2014 Nigeria Women Premier League
 | |
| Champions | Rivers Angels |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Martins White Doves, FC Robo, COD Ladies, State House Queens |
| Relegated | None |
| Goals scored | 252 |
| Top goalscorer | Amarachi Orjinma 17 goals [1] |
| Biggest home win | Rivers Angels 5, Osun Babes 1 (5 April) |
| Biggest away win | Bayelsa Queens 0, Osun Babes 3 (12 April) |
| Highest scoring |
Edo Queens 4, Pelican Stars 2 (19 Jul) Rivers Angels 5, Osun Babes 1 (5 April) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rivers Angels - 11 games (Week 1 to 17 with 5 games postponed) |
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The 2014 Nigeria Women Premier League began on 1 March 2014 and ended on 26 November 2014. Nasarawa Amazons were the defending champions. This will be the first time in recent times that the winner will be decided straightaway without a mini super tournament at the end of the season.
Format
The Nigeria Women Football League board announced before the commencement of the league that there shall be no super-6 league at the end of the season. It was also said that 4 teams will be promoted from the second division to increase the number of teams to 16, implying that there will be no relegation but promotion in this new system.
Teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Rivers Angels | Rivers State | Liberation Stadium |
| Pelican Stars | Calabar | U. J. Esuene Stadium |
| Osun Babes | Osun State | Ede Federal Polytechnic Stadium |
| Ibom Angels | Akwa-Ibom State | Akwa-Ibom Stadium |
| Confluence Queens | Kogi State | Lokoja Confluence Stadium |
| Nasarawa Amazons | Nasarawa State | Lafia Township Stadium |
| Delta Queens | Delta State | Asaba Township Stadium |
| FC Edo Queens | Edo State | |
| Adamawa Queens | Adamawa State | |
| Taraba Queens | Taraba State | Jolly Nyame Stadium |
| Sunshine Queens | Ondo State | Akure Township Stadium |
| Bayelsa Queens | Bayelsa State | Krisdera Stadium |
Adamawa Queens Waiver request
After playing 10 games (in week 14), Adamawa Queens requested a waiver because other teams are refusing to visit their home-ground because of fear of Boko Haram.[2] The board accepted the waiver and tagged all her matches null and void thereby updating the table. Adamawa Queens will return next season when the insurgency and state of emergency has relapsed.[3]
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivers Angels | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 39 | Champions |
| 2 | Pelican Stars | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 36 | |
| 3 | Sunshine Queens | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33 | |
| 4 | Osun Babes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Confluence Queens | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Nasarawa Amazons | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Ibom Angels | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 8 | Taraba Queens | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 24 | |
| 9 | Delta Queens | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bayelsa Queens | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Edo Queens | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Adamawa Queens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [[4]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Statistics
- Top scorer
- Amarachi Orjinma (Pelican Stars)
- Total goals scored
- 252 goals (193 home team and 59 for away team)
- Most clean sheets
- Pelican Stars (9 games)
- Highest number of away wins
- Rivers Angels and Pelican Stars (2)
- Most prolific team at home – Confluence Queens (25 goals)
- Most prolific team away – Rivers Angels (10 goals)
- Worst defence - Edo Queens ( 31 goals conceded)
- Highest scoring side- Rivers Angels (32 goals)
- Number of away wins
- 8
Notes
- ↑ Adamawa Queens requested a waiver after playing 10 games, saying teams refused to visit their city because of Boko Haram and were not ready to relocate to Taraba State at the request of the board
References
- ↑ "WPL: ORJINMA IS GOALS QUEEN". futaa.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "Adamawa Queens Requests for a Waiver from NWFL board". Nigerian Leagues. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "NWFL grants Adamawa a Waiver". Nigerian Leagues. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NWFL". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "NWPL: Adamawa Queens Request For Waiver". Retrieved 16 November 2014.