Ghana Premier League
Gegründet | 1956 |
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Land | Ghana |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 18 (from 2019–20) |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Division One League |
Domestic cup(s) | Ghanaian FA Cup Ghana Super Cup |
International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
Current champions | Accra Hearts of Oak (21st title) (2020–21) |
Most championships | Asante Kotoko (24 titles) |
TV partners | StarTimes (live matches) |
Website | Ghana Premier League |
Current: 2021–22 Ghana Premier League |
The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana.[1][2] Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), the league is organized by the Ghana Football Association and was ranked as the 11th best league in Africa by the IFFHS from 2001–2010,[3] and the league was also ranked 65th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking, in the 1st Decade of the 21st Century (2001-2010).[4] on 4 February 2014.[5][6][7][8] It has been dominated by Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. The bottom 3 teams are relegated at the end of each season and placed in each zone of the Ghanaian Division One League.
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.
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.[9] 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. [10]
Participating clubs (2021–22)
Team | Standort | Venue | Capacity |
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Accra Lions | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Aduana Stars | Dormaa Ahenkro | Agyeman Badu Stadium | 7,000 |
Asante Kotoko | Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | 40,000 |
Ashanti Gold | Obuasi | Len Clay Stadium | 20,000 |
Bechem United | Bechem | Nana Gyeabour's Park | 5,000 |
Berekum Chelsea | Berekum | Golden City Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Bibiani Gold Stars | Bibiani | Dun's Park | 7,000 |
Dreams | Dawu | Dawu Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Eleven Wonders | Techiman | Ohene Ameyaw Stadium | 2,000 |
Elmina Sharks | Elmina | Nduom 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 |
Legon Cities | Accra | El Wak Stadium | 7,000 |
Medeama | Tarkwa | TNA Park | 12,000 |
RTU | Tamale | Tamale Stadium | 21,017 |
WAFA | Sogakope | WAFA Park (Sogakope) | 1,000 |
Previous winners
Previous winners of the Ghana Premier League are as follows:
- 1956: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1957: no winner
- 1958: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1959: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1960: Eleven Wise (Sekondi-Takoradi)
- 1961–62: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1962–63: Real Republicans (Accra)
- 1963–64: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1964–65: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1966: Mysterious Dwarves (Cape Coast)
- 1967: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1968: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1969: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1970: Great Olympics (Accra)
- 1971: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1972: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1973: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1974: Great Olympics (Accra)
- 1975: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1976: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1977: Sekondi Hasaacas (Sekondi)
- 1978: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1979: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1980: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1981: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1982: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1983: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1984: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1985: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1986: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1987: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1988–89: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1989–90: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1990–91: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1991–92: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1992–93: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 1993–94: Goldfields (Obuasi)
- 1994–95: Goldfields (Obuasi)
- 1995–96: Goldfields (Obuasi)
- 1996–97: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1997–98: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 1999: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2000: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2001: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2002: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2003: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2004–05: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2005: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2006–07: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2007–08: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2008–09: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
- 2009–10: Aduana Stars (Dormaa)
- 2010–11: Berekum Chelsea (Berekum)
- 2011–12: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2012–13: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2013–14: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2015: Ashanti Gold (Obuasi)
- 2016: Wa All Stars (Wa)
- 2017: Aduana Stars (Dormaa)
- 2018: Abandoned on June 7, 2018 as a result of the dissolution of the GFA owing to Anas Aremeyaw Anas' investigative documentary on the body's internal corruptive operations.
- 2019: GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition : Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
- 2019–20: Abandoned and daclared null and void as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequential impact on its football operations.
- 2020–21: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
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, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003, 2005, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | 24 | 2013–14 |
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 (formerly Obuasi Goldfields) | 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 | 1966 | 1 | 1966 |
Sekondi Hasaacas | Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region | 1977 | 1 | 1977 |
Berekum Chelsea | Berekum, Bono | 2010–11 | 1 | 2010–11 |
Legon Cities (formerly Wa All Stars FC) | Accra, Greater Accra | 2016 | 1 | 2016 |
Top scorers by season
- 1973–2020 Ghana Premier League: Top Scorers
** The 2018 season was cancelled and declared null and void on June 7.
See also
References
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