Nigeria 1998

Final Table (reported by African Soccer):

 1.Shooting Stars       34 16  9  9 42-30 57  Champions
 2.Kwara United         34 15  8 11 42-31 53
 3.Enugu Rangers        34 15  8 11 36-29 53
 4.Jasper United        34 15  8 11 28-24 53
 5.Eagle Cement         34 15  7 12 46-38 52  [AS has 14 losses...]
 6.Plateau United       34 15  7 12 36-31 52
 7.Enyimba              34 15  6 13 32-29 51
 8.Kano Pillars         34 15  6 13 36-35 51
 9.Iwuanyanwu Nationale 34 15  5 14 45-38 50
10.Katsina United       34 15  4 15 37-40 49
11.Gombe United         34 14  5 15 35-37 47
12.Bendel Insurance     34 12  9 13 35-35 45
13.Julius Berger        34 12  9 13 33-38 45
14.El-Kanemi Warriors   34 12  7 15 36-41 43
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15.NITEL (Lagos)        34 11  9 14 38-36 42  Relegated
16.BCC Lions            34 11  8 15 29-34 41  Relegated
17.Udoji United         34 12  5 17 35-41 41  Relegated
18.Port Harcourt Sharks 34  9  5 20 27-46 32  Relegated

[NB: one more goal scored than conceded]

Round 1 [Jan 17,18]
Sharks       0-0 Jasper Utd
J Berger     2-0 Rangers
Enyimba      2-0 Plateau Utd
BCC Lions    0-0 Insurance
Pillars      0-0 El-Kanemi W
Gombe Utd    0-2 Iwuanyanwu
Shooting S   2-1 NITEL
Katsina Utd  3-1 Eagle C
Udoji Utd    0-0 Kwara Utd       [also reported 1-1]

Round 2 [Jan 24,25]
Kwara Utd    0-0 Sharks
Jasper Utd   2-0 J Berger
Rangers      1-0 Enyimba
Plateau Utd  2-1 BCC Lions
Insurance    2-0 Pillars
El-Kanemi W  2-0 Gombe Utd
Iwuanyanwu   1-1 Shooting S 
NITEL        0-1 Katsina Utd
Eagle C      1-0 Udoji Utd

Round 3 [Jan 31,Feb 1]
J Berger     2-1 Sharks
Enyimba      1-1 Jasper Utd 
BCC Lions    2-1 Rangers
Pillars      1-0 Plateau Utd
Gombe Utd    3-0 Insurance
Shooting S   3-1 El-Kanemi W
Katsina Utd  2-1 Iwuanyanwu
Udoji Utd    2-1 NITEL
Eagle C      4-1 Kwara Utd  

Round 4 [Feb 7,8]
Kwara Utd    3-2 J Berger
Sharks       1-3 Enyimba
Jasper Utd   1-0 BCC Lions
Rangers      1-0 Pillars
Plateau Utd  1-0 Gombe Utd
Insurance    1-1 Shooting S
El-Kanemi W  1-1 Katsina Utd 
Iwuanyanwu   3-1 Udoji Utd
NITEL        2-1 Eagle C

Round 5 
Enyimba      3-0 J Berger
Katsina Utd  2-0 Insurance
Udoji Utd    2-0 El-Kanemi W
Eagle C      2-0 Iwuanyanwu
BCC Lions    2-1 Sharks
Gombe Utd    1-0 Rangers
Pillars      1-0 Jasper Utd
Shooting S   1-1 Plateau Utd
NITEL        1-1 Kwara Utd

Round 6 [Feb 21]
Kwara Utd    3-0 Enyimba          [awarded?]
J Berger     0-0 BCC Lions 
Insurance    3-0 Udoji
El-Kanemi    2-1 Eagle Cement     [?]
Plateau Utd  1-0 Katsina 
Shooting S   0-0 Rangers 
Gombe Utd    0-0 Jasper Utd       [?]
Sharks       2-0 Kano Pillars     [?]
Nationale    1-0 NITEL            [?]

Round 7 [Feb 28-Mar 1]
BCC Lions    2-0 Enyimba 
Shooting S   3-1 Jasper Utd       [?]
Katsina      0-0 Rangers          [?]
Eagle Cement 1-1 Insurance
El-Kanemi    1-2 NITEL      
Kano Pillars 1-0 J Berger
Gombe        2-0 Sharks           [?]
Udoji        2-0 Plateau Utd      [?]
Nationale    3-1 Kwara            [?]

Round 8 [Mar 7-8]
El-Kanemi    1-0 Iwuanyanwu
Insurance    1-0 NITEL  
Rangers      2-0 Udoji    
Plateau      1-0 Eagle Cement  
Kwara United 3-1 BCC Lions       
J Berger     3-0 Gombe   
Jasper Utd   2-1 Katsina   
Sharks       3-1 Shooting Stars
Kano Pillars 0-1 Enyimba          [?]

Round 9 [Mar 14-15]
Nationale    2-1 Insurance        
Shooting S   2-1 Berger            
Kano Pillars 2-0 BCC Lions      
Gombe        3-1 Enyimba    
Katsina      4-0 Sharks   
NITEL        3-1 Plateau Utd  
El-Kanemi    0-0 Kwara 
Udoji        3-2 Jasper             
Eagle Cement 1-2 Rangers       

Table after 9 rounds:

 1.Katsina United        9  5  2  2 14- 6 17
 2.Shooting Stars        9  4  4  1 14-10 16
 3.Iwuanyanwu Nationale  9  5  1  3 13- 9 16
 4.Enugu Rangers         9  4  2  3  7- 6 14
 5.Kwara United          9  3  4  2 12-11 13
 6.Enyimba               9  4  1  4 11-11 13
 7.Gombe United          9  4  1  4  9- 9 13
 8.Kano Pillars          9  4  1  4  5- 6 13
 9.Udoji United          9  4  1  4 10-12 13
10.Plateau United        9  4  1  4  7-10 13
11.Bendel Insurance      9  3  3  3  9- 9 12
12.Jasper United         9  3  3  3  9- 9 12
13.El-Kanemi Warriors    9  3  3  3  8- 9 12
14.BCC Lions             9  3  2  4  8-10 11
15.Eagle Cement          9  3  1  5 12-12 10
16.NITEL (Lagos)         9  3  1  5 10-11 10
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17.Julius Berger         9  3  1  5 10-12 10
18.Port Harcourt Sharks  9  2  2  5  8-14  8

Round 10 [Mar. 21-22]
J Berger     1-0 Katsina           
Enyimba      0-0 Shooting Stars   
Insurance    2-1 El-Kanemi   
Kwara        3-0 Kano Pillars        
Plateau Utd  2-1 Nationale      
Rangers       -  NITEL
Sharks       1-0 Udoji      
Gombe, Jasper United, BCC Lions, Eagle Cement

Round 11 [ Mar. 28-29]
Nationale     -  Rangers
Shooting S    -  BCC Lions
Gombe         -  Kano Pillars
Katsina      1-0 Enyimba  
NITEL        1-1 Jasper Utd
El-Kanemi     -  Plateau Utd      [awarded to Plateau]
Insurance     -  Kwara

Round 12 [Apr 4-5]
Jasper Utd   2-1 Nationale        [Apr 8]
Insurance    2-2 Rangers        
Kano Pillars 1-1 Shooting Stars   

Plateau Utd  2-1 Insurance
Kawara       2-1 Gombe
Rangers      2-1 El Kanemi

Round 13 [Apr. 11?]
NITEL       draw Julius Berger           
Katsina      0-2 Kano Pillars         

Round 14 [Apr. 18-19]
J Berger     1-0 Nationale              
BCC Lions     -  Eagle Cement
Kano Pillars 2-0 Udoji            
Gombe         -  Katsina Utd.
Rangers       -  Plateau Utd.
Kwara        1-0 Shooting S
Enyimba      1-0 NITEL       

Round 15 [Apr. 25]
Katsina      1-0 Shooting Stars  
NITEL         -  Julius Berger
Nationale     -  Enyimba
Plateau Utd   -  Jasper Utd

Round 16 [May 2-3]
Shooting S   1-0 Udoji Utd         
Jasper Utd   1-0 Rangers     
J Berger     1-0 Insurance          
Kano Pillars 4-2 NITEL        
Nationale    2-1 Sharks   

Gombe        3-0 Eagle Cement
BCC Lions    1-1 Iwuanyanwu

Round 17 [May 9-10]
Rangers      2-0 Sharks 
El-Kanemi    1-0 BCC Lions
NITEL        0-0 Gombe     
Insurance    0-0 Enyimba         
Plateau Utd  0-0 Julius Berger        
Nationale    4-2 Kano Pillars              
Udoji        3-1 Katsina     

Final Table (reported by African Soccer):

 1.Shooting Stars       34 16  9  9 42-30 57  Champions
 2.Kwara United         34 15  8 11 42-31 53
 3.Enugu Rangers        34 15  8 11 36-29 53
 4.Jasper United        34 15  8 11 28-24 53
 5.Eagle Cement         34 15  7 12 46-38 52  [AS has 14 losses...]
 6.Plateau United       34 15  7 12 36-31 52
 7.Enyimba              34 15  6 13 32-29 51
 8.Kano Pillars         34 15  6 13 36-35 51
 9.Iwuanyanwu Nationale 34 15  5 14 45-38 50
10.Katsina United       34 15  4 15 37-40 49
11.Gombe United         34 14  5 15 35-37 47
12.Bendel Insurance     34 12  9 13 35-35 45
13.Julius Berger        34 12  9 13 33-38 45
14.El-Kanemi Warriors   34 12  7 15 36-41 43
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15.NITEL (Lagos)        34 11  9 14 38-36 42  Relegated
16.BCC Lions            34 11  8 15 29-34 41  Relegated
17.Udoji United         34 12  5 17 35-41 41  Relegated
18.Port Harcourt Sharks 34  9  5 20 27-46 32  Relegated

[NB: one more goal scored than conceded]

Promoted: Kwara Stars FC (Ilorin), Wikki Tourists (Bauchi), Gabros International
          and Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi).

Sharks were not allowed to play their last six matches (awarded to their 
opponents), after the club refused to comply with a decision by the NFA
relocating the team to Abeokuta (following incidents at matches).  Thereupon
the NFA banned the club for two years, a suspension lifted in summer 1999.

Second Division Playoff Final:

Kwara Stars FC (Ilorin)    3-1   Wikki Tourists (Bauchi)


NB: Stationary Stores, who played in the second division 1998 and are one of
    the most successful and traditional clubs in the country, are apparently
    relegated to the amateur leagues for 1999; the club had been suspended 
    after nine matches in the 1998 season due to family wranglings.


Nigeria Cup 1998

Final:
Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 0-0 Plateau United (Jos)      [3-2 on pen]

This was the 11th time Plateau United (Jos) played a cup final and
the 11th time they lost!

1997

1999

list of champions

list of cup winners


About this document

Sources: Post Express, France Football, African Soccer

Prepared and maintained by Eric Boesenberg, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Eric Boesenberg, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 17 Jan 2008

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