Plateau United F.C.

Plateau United Football Club of Jos (usually known as Plateau United) is a Nigerian football (soccer) club, that plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Before 1991, they were known as the JIB Strikers FC.[2]

Plateau United FC
Full namePlateau United Football Club of Jos
Founded1975
GroundNew Jos Stadium
Jos, Nigeria
Capacity40,000
ChairmanPius Henwan
ManagerAbdu Maikaba
LeagueNigeria Professional Football League
20171st [1]

The name "Plateau United" was the former name of their cross-town rivals Mighty Jets.[3]

History

Plateau United were founded in 1975 as JIB Strikers FC.[4]

Plateau United won their first major silverware in 1999, a 1-0 Nigeria Cup final victory over Iwuanyanwu Nationale on a goal by Donatus Iloka.[5] They had lost in the final in 1993 and 1998. They made their continental debut in 2000, but were eliminated after their first tie.[4]

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the 2010–11 season by winning on the last day against Mighty Jets, but were relegated back the next year on the last day. They were promoted back to the top league on the last day of the 2015 season.[6]

In 2013, their feeder team were one of four clubs suspended, pending an investigation into their 79–0 victory over Akurba FC.[7] The four clubs were accused of match-fixing in order to advance into the professional league. On 22 July 2013, Plateau Feeders, Akurba FC, Police Machine FC and Bubayaro FC were each banned for 10 years, with the players and officials in each game banned for life.

Plateau United won the Nigerian Professional Football League for the first time in 2017, led by coach Kennedy Boboye. [1][8]

Achievements
2017 [1]
2020 Top of the table when league was stopped due to COVID19
1999
Runners-up: 1993, 1998

Performance in CAF competitions
2000  – First Round

Current team

As of January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGA Chinedu Anozie
2 DF  NGA Chizoba Amaefule
3  NGA Daniel Itodo
4  NGA Ibrahim Buhari
5 DF  NGA Jimmy Ambrose
6  NGA Golbe Elisha
7 FW  NGA Nenrot Silas
8 FW  NGA Abba Umar
9  NGA Aliu Salawudeen
10  NGA Benjamin Turba
12 FW  NGA Saeed Jibril
14  NGA Jesse Akila
15  NGA Sunday Adetunji
17  NGA Rabiu Mohammed
No. Pos. Nation Player
18  NGA Andrew Ikefe
21  NGA Oladele Ajiboye
22 GK  NGA Abubakar Adamu
23  NGA Simbad Adams
24 DF  BEN Junior Salomon
25 FW  NGA Ibrahim Mustapha
—  NGA Ibeh Johnson
29 DF  NGA Rabiu Mohammed
31  NGA Hamisu Saleh
32 MF  NGA Uche Onwuasoany
33  NGA Lazarus Fan
34  NGA Bitrus Wash
35 DF  NGA Ibrahim Abubakar
36  NGA Mafeng Pam
— DF  NGA Gabriel Wassa
— FW  NGA Abdulrahman Bashir

Notable players

References
  1. "Plateau United wins Nigerian Professional Football League".
  2. "Nigeria 1991".
  3. "[General] Plateau governor sues Yar'Adua over Jos crisis".
  4. "ANALYSIS: Will Nigeria Premier League crown return to Jos after 45 years? - Premium Times Nigeria". August 8, 2017.
  5. https://guardian.ng/sport/plateau-united-dethrone-rangers
  6. "MFM FC, Plateau United gain promotion to Nigeria Professional Football League — Goal.com". 31 August 2015.
  7. "Nigerian clubs suspended after 'scandalous' scorelines".
  8. "NPFL: Plateau United target history".


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