2014 Nigerian Women's Championship
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| Champions | Rivers Angels |
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| Promoted | Martins White Doves, FC Robo, COD Ladies, State House Queens |
| Relegated | None |
| Goals scored | 252 |
| Top goalscorer | Amarachi Orjinma 12 goals |
| Biggest home win | Rivers Angels 5, Osun Babes 1 (5 April) |
| Biggest away win | Bayelsa Queens 0, Osun Babes 3 (12 April) |
| Highest scoring | Edo Queens 4, Pelican Stars 2 (19 Jul) Rivers Angels 5, Osun Babes 1 (5 April) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rivers Angels - 11 games (Week 1 to 17 with 5 games postponed) |
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The 2014 Nigerian Women's Championship is the 25th consecutive season of Nigeria's women premier football league. The season began on 1st of March 2014 and ended on 26th November 2014. Nassarawa Amazons are the 2013 champions. This will be the first time in recent times that the winner will be decided straightaway without a super-6 tournament at the end of the season.
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Format
The Nigeria Women Football League board announced before the commencement of the league that there shall be no super-6 league at the end of the season. It was also said that 4 teams will be promoted from the second division to increase the number of teams to 16, implying that there will be no relegation but promotion in this new system.
Teams
Adamawa Queens Waiver request
After playing 10 games (in week 14), Adamawa Queens requested a waiver because other teams are refusing to visit their home-ground because of fear of Boko Haram.[1] The board accepted the waiver and tagged all her matches null and void thereby updating the table. Adamawa Queens will return next season when the insurgency and state of emergency has relapsed.[2]
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivers Angels | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 39 | |
| 2 | Pelican Stars | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 36 | |
| 3 | Sunshine Queens | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33 | |
| 4 | Osun Babes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Confluence Queens | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Nasarawa Amazons | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Ibom Angels | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 8 | Taraba Queens | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 24 | |
| 9 | Delta Queens | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bayelsa Queens | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Edo Queens | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Adamawa Queens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Statistics
- Top scorer
- Amarachi Orjinma (Pelican Stars)
- Total goals scored
- 252 goals (193 home team and 59 for away team)
- Most clean sheets
- Pelican Stars (9 games)
- Highest number of away wins
- Rivers Angels and Pelican Stars (2)
- Most prolific team at home – Confluence Queens (25 goals)
- Most prolific team away – Rivers Angels (10 goals)
- Worst defence - Edo Queens ( 31 goals conceded)
- Highest scoring side- Rivers Angels (32 goals)
- Number of away wins
- 8
Notes
- ↑ Adamawa Queens requested a waiver after playing 10 games, saying teams refused to visit their city because of Boko Haram and were not ready to relocate to Taraba State at the request of the board
