| Competition: | Nigeria Premier League |
| Winners: | Plateau United[1] |
| Relegated: | Shooting Stars SC Remo Stars F.C. Gombe United F.C. ABS |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Plateau United MFM F.C. |
| Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Enyimba |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 765 |
| League Topscorer: | Anthony Okpotu (19) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Ifeanyi Uba 4-0 MFM (18 January 2017) MFM 4-0 Lobi Stars (22 January 2017) Nasarawa United 4-0 MFM (2 April 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Shooting Stars 0-3 Ifeanyi Ubah 27 May 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Akwa United 4-2 Shooting Stars (2 April 2017) Gombe United 3-3 Enugu Rangers (10 May 2017) |
| Longest Wins: | El Kanemi Warriors (4) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Plateau United (7) |
| Longest Winless: | Remo Stars (14) |
| Longest Losses: | Kano Pillars (4) |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
| Updated: | 20 September 2017 |
The 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 46th season of the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 27th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". Plateau United won the league on the Saturday, 9 September 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Enugu Rangers.[2]
Enugu Rangers won the previous edition, their seventh league title and first since 1984.
Plateau United's win of this edition is their first ever title, which came in their second season after being promoted to the top flight. It was intended to be rational, meaning in reserve purposes.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, these included 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The season began on 14 January.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephen Odey | MFM | 14 | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan | Akwa United | 10 |
| Samuel Mathias | El Kanemi Warriors | 10 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Sunday Adetunji | Abia Warriors | 8 |
| Mfon Udoh | Enyimba | 8 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 4 | Adamu Hassan | Nasarawa United | 7 |
| Victor Mboama | Remo Stars | 7 | ||
| Anthony Okpotu | Lobi Stars | 7 | ||
| 5 | Godwin Obaje | Ifeanyi Ubah | 6 | |
| align=center rowspan=6 | 6 | Prince Aggreh | Ifeanyi Ubah | 5 |
| Kingsley Eduwo | Lobi Stars | 5 | ||
| Daniel Etor | Enugu Rangers | 5 | ||
| Sunday Faleye | Shooting Stars | 5 | ||
| Austin Oladapo | Gombe United | 5 | ||
| Sikiru Olatunbosun | MFM | 5< | -- | |
| Chidiebere Ajoku | Niger Tornadoes | 4 | ||
| Reuben Bala | Plateau United | 4 | ||
| Bobby Clement | Enugu Rangers | 4 | ||
| Ubong Friday | Akwa United | 4 | ||
| Elisha Golbe | Plateau United | 4 | ||
| Bello Kofarmata | El Kanemi Warriors | 4 | ||
| Adamu Mohammed | Kano Pillars | 4 | ||
| Mohammed Mohammed | ABS | 4 | ||
| Chinedu Udechukwu | Katsina United | 4 | ||
| Kabiru Umar | Plateau United | 4 | ||
| Alaba Adeniyi | Sunshine Stars | 3 | ||
| Abdulrahman Bashir | Nasarawa United | 3 | ||
| Stephen Chukwude | Enyimba | 3 | ||
| Ernest Governor | ABS | 3 | ||
| Ibrahim Mustapha | Enyimba | 3 | ||
| Ebenezer Odeyemi | Niger Tornadoes | 3 | ||
 Austin Ogunye | MFM | 3 | ||
| Ifeanyi Okoye | Niger Tornadoes | 3 | ||
| Sunday Oluwadare | Sunshine Stars | 3 | ||
| Jonathan Richard | Wikki Tourist | 3 | ||
| Manir Ubale | Gombe United | 3 | ||
| Godwin Zaki | Abia Warriors | 3 | ||
| Adebayo Abayomi | Shooting Stars | 2 | ||
| Joseph Abiodun | Sunshine Stars | 2 | ||
| Douglas Achiv | Nasarawa United | 2 | ||
| Thomas Adeshina | Sunshine Stars | 2 | ||
| Samuel Agba | Gombe United | 2 | ||
| Jimmy Ambrose | Plateau United | 2 | ||
 Godbless Asamoah | Rivers United | 2 | ||
| Destiny Ashadi | Katsina United | 2 | ||
| Ekene Awazie | Remo Stars | 2 | ||
| Philip Azango | Plateau United | 2 | ||
| Ibrahim Babangida | El Kanemi Warriors | 2 | ||
| Ibrahim Babawo | Niger Tornadoes | 2 | ||
| Kabiru Balogun | Kano Pillars | 2 | ||
| Hussaini Bata | El Kanemi Warriors | 2 | ||
| Samuel Chukwudi | Wikki Tourist | 2 | ||
| Moses Ebiye | Akwa United | 2 | ||
| Ndifreke Effiong | Abia Warriors | 2 | ||
| Obinna Eleje | Katsina United | 2 | ||
| Stone Evbuomwan | ABS | 2 | ||
| Ifeanyi George | Enugu Rangers | 2 | ||
| Ibeh Johnson | Plateau United | 2 | ||
 Guy Kuemian | Rivers United | 2 | ||
| Solomon Kwambe | Lobi Stars | 2 | ||
| Chigozirim Metu | ABS | 2 | ||
| Musa Najere | Kano Pillars | 2 | ||
| Sani Nasiru | Katsina United | 2 | ||
| Musa Newman | Akwa United | 2 | ||
| Obinna Nwobodo | Enugu Rangers | 2 | ||
| Joshua Obaje | Plateau United | 2 | ||
| Emeka Ogbugh | Rivers United | 2 | ||
| Anthony Okemmiri | Abia Warriors | 2 | ||
| Fortune Omoniwari | Enugu Rangers | 2 | ||
| Olayinka Onaolapo | Nasarawa United | 2 | ||
| Ifeanyi Onuigbo | Ifeanyi Ubah | 2 | ||
| King Osanga | Ifeanyi Ubah | 2 | ||
| Antonin Oussou | Nasarawa United | 2 | ||
| Bernard Ovoke | Rivers United | 2 | ||
| Christian Pyagbara | Akwa United | 2 | ||
| Ayo Saka | Sunshine Stars | 2 | ||
| Oche Salefu | Remo Stars | 2 | ||
| Pascal Seka | Ifeanyi Ubah | 2 | ||
| Shammah Tanze | Wikki Tourist | 2 | ||
| Emeka Umeh | Plateau United | 2 | ||
| Christian Weli | Rivers United | 2 | ||
| Bala Yahuza | Niger Tornadoes | 2 | ||
| Ibrahim Abdullahi | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Awoyemi Abiodun | Remo Stars | 1 | ||
| Kehinde Adedipe | Sunshine Stars | 1 | ||
| Adegboyega Adekunle | MFM | 1 | ||
| Adigun Adewale | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Blaise Adou | Ifeanyi Ubah | 1 | ||
| Godwin Aguda | Enugu Rangers | 1 | ||
| Victor Alegbe | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Rabiu Ali | Kano Pillars | 1 | ||
| Sakiru Alimi | Sunshine Stars | 1 | ||
| Peter Ambrose | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Ebuka Anaekwe | ABS | 1 | ||
| Wilfred Angel | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | ||
| Sunday Anthony | El Kanemi Warriors | 1 | ||
| Nnaemeka Anyanwu | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Jide Apena | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Abraham Audu | El Kanemi Warriors | 1 | ||
| Idris Bakare | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Sherif Bashir | Abia Warriors | 1 | ||
| Daniel Bode | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Victor Chinedu | Remo Stars | 1 | ||
| Abubakar Chindo | ABS | 1 | ||
| Onuoha Chukwujekwu | Remo Stars | 1 | ||
| Timothy Danladi | Katsina United | 1 | ||
| Fabassou Djoufoune | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Eric Dufegha | Remo Stars | 1 | ||
| Assiri Emmanuel | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Peter Eneji | Plateau United | 1 | ||
| Stephen Eze | Ifeanyi Ubah | 1 | ||
| Adeshina Gata | ABS | 1 | ||
| Ismaila Gata | Enyimba | 1 | ||
| Tchato Giscard | MFM | 1 | ||
| Idris Guda | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Amos Gyang | Kano Pillars | 1 | ||
| Hassan Hissein | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Ikechukwu Ibenegbu | Enyimba | 1 | ||
| Suleiman Ibrahim | Katsina United | 1 | ||
| Esosa Igbinoba | Rivers United | 1 | ||
| Godspower Igudia | Akwa United | 1 | ||
| Emeka Isaac | Abia Warriors | 1 | ||
| Luther Iyorhe | Lobi Stars | 1 | ||
| Gabriel Jeremiah | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | ||
| Kim John | Plateau United | 1 | ||
| Aminu Kadir | Nasarawa United | 1 | ||
| Samad Kadiri | Sunshine Stars | 1 | ||
| Olaniran Kayode | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Yaya Koné | Ifeanyi Ubah | 1 | ||
| Saheed Lasisi | Remo Stars | 1 | ||
| Abubakar Lawal | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Tasiu Lawal | Katsina United | 1 | ||
| Chiamaka Madu | Enugu Rangers | 1 | ||
| Chibuzor Madu | Enugu Rangers | 1 | ||
| Harrison Madu | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Emmanuel Makama | Nasarawa United | 1 | ||
| Nonso Mbakwe | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Junior Merenini | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Gambo Mohammed | Kano Pillars | 1 | ||
| Lukman Mohammed | Rivers United | 1 | ||
| James Moses | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Ahmadu Musa | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Suleman Musa | Katsina United | 1 | ||
| Chima Ndukwu | Plateau United | 1 | ||
| Dennis Nya | Lobi Stars | 1 | ||
| Nwangwa Nyima | Lobi Stars | 1 | ||
| Chinedu Ohanachom | Enyimba | 1 | ||
| Osas Okoro | Enugu Rangers | 1 | ||
| Stanley Okoro | MFM | 1 | ||
| Isiaka Olawale | El Kanemi Warriors | 1 | ||
| Cyril Olisema | Akwa United | 1 | ||
| Seun Olulayo | Abia Warriors | 1 | ||
| Jimoh Oni | Ifeanyi Ubah | 1 | ||
| Chinedu Onyelonu | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Ambrose Onyema | Sunshine Stars | 1 | ||
| Joseph Osadaiye | Enyimba | 1 | ||
| Ajibola Otegbeye | Sunshine Stars | 1 | ||
| Samuel Oyedeji | ABS | 1 | ||
| Chinedu Ozor | Abia Warriors | 1 | ||
 Ousmane Pape | Enugu Rangers | 1 | ||
| Mubarak Sa'id | Kano Pillars | 1 | ||
| Junior Salomon | Plateau United | 1 | ||
| Sani Sanusi | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Taiwo Shittu | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Sadiq Shuaibu | Gombe United | 1 | ||
| Sadiq Suleiman | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | ||
| Benjamin Turba | Plateau United | 1 | ||
| David Tyavkase | Lobi Stars | 1 | ||
| Ndifreke Udo | Abia Warriors | 1 | ||
| Chinedu Udoji | Kano Pillars | 1 | ||
| Martins Usule | Katsina United | 1 | ||
| Adebayo Waheed | MFM | 1 | ||
| Afolabi Waheed | Shooting Stars | 1 | ||
| Musa Wakili | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | ||
| Jide Williams | Nasarawa United | 1 | ||
| Lukas Yahaya | Niger Tornadoes | 1 | ||
| Victor Yakubu | Wikki Tourist | 1 | ||
| Thomas Zenke | Nasarawa United | 1--> |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-0[3] | |||||
| Reuben Bala | 4-1[4] | ||||
| 4-2[5] | |||||
| Anthony Okpotu | 3-1[6] |