- Nigerian Women's Championship
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Nigerian Women's Championship Countries Nigeria
Confederation CAF Founded 1990 Number of teams 16 Domestic cup(s) Nigerian Women's Cup Most championships Pelican Stars FC (7 titles) The Nigerian Women's Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Nigeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Premier League.
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History
female football in Nigeria started in 1978 with the foundation of the NIFFOA (Nigeria Female Football Organising Association), renamed NIFFPA (Nigeria Female Football Proprietors Associations) in 1979, and joined by clubs like Jegede Babes, Ufuoma Babes, Larry Angels, Kakanfo Babes and others. The first championship was organised by the NFA in 1990.
Champions
The list of champions and runners-ups:[1][2]
Year Champions Runners-up 1990 Jedege Babes 1991 1992 Ufuoma Babes 1993 Ufuoma Babes 1994 Rivers Angels SC Jedege Babes 1995 Ufuoma Babes Pelican Stars FC 1996 Ufuoma Babes 1997 Pelican Stars FC 1998 Pelican Stars FC 1999 Pelican Stars FC FCT Queens 2000 Pelican Stars FC FCT Queens 2001 Pelican Stars FC FCT Queens 2002 Pelican Stars FC FCT Queens 2003 Delta Queens FC FCT Queens 2004 Bayelsa Queens Pelican Stars FC 2005 Pelican Stars FC Bayelsa Queens 2006 Bayelsa Queens Nasarawa Amazons 2007 Bayelsa Queens Nasarawa Amazons 2008 Delta Queens FC Bayelsa Queens 2009 Delta Queens FC River Angels 2010 River Angels SC 2011 Delta Queens FC River Angels SC Most successful clubs
Club Champions Runners-Up Winning Seasons Runners-Up Seasons Pelican Stars FC (Calabar) 7 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 Ufuoma Babes (Warri) 4 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Delta Queens FC (Asaba) 4 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011 Bayelsa Queens (Yenagoa) 3 2004, 2006, 2007 Rivers Angels SC (Port Harcourt) 2 1994, 2010 Jedege Babes (Lagos) 1 1990 References
- ^ "Women: Nigeria: Championship". sports123.com. http://sports123.com/foo/wngr.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nig-womchamp.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
Football in Nigeria Nigeria Football Federation National teams MenWomenLeague system MenWomenWomen's ChampionshipDomestic cups MenAwards Footballer of the Year · Top scorersLists All-time Table · Champions · Clubs · International footballers · Foreign players · VenuesMen's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate players · Managers · Referees · Venues · Seasons · Records Algeria · NigeriaCategories:- Women's association football leagues
- Women's football competitions in Nigeria
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