The 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 52nd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 33rd since attaining professionalism. The regular season started on 8 January 2023 and concluded with the playoffs on 11 June 2023.
| Competition: | Nigeria Professional Football League |
| Winners: | Enyimba (9th title) |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 8 January – 11 June |
| Continentalcup1: | CAF Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Rivers United Bendel Insurance |
| Matches: | 195 |
| Total Goals: | 411 |
| League Topscorer: | Chukwuemeka Obioma (16 goals) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Bankole Kayode (11 clean sheets) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Plateau United 5–0 El-Kanemi Warriors (15 February 2023) Enyimba 5–0 Gombe United (7 May 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Nasarawa United 0–3 Akwa United (22 January 2023) |
| Highest Scoring: | Plateau United 3–3 Shooting Stars (15 January 2023) Dakkada 2–4 Abia Warriors (4 February 2023) Bayelsa United 5–1 Abia Warriors (2 April 2023) |
| Longest Wins: | (5 matches) Bendel Insurance |
| Longest Unbeaten: | (21 matches) Bendel Insurance |
| Longest Winless: | (7 matches) El-Kanemi Warriors |
| Longest Losses: | (5 matches) Dakkada |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
| Updated: | 11 June 2023 |
Bendel Insurance, Doma United, Bayelsa United and El-Kanemi Warriors were the four promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League, replacing Kano Pillars, Katsina United, MFM and Heartland.
Following Enyimba draw against Rivers United on 11 June at the playoffs, Enyimba secured a record ninth NPFL title at the Onikan Stadium.[1]
The clubs and league organizers decided to start the 2022–23 season on 8 January 2023 instead of 28 December 2022 as previously planned. The league will switch to an abridged format that will see the clubs split into two groups of ten each. The top three clubs from each group will qualify for a championship round, which will be known as the Super Six, to determine the league winners.[2]
The following teams changed divisions since the end of the 2021–22 season
Promoted from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League
Relegated from the 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League
The Championship round, also known as the super six playoffs, was held between 3–11 June at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enyimba | 16 | |
| 2 |  Robert Mizo | Bayelsa United | 8 |
| Imade Osehenkhoe | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 4 | Nyima Nwagua | Rivers United | 7 |
| 5 | Umar Abba | Lobi Stars | 6 |
| Bello Lukman | Abia Warriors | ||
| David Okoromi | Niger Tornadoes | ||
| Cyril Olisema | Akwa United | ||
| Ismael Seriki | Bendel Insurance | ||
| Musa Usman | Doma United |