Clubs
A total of 20 teams contested the league, these included 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The season began on 14 January.
| Champions | Plateau United [1] |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Shooting Stars SC Remo Stars F.C. Gombe United F.C. ABS |
| Champions League | Plateau United MFM F.C. |
| Confederation Cup | Enyimba |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 765 (2.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anthony Okpotu (19) |
| Biggest home win | Ifeanyi Uba 4-0 MFM (18 January 2017) MFM 4-0 Lobi Stars (22 January 2017) Nasarawa United 4-0 MFM (2 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Shooting Stars 0-3 Ifeanyi Ubah 27 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Akwa United 4-2 Shooting Stars (2 April 2017) Gombe United 3-3 Enugu Rangers (10 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | El Kanemi Warriors (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Plateau United (7) |
| Longest winless run | Remo Stars (14) |
| Longest losing run | Kano Pillars (4) |
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 20 September 2017. | |
The 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 46th season of the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 27th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". Plateau United won the league on the Saturday, 9 September 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Enugu Rangers. [2]
Enugu Rangers won the previous edition, their seventh league title and first since 1984.
Plateau United's win of this edition is their first ever title, which came in their second season after being promoted to the top flight. It was intended to be rational, meaning in reserve purposes.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, these included 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The season began on 14 January.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plateau United (C) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 66 | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | MFM | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 62 | |
| 3 | Enyimba | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 61 | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Akwa United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 60 | |
| 5 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 56 | |
| 6 | El Kanemi Warriors | 38 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 56 | |
| 7 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 54 | |
| 8 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Ifeanyi Ubah | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 54 | |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 54 | |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 53 | |
| 14 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 53 | |
| 15 | Rivers United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 52 | |
| 16 | Katsina United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 52 | |
| 17 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 50 | Relegation to the Nigeria National League |
| 18 | ABS | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 49 | |
| 19 | Gombe United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 43 | |
| 20 | Remo Stars | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 29 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephen Odey | MFM | 14 |
| 2 | Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan | Akwa United | 10 |
| Samuel Mathias | El Kanemi Warriors | 10 | |
| 3 | Sunday Adetunji | Abia Warriors | 8 |
| Mfon Udoh | Enyimba | 8 | |
| 4 | Adamu Hassan | Nasarawa United | 7 |
| Victor Mboama | Remo Stars | 7 | |
| Anthony Okpotu | Lobi Stars | 7 | |
| 5 | Godwin Obaje | Ifeanyi Ubah | 6 |
| 6 | Prince Aggreh | Ifeanyi Ubah | 5 |
| Kingsley Eduwo | Lobi Stars | 5 | |
| Daniel Etor | Enugu Rangers | 5 | |
| Sunday Faleye | Shooting Stars | 5 | |
| Austin Oladapo | Gombe United | 5 | |
| Sikiru Olatunbosun | MFM | 5 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Odey | MFM | Lobi Stars | 4-0 [3] | 22 January 2017 |
| Reuben Bala | Plateau United | ABS | 4-1 [4] | 26 March 2017 |
| Mu'azzam | Akwa United | Shooting Stars | 4-2 [5] | 2 April 2017 |
| Anthony Okpotu | Lobi Stars | Sunshine Stars | 3-1 [6] | 19 April 2017 |
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