| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Remo Stars | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 36:20 | 16 | 54 | |
| 2. | Rivers United | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 25:19 | 6 | 43 | |
| 3. | Shooting | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 26:21 | 5 | 43 | |
| 4. | Kano Pillars | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 32:31 | 1 | 42 | |
| 5. | Rangers Int'l | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 28:19 | 9 | 41 | |
| 6. | Ikorodu City | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39:31 | 8 | 41 | |
| 7. | Abia Warriors | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27:26 | 1 | 41 | |
| 8. | El Kanemi | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 40 | |
| 9. | Bendel | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30:26 | 4 | 38 | |
| 10. | Enyimba | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 23:21 | 2 | 38 | |
| 11. | Niger Tornadoes | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 29:31 | -2 | 37 | |
| 12. | Kwara | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28:26 | 2 | 36 | |
| 13. | Heartland | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 24:27 | -3 | 33 | |
| 14. | Bayelsa United | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23:26 | -3 | 33 | |
| 15. | Katsina Utd | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18:21 | -3 | 33 | |
| 16. | Plateau United | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 26:28 | -2 | 31 | |
| 17. | Nasarawa | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24:30 | -6 | 31 | |
| 18. | Sunshine Stars | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 25:40 | -15 | 31 | |
| 19. | Akwa United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22:30 | -8 | 27 | |
| 20. | Lobi Stars | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20:34 | -14 | 23 | |
TRANS_STANDINGS_RANK_SETUP_SCORE_DIFF
- Beyond Limits FC: (Withdraw from the tournament)
- Plateau United: -3 points (Federation decision)