2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League
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Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Asante Kotoko |
Champions League | Asante Kotoko |
Confederation Cup | New Edubiase United (Ghanaian FA Cup winner) |
Goals scored | 482 |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Liberty 5 – Bechem United 0[1] |
Biggest away win | Wassaman United 1 – Berekum Chelsea 4[1] |
Highest scoring | Kotoko 4 – Bechem United 3 (7goals)[1] |
Longest winning run | 7 games Ashgold FC[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Kotoko[1] |
Longest winless run | 13 Bechem United[1] |
Longest losing run | 6 Mysterious Dwarfs[1] |
Highest attendance | Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak (15 April 2012) : 38,000 |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the Glo Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[2][3] season was the 53rd season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition began on 5 September 2011, and ended on 27 May 2012.
Teams and venues
[edit]As of 2011–2012 Season, Glo Premier League Clubs by Regions
Regions (Population) | City / Area (Population) | Clubs |
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Ashanti Region (4,415,554) | Kumasi (1,989,062) | Asante Kotoko |
Obuasi (175,043) | Ashanti Gold | |
New Edubiase (5,142) | New Edubiase United | |
Brong-Ahafo Region (1,824,827) | Dormaa Ahenkro (5,098) | Aduana Stars |
Bechem (5,112) | Bechem United | |
Berekum (60,473) | Berekum Arsenal | |
Berekum (60,473) | Berekum Chelsea | |
Central Region (1,805,488) | Cape Coast (217,032) | Ebusua Dwarfs |
Greater Accra Region (3,909,764) | Accra (2,291,352) | Hearts of Oak |
Accra (2,291,352) | Liberty Professionals | |
Accra (2,291,352) | Tudu Mighty Jets | |
Tema (160,939) | Tema Youth | |
Western Region (2,186,539) | Tarkwa (34,743) | Medeama SC |
Tarkwa (34,743) | Wassaman United | |
Upper West Region (576,583) | Wa (102,446) | All Stars |
Volta Region (1,635,421) | Kpandu (28,334) | Heart of Lions |
- * Population – 2012 census
Team movement
[edit]- Teams promoted to 2011–12 Glo Premier League
- Tema Youth (Tema, Greater Accra Region)
- Bechem United (Bechem, Brong-Ahafo Region)
- Wassaman United (Tarkwa, Western Region)
- Teams relegated to 2012–13 Ghanaian Football Leagues
- Bechem United (Bechem, Brong-Ahafo Region)
- Tudu Mighty Jets (Accra, Greater Accra Region)
- Wassaman United (Tarkwa, Western Region)
- Teams relegated following 2010–2011 Glo Premier League season
- King Faisal Babes (Kumasi, Ashanti Region)
- Real Tamale United (Tamale, Northern Region)
- BA Stars (Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo Region)
The following 16 clubs competed in the 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season.
- Glo Premier League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
- Glo Premier League Official Club Profiles Page
Managerial changes | ||||||
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
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Glo Premier League changes | ||||||
Hearts of Oak | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 March 2012 | ![]() |
19 March 2012 | 2nd |
Stadiums
[edit]Primary venues used in the Glo Premier League:
Aduana Stars | All Stars | Asante Kotoko | Ashanti Gold |
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Agyeman Badu Stadium | Wa Sports Stadium | Baba Yara Stadium | Len Clay Stadium |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 40,500 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Bechem United | Berekum Arsenal | Berekum Chelsea | Ebusua Dwarfs |
Nana Gyeabour's Park | Berekum Sports Stadium | Coronation Park | Robert Mensah Sports Stadium |
Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Heart of Lions | Hearts of Oak | Liberty Professionals | Medeama SC |
Kpando Stadium | Ohene Djan Stadium | Dansoman Park | Abrankese Stadium |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
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New Edubiase United | Tema Youth | Tudu Mighty Jets | Wassaman United |
Len Clay Stadium | Tema Sports Stadium | Essipong Stadium | Tema Sports Stadium |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Asante Kotoko (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 63 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League |
2 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 49 | |
3 | Hearts of Oak | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 47 | |
4 | Medeama SC | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 46 | |
5 | New Edubiase United | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 46 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup[a] |
6 | Aduana Stars | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 45 | |
7 | Berekum Chelsea | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 45 | |
8 | Liberty Professionals | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 42 | |
9 | All Stars | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 42 | |
10 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 37 | |
11 | Tema Youth | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 | |
12 | Heart of Lions | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 34 | |
13 | Berekum Arsenal | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 30 | |
14 | Wassaman United (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to Ghanaian Football Leagues |
15 | Bechem United (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 29 | |
16 | Tudu Mighty Jets (R) | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Glo Premier League and FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ New Edubiase United qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2011–12 Ghanaian FA Cup winner.
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Nationality | Team | Goals | ![]() | ||||||
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1 | Emmanuel Baffour | ![]() |
New Edubiase United | 21 | ✔ | ||||||
2 | Mohammed Yakubu | ![]() |
Ashanti Gold | 16 | ✖ | ||||||
3 | Louis Agyemang | ![]() |
Medeama SC | 11 | ✖ | ||||||
Richard Addai | ![]() |
Bechem United | ✖ | ||||||||
4 | Mahatma Otoo | ![]() |
Hearts of Oak | 10 | Ghana U-23 team and Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||
5 | Ahmed Toure | ![]() |
Asante Kotoko | 8 | |||||||
6 | Latif Salifu | ![]() |
Liberty Professionals | 7 | ✖ | ||||||
Seidu Bancey | ![]() |
Ebusua Dwarfs | ✖ | ||||||||
James Abban | ![]() |
Hearts of Oak | ✖ | ||||||||
Abdul Basit | ![]() |
Berekum Chelsea | ✖ | ||||||||
Emmanuel Clottey | ![]() |
Berekum Chelsea | ✔ | ||||||||
Abubakar Sidi | ![]() |
Tudu Mighty Jets | ✖ | ||||||||
7 | Godfred Saka | ![]() |
Aduana Stars | 6 | ✖ | ||||||
8 | Gilbert Fiamenyo | ![]() |
Heart of Lions | 5 | ✖ | ||||||
Nathaniel Asamoah | ![]() |
Asante Kotoko | ✔ | ||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g 2011–12 Glo Premier League – Results Archived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Ghana Football Association.
- ^ "FA signs on Glo as premiership sponsor". VibeGhana. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
- ^ "National Teams Sponsorships". Globacom. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.