Plateau United F.C.

Plateau United FC
Full name Plateau United Football Club of Jos
Founded 1975
Ground New Jos Stadium
Jos, Nigeria
Capacity 15,000
Chairman Yakubu Taddy
Manager Kenedy Boboye
League Nigeria Premier League
2017 1st [1]

Plateau United Football Club of Jos (usually known as Plateau United) is a Nigerian football (soccer) club, that plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Before 1991, they were known as the JIB Strikers FC.[2]

The name "Plateau United" was the former name of their cross-town rivals Mighty Jets.[3] They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the 2010–11 season by winning on the last day against Mighty Jets, but were relegated back the next year on the last day. They were promoted back to the top league on the last day of the 2015 season.[4]

In 2013, their feeder team were one of four clubs suspended, pending an investigation into their 79–0 victory over Akurba FC.[5] The four clubs were accused of match-fixing in order to advance into the professional league. On 22 July 2013, Plateau Feeders, Akurba FC, Police Machine FC and Bubayaro FC were each banned for 10 years, with the players and officials in each game banned for life.

Plateau United won the Nigerian Professional Football League for the first time in 2017. [6]

Achievements

2017. [7]
1999.

Performance in CAF competitions

2000  – First Round

Current team

As of January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Nigeria GK John Gaadi
2 Nigeria DF Chizoba Amaefule
3 Nigeria Daniel Itodo
4 Nigeria Chima Ndukwu
5 Nigeria DF Jimmy Ambrose
6 Nigeria Golbe Elisha
7 Nigeria FW King Osanga
8 Nigeria Anayor Ogbonna
9 Nigeria Tosin Omoyele
10 Nigeria Benjamin Turba
12 Nigeria FW Ogene Elisha
14 Nigeria Chukwuemeka Umeh
15 Nigeria Ibrahim Akide
17 Nigeria Eneji Moses
No. Position Player
18 Nigeria Emmanuel James
21 Nigeria Oladele Ajiboye
22 Nigeria GK Okiemute Odah
23 Nigeria Simbad Adams
24 Benin DF Junior Salomon
25 Nigeria MF Joshua Obaje
Nigeria Ibeh Johnson
29 Nigeria Fortune Omoniwari
31 Nigeria Hamisu Saleh
32 Nigeria Kabiru Umar
33 Nigeria Lazarus Fan
34 Nigeria Bitrus Wash
35 Nigeria Afolabi Abdulwahab
36 Nigeria Mafeng Pam
Nigeria Emmanuel Odafe

References

  1. ↑ "Plateau United wins Nigerian Professional Football League".
  2. ↑ "Nigeria 1991".
  3. ↑ "[General] Plateau governor sues Yar'Adua over Jos crisis".
  4. ↑ "MFM FC, Plateau United gain promotion to Nigeria Professional Football League — Goal.com". 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nigerian clubs suspended after 'scandalous' scorelines".
  6. ↑ "Plateau United wins Nigerian Professional Football League".
  7. ↑ "Plateau United wins Nigerian Professional Football League".


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