Plateau United Football Club of Jos (usually known as Plateau United) is a Nigerian professional

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club based in Jos, that competes in the

Nigerian Professional Football League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...

. Before 1991, they were known as the JIB Strikers FC. The name "Plateau United" was the former name of their cross-town rivals

Mighty Jets Mighty Jets International FC is a Nigerian football club from Jos, playing in the Nigeria National League. They play at the Jos International Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000. History They are one of only a half dozen active 'privately ...

History

Plateau United were founded in 1975 as JIB Strikers FC. Plateau United won their first major silverware in 1999, a 1-0 Nigeria Cup final victory over

Iwuanyanwu Nationale Heartland Football Club founded as Spartans F.C., later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from 1985 to 2006 is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. The team play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium (but currently use the new Okigwe Stadium ...

on a goal by Donatus Iloka. They had lost in the final in 1993 and 1998. They made their continental debut in 2000, but were eliminated after their first tie. They were promoted to the

Nigeria Premier League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...

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. In 2013, their feeder team were one of four clubs suspended, pending an investigation into their 79–0 victory over Akurba FC. 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

for the first time in 2017, led by coach Kennedy Boboye.

Achievements

: 1 :: 2017 :: 2020 Top of the table when league was stopped due to COVID19 *

Nigerian FA Cup The AITEO Cup (a.k.a. Challenge Cup, sometimes shortened to Fed Cup), is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria contested by 74 teams, representing the 36 states + 1 FCT of Nigeria. It is the Nigerian domestic cup and the Nig ...

: 1 :: 1999 :: Runners-up: 1993, 1998 * Unity Preseason Tournament: 1 :: 2021

Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance ::2000 – First Round * CAF Champions League: 2018, 2020/21, 2022/23

Current team

As of December 2021

Notable players

* Chris Obodo *

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Shehu Abdullahi Shehu Usman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender. Club career Qadsia SC In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC ...

Sunday Ingbede Sunday Umaru Ngbede (born 23 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Ngbede won the Nigeria Professional Football League title with Plateau United during the 2016–17 season. Early and personal life Ngbede was bo ...

* Daniel Itodo *

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References

External links

Plateau United wins promotion

Plateau Utd sack nine players
Jos Football clubs in Nigeria Association football clubs established in 1975 1975 establishments in Nigeria Sports clubs in Nigeria {{Nigeria-footyclub-stub