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The 2024/25 NPL Finals Series was the 55th edition of the annual National Premier League finals series, the playoff tournament designed to determine the champion of the National Premier League after the end of the league season. The series was played over a five week period culminating in the 2025 NPL Final. | |||
Para Wessein, a Lagosi team took home the Championship for the first time in forty-two years breaking the second longest drought in NPL history of a previously victorious club. Reigning champions, Caleian Warriors were the first in twenty-four years not to enter the series, failing to qualify from the league table. Caesla FC continued to place second for the sixth consecutive season, and failed to claim the championship, for a 72nd year. | |||
A total of 37 goals across 10 games were scored, making this the highest scoring finals series in 33 years. | |||
==Qualification== | |||
==Bracket== | |||
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==Venues== | |||
==Initial Matchups== | |||
==Elimination Rounds== | |||
==Final== | |||
Latest revision as of 12:37, 5 August 2024
The 2024/25 NPL Finals Series was the 55th edition of the annual National Premier League finals series, the playoff tournament designed to determine the champion of the National Premier League after the end of the league season. The series was played over a five week period culminating in the 2025 NPL Final.
Para Wessein, a Lagosi team took home the Championship for the first time in forty-two years breaking the second longest drought in NPL history of a previously victorious club. Reigning champions, Caleian Warriors were the first in twenty-four years not to enter the series, failing to qualify from the league table. Caesla FC continued to place second for the sixth consecutive season, and failed to claim the championship, for a 72nd year.
A total of 37 goals across 10 games were scored, making this the highest scoring finals series in 33 years.
Qualification
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Idol Park (5pm, 10 May) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stade Lagos (7pm, 3 May) | Para Adalia | 2(6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Para Wessein | 3 | Para Wessein | 2(5) | Idol Park (8pm, 17 May) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Para Madrid | 2 | Para Adalia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stade Jue (8pm, 10 May) | Caesla FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Camp Nou (7pm, 3 May) | Caesla FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Barcelona | 1(3) | Para Seira | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stade Jue (8pm, 7 June) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Para Seira | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caesla FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Para Wessein (a.e.t) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Idol Park (8pm, 31 May) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitol Oval (8pm, 24 May) | Para Adalia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stade Lagos (8pm, 16 May) | Para Seira | 2(7) | Para Wessein | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Camp Nou (7pm, 9 May) | Para Wessein (a.e.t) | 2 | Para Wessein | 2(8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| FC Barcelona | 3 | FC Barcelona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Para Madrid | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||