Ghana Premier League 2017

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The Ghana Premier League 2017 was the 57th season of the highest Ghanaian league in men's football . It began on February 12th and ended on October 22nd, 2017. On the penultimate matchday, Aduana Stars FC won the championship for the second time since 2010 .

Participating teams

In addition to the thirteen best teams of the preseason , the promoted Bolga All Stars FC (Zone 1), Elmina Sharks FC (Zone 2) and Great Olympics FC (Zone 3) should take part in the 2017 season. After a decision by the International Court of Justice (CAS) in November 2016, Dreams FC had to relegate due to the use of the ineligible Cudjoe Mensah in the 2015 season , the direct competitor Tema Youth FC was awarded the starting place for the 2017 season.

society city Stadion
Aduana Stars FC Dormaa Ahenkro Nana Agyemang Badu I Park
Asante Kotoko SC Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium
AshantiGold SC Obuasi Len Clay Stadium
Bechem United FC Bechem Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park
Berekum Chelsea FC Berekum Golden City Park
Bolga All Stars FC Tamale Tamale Utrecht Academy Park
Ebusua Dwarfs FC Cape Coast Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Elmina Sharks FC Elmina Nduom Sports Stadium
Great Olympics FC Accra Accra Sports Stadium
Hearts of Oak SC Accra Accra Sports Stadium
Inter Allies FC Accra El Wak Stadium
Liberty Professionals FC Dansoman Alhaji Sly Tetteh Park
Medeama SC Tarkwa TNA Park
Tema Youth FC Tema Tema Sports Stadium
Wa All Stars FC Wa Malik Jabir Sports Stadium
West African Football Academy SC Sogacope Red Bull Arena

statistics

The season was played as a double round tournament, the Aduana Stars FC qualified as champions for the CAF Champions League 2018 . The three teams with the lowest number of points at the end of the season - Tema Youth FC , Great Olympics FC and Bolga All Stars FC - were relegated to the second-rate Division One League . The direct comparison served as a placement criterion in the event of a tie .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Aduana Stars FC (Dormaa Ahenkro)  30th  16  9  5 045:250 +20 57
 2. West African Football Academy SC (Sogakope)  30th  15th  6th  9 040:190 +21 51
 3. Hearts of Oak SC (Accra)  30th  13  9  8th 042:330  +9 48
 4th Ebusua Dwarfs FC (Cape Coast)  30th  12  8th  10 039:330  +6 44
 5. Asante Kotoko SC (Kumasi)  30th  11  10  9 023:220  +1 43
 6th Wa All Stars FC (Wa) (M)  30th  11  9  10 036:330  +3 42
 7th Elmina Sharks FC (Elmina) (N)  30th  12  6th  12 029:290  ± 0 42
 8th. Berekum Chelsea FC (Berekum)  30th  12  6th  12 037:350  +2 42
 9. Medeama SC (Tarkwa)  30th  11  9  10 035:320  +3 42
10. Bechem United FC (Bechem)  30th  12  5  13 030:310  −1 41
11. Liberty Professionals FC (Dansoman)  30th  11  8th  11 034:340  ± 0 41
12. AshantiGold SC (Obuasi)  30th  12  5  13 038:360  +2 41
13. Inter Allies FC (Accra)  30th  10  10  10 024:260  −2 40
14th Tema Youth FC (Tema) (N)  30th  10  7th  13 030:330  −3 37
15th Great Olympics FC (Accra) (N)  30th  9  9  12 027:320  −5 36
16. Bolga All Stars FC (Tamale) (N)  30th  2  6th  22nd 021:780 −57 12

Crosstab

The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

Aduana WAFA Hearts Dwarfs Kotoko Wa Sharks Chelsea Medeama Bechem Liberty AshGold Allies Tema Olympics Bolga
Aduana Stars FC 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 3-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 4-0
WAFA SC 1: 1 5-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2: 1 0-0 2-0
Hearts of Oak SC 3: 3 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0 4: 2 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 3: 1 2: 1 4-0
Ebusua Dwarfs FC 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 3: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 3: 1 4: 1 3: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 1
Asante Kotoko SC 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1
Wa All Stars FC 3: 1 1: 4 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 3-0 3-0 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0 6: 1
Elmina Sharks FC 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 0-0 1-0 0: 1 3: 1
Berekum Chelsea FC 3: 2 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 5: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0
Medeama SC 0-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 3: 1 3: 1 2-0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 5: 1
Bechem United FC 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-0
Liberty Professionals FC 1: 1 0-0 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 0-0 0: 1 4: 2 3: 2 2: 1 1-0 2-0 2: 1 0-0 3-0
AshantiGold SC 4: 2 2-0 0: 1 3-0 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 5: 2 1: 1 2: 4 1-0 3-0 2-0 3: 1 1: 1
Inter Allies FC 1: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1 2-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 0: 1 3-0
Tema Youth FC 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2-0
Great Olympics FC 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 1-0 2-0 2-0 2: 2 1-0 0: 3 1: 3 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 4 4: 2
Bolga All Stars FC 1: 4 0-0 3: 3 1: 4 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 0: 4 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0: 3 1
1 The game originally ended 1-0, but was rated 0-3.

List of goalscorers

The season's top scorer was Hans Kwofie from AshantiGold SC with seventeen goals. In his team's 4-2 victory over the already established champions Aduana Stars FC , Kwofie had scored all four of the Miners' goals on the last day of the match, displacing Stephen Sarfo of Berekum Chelsea FC from the top scorer list.

Pl. player team Gates
1. GhanaGhana Hans Kwofie AshantiGold SC 17th
2. GhanaGhana Stephen Sarfo Berekum Chelsea FC 15th
3. GhanaGhana Thomas Abbey Hearts of Oak SC 13
4th Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Ahmed Touré Bechem United FC 12
5. GhanaGhana Nicholas Gyan Ebusua Dwarfs FC 11
GhanaGhana Bernard Ofori Medeama SC
7th GhanaGhana David Abagna Wa All Stars FC 10
GhanaGhana Joseph Paintsil Tema Youth FC
9. GhanaGhana Bernard Arthur Liberty Professionals FC 9
GhanaGhana Daniel Lomotey WAFA SC

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aduana Stars win Ghana Premier League. In: ghanaweb.com (October 15, 2017).
  2. ↑ Bolga All Stars secure Ghana Premier League promotion. In: ghanaweb.com (October 10, 2016).
  3. ↑ Disciplinary Committee bans Dreams FC player Cudjoe Mensah / Daniel Gozar. In: ghanafa.org (October 14, 2015).
  4. ↑ Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over. In: ghanaweb.com (November 30, 2016).
  5. ↑ Sheikh Tophic Sienu: 2016/17 Ghana Premier League: The clubs, the venues and the managers. In: ghanasoccernet.com (February 11, 2017).
  6. ↑ Nuhu Adams: Debutants Bolga All Stars settle on Tamale Utrecht Academy Park as 'temporary' home ground. In: modernghana.com (January 19, 2017).
  7. ↑ Official: El Wak Stadium is our new home venue. In: interalliesfc.com (January 23, 2017).
  8. ↑ Wa sports stadium to be renamed after Malik Jabir. In: ghanaweb.com (February 23, 2010).
  9. ↑ Great Olympics awarded 3 points, 3 goals off Bolga Al Stars. In: ghanaweb.com (March 17, 2017).
  10. ↑ : Sheikh Tophic sienų credible Are our goal kings in the Ghana Premier League? In: ghanasoccernet.com (October 24, 2017).
  11. ↑ Premier League: Top Scorers ( Memento from October 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ).