2020–21 Ghana Premier League
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 14 November 2020 — 18 July 2021 |
Champions | Accra Hearts of Oak |
Relegated | Ebusua Dwarfs Liberty Professionals Inter Allies |
Champions League | Hearts of Oak |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 694 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | (18 goals) Diawisie Taylor |
Biggest home win | Ashanti Gold 7–0 Inter Allies (18 July 2021) |
Biggest away win | Liberty 1–5 Ashanti Gold (24 June 2021) |
Highest scoring | WAFA 5–4 Medeama (3 January 2021) |
Longest winning run | (5 games) Hearts of Oak |
Longest unbeaten run | (11 games) Hearts of Oak |
Longest winless run | (7 games) International Allies |
Longest losing run | (7 games) International Allies |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 18 June 2021.Live Matches on StarTimes |
The 2020–21 Ghana Premier League is the 65th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 14 November 2020.[1] 18 teams were competing in the league with each club playing each other twice, home and away, with the three clubs at the bottom of the league relegated to the Division One League.[2][3][4] Hearts of Oak became champion for the first time since twelve years.
Season overview
With 18 clubs participating in the league, this marked the second time since 1980 that more than 16 clubs competed in the top division of Ghanaian football.[5] The GFA announced that the league was suspended on 15 March 2020, in the middle of match-week 15, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] On 31 May, the league was further suspended until at least 31 June. On 30 June, the FA had a meeting and cancelled the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A meeting was held on 27 August 2020 to determine the start and logistics of the 2020–21 season.[8]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA), on Friday, 5 November 2020 launched the 65th Ghana Premier League season and other products of the Association, ie, Division One League, Women's Premier League and the MTN FA Cup. The launch took place in the studio of Broadcast partner, StarTimes and broadcast live on StarTimes Adepa Channel 247 and Max TV.[9]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 22 October 2020, The Ghana Football Association (GFA) began testing of players, coaching staff, and officials of the 18 Premier League clubs.[10][11]
The Ghana Football Association Chairman announced that the prize money for winning the league; "The winner of the 2020/21 Premier League will earn GHC 250,000 in prize money. The prize money is an increase from the GHc 180,000 received by the last winner of the Ghana Premier League Aduana Stars in the 2016/17 season."
Prize money
- The club that places first in the league season would earn a trophy along with a cash prize of GHC 250,000, 40 gold medals and Ghc 10,000 worth of groceries from Melcom Shopping Center.
- The club that places second in the league season would receive GHC 150,000 and 40 silver medals and groceries from Melcom Shopping Center.
- The club that places third in the league season would earn an amount of GHC 80,000 and 40 bronze medals.[12]
Challenges
COVID-19
The opening game between Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars was postponed after a number of players tested positive for COVID-19. 16 teams went for COVID-19 testing.[13]
The game between Liberty Professionals and Bechem United was also postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Teams
The 2020-2021 Ghana Premier League season has seen an increase in the number of clubs from 16 to 18 clubs.[15] The Accra Sports Stadium would be home to five Premier League Clubs, they are Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko, Legon Cities, Great Olympics and Inter Allies.[16]
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.[17]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Aduana Stars | Dormaa Ahenkro | Agyeman Badu Stadium | 7,000 |
Asante Kotoko | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Ashanti Gold | Obuasi | Len Clay Stadium | 20,000 |
Bechem United | Bechem | Nana Gyeabour's Park | 5,000 |
Berekum Chelsea | Berekum | Golden City Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Dreams | Dawu | Theatre of Dreams Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Ebusua Dwarfs | Cape Coast | Cape Coast Sports Stadium | 15,000 |
Eleven Wonders | Techiman | Ohene Ameyaw Stadium | 2,000 |
Elmina Sharks | Elmina | Nduom Sports Stadium | 5,000 |
Great Olympics | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Hearts of Oak | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Inter Allies | Accra | Theatre of Dreams Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Karela United | Aiyinase | CAM Stadium | 5000 |
King Faisal | Techiman | Ohene Ameyaw Park | 10,000 |
Legon Cities | Accra | Accra Sports Stadium | 40,000 |
Liberty Professionals | Dansoman | Carl Reindorf Park | 2000 |
Medeama | Tarkwa | TNA Park | 12,000 |
WAFA | Sogakope | Red Bull Arena | 1,000 |
Club managers and captains
The table lists club managers.[18][19][20]
Team | Manager | Captain |
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Aduana Stars | ![]() | ![]() |
Asante Kotoko | ![]() | ![]() |
Ashanti Gold | ![]() | ![]() |
Bechem United | ![]() | ![]() |
Berekum Chelsea | ![]() | ![]() |
Dreams | ![]() | ![]() |
Ebusua Dwarfs | ![]() | ![]() |
Eleven Wonders | ![]() | ![]() |
Elmina Sharks | ![]() | ![]() |
Great Olympics | ![]() | ![]() |
Hearts of Oak | ![]() | ![]() |
Inter Allies | ![]() | ![]() |
Karela United | ![]() | ![]() |
King Faisal | ![]() | ![]() |
Legon Cities | ![]() | ![]() |
Liberty Professionals | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Medeama | ![]() | ![]() |
WAFA | ![]() | ![]() |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Table |
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Legon Cities | Goran Barjaktarević | Sacked | 21 November 2020 | Bashir Hayford | 25 November 2020 | 18th[21][22] |
Asante Kotoko | Maxwell Konadu | Sacked | 18 December 2020 | Johnson Smith (Interim Manager) | 18 December 2020 | 6th[23][24] |
Johnson Smith (Interim Manager) | End of Interim basis | 26 March 2021 | Mariano Barreto | 26 March 2021 | 6th[25] | |
Hearts of Oak | Edward Odum | Re-assigned to the youth team | December 2019 | Kosta Papic | 2 December 2020 | 11th[26][27] |
Kosta Papic | Resigned | 15 February 2021 | Samuel Boadu | 2 March 2021 | 11th[28][29] | |
Dreams FC | Winfred Dormon | Re-assigned as assistant coach | 8 January 2021 | Vladislav Virić | 8 January 2021 | 16th[30][31] |
Berekum Chelsea | Michael Hesse Odamtten | Sacked | 9 January 2021 | Seth Hoffman | 13 January 2021 | 15th[32][33] |
Ashanti Gold | Milovan Cirkovic | Mutual consent | 23 February 2021 | Romain Folz | 31 March 2021 | 7th[34][35] |
Medeama SC | Samuel Boadu | Resigned | 25 February 2021 | Yaw Preko | 3 March 2021 | 3rd[36][37] |
Aduana Stars | Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin | End of Contract | 27 February 2021 | Asare Bediako | 1 March 2021 | 8th[38][39] |
Bechem United | Ernest Danso | Mutual consent | 25 March 2021 | Mingle Ocansey Kasim | 25 March 2021 | 8th[40] |
Liberty Professionals | David Ocloo | Sacked | 21 April 2021 | Andy Sinason | 21 April 2021 | 17th |
Ebusua Dwarfs | Ernest Thompson-Quartey | Resigned | 13 June 2021 | James Kuuku Dadzie | 15 June 2021 | 12th[41] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Hearts of Oak (C, Q) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 61 | 2021–22 CAF Champions League |
2 | Asante Kotoko | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 57 | |
3 | WAFA | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 56 | |
4 | Aduana Stars | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 55 | |
5 | Medeama | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 54 | |
6 | Great Olympics | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 52 | |
7 | Dreams | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 49 | |
8 | Karela United | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 46 | |
9 | Ashanti Gold | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 45 | |
10 | Berekum Chelsea | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 43 | |
11 | Bechem United | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 42 | |
12 | Eleven Wonders | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 42 | |
13 | Legon Cities | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 42 | |
14 | King Faisal | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 41 | |
15 | Elmina Sharks | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 41 | |
16 | Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs (R) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 41[a] | Relegation to Division One League |
17 | Liberty Professionals (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 40 | |
18 | Inter Allies (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 26 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Ebusua Dwarfs were deducted 3points.[42]
Ebusua Dwarfs were relegated based on head-to-head disadvantage against Elmina Sharks and King Faisal not goal difference.[43][44][45]
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Karela United | 18 |
2 | ![]() | King Faisal | 12 |
3 | ![]() | Dreams | 11 |
![]() | Ashanti Gold / Legon Cities | ||
![]() | Berekum Chelsea | ||
6 | ![]() | Aduana Stars | 10 |
![]() | Hearts of Oak | ||
![]() | Great Olympics | ||
9 | ![]() | Dreams | 9 |
![]() | WAFA | ||
![]() | Elmina Sharks / Aduana Stars |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | King Faisal | Berekum Chelsea | 4–3 (H)[46] | 30 January 2021 |
![]() | Ebusua Dwarfs | Karela United | 4–1 (A)[47] | 24 April 2021 |
![]() | Ashanti Gold | Inter Allies | 7–0 (H)[48] | 17 July 2021 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Asante Kotoko | 12 |
![]() | Hearts of Oak | ||
3 | ![]() | Liberty Professionals | 11 |
4 | ![]() | Aduana Stars | 9 |
5 | ![]() | Inter Allies | 8 |
![]() | Karela United | ||
![]() | Medeama | ||
8 | ![]() | Dreams | 6 |
![]() | Great Olympics | ||
![]() | Medeama |
Awards
Monthly awards
As of 29 July 2021
Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | References | ||
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Player | Club | Manager | Club | ||
December | ![]() | Great Olympics | ![]() | Bechem United | [49][50] |
January | ![]() | Karela United | ![]() | Karela United | [51][52][53] |
February | ![]() | Dreams FC | ![]() | Dreams FC | [54][55] |
April | ![]() | WAFA | ![]() | Medeama S.C. | [56][57] |
May | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | [58][59] |
June | ![]() | WAFA | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | [60][61] |
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Club | Ref |
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Ghana Football Awards Coach of the Year | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | [62] |
Ghana Football Awards Home-based Player of Year | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | |
GPL NASCO Coach of the Season | ![]() | Hearts of Oak | [63] |
GPL NASCO Player of the Season | ![]() | Hearts of Oak |
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External links
- Official Website
- 2020–21 Ghana Premier League at RSSF
- 2020–21 Ghana Premier League at Soccerway
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