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2019–20 Ghana Premier League
File:Ghana Premier League Logo.jpg
Season2019–20
Matches played132
Goals scored272 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer
Victorien Adebayor (12 goals)[1]
2019
2020–21

The 2019–20 Ghana Premier League is the 64th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 28 December 2019.[2] 18 teams compete in the league with each club playing each other twice, home and away, with the three clubs at the bottom of the league relegated to the Division One League.[3]

With 18 clubs participating in the league, this marked the first time since 1980 that more than 16 clubs competed in the top division of Ghanaian football.[2] King Faisal and Great Olympics were readmitted after separate court cases over unhappiness about their relegation from the top-flight in previous seasons.[2] During a council meeting in October 2019 before the season began, the number of relegated teams was reduced from five to three.[2]

The GFA announced that the league was suspended on March 15 2020, in the middle of match-week 15, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] On 31 May, the league was further suspended until at least 31 July.[6]

Teams

[7]

Team

Location

Venue

Capacity

Great Olympics Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
King Faisal Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium 40,528
Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Cape Coast Sports Stadium 15,000
Eleven Wonders Techiman Ohene Ameyaw Park 5,000
Karela United Aiyinase Crossby Awuah Memorial Park 12,000
Asante Kotoko Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium 40,528
Liberty Professionals Dansoman Dansoman Park 2,000
Bechem United Bechem Nana Gyeabour's Park 5,000
Hearts of Oak Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Aduana Stars Dormaa Ahenkro Agyeman Badu Stadium 7,000
Dreams Accra Dawu Sports Stadium 5,000
Inter Allies Accra El Wak Stadium 7,000
Ashanti Gold Obuasi Len Clay Stadium 30,000
Berekum Chelsea Berekum Berekum Sports Stadium 10,000
WAFA South Tongu District WAFA Stadium 1,000
Elmina Sharks Elmina Nduom Sports Stadium 15,000
Legon Cities Accra Accra Sports Stadium 40,000
Medeama Tarkwa TNA Park 5,000

League table

Template:2019–20 Ghana Premier League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 March 2020[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Niger Victorien Adebayor Inter Allies 12
2 Ghana Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars 11
3 Ghana Prince Opoku Agyemang Medeama 10
4 Ghana Ibrahim Osman King Faisal Babes 8
Ghana Elvis Kyei Baffour Liberty Professionals
Ghana Prince Kwabena Adu Bechem United
7 Ghana Benjamin Bernard Boateng Elmina Sharks 7

References

  1. ^ a b "Premier League Top Scorers". Ghana FA. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ghana resolve to keep 18-team Premier League beyond 2019-20". Goal.com. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Premier League Fixtures". Ghana FA. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus: Ghana Football Association suspends Premier League after presidential directive". Goal.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: Aduana Stars coach Fabin afraid to restart Ghana Premier League". Goal. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Covid-19: Blow for Premier League as Ghana extends ban on contact sports". Goal. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Premier League Clubs". Ghana FA. Retrieved 8 June 2020.