Ghana Premier League

Ghana Premier League
The , also known as the betPawa Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a top association football division of a league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), the league is organized by the Ghana Football Association and was ranked as the 11th best league in Africa by the IFFHS from 2001 to 2010, and was ranked 65th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking, in the 1st Decade of the 21st Century (2001–2010). on 4 February 2014. The bottom 3 teams are relegated at the end of each season and placed in each zone of the Ghanaian Division One League.
Participating clubs (2022–2023)
Previous winners
Previous winners of the are as follows:
1956: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1957: no winner
1958: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1959: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1960: Eleven Wise (Sekondi-Takoradi)
1961–62: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1962–63: Real Republicans (Accra)
1963–64: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1964–65: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1966: Abandoned
1967: Mysterious Dwarves (Cape Coast)
1967–68: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1969: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1970: Great Olympics (Accra)
1971: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1972: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1973: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1974: Great Olympics (Accra)
1975: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1976: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1977: Sekondi Hasaacas (Sekondi)
1978: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1979: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1980: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1981: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1982: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1983: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1984: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1985: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1986: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1987: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1988–89: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1989–90: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1990–91: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1991–92: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1992–93: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
1993–94: Goldfields (Obuasi)
1994–95: Goldfields (Obuasi)
1995–96: Goldfields (Obuasi)
1996–97: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1997–98: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1999: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2000: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2001: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2002: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2003: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2004–05: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2005: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2006–07: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2007–08: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2008–09: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2009–10: Aduana Stars (Dormaa)
2010–11: Berekum Chelsea (Berekum)
2011–12: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2012–13: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2013–14: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2015: Ashanti Gold (Obuasi)
2016: Wa All Stars (Wa)
2017: Aduana Stars (Dormaa)
2018: Abandoned
2019: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2019–20: Abandoned
2020–21: Hearts of Oak (Accra)
2021–22: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)
2022–23: Medeama
List of champions since 1956
Top scorers by season
Broadcasting rights
In September 2013, SuperSport secured the television production and broadcast rights to the Ghana Premier League after signing a deal with the GFA. In 2017, Pay-TV provider and broadcaster StarTimes secured the official television production and broadcast rights holder for the league, broadcasting live matches per matchday on their branded decoders and equipment.
See also
List of football clubs in Ghana
Ghana Football Leagues
Ghana Women's Premier League
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
League at FIFA.com (archived 7 September 2007)
GhanaWeb Football News
RSSSF final table archive
Ghana Premier League
Football leagues in Ghana
Top level football leagues in Africa
Sports leagues established in 1956
1956 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)