The 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 52nd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 33rd since attaining professionalism. The regular season started on 8 January 2023 and concluded with the playoffs on 11 June 2023.
Bendel Insurance, Doma United, Bayelsa United and El-Kanemi Warriors were the four promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League, replacing Kano Pillars, Katsina United, MFM and Heartland.
Following Enyimba draw against Rivers United on 11 June at the playoffs, Enyimba secured a record ninth NPFL title at the Onikan Stadium.
Format The clubs and league organizers decided to start the 2022–23 season on 8 January 2023 instead of 28 December 2022 as previously planned. The league will switch to an abridged format that will see the clubs split into two groups of ten each. The top three clubs from each group will qualify for a championship round, which will be known as the Super Six, to determine the league winners.
Teams Changes from previous season The following teams changed divisions since the end of the 2021–22 season
Promoted from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League
Bayelsa United Bendel Insurance Doma United El-Kanemi Warriors
Relegated from the 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League
Heartland Kano Pillars Katsina United MFM
Regular season Group A League table
Positions by round
Results
Group B League table
Positions by round
Results
Championship round The Championship round, also known as the super six playoffs, was held between 3–11 June at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Chukwuemeka Obioma Enyimba162 Robert MizoBayelsa United8 Imade OsehenkhoeBendel Insurance4 Nyima NwaguaRivers United75 Umar AbbaLobi Stars6 Bello LukmanAbia Warriors David OkoromiNiger Tornadoes Cyril OlisemaAkwa United Ismael SerikiBendel Insurance Musa UsmanDoma United
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