Ghana Premier League
Ghanaian FA Cup Ghana Super Cup | |
International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
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Current champions | Medeama (2022–23) |
Most championships | Asante Kotoko (24 titles) |
TV partners | StarTimes (live matches) |
Website | ghanafa.org/premier-league |
Current: 2023–24 Ghana Premier League |
The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football
The 2019–20 season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana that mirrored the cause of postponement or cancellation of association football leagues and competitions across the globe.
Participating clubs (2022–2023)
Eighteen teams will compete in the league; the 15 from the previous season and the 3 winners of the Division One zones. The promoted teams are Samartex and Kotoku Royals who both achieved promotion for the first time.[9] They replaced WAFA, Techiman Eleven Wonders and Elmina Sharks.[10][11]
Location of the 2022–23 Ghana Premier League teamsStadiums and locations
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Accra Lions FC | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Aduana Stars | Dormaa Ahenkro | Agyeman Badu Stadium | 7,000 |
Asante Kotoko | Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | 40,000 |
Bechem United | Bechem | Nana Gyeabour's Park | 5,000 |
Berekum Chelsea | Berekum | Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Bibiani Gold Stars | Bibiani | Dun's Park | 7,000 |
Dreams FC
|
Dawu
|
Dawu Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Great Olympics | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Hearts of Oak | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Karela United | Aiyinase | CAM Stadium | 5,000 |
King Faisal | Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | 40,000 |
Kotoku Royals[12] | Akim Oda | Akim Oda Stadium | 3,000 |
Legon Cities | Accra | El Wak Stadium | 7,000 |
Medeama | Tarkwa | TNA Park | 15,000 |
Nsoatreman FC | Nsuatre | Nana Kronmansah Park | 2,000 |
Real Tamale United | Tamale | Tamale Stadium | 21,017 |
Samartex[13] | Samreboi | Samartex Park | 7,000 |
Tamale City FC[14] | Tamale | Tamale Stadium | 21,017 |
Club managers and captains
The table lists club managers.
Team | Manager | Captain |
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Accra Lions FC | James Francis | Dominic Nsobila |
Aduana Stars | Paa Kwesi Fabin | Bright Adjei |
Asante Kotoko | Seydou Zerbo | Richard Boadu |
Bechem United | Mingle Ocansey Kasim | Kofi Agbesimah |
Berekum Chelsea | Christopher Ennin | Fuseini Zackaria |
Bibiani Gold Stars | Micheal Osei | Yakubu Haqq |
Dreams FC
|
Ignatius Osei-Fosu | Abdul Jalilu |
Great Olympics | Yaw Preko | Razak Kasim |
Hearts of Oak | Slavko Matić | Mohammed Alhassan |
Karela United | Bismark Kobby Mensah | Kwadwo Addai |
King Faisal | Jimmy Cobblah | Samuel Kusi |
Kotoku Royals | Seth Ablade | Kingsley Afriyie |
Legon Cities | Maxwell Konadu | Jonah Attuquaye |
Medeama | David Duncan | Kwasi Donsu |
Nsoatreman FC | Mohammed Gargo | Obed Duah Anford |
Real Tamale United | Baba Nuhu | David Abagna |
Samartex | Annor Walker | Emmanuel Adu Siaw |
Tamale City FC | Mohammed Wahid | Collins Amoah Boateng |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Tamale United | Ibrahim Tanko Shaibu | Resigned | 26 July | Pre-season | Baba Nuhu | 12 August 2022 | [15][16] |
Samartex | Henry Wellington | End of Interim Charge | 31 July | Pre-season | Annor Walker | 5 August 2022 | [17] |
Great Olympics | Annor Walker | Signed by Samartex | 5 August 2022 | Pre-season | Yaw Preko | 6 August 2022 | [18] |
Hearts of Oak | Samuel Boadu | Sacked | 28 September 2022 | 14th | Slavko Matić | 19 October 2022 | [19][20] |
King Faisal | Branko Božović | Sacked | 4 October 2022 | 18th | Jimmy Cobblah | 7 October 2022 | [21][22] |
Kotoku Royals | Seth Ablade | Sacked | 12 December 2022 | 18th | John Eduafo | 4 February 2023 | [23][24] |
Dreams FC
|
Ignatius Osei-Fosu | Sacked | 20 December 2022 | 16th | Abdul-Karim Zito | 5 February 2023 |
Previous winners
Years | Champions |
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1958 | Hearts of Oak (1) |
1959 | Asante Kotoko (1) |
1960 | Eleven Wise (1)
|
1961-1962 | Hearts of Oak (2) |
1962-1963 | Real Republicans Accra (1) |
1963-1964 | Asante Kotoko (2) |
1964-1965 | Asante Kotoko (3) |
1966 | Mysterious Dwarfs (1)
|
1967 | Asante Kotoko (4) |
1968 | Asante Kotoko (5) |
1969 | Asante Kotoko (6) |
1970 | Great Olympics (1)
|
1971 | Hearts of Oak (3) |
1972 | Asante Kotoko (7) |
1973 | Hearts of Oak (4) |
1974 | Great Olympics (2)
|
1975 | Asante Kotoko (8) |
1976 | Hearts of Oak (5) |
1977 | Sekondi Hasaacas (1)
|
1978 | Hearts of Oak (6) |
1979 | Hearts of Oak (7) |
1980 | Asante Kotoko (9) |
1981 | Asante Kotoko (10) |
1982 | Asante Kotoko (11) |
1983 | Asante Kotoko (12) |
1984 | Hearts of Oak (8) |
1985 | Hearts of Oak (9) |
1986 | Asante Kotoko (13) |
1987 | Asante Kotoko (14) |
1988-1989 | Asante Kotoko (15) |
1989-1990 | Hearts of Oak (10) |
1990-1991 | Asante Kotoko (16) |
1991-1992 | Asante Kotoko (17) |
1992-1993 | Asante Kotoko (18) |
1993-1994 | Ashanti Gold SC (1)
|
1994-1995 | Ashanti Gold SC (2)
|
1995-1996 | Ashanti Gold SC (3)
|
1996-1997 | Hearts of Oak (11) |
1997-1998 | Hearts of Oak (12) |
1999 | Hearts of Oak (13) |
2000 | Hearts of Oak (14) |
2001 | Hearts of Oak (15) |
2002 | Hearts of Oak (16) |
2003 | Asante Kotoko (19) |
2004 | Hearts of Oak (17) |
2005 | Asante Kotoko (20) |
2006-2007 | Hearts of Oak (18) |
2007-2008 | Asante Kotoko (21) |
2008-2009 | Hearts of Oak (19) |
2009-2010 | Aduana Stars (1)
|
2010-2011 | Berekum Chelsea (1)
|
2011-2012 | Asante Kotoko (22) |
2012-2013 | Asante Kotoko (23) |
2013-2014 | Asante Kotoko (24) |
2015 | Ashanti Gold SC (4)
|
2016 | Wa All Stars Football Club (1) |
2017 | Aduana Stars (2)
|
2018 | Championship canceled |
2019 | Asante Kotoko (25) |
2020 | Championnat canceled[25] |
2020-2021 | Hearts of Oak (20) |
2021-2022 | Asante Kotoko (26) |
2022-2023 | Medeama Sporting Club (1)
|
2023-2024 |
List of Ghanaian football champions since 1956
Clubs | City/Region | Years | Winners | Last title |
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Asante Kotoko | Kumasi, Ashanti | 1959, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003, 2005, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22 | 24 | 2021–22 |
Hearts of Oak | Accra, Greater Accra | 1956, 1958, 1961–62, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21 | 21 | 2020–21 |
Ashanti Gold[a] | Obuasi, Ashanti | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2015 | 4 | 2015 |
Great Olympics | Accra, Greater Accra | 1970, 1974 | 2 | 1974 |
Aduana Stars | Dormaa Ahenkro, Bono | 2009–10, 2017 | 2 | 2017 |
Eleven Wise | Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region | 1960 | 1 | 1960 |
Real Republicans | Accra, Greater Accra | 1962–63 | 1 | 1962–63 |
Mysterious Dwarfs | Cape Coast, Ghana Central Region | 1967 | 1 | 1967 |
Sekondi Hasaacas | Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region | 1977 | 1 | 1977 |
Berekum Chelsea | Berekum, Bono | 2010–11 | 1 | 2010–11 |
Legon Cities[b] | Accra, Greater Accra | 2016 | 1 | 2016 |
Medeama | Tarkwa, Western Region | 2022–23 | 1 | 2023 |
Top scorers by season
Sponsorship
Period | Title sponsor | Name | Ref. |
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2009–2013 | Glo
|
Glo Premier League | [35] |
2013–2015 | First Capital Plus Bank
|
First Capital Plus Bank Premier League | [36] |
2016–2022 | None | Ghana Premier League | |
2022–2023 | betPawa | betPawa Premier League | [37][38] |
2023–present | None | Ghana Premier League | [39] |
Broadcasting rights
In September 2013, SuperSport secured the television production and broadcast rights to the Ghana Premier League after signing a deal with the GFA.[40] In 2017, Pay-TV provider and broadcaster StarTimes secured the official television production and broadcast rights holder for the league, broadcasting live matches per matchday on their branded decoders and equipment. [41]
See also
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Formerly known as Obuasi Goldfields.
- ^ Formerly known as Wa All Stars FC.
- ^ Abandoned on 7 June 2018 as a result of the dissolution of the GFA owing to Anas Aremeyaw Anas' investigative documentary on the body's internal corruptive operations.
- ^ Abandoned and daclared null and void as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequential impact on its football operations.
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External links
- Official website
- League at FIFA.com (archived 7 September 2007)
- GhanaWeb Football News
- RSSSF final table archive