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of the

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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

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and was ranked as the 11th best league in Africa by the

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from 2001 to 2010, and the league was also ranked 65th in the

' Best Leagues of the World ranking, in the 1st Decade of the 21st Century (2001–2010). on 4 February 2014. It has been dominated by Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. The bottom 3 teams are relegated at the end of each season and placed in each zone of the Ghanaian Division One League. The 2019–20 season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the

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that mirrored the cause of postponement or cancellation of association football leagues and competitions across the globe.

Participating clubs (2022–23)

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:

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(Accra) * 1971: Hearts of Oak (Accra) * 1972: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 1973: Hearts of Oak (Accra) * 1974:

(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:

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(Obuasi) * 1994–95:

(Obuasi) * 1995–96:

(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:

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(Dormaa) * 2010–11:

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(Berekum) * 2011–12: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2012–13: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2013–14: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2015:

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(Obuasi) * 2016: Wa All Stars (Wa) * 2017:

(Dormaa) * 2018: ''Abandoned'' * 2019: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2019–20: ''Abandoned'' *

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: Hearts of Oak (Accra) * 2021–22: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi)

List of Ghanaian football 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,

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provider and broadcaster

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secured the official television production and broadcast rights holder for the league, broadcasting live matches per matchday on their branded decoders and equipment.

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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GhanaWeb Football News

{{CAF Leagues 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)