Nigeria - Nasjonalliga

Nigeria - Nasjonalliga

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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 - Nasjonalliga**

Nigeria-Nasjonalligaen er en profesjonell fotballserie for menn i Nigeria. Ligaen ble etablert i 1972 og er den øverste divisjonen i det nigerianske ligasystemet.

Ligaen består av 20 lag som spiller en dobbel serie over 38 kamper. De tre nederste lagene rykker ned til Nigeria National League (NNN), og de to beste lagene i NNN rykker opp til Nasjonalligaen.

De mest suksessrike lagene i ligaens historie er Enyimba FC og Kano Pillars, som begge har vunnet ligaen åtte ganger. Andre suksessrike lag inkluderer Rangers International, Sunshine Stars og Akwa United.

Nasjonalligaen er kjent for sitt høye tempo, fysiske spill og lidenskapelige fans. Ligaen har produsert mange talentfulle spillere som har gått videre til å spille for toppklubber i Europa og andre deler av verden.