Final Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 19 6 9 39-19 63 Champions 2.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 17 7 10 43-26 58 Champions League 3.Enugu Rangers 34 18 4 12 37-28 58 CAF Cup 4.Plateau United (Jos) 34 16 6 12 28-27 54 5.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 16 5 13 39-29 53 6.Gabros International (Nnewi) 34 16 5 13 35-33 53 7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 4 15 32-35 49 8.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 14 6 14 33-32 48 9.Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 34 14 5 15 31-29 47 10.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 13 8 13 33-35 47 11.Kano Pillars 34 14 5 15 31-35 47 12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 15 2 17 32-40 47 13.Kwara United (Ilorin) 34 14 4 16 32-36 46 14.Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 34 13 6 15 36-32 45 -------------------------------------------------------- 15.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 12 8 14 35-40 44 Relegated 16.Delta United (Asaba) 34 12 6 16 30-36 42 Relegated 17.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 11 3 20 20-34 36 Relegated 18.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 7 10 17 20-40 31 Relegated Round 1 [Feb 1] Jigawa 1-0 Insurance Wikki 1-1 Sunshine Kwara 4-2 Pillars Berger 3-0 Gombe Plateau 1-0 Dolphins Tornadoes 3-0 Rangers [also reported 1-0] [Feb 2] Gabros 2-1 Enyimba Sharks 1-1 Lobi Nationale 1-0 Delta Round 2 [Feb 5] Delta 0-1 Kwara Gombe 1-0 Jigawa Pillars 2-0 Wikki Insurance 2-1 Gabros Lobi 1-0 Plateau Dolphins 1-0 Berger Sunshine 2-0 Sharks Enyimba 2-0 Tornadoes Rangers 2-1 Nationale Round 3 [Feb 8] Plateau 1-0 Sunshine Berger 1-0 Lobi Wikki 2-1 Delta Jigawa 2-1 Dolphins Kwara 1-0 Rangers Tornadoes 1-0 Nationale [Feb 9] Enyimba 1-0 Insurance Sharks 2-1 Pillars Gabros 1-2 Gombe Round 4 [Feb 12] Pillars 2-0 Plateau Sunshine 1-0 Berger Insurance 2-1 Tornadoes Gombe 0-0 Enyimba Nationale 3-0 Kwara Lobi 2-1 Jigawa Rangers 2-1 Wikki Dolphins 0-0 Gabros Delta 1-2 Sharks Round 5 [Feb 15] Berger 2-1 Pillars Tornadoes 0-0 Kwara Insurance 2-1 Gombe Wikki 2-1 Nationale Plateau 2-1 Delta [Feb 16] Enyimba 1-0 Dolphins Gabros 1-0 Lobi Sharks 1-0 Rangers Jigawa 1-0 Sunshine Round 6 [Feb 19] Gombe 2-0 Tornadoes Kwara 1-0 Wikki Delta 1-0 Berger Pillars 1-0 Jigawa Dolphins 1-1 Insurance Rangers 1-0 Plateau Sunshine 1-0 Gabros Lobi 0-1 Enyimba Nationale 2-1 Sharks Round 7 [Feb 22] Tornadoes 1-0 Wikki Insurance 3-0 Lobi Berger 0-0 Rangers Plateau 0-0 Nationale [Feb 23] Jigawa 2-0 Delta Gombe 2-1 Dolphins Sharks 1-0 Kwara Gabros 2-0 Pillars Enyimba 1-0 Sunshine Round 8 [Feb 26] Kwara 1-0 Plateau Sunshine 0-0 Insurance Wikki 2-0 Sharks Pillars 1-0 Enyimba Rangers 2-0 Jigawa Lobi 1-3 Gombe Dolphins 2-0 Tornadoes Delta 2-0 Gabros Nationale 3-2 Berger Round 9 [Mar 1] Gombe 2-0 Sunshine Insurance 2-0 Pillars Berger 3-1 Kwara Plateau 1-0 Wikki Tornadoes 3-0 Sharks [Mar 2] Jigawa 0-0 Nationale Enyimba abd Delta [1-0 abd due rain at 60'; to replay] Gabros 0-1 Rangers Dolphins awd Lobi [awarded 3-0, Lobi walked off in 70'] [Mar 3] Enyimba 4-0 Delta Round 10 [Mar 5] Wikki 1-1 Berger Kwara 1-0 Jigawa Pillars 1-0 Gombe Lobi 1-0 Tornadoes Sharks 0-1 Plateau Nationale 2-3 Gabros Sunshine 1-1 Dolphins [Mar 6] Delta 1-2 Insurance Rangers 0-0 Enyimba Round 11 [Mar 8] Tornadoes 2-0 Plateau Jigawa 2-0 Wikki Berger 2-0 Sharks [Mar 9] Gombe 0-0 Delta Insurance 1-0 Rangers Dolphins 3-1 Pillars Gabros 1-0 Kwara Enyimba 1-0 Nationale Lobi 3-0 Sunshine Round 12 [Mar 12] Plateau 1-1 Berger Sunshine 2-1 Tornadoes Pillars abd Lobi [abandoned at 2-1 in 70' after police fired Wikki 0-0 Gabros tear gas at rioting Pillars' fans] Kwara 0-1 Enyimba Nationale 1-0 Insurance Sharks 1-2 Jigawa Rangers 2-1 Gombe Delta 1-0 Dolphins [Apr 27] Pillars 1-0 Lobi [replay] Round 13 [Mar 15] Tornadoes 2-0 Berger Insurance 2-1 Kwara Jigawa 2-1 Plateau [Mar 16] Gombe 1-1 Nationale Sunshine 0-0 Pillars Enyimba 1-0 Wikki Lobi 1-0 Delta Dolphins 0-1 Rangers Gabros 0-0 Sharks Round 14 [Mar 19] Wikki 1-0 Insurance Pillars 1-0 Tornadoes Kwara 2-0 Gombe Berger 1-0 Jigawa Plateau 0-0 Gabros Nationale 2-0 Dolphins Rangers 2-0 Lobi Sharks 1-1 Enyimba Delta 2-0 Sunshine Round 15 [Mar 22] Pillars 1-1 Delta Tornadoes 2-0 Jigawa Gombe 1-0 Wikki Insurance 1-1 Sharks [Mar 23] Dolphins 1-0 Kwara Enyimba 1-0 Plateau Gabros 2-0 Berger Sunshine 1-2 Rangers Lobi 1-1 Nationale Round 16 [Mar 26] Plateau 1-0 Insurance Delta 1-1 Tornadoes Wikki 2-1 Dolphins Kwara 2-0 Lobi Jigawa 0-1 Gabros Rangers 1-0 Pillars Sharks 1-1 Gombe Berger 1-0 Enyimba Nationale 2-0 Sunshine Round 17 [Mar 29] Gombe 1-1 Plateau Sunshine 1-0 Kwara [Mar 30] Insurance 2-0 Berger Pillars 1-0 Nationale Enyimba 1-0 Jigawa Gabros 2-1 Tornadoes Delta 1-0 Rangers Dolphins 0-0 Sharks Lobi 1-0 Wikki NB: All league matches involving champions Enyimba of Aba have been called off until further notice. This was done to allow Enyimba to concentrate fully on their African Champions Cup return leg match against Jeanne d'Arc in Dakar. Round 18 [May 17] Plateau 2-1 Gombe Kwara 1-1 Sunshine Tornadoes 1-0 Gabros Wikki 1-0 Lobi [May 18] Nationale 1-0 Pillars Sharks 1-1 Dolphins [May 21] Rangers 2-1 Delta [Jun 5] Berger 2-0 Insurance [Jun 11] Jigawa awd Enyimba [awarded 3-0, Enyimba dns] Round 19 [May 24] Insurance 1-0 Jigawa Gombe 0-0 Berger Pillars 1-0 Kwara [May 25] Sunshine 0-1 Wikki Dolphins 3-0 Plateau Rangers 1-0 Tornadoes Lobi 2-0 Sharks Delta 3-2 Nationale [Jun 18] Enyimba 4-0 Gabros Round 20 [May 31] Kwara 3-1 Delta Jigawa 0-0 Gombe Wikki 1-1 Pillars Plateau 1-0 Lobi [Jun 1] Sharks 2-0 Sunshine [Jun 2] Gabros 2-0 Insurance [Jun 11] Berger 1-2 Dolphins [Jun 18] Nationale 2-0 Rangers [Jun 25] Tornadoes 1-0 Enyimba Round 21 [Jun 7] Sunshine 0-0 Plateau Pillars 1-1 Sharks Gombe 2-1 Gabros [also reported 2-0] [Jun 8] Lobi 2-1 Berger Delta 2-1 Wikki Dolphins 1-0 Jigawa Rangers 3-0 Kwara Nationale 1-0 Tornadoes Insurance 0-0 Enyimba Round 22 [Jun 14] Plateau 1-0 Pillars Tornadoes 1-0 Insurance Kwara 2-0 Nationale Jigawa 1-0 Lobi Wikki 1-0 Rangers [Jun 15] Berger 1-1 Sunshine Enyimba ppd Gombe [match postponed following an armed robbery on the car of Gombe on their way to Aba which left two players injured, one (Kalu Usim) in critical condition] Gabros 1-0 Dolphins Sharks 1-0 Delta [Jul 3] Enyimba 1-0 Gombe Round 23 [Jun 21] Pillars 1-2 Berger Kwara 2-0 Tornadoes Gombe 1-0 Insurance [Jun 22] Dolphins 0-3 Enyimba Rangers 2-1 Sharks Sunshine 1-0 Jigawa Delta 0-1 Plateau Lobi 2-1 Gabros [Jun 23] Nationale 1-0 Wikki Round 24 [Jun 28] Tornadoes 2-1 Gombe Wikki 3-0 Kwara Jigawa 0-0 Pillars Insurance 1-0 Dolphins Plateau 2-1 Rangers [abandoned at 2-1 in 80'; Rangers left the [Jun 29] pitch protesting the expulsion of their Berger 3-0 Delta goal keeper; result stood] Gabros 2-1 Sunshine Enyimba 1-0 Lobi Sharks 2-1 Nationale Round 25 [postponed from Jul 5,6 due to a nationwide strike against increased [Jul 16] fuel prices, which made long-distance transportation impossible] Wikki 1-0 Tornadoes Kwara 2-0 Sharks Sunshine 1-1 Enyimba Lobi 2-1 Insurance Rangers 1-1 Berger Nationale 1-0 Plateau Dolphins 2-1 Gombe [Jul 17] Pillars 2-1 Gabros Delta 1-0 Jigawa Round 26 [Jul 12] Plateau abd Kwara [abandoned due to rain; replay Jul 13] Insurance 2-1 Sunshine Jigawa 2-0 Rangers Gombe 1-0 Lobi Tornadoes 2-2 Dolphins Berger 1-0 Nationale [Jul 13] Plateau awd Kwara [awarded 3-0; Kwara dns, returning to Sharks 0-1 Wikki Ilorin without playing the replay] Gabros 1-0 Delta Enyimba awd Pillars [awarded 3-0; Pillars refused to play on after a penalty award to Enyimba] Round 27 [Jul 19] Pillars 3-1 Insurance Kwara 1-1 Berger Wikki 3-1 Plateau [Jul 20] Sunshine 3-1 Gombe Sharks 2-0 Tornadoes Nationale 1-0 Jigawa Delta 0-0 Enyimba Rangers 2-0 Gabros Lobi 2-1 Dolphins Round 28 [Jul 26] Berger 3-0 Wikki Jigawa 1-0 Kwara Gombe 1-0 Pillars Tornadoes 3-1 Lobi Plateau 2-1 Sharks Insurance 0-0 Delta [Jul 27] Gabros 1-0 Nationale Dolphins 3-0 Sunshine Enyimba 2-0 Rangers Round 29 [Aug 2] Plateau 1-0 Tornadoes Pillars 2-1 Dolphins Kwara 2-2 Gabros [Aug 3] Wikki 1-0 Jigawa Sunshine 0-1 Lobi Sharks 2-1 Berger Delta 1-0 Gombe Rangers 3-0 Insurance Nationale 2-0 Enyimba Round 30 [Aug 9] Berger 1-0 Plateau Tornadoes 0-0 Sunshine Insurance 2-0 Nationale Jigawa awd Sharks [awarded 0-3; abandoned at 0-1 in 34' [Aug 10] when Jigawa fans invaded the pitch Lobi 2-1 Pillars protesting a free kick against their Gabros 2-1 Wikki team] Dolphins 1-0 Delta [Aug 13] Gombe 1-1 Rangers Enyimba 1-0 Kwara Round 31 [Aug 16] Berger 2-0 Tornadoes [Aug 17] Kwara 2-1 Insurance Plateau 2-0 Jigawa Pillars 1-0 Sunshine Delta 3-2 Lobi Rangers 1-0 Dolphins Sharks 2-0 Gabros [Aug 18] Nationale 3-1 Gombe [Aug 28] Wikki 2-1 Enyimba Round 32 [Aug 23] Tornadoes 1-0 Pillars Gombe 1-0 Kwara Jigawa 0-3 Berger [Aug 24] Insurance 4-1 Wikki Gabros 2-0 Plateau Dolphins 1-0 Nationale [match abandoned, according to Nationale Lobi 2-1 Rangers after equaliser but result stood as 1-0] Sunshine awd Delta [awarded 0-3; was to be played in Owerri, [Sep 2] Sunshine dns] Enyimba 4-2 Sharks Round 33 [Sep 10] Delta 2-0 Pillars Jigawa 0-2 Tornadoes Wikki 2-0 Gombe Sharks 2-0 Insurance Kwara 2-0 Dolphins Plateau 2-1 Enyimba Berger 2-0 Gabros Rangers 3-0 Sunshine Nationale n/p Lobi [not started due to inadequate security] [Sep 11] Nationale awd Lobi [awarded 3-0, Lobi dns claiming Nationale failed to take care of their extra expenses] Round 34 [Sep 14] Insurance 0-0 Plateau Tornadoes 0-0 Delta Dolphins 3-0 Wikki Lobi 2-0 Kwara Gabros 3-0 Jigawa Pillars 2-0 Rangers Gombe 3-1 Sharks Enyimba 0-1 Berger Sunshine 1-1 Nationale Final Table: 1.Enyimba (Aba) 34 19 6 9 39-19 63 Champions 2.Julius Berger (Lagos) 34 17 7 10 43-26 58 Champions League 3.Enugu Rangers 34 18 4 12 37-28 58 CAF Cup 4.Plateau United (Jos) 34 16 6 12 28-27 54 5.Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 34 16 5 13 39-29 53 6.Gabros International (Nnewi) 34 16 5 13 35-33 53 7.Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 34 15 4 15 32-35 49 8.Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 34 14 6 14 33-32 48 9.Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 34 14 5 15 31-29 47 10.Gombe United (Bauchi) 34 13 8 13 33-35 47 11.Kano Pillars 34 14 5 15 31-35 47 12.Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi) 34 15 2 17 32-40 47 13.Kwara United (Ilorin) 34 14 4 16 32-36 46 14.Dolphins (Port Harcourt) 34 13 6 15 36-32 45 -------------------------------------------------------- 15.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 12 8 14 35-40 44 Relegated 16.Delta United (Asaba) 34 12 6 16 30-36 42 Relegated 17.Jigawa Golden Stars 34 11 3 20 20-34 36 Relegated 18.Sunshine Stars (Akure) 34 7 10 17 20-40 31 Relegated Topscorer: Chibuzor Ozurumba (Nationale) 13 goals. Start of 2004 season postponed from December 13 to February 21 Author: José Batalha (jose.batalha@netvisao.pt) Last updated: 10 Jul 2004 (C) Copyright José Batalha and RSSSF 2003/04