Club profile

Rivers United

Port Harcourt, Nigeria · Founded in 2016 · Yakubu Gowon Stadium (30,000 seats)

Data updated on Aug 21, 2026 · Source: Footlab database (API-Football, Wikidata) · Wikidata entry

Where does Rivers United stand in the table?

Rivers United is 2nd in NPFL 2026 with 67 points from 38 matches: 19 wins, 10 draws, 9 losses.

Position

Points

Matches

44–31

Goals for – against

Recent formWWWLW

#	Team	Points	Matches	W-D-L record	Goals for – against
1	Enugu Rangers	68	38	19W 11D 8L	47–27
2	Rivers United	67	38	19W 10D 9L	44–31
3	Shooting Stars	60	38	18W 6D 14L	41–40
4	Ikorodu City	58	38	16W 10D 12L	43–39
5	Nasarawa United	56	38	16W 8D 14L	37–34
6	Abia Warriors	55	38	16W 7D 15L	31–34
7	Bendel Insurance	53	37	13W 14D 10L	43–38
8	Barau FC	52	38	13W 13D 12L	34–30
9	Katsina United	52	37	14W 10D 13L	36–38
10	Kano Pillars	51	38	15W 6D 17L	37–39
11	Plateau United	50	38	15W 5D 18L	39–40
12	Kwara United	50	38	13W 11D 14L	35–36
13	Enyimba	49	38	13W 10D 15L	44–42
14	Kun Khalifat FC	49	38	13W 10D 15L	42–43
15	Warri Wolves	49	38	13W 10D 15L	36–41
16	Niger Tornadoes	48	38	13W 9D 16L	37–36
17	Remo Stars	47	38	14W 5D 19L	42–47
18	El Kanemi Warriors	47	38	13W 8D 17L	30–46
19	Bayelsa United	43	38	11W 10D 17L	37–42
20	Wikki Tourist	40	38	9W 13D 16L	36–48

Rivers United plays its home matches at Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, with a capacity of 30,000.

30,000

Capacity

Port Harcourt

City

Stadium Road / Elekohia Road

Over its last 6 matches, Rivers United has 4 win(s), 1 draw(s) and 1 loss(es).

Rivers United's next match is scheduled for Aug 30, 2026 against Plateau United.

The Rivers United squad includes 31 player(s) recorded by Footlab.

1,672

Strength index computed by Footlab over 415 matches, updated on Aug 21, 2026.

Stats, comparisons, history: Footlab answers with the numbers from its database.