2018 Ghana Premier League

Last updated

First Capital Plus Premier League
Season2018
Dates17 March 2018 – 7 June 2018
ChampionsLeague was cancelled
Matches played116
Top goalscorer Hafiz Konkoni
(8 goals)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 30 December 2018.
The League was cancelled in June 2018 due to GFA scandal

The 2018 Ghanaian Premier League was the 62nd season of top professional association football in Ghana. The season was initially scheduled to begin on 11 February 2018, but was postponed to 4 March 2018, [1] and later postponed indefinitely. [2] It was then scheduled to begin on 17 March 2018. [3] [4] The league kicked off on 17 March with a match between Inter-Allies vs Bechem United in Tema.

Contents

The Premier League was later cancelled in June 2018 by government directive following the Number 12 Expose corruption scandal within Ghana Football Association.

Teams

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Cape Coast Sports Stadium 15,000
Eleven Wonders Techiman Ohene Ameyaw Stadium 5,000
Karela United Tarkwa TNA Park12,000
Asante Kotoko KumasiBaba Yara Stadium40,528
Liberty Professionals Dansoman Carl Reindorf Park 2,000
Bechem United Bechem Nana Gyeabour's Park 5,000
Hearts of Oak AccraAccra Sports Stadium40,000
Aduana Stars Dormaa Ahenkro Agyeman Badu Stadium 7,000
Dreams Accra Dawu Sports Stadium 5,000
Inter Allies Accra Accra Sports Stadium 7,000
Ashanti Gold Obuasi Len Clay Stadium 30,000
Berekum Chelsea Berekum Golden City Sports Stadium 10,000
WAFA Sogakope Sogakope Red Bull Arena1,000
Elmina Sharks Elmina Nduom Sports Stadium 15,000
Legon Cities AccraAccra Sports Stadium40,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 5,000

Standings

Last updated 6 June 2018 (championship suspended following government directive).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Medeama SC 148331912+727
2 Ashanti Gold S.C. 15834159+627
3 Karela United FC 157441710+725
4 Asante Kotoko FC 157351513+224
5 International Allies F.C. 158071515024
6 Dreams FC 157351315224
7 West African Football Academy 155552217+520
8 Elmina Sharks F.C. 144821412+220
9 Berekum Chelsea FC 155461414019
10 Bechem United FC 155461720319
11 Liberty Professionals FC 154561518317
12 Accra Hearts of Oak SC 144551316317
13 Techiman Eleven Wonders FC 155281316317
14 Aduana Stars 124261816+214
15 Ebusua Dwarfs 143561320714
16 Wa All Stars FC 142488181010
Source: [5]

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Hafiz Konkoni Bechem United 8
2 Flag of Niger.svg Victorien Adebayor Inter Allies 7
Flag of Ghana.svg Kwasi Donsu Medeama
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Charles Boateng WAFA 6
Flag of Ghana.svg William Opoku Mensah Karela United
Flag of Ghana.svg Kwame Boateng Medeama
7 Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Yahaya Aduana Stars 5
Flag of Ghana.svg Stephen Amankona Berekum Chelsea
Flag of Ghana.svg Mumuni Shafiu Dreams
10 Flag of Ghana.svg Patrick Razak Hearts of Oak 4

See also

References

  1. "2017/2018 Premier League season to kick off on March 3". Ghana Football Association. 21 February 2018.
  2. "Ghana Premier League postponed indefinitely". ESPNFC. 1 March 2018.
  3. "2017/18 Division One League to kick off next weekend". Ghana Football Association. 15 March 2018.
  4. Ghana 2018, rsssf.org
  5. "Ghana 2018". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 September 2021.