Nigeria Champions

Lagos League
founded 1931 (according to another source, Diamond FC won the first edition 1923);
additional information on 1923-1945;
Railway won numerous Lagos League and Governors Cup trophies in the 1940s
and 1950s, becoming the most successful club in Lagos

National League
additional information on 1972-1979
1972    Mighty Jets (Jos)
1973    Bendel Insurance (Benin City)
1974    Rangers International (Enugu)
1975    Rangers International (Enugu)
1976    IICC Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
1977      none
1978    Racca Rovers (Kano)
1979    Bendel Insurance (Benin City)
1980    IICC Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
1981    Rangers International (Enugu)
1982    Rangers International (Enugu)
1983    IICC Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
1984    Rangers International (Enugu)
1985    New Nigeria Bank (Benin City)
1986    Leventis United (Ibadan)
1987    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1988    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1989    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1990    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1991    Julius Berger (Lagos)
1992    Stationery Stores (Lagos)
1993    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1994    BCC Lions (Gboko)
1995    3SC Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
1996    Udoji United FC (Awka)
1997    Eagle Cement (Port Harcourt)
1998    3SC Shooting Stars (Ibadan)
1999    Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 
2000    Julius Berger (Lagos)
2001    Enyimba (Aba)
2002    Enyimba (Aba)
2003    Enyimba (Aba)
2004    Dolphin (Port Harcourt)  
2005    Enyimba (Aba)
2006    Ocean Boys FC (Brass)
2007    Enyimba (Aba)
2008    Kano Pillars

Number of Titles

 5  Enyimba (Aba)
    Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
    Rangers International (Enugu)
    Shooting Stars (Ibadan)

 2  Bendel Insurance (Benin City)
    Dolphin (Port Harcourt) [includes Eagle Cement (Port Harcourt)]
    Julius Berger (Lagos) 

 1  BCC Lions (Gboko) 
    Kano Pillars
    Leventis United (Ibadan) 
    Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 
    Mighty Jets (Jos) 
    New Nigeria Bank (Benin City)
    Ocean Boys FC (Brass)
    Racca Rovers (Kano) 
    Stationery Stores (Lagos)
    Udoji United FC (Awka)
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Djidenou Medjigbodo for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Djidenou Medjigbodo (d.medjigbodo@ucl.ac.uk)
Last updated: 28 May 2008