# 2016 Ghanaian Premier League

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 matches between Asante Kotoko and the Hearts of Oak attracted attendances above 10,000.

## 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 | 5,000 |
| All Stars | Wa Sports Stadium | Wa | 5,000 |
| Asante Kotoko | Baba Yara Stadium | Kumasi | 40,528 |
| AshantiGold | Len Clay Stadium | Obuasi | 20,000 |
| Bechem United | Nana Gyeabour's Park | Bechem | 5,000 |
| Berekum Chelsea | Berekum Sports Stadium | Berekum | 10,000 |
| Dreams | Dawu Sports Stadium | Accra | 10,000 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs | Cape Coast Sports Stadium | Cape Coast | 15,000 |
| 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 |
| New Edubiase United | Len Clay Stadium | Obuasi | 20,000 |
| Sekondi Hasaacas | Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium | Sekondi-Takoradi | 20,000 |
| Techiman City | Ohene Ameyaw Park | Techiman | 2,000 |
| WAFA | Sogakope Stadium | Goma Fetteh | 1,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wa All Stars (C, Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Aduana Stars | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 49 | |
| 3 | Hearts of Oak | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 48 | |
| 4 | Medeama | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 46 | |
| 5 | Asante Kotoko | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | |
| 6 | Bechem United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42 | |
| 6 | WAFA | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 42 | |
| 8 | Berekum Chelsea | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Dreams | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 40 | Relegation to Division One League |
| 10 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Inter Allies | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 38 | |
| 13 | Liberty Professionals | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38 | |
| 14 | Hasaacas (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 36 | Relegation to Division One League |
| 15 | Techiman City (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 34 | Relegation to Division One League |
| 16 | New Edubiase (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to Division One League |
* 1 2 ASA 2-2 MED; MED 1-1 ASA
* 1 2 BEC 2-0 WAF; WAF 2-0 BEC
* 1 2 3 4 BER: 11 points; DRE: 10 points; EBU: 6 points; ASH: 4 points
* 1 2 LIB 2-1 INT; INT 1-0 LIB

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Wa All Stars | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aduana Stars | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hearts of Oak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Medeama | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Asante Kotoko | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Bechem United | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| WAFA | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Berekum Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Dreams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Ashanti Gold | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Inter Allies | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Liberty Professionals | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Hasaacas | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Techiman City | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| New Edubiase | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Latif Blessing | Liberty Professionals | 17 |
| 2 | Kwesi Donsu | Medeama | 15 |
| 2 | Yahaya Mohammed | Aduana Stars | 15 |
| 3 | Abednego Tetteh | Bechem United | 13 |
| 4 | Bright Adjei | Aduana Stars | 12 |
| 5 | Cosmos Dauda | Hearts of Oak | 11 |
| 6 | Shafiu Mumuni | Ashanti Gold | 10 |
| 7 | Frederick Boateng | Inter Allies | 9 |
| 7 | Sadick Adams | Berekum Chelsea | 9 |
| 8 | Bright Luqman | Ebusua Dwarfs | 8 |
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 | 6 March 2016 |
| Yahaya Mohammed | Aduana Stars | Hasaacas | 4-0 | 20 April 2016 |
| Dauda Mohammed | Asante Kotoko | Techiman City | 4-2 | 29 May 2016 |
| Latif Blessing | Liberty Professionals | Hasaacas | 4-0 | 27 July 2016 |