The 2010–11 Nigeria Premier League was the 40th season of the competition since its inception, and the 21st since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". Enyimba International were the defending champions.

The season was originally supposed to start 25 September, then was delayed to 2 October. However after a series of meetings and threatened lawsuits, the league announced that it would play with 24 teams, including the four teams relegated from the previous season. The tentative compromise plans included two divisions of 12 teams each with the top two making the season-ending Super Four, mirroring the league's format in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. This idea was canceled by the NPL on October 7 and the league returned to 20 teams for the season.

The season was delayed again to start the weekend of 23 October,[1] and delayed yet again to 6 November because of issues with the assignment of referees. Due to enforcement of minimum pitch standards, several teams have been made to play in different stadiums outside their home cities.

The second half of the season began 11 May after a six-week break, including two delays for national elections. The season was finished on 13 November 2011 after another six-week delay to allow for the Federation Cup and teams playing on the continent to concentrate on their fixtures.

The Nigeria Premier League 2010 / 2011 Season Table.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dolphins (C) 38 23 4 11 49 30 +19 73 Qualification to the 2012 CAF Champions League
2 Sunshine Stars 38 22 5 11 55 35 +20 71
3 Warri Wolves 38 19 9 10 44 29 +15 66 Qualification to the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Kano Pillars 38 20 5 13 46 31 +15 65 Qualification to the WAFU Club Championship
5 Sharks 38 17 12 9 43 37 +6 63
6 Enugu Rangers 38 19 5 14 47 30 +17 62
7 Enyimba 38 19 4 15 44 28 +16 61
8 Kaduna United 38 16 8 14 42 40 +2 56
9 Kwara United 38 16 5 17 40 45 −5 53
10 Lobi Stars 38 15 8 15 34 40 −6 53
11 Heartland 38 16 4 18 39 35 +4 52 Qualification to the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup
12 Bukola Babes 38 15 6 17 35 37 −2 51
13 Gombe United 38 14 8 16 34 37 −3 50
14 Niger Tornadoes 38 13 11 14 35 43 −8 50
15 Shooting Stars 38 13 8 17 34 39 −5 47
16 Ocean Boys 38 13 8 17 37 44 −7 47
17 Plateau United (R) 38 12 8 18 42 49 −7 44 Relegation to the Nigeria National League
18 Zamfara United (R) 38 11 6 21 26 58 −32 39
19 Crown FC (R) 38 11 4 23 34 48 −14 37
20 JUTH F.C. (R) 38 8 8 22 26 51 −25 32
Updated to games played on 13 November 2011
Source: Nigeria Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.



Season 2010–11
Champions Dolphins
Relegated Plateau United, Zamfara United, Crown F.C., JUTH F.C.
2012 CAF Champions League Dolphins
Sunshine Stars
2012 CAF Confederation Cup Warri Wolves
Heartland (cup winner)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 786 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorer Jude Aneke - Kaduna United (20)
Biggest home win Plateau United 7-0 vs Kwara United (23 Oct. 2011)
Biggest away win Kwara United 2-0 at JUTH (11 Dec. 2010)
Sharks F.C. 3-1 at Crown F.C. (2 November 2011)
Highest scoring Enugu Rangers 5, Ocean Boys 2 (21 Nov. 2010)
Sharks 4, Crown 3 (26 Feb. 2011)
Plateau United 7-0 vs Kwara United (23 Oct. 2011)
Longest winning run Dolphins - 5 games from 22 Dec. 2010 to 22 Jan. 2011
Longest unbeaten run 8 games: Bukola Babes (6 wins, 2 ties) from 22 Dec. to 16 Feb.
Longest winless run 9 games: Plateau United (3 ties, 6 losses) from 23 Dec. to 20 Feb.
Longest losing run Crown - 5 games from 22 Dec. to 23 Jan.
Highest attendance 26,000: Enyimba at K. Pillars
11 Dec. 2010