| Year | 1971-72 to 1992-63 | Year | 1992-93 to 2013-14 | Nigerian Champions (18 Clubs) | Premier League 2014 (Pts) | |||||||||||
| 1972 | Mighty Jets | 1994 | BCC Lions | 7 | Enyimba FC | Sharks FC | 22 | |||||||||
| 1973 | Bendel Insurance | 1995 | Shooting Stars FC | 5.5 | Rangers International | Nasarawa United | 21 | |||||||||
| 1974 | Rangers International | 1996 | Udoji United | 5 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | Akwa United | 19 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Rangers International | 1997 | Eagle Cement | 5 | Shooting Stars FC | Lobi Stars | 19 | |||||||||
| 1976 | Shooting Stars FC | 1998 | Shooting Stars FC | 3 | Kano Pillars FC | Bayelsa United | 17 | |||||||||
| 1977 | Rangers International / Stationery Stores | 1999 | Lobi Stars | 2 | Bendel Insurance | Sunshine Stars | 17 | |||||||||
| 1978 | Racca Rovers | 2000 | Julius Berger | 2 | Julius Berger | Warri Wolves FC | 17 | |||||||||
| 1979 | Bendel Insurance | 2001 | Enyimba FC | 2 | Eagle Cement / Dolphins FC | Crown FC | 17 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Shooting Stars FC | 2002 | Enyimba FC | 1.5 | Stationery Stores | El-Kanemi Warriors | 16 | |||||||||
| 1981 | Rangers International | 2003 | Enyimba FC | 1 | BCC Lions | Heartland FC (Iwuan Nat) | 16 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Rangers International | 2004 | Enyimba FC | 1 | Leventis United | Taraba | 16 | |||||||||
| 1983 | Shooting Stars FC | 2005 | Enyimba FC | 1 | Lobi Stars | Dolphins FC | 15 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Rangers International | 2006 | Ocean Boys FC | 1 | Mighty Jets | Enyimba FC | 15 | |||||||||
| 1985 | New Nigeria Bank | 2007 | Enyimba FC | 1 | New Nigeria Bank | Giwa | 15 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Leventis United | 2008 | Kano Pillars FC | 1 | Ocean Boys FC | Gombe United FC | 14 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 2009 | Bayelsa United FC | 1 | Racca Rovers | Kano Pillars FC | 14 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 2010 | Enyimba FC | 1 | Udoji United | Enugu Rangers | 14 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 2011 | Dolphins FC | 1 | Bayelsa United FC | Kaduna United FC | 14 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 2012 | Kano Pillars FC | 42 | Total Championships | Abia Warriors | 14 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Julius Berger | 2013 | Kano Pillars FC | Tied Championship in 1976-77 | Nembe City | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Stationery Stores | 2014 | Correct to 26th May 2014 | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | 2015 | ||||||||||||||