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First Capital Plus Premier League
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Season2017
Matches played36
Goals scored75 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorerSeth Appiah (4)
Biggest home win
2 matches
Biggest away winGreat Olympics 1-3 Bechem United
(2 March 2017)
Highest scoringBerekum Chelsea 5-1 Ashanti Gold
(5 March 2017)
Longest winning runAduana Stars (3)
Longest unbeaten runAduana Stars (5)
Longest winless runGreat Olympics (5)
Longest losing runBolga 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
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

Leader
Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues

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Top scorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Ghana Seth Appiah Berekum Chelsea 4
2 Ghana Bernard Arthur Liberty Professionals 3
Ghana Nicholas Gyan Ebusua Dwarfs 3
Ghana Hans Kwofie Ashanti Gold 3
Ghana Abel Manomey Great Olympics 3
Ghana Yakubu Mohammed Asante Kotoko 3
Ghana Joseph Paintsil Tema Youth 3
8 Ghana Richard Arthur Wa All Stars 2
Ghana Bernard Ofori Medeama 2
Ghana Stephen Sarfo Berekum Chelsea 2
Ghana Derrick Sasraku Aduana Stars 2
Ivory Coast Amed Toure Bechem United 2

Updated to games played on 6 March 2017

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Hans Kwofie Ashanti Gold Great Olympics 3-1[1] 19 February 2017

References

  1. ^ "Match Report: AshantiGold 3-1 Great Olympics- Hans Kwofie massacres Wonder Club with treble - Ghanasoccernet.com". Retrieved 1 March 2017.