Hi guys,

This idea was mooted by members of the Nairaland Football Team that trained and planned to participate in the 2017 Social Media tournament that was eventually jettisoned by the organisers.

After the disappointment by the organisers, we decided to just take charge and organize something similar. Rather than being a tournament, we decided to adopt a league model.

We also decided to expand it beyond Nairaland; hence the name, Nigeria Social Media Football League (NSMFL)

We are starting with 2018 edition.

FORMAT
1, 4 teams will be formed
2, Each team will register at least 16 players
3, All teams play each other "home" and "away" (although on same ground).

The Teams

We decided to name the teams after the winners of the leagues in England, Spain, Germany and Nigeria in the previous season (i.e 2016/2017 champions).

So the 4 teams to play this league for 2018 season are:
1, Chelsea
2, Real Madrid
3, Bayern Munich
4, Plateau United




Duration

The league will run for 6 months, March - August 2018. Each team will have 1 match per month.

Last Sunday of every month.

Venue & Time

UNILAG training pitch

First match: 2-4pm
Second match: 4-6pm

70 minutes (30 minutes per half, 10 minutes half time)

League Committee

A League Committee of 5 people who shall oversee the administrative part shall be formed. You can indicate interest to join the LMC here.



End of the Season Awards

At the end of the season in August, an award ceremony shall be organised. The following awards shall be presented:

- Champions (winning team)
- Team of the Season (Best 11 players of the league)
- Player of the season
- Top scorer
- Goal of the season
- King of assist


Registration
Send your name and the team you want to play for to 07036442913.
For now registration is free, and we hope to keep it free. We will try and look for sponsors. However, if we could not find sponsors, each team may have to contribute N15,000 to use to organize the award events.


FIXTURES

Note: The first team is the home team; the second away. However, this is just for designation as both "home" and away" matches will hold in same field.

MARCH
- Chelsea vs Madrid
- Bayern vs Plateau United

APRIL
- Madrid vs Bayern
- Plateau United vs Chelsea

MAY

- Plateau United vs Madrid
- Bayern vs Chelsea

JUNE
- Madrid vs Chelsea
- Plateau United vs Bayern

JULY
- Bayern vs Madrid
- Chelsea vs Plateau United

AUGUST
- Chelsea vs Plateau United
- Madrid vs Bayern

Both matches hold last Sunday of the month.


Transfer Window

There shall be 1 transfer window in the middle of the season.
The window will open from 1st - 15th June.
A team is allowed to sign a player from another team for real money, subject to approval of the owning team and the LMC.
A team is also allowed to sign fresh players (i.e players not registered at the beginning of the season in March).
The maximum number of mid-season transfer (whether bought from another team or outside the league) is 5.
For external transfer, the team shall pay N2,000 to the LMC for a new player signed mid-season.
For intra-league transfer, the transfer fee shall be as agreed between the two teams and the money goes to the selling team.


TABLES

Tables shall be published on a dedicated Nairaland thread, updated after every match day.
The tables to be kept are:

- League table
- Scorers' chart
- Assist tracker

FINAL NOTE: While this was developed by Nairalanders for Nairalanders, we are not limiting it to Nairaland, that is why we have used Social Media League, and not Nairaland League. So feel free to share with and invite your friends on other social media platforms to register. Only players that registered before 22 March 2017 will play.

Guys, let's make this happen!!!

Oya I am in

Time 2 break some waists

hehe. ... good development. My darling chelsea, here I come.

Time to pick up Hanged booth.
Guys let's put all support to make this happen.

Bayern all the way!!

Common Chelsea let's make this happen...

Dont join team by mouth o. Send your name and team of interest to 07036442913

am interested

its a great idea....buh i have some little problem with me joining.. i live in ondo state and i want to register this year and start playing next year ...cuz i wnt have chance this year again how can it be possible

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@Jarus and organizers. You want Plateau United to sue you for misrepresentation?

You can find a name for your local team like Nairalanders.

i see this is only for guys resident in lagos..ok bye

What about next season, when league winners change this season. Will the name still be the same?

PASCALSILVA:
its a great idea....buh i have some little problem with me joining.. i live in ondo state and i want to register this year and start playing next year ...cuz i wnt have chance this year again how can it be possible

Next year is a fresh season. You can join.

barackodam:
What about next season, when league winners change this season. Will the name still be the same?

No. Names will change.

I want to be part of the LMC

Nice initiative! Will register.

Are there any player restrictions e.g. age?


PS. I think the August away teams should be the other way round i.e. Chelsea vs Bayern. Madrid vs Plateau.

Send sms to 07036442913 to state the team you want to join or LMC.

GO ROUND GOT WHIPPED AS FCIU GOT AN AWAY ADVANTAGE OVER RIVERS UTD
http://www.hemmssport.com/2018/03/npfl-match-day-11-full-time-scores-and.html

SUPPORT THE NPFL

Want to register for Real Madrid.

if you are interested in Joining the Real Madrid Squad. Kindly send your Number to 08063332004. Lets add you to our Group.

Hala Madrid!

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Tomorrow is Match Day 1 of NSMFL

First Match
Chelsea vs Real Madrid
2pm

Second Match
Bayern vs Plateau United
4pm

Venue: UNILAG Training Pitch

Lalasticlala

Jarus:
Tomorrow is Match Day 1 of NSMFL

First Match
Chelsea vs Real Madrid
2pm

Second Match
Bayern vs Plateau United
4pm

Venue: UNILAG Training Pitch

Lalasticlala

Sir i'm an admin in the chelsea fc whatsapp group,but i lost my phone and couldn't follow up with the group update. I'll be happy if you can help me with any admin in the group number.

Bowaley17:

Sir i'm an admin in the chelsea fc whatsapp group,but i lost my phone and couldn't follow up with the group update. I'll be happy if you can help me with any admin in the group number.

0813 527 6314

Jarus:

0813 527 6314

thank you sir

Tables after Match Day 1

Up Chelsea

Match Day 2 is next week Sunday