2017 Ghanaian Premier League

First Capital Plus Premier League

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Season	2017
Matches played	112
Goals scored	229 (2.04 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	Wa All Stars 1-4 WAFA (26 March 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	Great Olympics Medeama (8)
Longest losing run	Ashanti Gold Bechem United Medeama (3)
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 8 May 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

Aduana

All Stars

Asante

Ashanti

Bechem

Berekum

Bolga

Ebusua

Elmina

Olympics
Hearts

Inter

Liberty

Medeama

Tema

WAFA

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Location of the 2016 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 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	Gomoa East District	1,000

League table

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Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Ghana Football Leagues

Top scorers

Rank	Goalscorer	Team	Goals
1	Nicholas Gyan	Ebusua Dwarfs	8
2	Joseph Paintsil	Tema Youth	6
	Samuel Sarfo	Liberty Professionals	6
	Stephen Sarfo	Berekum Chelsea	6
	Ahmed Toure	Bechem United	6
6	Thomas Abbey	Hearts of Oak	5
	Daniel Lomotey	WAFA	5
	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
	Mohammed Tanko	Aduana Stars	4

Updated to games played on 8 May 2017

Hat-tricks

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