| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Enugu Rangers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16:24 | -8 | 13 | |
| 2. | Enyimba | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9:19 | -10 | 12 | |
| 3. | Shooting | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11:22 | -11 | 11 | |
| 4. | Lobi Stars | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12:22 | -10 | 10 | |
| 5. | Kwara | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9:19 | -10 | 10 | |
| 6. | Remo Stars | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9:23 | -14 | 10 | |
| 7. | Doma United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9:27 | -18 | 10 | |
| 8. | Bayelsa United | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9:24 | -15 | 9 | |
| 9. | Niger Tornadoes | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11:27 | -16 | 8 | |
| 10. | Plateau United | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14:25 | -11 | 7 | |
| 11. | Katsina Utd | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5:18 | -13 | 6 | |
| 12. | Bendel | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4:18 | -14 | 6 | |
| 13. | Kano Pillars | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13:32 | -19 | 6 | |
| 14. | Akwa United | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11:26 | -15 | 5 | |
| 15. | Sunshine Stars | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8:25 | -17 | 5 | |
| 16. | Rivers United | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9:22 | -13 | 4 | |
| 17. | Heartland | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6:20 | -14 | 4 | |
| 18. | Abia Warriors | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14:32 | -18 | 4 | |
| 19. | Sporting Lagos | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5:24 | -19 | 3 | |
| 20. | Gombe | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5:42 | -37 | 2 |