Ghana Premier League

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Ghana Premier League
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Logo used since 2022
Founded1958; 68 years ago (1958)
CountryGhana Ghana
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs18 (from 2019–20)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDivision One League
Domestic cups
International cups
Current championsBibiani Gold Stars (1st title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsAsante Kotoko (25 titles)
Broadcaster(s)Adesa Production Limited (live matches)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2025–26 Ghana Premier League
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Previous logo used from 2018 to 2021.

The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association[1] and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 to 1953–54. As of the first quarter of 2024, the league was ranked as the 8th best league in Africa by TeamForm.com.[2]

Asante Kotoko is the most successful team in the league with 25 titles, followed by Accra Hearts of Oak with 20. The bottom 3 teams are relegated at the end of each season and placed in each zone of the Ghanaian Division One League.

The 2019–20 season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana that mirrored the cause of postponement or cancellation of association football leagues and competitions across the globe.

Broadcasting

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In September 2013, South African broadcaster SuperSport signed a deal with the Ghana Football Association to broadcast the league on DStv and GOtv.[3] On 23 November 2016, Chinese pay television provider and broadcaster StarTimes secured official television production and broadcast rights for the league,[4] which expired at the end of the 2023–24 season, with numerous reports and interviews stating that StarTimes owes the GFA $1 million and are in negotiations for a new deal.[5][6][7][8] However, hindsight reports indicate that GTV Sports+, the sports channel of Ghanaian state broadcaster the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, had secured the rights for the current 2024–25 season.[9][10]

Starting 2025/2026 Ghana Premier League season, the league's broadcast right has been given to Adesa Production Limited.[11]

Champions

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Years Champions
1958 Hearts of Oak (1)
1959 Asante Kotoko (1)
1960 Eleven Wise (1)
1961–62 Hearts of Oak (2)
1962–63 Real Republicans (1)
1963–64 Asante Kotoko (2)
1964–65 Asante Kotoko (3)
1966 Mysterious Dwarfs (1)
1967 Asante Kotoko (4)
1968 Asante Kotoko (5)
1969 Asante Kotoko (6)
1970 Accra Great Olympics (1)
1971 Hearts of Oak (3)
1972 Asante Kotoko (7)
1973 Hearts of Oak (4)
1974 Accra Great Olympics (2)
1975 Asante Kotoko (8)
1976 Hearts of Oak (5)
1977 Sekondi Hasaacas (1)
1978 Hearts of Oak (6)
1979 Hearts of Oak (7)
1980 Asante Kotoko (9)
1981 Asante Kotoko (10)
1982 Asante Kotoko (11)
1983 Asante Kotoko (12)
1984 Hearts of Oak (8)
1985 Hearts of Oak (9)
1986 Asante Kotoko (13)
1987 Asante Kotoko (14)
1988–89 Asante Kotoko (15)
1989–90 Hearts of Oak (10)
1990–91 Asante Kotoko (16)
1991–92 Asante Kotoko (17)
1992–93 Asante Kotoko (18)
1993–94 Ashanti Gold (1)
1994–95 Ashanti Gold (2)
1995–96 Ashanti Gold (3)
1996–97 Hearts of Oak (11)
1997–98 Hearts of Oak (12)
1999 Hearts of Oak (13)
2000 Hearts of Oak (14)
2001 Hearts of Oak (15)
2002 Hearts of Oak (16)
2003 Asante Kotoko (19)
2004 Hearts of Oak (17)
2005 Asante Kotoko (20)
2006–07 Hearts of Oak (18)
2007–08 Asante Kotoko (21)
2008–09 Hearts of Oak (19)
2009–10 Aduana Stars (1)
2010–11 Berekum Chelsea (1)
2011–12 Asante Kotoko (22)
2012–13 Asante Kotoko (23)
2013–14 Asante Kotoko (24)
2015 Ashanti Gold (4)
2016 Wa All Stars (1)
2017 Aduana Stars (2)
2018 Abandoned
2019 Asante Kotoko (25)
2019–20 Abandoned[12]
2020–21 Hearts of Oak (20)
2021–22 Asante Kotoko (26)
2022–23 Medeama (1)
2023–24 Samartex (1)
2024–25 Bibiani Gold Stars (1)

Qualification for CAF competitions

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Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.[citation needed]

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  • ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
Rank Association 2020–21
(× 1)		 2021–22
(× 2)		 2022–23
(× 3)		 2023–24
(× 4)		 2024–25
(× 5)		 Total
2025 2024 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
1 1 - — File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 8 3 7 4 8 2.5 7 7 10 4 190.5
2 2 - — File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 4 6 9 5 8 2 2 4 5 5 142
3 4 +1 +1 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 8 2 5 4 4 3 4 1.5 9 3 131
4 3 -1 -1 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 6 5 7 1 6 5 2 3 5 5 130
5 6 +1 +1 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 3 0.5 0 2 3 4 6 0 2 4 82.5
6 5 -1 -1 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 4 3 5 1 4 2 6 1 3 0.5 82.5
7 8 +1 +1 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 1 0 5 0 2 0 3 1.5 2 2 55
8 7 -1 -1 File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 4 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 45
9 9 - — File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 41
10 11 +1 +1 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 38
11 10 -1 -1 File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 0 0.5 0 5 0 0.5 0 3 0 0 24
12 12 - — File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 21
13 15 +2 +2 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.5 18.5
14 14 - — File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 16
15 13 -2 -2 File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 12
16 19 +3 +3 File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.5 8.5
17 21 +4 +4 File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
18 17 -1 -1 File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
19 18 -1 -1 File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 7
20 16 -4 -4 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 0 3 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
21 22 +1 +1 File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
22 22 - — File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 - +1 new File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.5
24 20 -4 -4 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 0 1.5 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
25 24 -1 -1 File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 24 -1 -1 File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 26 -1 -1 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

Performance by club

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Clubs City/Region Years Winners Last title
Asante Kotoko Kumasi, Ashanti Region 1959, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003, 2005, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2019, 2021–22 26 2021–22
Hearts of Oak Accra, Greater Accra 1958, 1961–62, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21 20 2020–21
Ashanti Gold[a] Obuasi, Ashanti Region 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2015 4 2015
Accra Great Olympics Accra, Greater Accra 1970, 1974 2 1974
Aduana Stars Dormaa Ahenkro, Bono Region 2009–10, 2017 2 2017
Eleven Wise Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region 1960 1 1960
Real Republicans Accra, Greater Accra 1962–63 1 1962–63
Mysterious Dwarfs Cape Coast, Central Region 1967 1 1967
Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region 1977 1 1977
Berekum Chelsea Berekum, Bono Region 2010–11 1 2010–11
Legon Cities[b] Accra, Greater Accra 2016 1 2016
Medeama Tarkwa, Western Region 2022–23 1 2023
Samartex Tarkwa, Western Region 2023–24 1 2024
Bibiani Gold Stars Bibiani,

Western North

2024-2025 1 2025

Top scorers

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1973–2025 Ghana Premier League top scorers[13][14]
Season Best scorers Team Goals Ref
1973 Ghana Peter Lamptey Accra Hearts of Oak 26 [15]
1974 Ghana Dan Owusu Bofoakwa Tano 24 [16]
1975 26 [16]
1976 28 [16]
1977 Ghana George Alhassan Accra Great Olympics —
1978 Ghana Muhammed Choo Real Tamale United 22 [17]
1979 Ghana Opoku Afriyie Asante Kotoko —
1980 Ghana Emmanuel Quarshie Sekondi Hasaacas 18 [18]
1981 Ghana Opoku Afriyie Asante Kotoko 21 [19]
1982 Ghana Muhammed Choo Real Tamale United 15 [17]
1983 Ghana Anane Kobo —
1984 Ghana Anane Kobo —
1985 Ghana George Alhassan Accra Great Olympics —
1986 Ghana Tony Yeboah Cornerstones —
1987 —
1988–89 Ghana Henry Acquah Accra Hearts of Oak —
1989–90 Ghana Muhammed Tijani Cornerstones 15 [20]
1990–91 Ghana Thomas Boakye Asante Kotoko —
1991–92 Ghana Abdul Mumuni Dawu Youngstars —
1992–93 Ghana Augustine Ahinful Goldfields 12
1993–94 Ghana Oscar Laud Dawu Youngstars —
1994–95 Ghana Charles Amoah Okwawu United —
1995–96 Ghana Kofi Deblah Goldfields —
1996–97 Ghana Kofi Deblah Goldfields —
1997–98 Ghana Joe Fameyeh Accra Hearts of Oak —
1999 Ghana Ishmael Addo Accra Hearts of Oak 19
2000 21
2001 22
2002
Accra Hearts of Oak 18
2003 Ghana Shaibu Yakubu Goldfields Obuasi 13
2004–05 Ghana Samuel Yeboah Heart of Lions —
2005 Ghana Prince Tagoe Accra Hearts of Oak 18
2006–07 Ghana Emmanuel Clottey Accra Great Olympics 14
2007–08 Ghana Eric Bekoe Asante Kotoko 17
2008–09 Ghana Alex Asamoah Asante Kotoko 16
2009–10 Ghana Bismark Idan
Ghana Samuel Afum 		Kessben
Accra Hearts of Oak 		13
2010–11 Ghana Nana Poku Berekum Arsenal 17
2011–12 Ghana Emmanuel Baffour New Edubiase United 21
2012–13 Ghana Mahatma Otoo Accra Hearts of Oak 20
2013–14 Ghana Augustine Okrah Bechem United 16
2015 Ghana Kofi Owusu Berekum Chelsea 19
2016 Ghana Latif Blessing Liberty Professionals 14
2017 Ghana Hans Kwofie Ashanti Gold 17
2018[c] Ghana Hafiz Konkoni
Ghana Kwasi Donsu 		Bechem United
Medeama 		8
2019–20[d] Niger Victorien Adebayor International Allies 12
2020–21 Ghana Diawisie Taylor Karela United 18
2021–22 Ghana Yaw Annor Ashanti Gold 24 [21]
2022–23 Ghana Abednego Tetteh Bibiani Gold Stars 18
2023–24 GhanaStephen Amankona Berekum Chelsea 19
2024–25 15 [22]

Sponsorship

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Period Title sponsor Name Ref.
1956–2008 None Ghana Premier League
2009–2013 Globacom (Glo) Glo Premier League [23]
2013–2015
First Capital Plus (Bank) Premier League [24][25][26]
2016–2022 None Ghana Premier League
2022–2023 betPawa betPawa Premier League [27]
2023–present None Ghana Premier League [28][29]

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as Obuasi Goldfields.
  2. ^ Formerly known as Wa All Stars FC
  3. ^ Abandoned on 7 June 2018 as a result of the dissolution of the GFA owing to Anas Aremeyaw Anas' investigative documentary on the body's internal corruptive operations.
  4. ^ Abandoned and daclared null and void as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequential impact on its football operations.

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