2016 Ghanaian Premier League
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Champions | Wa All Stars |
Relegated |
Hasaacas New Edubiase Techiman City |
Champions League | Wa All Stars |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 481 (2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yahaya Mohammed (11) |
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 season began on 21 January and concluded on 18 September with Wa All Stars winning their first league title.
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.
Stadia and locations
Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
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
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wa All Stars (C) (Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for 2017 CAF Champions League | |
2 | Aduana Stars | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 49 | ||
3 | Hearts of Oak | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 48 | ||
4 | Medeama | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 46 | ASA 2-2 MED MED 1-1 ASA | |
5 | Asante Kotoko | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | ||
6 | Bechem United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42 | BEC 2-0 WAF WAF 2-0 BEC | |
WAFA | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 42 | |||
8 | Berekum Chelsea | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 40 | BER: 11 points DRE: 10 points EBU: 6 points ASH: 4 points | |
9 | Dreams | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 40 | ||
10 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | ||
11 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 40 | ||
12 | Inter Allies | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 38 | LIB 2-1 INT INT 1-0 LIB | |
13 | Liberty Professionals | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38 | ||
14 | Hasaacas (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 36 | Relegation to Division One | |
15 | Techiman City (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 34 | ||
16 | New Edubiase (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 25 |
Updated to games 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Positions by round
Leader | |
Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wa All Stars | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Aduana Stars | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Hearts of Oak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Medeama | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Asante Kotoko | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Bechem United | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
WAFA | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Berekum Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Dreams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Ebusua Dwarfs | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Ashanti Gold | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Inter Allies | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Liberty Professionals | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Hasaacas | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Techiman City | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
New Edubiase | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Last updated: 18 September 2016
Source: Soccerway (French)
Top scorers
Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yahaya Mohammed | Aduana | 11 |
2 | Latif Blessing | Liberty | 10 |
3 | Sadick Adams | Chelsea | 8 |
Eric Bekoe | Hasaacas | 8 | |
Kwesi Donsu | Medeama | 8 | |
6 | Lawson Bekui | Dreams | 7 |
Dauda Mohammed | Asante Kotoko | 7 | |
8 | Bright Adjei | Aduana | 6 |
Bernard Arthur | Liberty | 6 | |
Richard Arthur | Wa | 6 | |
Frederick Boateng | Inter Allies | 6 | |
Cosmos Dauda | Oak | 6 |
Updated to games played on 10 July 2016
Source: soccerway.com
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel Tetteh | WAFA | Hasaacas | 5-0[1] | 6 March 2016 |
Yahaya Mohammed | Aduana Stars | Hasaacas | 4-0[2] | 20 April 2016 |
Dauda Mohammed | Asante Kotoko | Techiman City | 4-2[3] | 29 May 2016 |
Latif Blessing | Liberty Professionals | Hasaacas | 4-0[4] | 27 July 2016 |
References
- ↑ "WAFA destory [sic] Hasaacas - SuperSport - Football". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Match Report: Aduana Stars 4-0 Sekondi Hasaacas- Yahaya Mohammed bags hat-trick in stroll in the park win - GHANAsoccernet.com". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Kotoko 4-2 Techiman City - Dauda nets hat trick in Porcupines win | Soccer News 2016-05-29". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Liberty Professionals defeats Sekondi Hasaacas | Other Sports 2016-07-27". Retrieved 2 August 2016.