au jucat în acest campionat înainte de a trece la cluburi europene. Cele mai de succes cluburi din istoria Ligii Naționale sunt Enyimba FC și Kano Pillars FC, fiecare dintre ele cu multiple titluri de campioană.

Printre cluburile notabile din Liga Națională se numără:

* Enyimba FC
* Kano Pillars FC
* Plateau United FC
* Rivers United FC
* Akwa United FC