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.
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.
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Location Capacity Aduana Stars Agyeman Badu Stadium Dormaa Ahenkro All Stars Wa Sports Stadium Wa Asante Kotoko Baba Yara Stadium Kumasi AshantiGold Len Clay Stadium Obuasi Bechem United Nana Gyeabour's Park Bechem Berekum Chelsea Berekum Sports Stadium Berekum Dreams Dawu Sports Stadium Accra Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast Hearts of Oak Accra Sports Stadium Accra Inter Allies Tema Sports Stadium Tema Liberty Professionals Dansoman Park Dansoman Medeama TNA Park Tarkwa New Edubiase United Len Clay Stadium Obuasi Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium Sekondi-Takoradi Techiman City Ohene Ameyaw Park Techiman WAFA Sogakope Stadium Goma Fetteh
League table
Positions by round
Top scorers RankGoalscorerTeamGoals1 Latif BlessingLiberty Professionals 172 Kwesi DonsuMedeama15 Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars3 Abednego TettehBechem United134 Bright AdjeiAduana Stars 125 Cosmos DaudaHearts of Oak116 Shafiu MumuniAshanti Gold107 Frederick BoatengInter Allies9 Sadick AdamsBerekum Chelsea8 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 5-0 Yahaya Mohammed Aduana Stars Hasaacas 4-0 Dauda Mohammed Asante Kotoko Techiman City 4-2 Latif Blessing Liberty Professionals Hasaacas 4-0
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