Plateau United

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 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 for the 2010–11 season by winning on the last day against Mighty Jets, but were relegated the next year on the last day. They were promoted 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 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. After winning the 2017 NPFL Title under Kennedy Boboye the club has seen a steady rise in transition, from being a mid table team to title contenders every season. The 2021-22 Season saw them finish runners up behind Rivers United thus qualifying for 2022-23 CAF champions league.

The 2022-23 Nigeria Premier Football League season saw a slight delay that saw the league split into two, group A and B. Plateau United were placed in group A where they finished 5th with 26 pts. while in the Continent they were knocked out in the second qualifying round by Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis on away goal.