| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wa All Stars |
| Relegated | Hasaacas New Edubiase Techiman City Dreams FC |
| Champions League | Wa All Stars |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 481 (2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Latif Blessing (17) |
| Biggest home win | WAFA 5-0Hasaacas (6 March 2016) |
| Biggest away win | 6 matches
|
| Highest scoring | Ashanti Gold 5-3Asante Kotoko (14 September 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Aduana Stars Bechem United (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Ashanti Gold (9) |
| Longest winless run | Ashanti Gold Liberty Professionals New Edubiase (8) |
| Longest losing run | New Edubiase (6) |
←2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 18 September 2016. | |
The2016Ghanaian Premier League was the 60th season of top professionalassociation football inGhana. The domestic league season began on 21 January and concluded on 18 September withWa All Stars winning their first league title. Only the matches between Asante Kotoko and the Hearts of Oak attracted attendances above 10,000.[1]
TheGhanaian Premier League comprises 16 sides, of which the bottom three -Hasaacas,New Edubiase and Techiman City - will be relegated to theDivision 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.[2][3][4]
| 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 for2017 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[a] | |
| 5 | Asante Kotoko | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46[a] | |
| 6 | Bechem United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42[b] | |
| 6 | WAFA | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 42[b] | |
| 8 | Berekum Chelsea | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 40[c] | |
| 9 | Dreams | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 40[c] | Relegation toDivision One League |
| 10 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40[c] | |
| 11 | Ashanti Gold | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 40[c] | |
| 12 | Inter Allies | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 38[d] | |
| 13 | Liberty Professionals | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38[d] | |
| 14 | Hasaacas(R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 36 | Relegation toDivision One League |
| 15 | Techiman City(R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 34 | |
| 16 | New Edubiase(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 25 |
| 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 |
| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty Professionals | 17 | |
| 2 | Medeama | 15 | |
| Aduana Stars | |||
| 3 | Bechem United | 13 | |
| 4 | Aduana Stars | 12 | |
| 5 | Hearts of Oak | 11 | |
| 6 | Ashanti Gold | 10 | |
| 7 | Inter Allies | 9 | |
| Berekum Chelsea | |||
| 8 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 8 |
Updated to games played on 18 September 2016
Source:Global Sports Archive
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Tetteh | WAFA | Hasaacas | 5-0[5] | 6 March 2016 |
| Yahaya Mohammed | Aduana Stars | Hasaacas | 4-0[6] | 20 April 2016 |
| Dauda Mohammed | Asante Kotoko | Techiman City | 4-2[7] | 29 May 2016 |
| Latif Blessing | Liberty Professionals | Hasaacas | 4-0[8] | 27 July 2016 |