2016 Ghana Premier League

First Capital Plus Premier League 2016 Wa All Stars Champions League Wa All Stars Confederation Cup Hasaacas New Edubiase Techiman City Dreams FC Latif Blessing (17) WAFA 5-0 Hasaacas (6 March 2016) 6 matches Medeama 0-2 Hearts of Oak (28 February 2016) Hearts of Oak 1-3 Wa All Stars (3 April 2016) Liberty Professionals 0-2 Asante Kotoko (13 August 2016) Ebusua Dwarfs 0-2 Bechem United (20 August 2016) New Edubiase 1-3 Hearts of Oak (18 September 2016) Dreams 0-2 Ebusua Dwarfs (18 September 2016) Ashanti Gold 5-3 Asante Kotoko (14 September 2016) 240 481 Aduana Stars Bechem United (5) Ashanti Gold (9) Ashanti Gold Liberty Professionals New Edubiase (8) New Edubiase (6) 2015 2017 18 September 2016 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.https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Low-Stadium-Attendance-in-Ghana-because-of-European-Leagues-182232 Low Stadium Attendance in Ghana because of European Leagues mobile.ghanaweb.com 2018-06-05 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.2016-11-30 Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over https://ghanasoccernet.com/breaking-news-dreams-fc-demoted-to-division-one 2021-09-09 GhanaSoccernet en 2021-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20210909165235/https://ghanasoccernet.com/breaking-news-dreams-fc-demoted-to-division-one live13 December 2016 Dreams FC accepts Division One demotion https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/dreams-fc-accepts-division-one-demotion.html Accra, Ghana live 8 September 2021 Daily Graphic https://web.archive.org/web/20210908111123/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/dreams-fc-accepts-division-one-demotion.html 2021-09-08 2016-11-30 Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Dreams-FC-demoted-to-Division-One-Tema-Youth-promoted-over-491330 2021-09-08 GhanaWeb en 2021-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20210908111123/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Dreams-FC-demoted-to-Division-One-Tema-Youth-promoted-over-491330 live Stadia and locations Ghana right 340 Location of the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League teams Ghana 7.265118 -2.86535 Aduana Ghana 10.077525 -2.512986 All Stars Ghana 6.682681 -1.605111 Asante left Ghana 6.208611 -1.677222 AshantiEdubiase Ghana 6.682595 -1.605088 Bechem Ghana 7.453794 -2.585134 Berekum Ghana 5.60379 -0.186232 Dreams left Ghana 5.111389 -1.257778 Ebusua Ghana 5.551531 -0.191767 Hearts bottom Ghana 5.639785 -0.0042 Inter top Ghana 5.557904 -0.2721 Liberty Ghana 5.301 -1.9924 Medeama Ghana 4.976898 -1.681799 Sekondi Ghana 7.581583 -1.929849 Techiman Ghana 5.419954 -0.473829 WAFA left Team Stadium Location Capacity Aduana Stars Agyeman Badu Stadium Dormaa Ahenkro 5000 All Stars Wa Sports Stadium Wa 5000 Asante Kotoko Baba Yara Stadium Kumasi 40528 AshantiGold Len Clay Stadium Obuasi 20000 Bechem United Nana Gyeabour's Park Bechem 5000 Berekum Chelsea Berekum Sports Stadium Berekum 10000 Dreams Dawu Sports Stadium Accra 10000 Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast 15000 Hearts of Oak Accra Sports Stadium Accra 40000 Inter Allies Tema Sports Stadium Tema 10000 Liberty Professionals Dansoman Park Dansoman 2000 Medeama TNA Park Tarkwa 12000 New Edubiase United Len Clay Stadium Obuasi 20000 Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium Sekondi-Takoradi 20000 Techiman City Ohene Ameyaw Park Techiman 2000 WAFA Sogakope Stadium Goma Fetteh 1000 League table main WDL QR WAS Wa All Stars ADU Aduana Stars OAK Hearts of Oak MED Medeama ASA Asante Kotoko BEC Bechem United WAF 6 WAFA BER Berekum Chelsea DRE Dreams EBU Ebusua Dwarfs ASH Ashanti Gold INT Inter Allies LIB Liberty Professionals HAS Hasaacas TEC Techiman City NEW New Edubiase 15 6 9 31 22 C,Q 14 7 9 42 24 12 12 6 31 26 13 7 10 34 31 12 10 8 33 29 12 6 12 31 34 11 9 10 31 22 12 4 14 26 27 11 7 12 30 34 11 7 12 31 31 8 16 6 32 31 9 11 10 34 31 10 8 12 33 30 10 6 14 32 43 R 9 7 14 28 41 R 6 7 17 20 43 R ASA 2-2 MED; MED 1-1 ASA ASA BEC 2-0 WAF; WAF 2-0 BEC BEC BER: 11 points; DRE: 10 points; EBU: 6 points; ASH: 4 points BER BER BER LIB 2-1 INT; INT 1-0 LIB LIB #ACE1AF Qualification for 2017 CAF Champions League CCL red1 Relegation to Division One League R R R R 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 18 September 2016 Standings Positions by round table b 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 1st Leader red1 Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues 18 September 2016 Soccerway fr August 2014 Top scorers RankGoalscorerTeamGoals1GHA Latif BlessingLiberty Professionals 172GHA Kwesi DonsuMedeama15GHA Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars3GHA Abednego TettehBechem United134GHA Bright AdjeiAduana Stars 125GHA Cosmos DaudaHearts of Oak116GHA Shafiu MumuniAshanti Gold107GHA Frederick BoatengInter Allies9GHA Sadick AdamsBerekum Chelsea8GHA Bright LuqmanEbusua Dwarfs8 Updated to games played on 18 September 2016 Source: Global Sports Archive Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Samuel Tetteh WAFA Hasaacas 5-0WAFA desto ry y Hasaacas - SuperSport - Football http://www.supersport.com/football/ghana/news/160307/WAFA_destory_Hasaacas 7 March 2016 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20160308052725/https://supersport.com/football/ghana/news/160307/WAFA_destory_Hasaacas 2016-03-08 dmy 2016 3 6 Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars Hasaacas 4-0Match Report: Aduana Stars 4-0 Sekondi Hasaacas- Yahaya Mohammed bags hat-trick in stroll in the park win - GHANAsoccernet.com https://ghanasoccernet.com/match-report-aduana-stars-4-0-sekondi-hasaacas-yahaya-mohammed-bags-hat-trick-in-stroll-in-the-park-win 21 April 2016 dmy 2016 4 20 Dauda Mohammed Asante Kotoko Techiman City 4-2Kotoko 4-2 Techiman City - Dauda nets hat trick in Porcupines win | Soccer News 2016-05-29 http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Kotoko-4-2-Techiman-City-Dauda-nets-hat-trick-in-Porcupines-win-442940 30 May 2016 dmy 2016 5 29 Latif Blessing Liberty Professionals Hasaacas 4-0Liberty Professionals defeats Sekondi Hasaacas | Other Sports 2016-07-27 http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Liberty-Professionals-defeats-Sekondi-Hasaacas-458495 2 August 2016 dmy 2016 7 27 References Category:Ghana Premier League seasons Ghana 1 1