2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Asante Kotoko |
Champions League | Asante Kotoko |
Confederation Cup | Medeama Ebusua Dwarfs |
Matches played | 480 |
Goals scored | 336 (0.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() Hearts of Oak (20) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the Glo Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[1][2] season is the 54th season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition began on 6 October 2012.
Teams and venues
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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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 | |
16 | Real Tamale United (R) | 30 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2013. Source: Glo Premier League and FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Winner of the 2012–13 Ghanaian FA Cup will qualify for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Winner of the 2012–13 Ghanaian FA Cup will qualify for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
(R) Relegated
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Nationality | Team | Goals | ![]() | ||||||
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1 | Mahatma Otoo | ![]() |
Hearts of Oak | 20 | Ghana U-23 team and Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||
2 | Mohammed Yakubu | ![]() |
Ashanti Gold | 11 | ✖ | ||||||
3 | Francis Narh | ![]() |
Tema Youth | 10 | Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||
Kennedy Ashia | ![]() |
Liberty Professionals | Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||||
Yahaya Mohamed | ![]() |
Amidaus Professionals | ✔ | ||||||||
4 | Adjei Selasi | ![]() |
Amidaus Professionals | 8 | ✖ | ||||||
5 | Ebenezer Assifuah | ![]() |
Liberty Professionals | 7 | Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||
Seidu Salifu | ![]() |
Wa All Stars | Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "FA signs on Glo as premiership sponsor". VibeGhana. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
- ^ "National Teams Sponsorships". gloworld.com. Globacom. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.