Plateau United F.C.

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Plateau United FC
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Full namePlateau United Football Club of Jos
Founded1975;49 years ago (1975)
Ground New Jos Stadium
Jos, Nigeria
Capacity60,000
ChairmanPius Henwan
ManagerMbwas Magnut [1]
League Nigeria Premier Football League
2022–23 Nigeria Premier Football League, 5th of 10 [2]

Plateau United Football Club of Jos (usually known as Plateau United) is a Nigerian professional football (soccer) club based in Jos, that competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Before 1991, they were known as the JIB Strikers FC. [3] The name "Plateau United" was the former name of their cross-town rivals Mighty Jets. [4]

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History

Plateau United were founded in 1975 as JIB Strikers FC. [5]

Plateau United won their first major silverware in 1999, a 1-0 Nigeria Cup final victory over Iwuanyanwu Nationale on a goal by Donatus Iloka. [6] They had lost in the final in 1993 and 1998. They made their continental debut in 2000, but were eliminated after their first tie. [5]

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 the next year on the last day. They were promoted to the top league on the last day of the 2015 season. [7]

In 2013, their feeder team were one of four clubs suspended, pending an investigation into their 79–0 victory over Akurba FC. [8] The four clubs were accused of match-fixing to advance into the professional league. [9] 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. [10]

Plateau United won the Nigerian Professional Football League for the first time in 2017, led by coach Kennedy Boboye. [11] [12] After winning the 2017 NPFL Title under Kennedy Boboye the club has seen a steady rise in transition, from being a mid table to contenders every season. The 2021/22 Season saw them finish runners up behind Rivers United thus qualifying for 2022/23 CAF champions league.

The 2022-23 Nigeria Premier Football League season saw a slight delay that saw the league split into two, group and B. Plateau United were placed in group A where they finished 5th with 26 pts. while in the Continent they were knocked out in the second qualifying round by Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis on away goal.

2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season

The new season is showing a lot of promise for United as they are currently 3rd and pushing for a continental place

Honors

Domestic

2017 [11]
2020–21 Top of the table when league was stopped due to COVID19
1999
Runners-up: 1993, 1998

Preseason/Friendly

2021

Performance in CAF competitions

2000  – First Round

2020/21, 2022/23

2022/23

Current team

As of 12 February 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Charles Henlong
3 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Daniel Itodo (captain)
4 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Muhammad Zulkifilu
5 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nwaeze Christopher
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Reuben Bala
8 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Sunday Anthony
12 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Chinedu Anozie
13 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Eneji Moses Peter
14 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Udeh Tochukwu
15 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abdullahi Mustafa
16 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nenrot Silas
18 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Izuchukwu Chimezie
19 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Haggai Katoh
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mustapha Ibrahim
21 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ayeleso Suraj
24 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Austin Opara
25 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Josiah Emmanuel
34 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ifeanyi Onyebuchi

Notable players

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