2015 Ghanaian Premier League Explained

Competition:2015 First Capital Plus Bank Premier League
Season:2015
Winners:Ashanti Gold
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Ashanti Gold
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Medeama
Relegated:Brong Ahafo Stars
Great Olympics
Heart of Lions
League Topscorer:Kofi Owusu (19)
Matches:240
Total Goals:507
Longest Wins:Ashanti Gold
Inter Allies (4)
Longest Unbeaten:Asante Kotoko
Inter Allies (8)
Longest Winless:Brong Ahafo Stars (16)
Longest Losses:Brong Ahafo Stars (4)
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the First Capital Plus Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[1] [2] season will be the 56th season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition was scheduled to begin in late September 2014 or early October 2014, although it did not start until January 2015.

Ashanti Gold broke up Asante Kotoko's run of dominance with their first league title (They had previously won three under the name Goldfields).[3] Asante Kotoko entered the league having won the last three titles and 24 total dating back to 1959. There was little drama concerning the championship as Ashanti Gold held first place for 29 of the 30 rounds this season, only briefly falling to second in Round 4, and clinching the title with a week to go.

There was considerable drama in the race to avoid relegation as eight teams were still in danger of falling into the bottom three on the final day of the season (Brong Ahafo Stars had sealed their fate several weeks earlier). Great Olympics got the win they needed, 2-1 over Ashanti Gold, but didn't get the help they needed to climb out of the bottom three as five other teams ahead of them won or drew. Heart of Lions was the other club to be relegated, falling from ninth to 14th with the season-ending 4-2 loss at New Edubiase. Brong Ahafo Stars, Great Olympics and Heart of Lions will all play in Division One for the 2015-16 season.

Teams and venues

ClubsLocationstadiumcapacity
Aduana StarsDormaa AhenkroAgyeman Badu Stadium5,000
All StarsWaWa Sports Stadium5,000
Asante KotokoBaba Yara Stadium40,500
Ashanti GoldObuasiLen Clay Stadium30,000
BechemBrong-Ahafo RegionNana Gyeabour's Park5,000
Berekum ChelseaBerekumCoronation Park10,000
Heart of LionsKpanduKpando Stadium5,000
Int. AlliesGreater Accra RegionTema Sports Stadium5,000
Hearts of OakAccraOhene Djan Stadium40,000
Liberty ProfessionalsAccraDansoman Park2,000
Medeama SCTarkwaTNA Park12,000
New Edubiase UnitedNew EdubiaseLen Clay Stadium30,000
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.Sekondi-TakoradiSekondi-Takoradi Stadium20,000

Team movement

Teams promoted following 2013–2014 Glo Premier League season

Top scorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Kofi OwusuBerekum Chelsea19
2 Nathaniel AsamoahMedeama18
3 Fuseini NuhuNew Edubiase13
4 Stephen BaffourBerekum Chelsea12
5 Kennedy AshiaLiberty Professionals11
Ahmed TouréAsante Kotoko11
Mohammed YakubuAshanti Gold11
8 Noah MarteyBechem10
9 Sheriff Deo MohammedInter Allies9
10 Martin AntwiWAFA8
Richard ArhinAduana Stars8
Gilbert FiamenyoHearts of Oak8
Bernard OforiNew Edubiase8
Mumuni ZakariaWAFA8
Updated to games played on 13 September 2015
Source: soccerway.com

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Notes and References

  1. News: First Capital Plus Bank signs up for $10m as league sponsor . . 26 September 2014 . 26 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140614120800/http://ghanafa.org/pages/premierleague/201402/9210.php . 14 June 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: First Capital Plus Bank rescues Ghana Premier league with $10m sponsorship deal . . 26 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Ashanti Gold: How the Ghana Premier League title was won Goal.com. 2021-06-30. www.goal.com.