2016 Ghana Premier League


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 games between Asante Kotoko and the Hearts of Oak attracted a high attendance.

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.

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumLocationCapacity
Aduana StarsAgyeman Badu StadiumDormaa Ahenkro
All StarsWa Sports StadiumWa
Asante KotokoBaba Yara StadiumKumasi
AshantiGoldLen Clay StadiumObuasi
Bechem UnitedNana Gyeabour's ParkBechem
Berekum ChelseaBerekum Sports StadiumBerekum
DreamsDawu Sports StadiumAccra
Ebusua DwarfsCape Coast Sports StadiumCape Coast
Hearts of OakAccra Sports StadiumAccra
Inter AlliesTema Sports StadiumTema
Liberty ProfessionalsDansoman ParkDansoman
MedeamaTNA ParkTarkwa
New Edubiase UnitedLen Clay StadiumObuasi
Sekondi HasaacasSekondi-Takoradi StadiumSekondi-Takoradi
Techiman CityOhene Ameyaw ParkTechiman
WAFASogakope StadiumGoma Fetteh

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 18 September 2016
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Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Samuel TettehWAFAHasaacas5-06 3 2016
Yahaya MohammedAduana StarsHasaacas4-020 4 2016
Dauda MohammedAsante KotokoTechiman City4-229 5 2016
Latif BlessingLiberty ProfessionalsHasaacas4-027 7 2016