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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
Ghana Football Association The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is a governing body of association football, based in Accra. Founded in 1957, it was dissolved with "immediate effect", according to Minister of Sport, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on 7 June 2018, after the uncover ...
and was ranked as the 11th best league in Africa by the IFFHS from 2001 to 2010, and the league was also ranked 65th in the IFFHS' 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
COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected ...
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: Great Olympics (Accra) * 1971: Hearts of Oak (Accra) * 1972: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 1973: Hearts of Oak (Accra) * 1974: Great Olympics (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: Goldfields (Obuasi) * 1994–95: Goldfields (Obuasi) * 1995–96: Goldfields (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: Aduana Stars (Dormaa) *
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: Berekum Chelsea (Berekum) * 2011–12: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) *
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: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2013–14: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2015: Ashanti Gold (Obuasi) *
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: Wa All Stars (Wa) *
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: Aduana Stars (Dormaa) *
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: ''Abandoned'' *
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: Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) * 2019–20: ''Abandoned'' * 2020–21: 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 StarTimes secured the official television production and broadcast rights holder for the league, broadcasting live matches per matchday on their branded decoders and equipment.


See also

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List of football clubs in Ghana 2 * 24/7 (24 Seven) United A B Biriwa Nkumisi FC C D E F * F.C. DADEKOTOPON G H I J K L M N O P Q * Queens Park Rangers (Tema) *Quinta Trust Football Academy (Nungua) R S ...
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Ghana Football Leagues List of Professional Leagues from Ghana under the Premier League. Division One League The league is divided into three zones with a zone in the southern, middle and northern sectors of the country. 2020-21 Division Two League ;201 ...
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Ghana Women's Premier League The Ghana Women’s Premier League (GWPL), currently known as the Malta Guinness Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was launched in 2012 as the National Women's League (NWL) and is the top division league for women's football in Gha ...


Notes and references


Notes


References


External links


Official website


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{{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)