# 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League

The 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the Glo Premier League for sponsorship reasons) season is the 54th season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition began on 6 October 2012.

## Teams and venues

| Clubs | Location | stadium | capacity |
| Aduana Stars | Dormaa Ahenkro | Agyeman Badu Stadium | 5,000 |
| All Stars | Wa | Wa Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
| Amidaus Professionals | Tema | Tema Sports Stadium | 10,000 |
| Asante Kotoko | Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | 40,500 |
| Ashanti Gold | Obuasi | Len Clay Stadium | 30,000 |
| Berekum Arsenal | Berekum | Berekum Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
| Berekum Chelsea | Berekum | Coronation Park | 10,000 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs | Cape Coast | Robert Mensah Sports Stadium | 15,000 |
| Heart of Lions | Kpandu | Kpando Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hearts of Oak | Accra | Ohene Djan Stadium | 40,000 |
| King Faisal Babes | Kumasi | Baba Yara Stadium | 40,500 |
| Liberty Professionals | Accra | Dansoman Park | 2,000 |
| Medeama SC | Tarkwa | TNA Park | 12,000 |
| New Edubiase United | New Edubiase | Len Clay Stadium | 30,000 |
| Real Tamale United | Tamale | Tamale Stadium | 20,000 |
| Tema Youth | Tema | Tema Sports Stadium | 10,000 |

### Team movement
#### Teams relegated following 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season

* Bechem United (Bechem, Brong-Ahafo Region)
* Tudu Mighty Jets (Accra, Greater Accra Region)
* Wassaman United (Tarkwa, Western Region)

#### Teams promoted following 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season

* King Faisal Babes (Kumbasi, Ashanti Region)
* Real Tamale United (Tamale, Northern Region)
* Amidaus Professionals (Tema Greater Accra Region)
| Managerial changes |||||||
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Glo Premier League changes |||||||
| Asante Kotoko | Maxwell Konadu | Resigned | 5 June 2012 | Mas-ud Didi Dramani | 26 June 2012 | Champions |
| Liberty Pro. | Abedi Pele | Resigned | 7 July 2012 | Sellas Tetteh | 10 July 2012 | 8th |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Asante Kotoko | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 56 | |
| 2 | Berekum Chelsea | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 53 | |
| 3 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 50 | |
| 4 | Medeama SC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hearts of Oak | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 49 | |
| 6 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Aduana Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 45 | |
| 8 | King Faisal Babes | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | New Edubiase United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | WA All Stars | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Amidaus Professionals | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 39 | |
| 12 | Liberty Professionals | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 38 | |
| 13 | Heart of Lions | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | |
| 14 | Tema Youth (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Ghana Division One |
| 15 | Berekum Arsenal (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Ghana Division One |
| 16 | Real Tamale United (R) | 30 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 6 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Ghana Division One |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Team | Goals | Ghana national team player |
| 1 | Mahatma Otoo | Ghanaian | Hearts of Oak | 20 | Ghana U-23 team and Ghana U-20 team player |
| 2 | Mohammed Yakubu | Ghanaian | Ashanti Gold | 11 | ✖ |
| 3 | Francis Narh | Ghanaian | Tema Youth | 10 | Ghana U-20 team player |
| 3 | Kennedy Ashia | Ghanaian | Liberty Professionals | 10 | Ghana U-20 team player |
| 3 | Yahaya Mohamed | Ghanaian | Amidaus Professionals | 10 | ✔ |
| 4 | Adjei Selasi | Ghanaian | Amidaus Professionals | 8 | ✖ |
| 5 | Ebenezer Assifuah | Ghanaian | Liberty Professionals | 7 | Ghana U-20 team player |
| 5 | Seidu Salifu | Ghanaian | Wa All Stars | 7 | Ghana U-20 team player |
| Note: All other goalscorers in the 2012–13 Glo Premier League have scored one goal each. Last updated: Glo Premier League Match-Day (21), 18 April 2013. ||||||