2017 Ghanaian Premier League: Difference between revisions

	Leader
	Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues

First Capital Plus Premier League
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Season	2017
Matches played	120
Goals scored	241 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nicholas Gyan (8)
Biggest home win	2 matches Aduana Stars 4-0 Bolga All Stars ; (22 February 2017) ; Berekum Chelsea 5-1 Ashanti Gold ; (5 March 2017) ;
Biggest away win	2 matches Wa All Stars 1-4 WAFA ; (26 March 2017) ; Liberty Professionals 0-3 Hearts of Oak ; (14 May 2017) ;
Highest scoring	4 matches Berekum Chelsea 5-1 Ashanti Gold ; (5 March 2017) ; Ashanti Gold 2-4 Bechem United ; (12 March 2017) ; Hearts of Oak 4-2 Bechem United ; (5 April 2017) ; Bolga All Stars 3-3 Hearts of Oak ; (26 April 2017) ;
Longest winning run	WAFA (7)
Longest unbeaten run	Aduana Stars ; Asante Kotoko ; WAFA (7)
Longest winless run	Asante Kotoko ; Great Olympics ; Medeama (8)
Longest losing run	Ashanti Gold ; Bechem United ; Medeama ; Wa All Stars (3)
	← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

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The 2017 Ghanaian Premier League is the 61st season of top professional association football in Ghana. The season began on 12 February.^[1] Wa All Stars are the defending champions coming off their first league title. The eventual winners Aduana Stars were crowned champions during a special coronation match with Berekum Chelsea. They have automatically qualified for the CAF Champions League next year.

Teams

The Ghanaian Premier League comprises 16 sides, of which the bottom three will be relegated to the Division One.

Stadia and locations

Location of the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League teams

Team	Stadium	Location	Capacity
Aduana Stars	Agyeman Badu Stadium	Dormaa Ahenkro	5,000
Asante Kotoko	Baba Yara Stadium	Kumasi	40,528
Ashanti Gold	Len Clay Stadium	Obuasi	20,000
Bechem United	Nana Agyemang Badu Park	Bechem	5,000
Berekum Chelsea	Berekum Sports Stadium	Berekum	10,000
Bolga AllStars		Bolgatanga
Ebusua Dwarfs	Cape Coast Sports Stadium	Cape Coast	15,000
Elmina Sharks	Nduom Sports Stadium	Elmina	25,000
Great Olympics	Accra Sports Stadium	Accra	40,000
Hearts of Oak	Accra Sports Stadium	Accra	40,000
Inter Allies	El Wak Stadium	Accra	7,000
Liberty Professionals	Dansoman Park	Dansoman	2,000
Medeama	TNA Park	Tarkwa	12,000
Tema Youth	Tema Sports Stadium	Tema	5,000
Wa All Stars	Wa Sports Stadium	Wa	5,000
WAFA	WAFA Stadium	Sogakope	1,000

League table

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Positions by round

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Top scorers

Rank	Goalscorer	Team	Goals
1	Nicholas Gyan	Ebusua Dwarfs	8
2	Thomas Abbey	Hearts of Oak	7
3	Joseph Paintsil	Tema Youth	6
	Samuel Sarfo	Liberty Professionals	6
	Stephen Sarfo	Berekum Chelsea	6
	Ahmed Toure	Bechem United	6
7	Daniel Lomotey	WAFA	5
7	Abel Manomey	Great Olympics	5
9	Komla Agbégniadan	WAFA	4
	Seth Appiah	Berekum Chelsea	4
	Bernard Arthur	Liberty Professionals	4
	Nathaniel Asamoah	Aduana Stars	4
	Yakubu Mohammed	Asante Kotoko	4
	Bernard Ofori	Medeama	4
	Mohammed Tanko	Aduana Stars	4

Updated to games played on 14 May 2017

References

^ Ghana 2017, RSSSF.com

[1] Ghana 2017, RSSSF.com

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 ==Positions by round==

v t e Ghana Premier League
Seasons	2009–10 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 Clubs	Aduana Stars Asante Kotoko Hearts of Oak Accra Lions Bechem United Bibiani Gold Stars Berekum Chelsea Dreams FC Heart of Lions Holy Stars Karela United Legon Cities Medeama Nations FC Nsoatreman Vision FC Samartex Young Apostles FC
Statistics and awards	Top Scorer
Associated competitions	Ghana Super Cup Ghana FA Cup CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup

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