2016 Ghanaian Premier League

Last updated
First Capital Plus Premier League
Season2016
Champions Wa All Stars
Relegated Hasaacas
New Edubiase
Techiman City
Dreams FC
Champions League Wa All Stars
Matches played240
Goals scored481 (2 per match)
Top goalscorer Latif Blessing (17)
Biggest home win WAFA 5-0 Hasaacas
(6 March 2016)
Biggest away win
6 matches
Highest scoring Ashanti Gold 5-3 Asante Kotoko
(14 September 2016)
Longest winning run Aduana Stars
Bechem United (5)
Longest unbeaten run Ashanti Gold (9)
Longest winless run Ashanti Gold
Liberty Professionals
New Edubiase (8)
Longest losing run New Edubiase (6)
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 18 September 2016.

The 2016 Ghanaian Premier League was the 60th season of top professional association football in Ghana. The domestic league season began on 21 January and concluded on 18 September with Wa All Stars winning their first league title. Only the matches between Asante Kotoko and the Hearts of Oak attracted attendances above 10,000. [1]

Contents

Teams

The Ghanaian Premier League comprises 16 sides, of which the bottom three - Hasaacas, New Edubiase and Techiman City - will be relegated to the Division One. In December 2016, Dreams FC was demoted from the Ghana Premier League due to an anomaly with the registration of a player. The decision was taken by the Ghana Football Association's Disciplinary Committee. [2] [3] [4]

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumLocationCapacity
Aduana Stars Agyeman Badu Stadium Dormaa Ahenkro 5,000
All Stars Wa Sports Stadium Wa 5,000
Asante Kotoko Baba Yara Stadium Kumasi 40,528
AshantiGold Len Clay Stadium Obuasi 20,000
Bechem United Nana Gyeabour's Park Bechem 5,000
Berekum Chelsea Berekum Sports Stadium Berekum 10,000
Dreams Dawu Sports Stadium Accra 10,000
Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast 15,000
Hearts of Oak Accra Sports Stadium Accra 40,000
Inter Allies Tema Sports Stadium Tema 10,000
Liberty Professionals Dansoman Park Dansoman 2,000
Medeama TNA Park Tarkwa 12,000
New Edubiase United Len Clay Stadium Obuasi 20,000
Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium Sekondi-Takoradi 20,000
Techiman City Ohene Ameyaw Park Techiman 2,000
WAFA Sogakope Stadium Goma Fetteh 1,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Wa All Stars (C, Q)3015693122+951Qualification for 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Aduana Stars 3014794224+1849
3 Hearts of Oak 30121263126+548
4 Medeama 30137103431+346 [a]
5 Asante Kotoko 30121083329+446 [a]
6 Bechem United 30126123134342 [b]
6 WAFA 30119103122+942 [b]
8 Berekum Chelsea 30124142627140 [c]
9 Dreams 30117123034440 [c] Relegation to Division One League
10 Ebusua Dwarfs 30117123131040 [c]
11 Ashanti Gold 3081663231+140 [c]
12 Inter Allies 30911103431+338 [d]
13 Liberty Professionals 30108123330+338 [d]
14 Hasaacas (R)301061432431136Relegation to Division One League
15 Techiman City (R)30971428411334
16 New Edubiase (R)30671720432325
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2016. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals; 6) playoff
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 ASA 2-2 MED; MED 1-1 ASA
  2. 1 2 BEC 2-0 WAF; WAF 2-0 BEC
  3. 1 2 3 4 BER: 11 points; DRE: 10 points; EBU: 6 points; ASH: 4 points
  4. 1 2 LIB 2-1 INT; INT 1-0 LIB

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Wa All Stars 111221111123411111222311111111
Aduana Stars 913161312101398532232444463233322222
Hearts of Oak 111112222211124233111122234333
Medeama 913131512912151610121312116555534566788544
Asante Kotoko 91314141016989954343322245644443455
Bechem United 15467121412121110101312141314121213141215131177666
WAFA 1124647667899889888777777565766
Berekum Chelsea 9684364546886781091099891012910109108
Dreams 111363236366767767656455655789
Ebusua Dwarfs 9131515161416131415161616151514151414111310988911121110
Ashanti Gold 198688111010131312111212151213101011111110910910911
Inter Allies 1111010101591415161515151413111315151415141415151514131212
Liberty Professionals 987494743477555676889889121212111313
Hasaacas 941111121181111141111101011121011131512151314141415141514
Techiman City 17464557574599109119111210131211131313151415
New Edubiase 9911111213151613121414141616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2016. Source: Soccerway (in French)
  = Leader ;   = Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues

Top scorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Latif Blessing Liberty Professionals 17
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Kwesi Donsu Medeama 15
Flag of Ghana.svg Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Abednego Tetteh Bechem United 13
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Bright Adjei Aduana Stars 12
5 Flag of Ghana.svg Cosmos Dauda Hearts of Oak 11
6 Flag of Ghana.svg Shafiu Mumuni Ashanti Gold 10
7 Flag of Ghana.svg Frederick Boateng Inter Allies 9
Flag of Ghana.svg Sadick Adams Berekum Chelsea
8 Flag of Ghana.svg Bright LuqmanEbusua Dwarfs8

Updated to games played on 18 September 2016
Source: Global Sports Archive

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Samuel Tetteh WAFA Hasaacas 5-0 [5] 6 March 2016
Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars Hasaacas 4-0 [6] 20 April 2016
Dauda Mohammed Asante Kotoko Techiman City 4-2 [7] 29 May 2016
Latif Blessing Liberty Professionals Hasaacas 4-0 [8] 27 July 2016

References

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  8. "Liberty Professionals defeats Sekondi Hasaacas | Other Sports 2016-07-27" . Retrieved 2 August 2016.