Nigeeria rahvusliiga

Nigeeria rahvusliiga

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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.[]

Nigeeria rahvusliiga on Nigeeria jalgpalli kõrgeim liiga, mis loodi 1972. aastal. Liigas osaleb 20 meeskonda, kes mängivad koduse ja võõrsil süsteemis. Iga hooaeg kestab märtsist oktoobrini.

Rahvusliiga kõige edukamad klubid on Enyimba International FC, mis on võitnud liiga rekordilised kaheksa korda, ning Kano Pillars FC, mis on võitnud liiga seitse korda.

Rahvusliiga meistrivõistlustel osaleb Nigeeria jalgpallikoondis, mis on Aafrika rahvaste karika võitnud kolm korda (1980, 1994 ja 2013).