2017 Ghanaian Premier League
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Season | 2017 |
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Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 75 (2.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Seth Appiah (4) |
Biggest home win | 2 matches
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Biggest away win | Great Olympics 1-3 Bechem United (2 March 2017) |
Highest scoring | Berekum Chelsea 5-1 Ashanti Gold (5 March 2017) |
Longest winning run | Aduana Stars (3) |
Longest unbeaten run | Aduana Stars (5) |
Longest winless run | Great Olympics (5) |
Longest losing run | Bolga AllStars Great Olympics Medeama (2) |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2017. |
The 2017 Ghanaian Premier League is the 61st season of top professional association football in Ghana. The season began on 12 January. Wa All Stars are the defending champions coming off their first league title.
Teams
The Ghanaian Premier League comprises 16 sides, of which the bottom three will be relegated to the Division One.
Stadia and locations
Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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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 Gyeabour's 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 | Paa Kwesi Nduom Stadium | Elmina | 25,000 |
Great Olympics | Accra Sports Stadium | Accra | 40,000 |
Hearts of Oak | Accra Sports Stadium | Accra | 40,000 |
Inter Allies | Tema Sports Stadium | Tema | 10,000 |
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 | Sogakope Stadium | Goma Fetteh | 1,000 |
League table
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Positions by round
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Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues |
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Top scorers
Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Seth Appiah | Berekum Chelsea | 4 |
2 | Bernard Arthur | Liberty Professionals | 3 |
Nicholas Gyan | Ebusua Dwarfs | 3 | |
Hans Kwofie | Ashanti Gold | 3 | |
Abel Manomey | Great Olympics | 3 | |
Yakubu Mohammed | Asante Kotoko | 3 | |
Joseph Paintsil | Tema Youth | 3 | |
8 | Richard Arthur | Wa All Stars | 2 |
Bernard Ofori | Medeama | 2 | |
Stephen Sarfo | Berekum Chelsea | 2 | |
Derrick Sasraku | Aduana Stars | 2 | |
Amed Toure | Bechem United | 2 |
Updated to games played on 6 March 2017
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Hans Kwofie | Ashanti Gold | Great Olympics | 3-1[1] | 19 February 2017 |