2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League

2012–13 Ghana Premier League
Season	2012–13
Champions	Asante Kotoko
Champions League	Asante Kotoko
Confederation Cup	Medeama Ebusua Dwarfs
Matches played	480
Goals scored	336 (0.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mahatma Otoo Hearts of Oak (20)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the Glo Premier League for sponsorship reasons)^[1]^[2] season is the 54th season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition began on 6 October 2012.

Teams and venues

2012–13 Ghana Premier League season

Participating Clubs (2012–13)

Clubs	Location	stadium	capacity
Aduana Stars	Dormaa Ahenkro	Agyeman Badu Stadium	5,000
All Stars	Wa	Wa Sports Stadium	5,000
Amidaus Professionals	Tema	Tema Sports Stadium	10,000
Asante Kotoko	Kumasi	Baba Yara Stadium	40,500
Ashanti Gold	Obuasi	Len Clay Stadium	30,000
Berekum Arsenal	Berekum	Berekum Sports Stadium	5,000
Berekum Chelsea	Berekum	Coronation Park	10,000
Ebusua Dwarfs	Cape Coast	Robert Mensah Sports Stadium	15,000
Heart of Lions	Kpandu	Kpando Stadium	5,000
Hearts of Oak	Accra	Ohene Djan Stadium	40,000
King Faisal Babes	Kumasi	Baba Yara Stadium	40,500
Liberty Professionals	Accra	Dansoman Park	2,000
Medeama SC	Tarkwa	TNA Park	12,000
New Edubiase United	New Edubiase	Len Clay Stadium	30,000
Real Tamale United	Tamale	Tamale Stadium	20,000
Tema Youth	Tema	Tema Sports Stadium	10,000

Team Movements

Teams relegated following 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season

Teams promoted following 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Managerial changes
Glo Premier League changes
Asante Kotoko	Maxwell Konadu	Resigned	5 June 2012	Mas-ud Didi Dramani	26 June 2012	Champions
Liberty Pro.	Abedi Pele	Resigned	7 July 2012	Sellas Tetteh	10 July 2012	8th

Ghana Premier League: Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Asante Kotoko	30	14	14	2	39	23	+16	56
2	Berekum Chelsea	30	15	8	7	33	26	+7	53
3	Ebusua Dwarfs	30	15	5	10	40	27	+13	50
4	Medeama SC	30	14	8	8	32	25	+7	50
5	Hearts of Oak	30	13	10	7	46	32	+14	49
6	Ashanti Gold	30	13	8	9	36	29	+7	47
7	Aduana Stars	30	12	9	9	28	25	+3	45
8	King Faisal Babes	30	11	8	11	28	30	−2	41
9	New Edubiase United	30	11	7	12	25	25	0	40
10	WA All Stars	30	9	12	9	30	24	+6	39
11	Amidaus Professionals	30	10	9	11	32	33	−1	39
12	Liberty Professionals	30	10	8	12	32	33	−1	38
13	Heart of Lions	30	9	9	12	31	33	−2	36
14	Tema Youth (R)	30	7	10	13	33	35	−2	31	Relegation to the 2013–14 Ghana Division One
15	Berekum Arsenal (R)	30	6	11	13	25	41	−16	29
16	Real Tamale United (R)	30	0	6	24	20	69	−49	6

Updated to games played on 23 June 2013.
Source: Glo Premier League and FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Winner of the 2012–13 Ghanaian FA Cup will qualify for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup.

Glo Premier League: Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Nationality	Team	Goals	Ghana national team player
1	Mahatma Otoo	Ghanaian	Hearts of Oak	20	Ghana U-23 team and Ghana U-20 team player
2	Mohammed Yakubu	Ghanaian	Ashanti Gold	11	✖
3	Francis Narh	Ghanaian	Tema Youth	10	Ghana U-20 team player
	Kennedy Ashia	Ghanaian	Liberty Professionals		Ghana U-20 team player
	Yahaya Mohamed	Ghanaian	Amidaus Professionals		✔
4	Adjei Selasi	Ghanaian	Amidaus Professionals	8	✖
5	Ebenezer Assifuah	Ghanaian	Liberty Professionals	7	Ghana U-20 team player
5	Seidu Salifu	Ghanaian	Wa All Stars	7	Ghana U-20 team player
Note: All other goalscorers in the 2012–13 Glo Premier League have scored one (1) goal each. Last updated: Glo Premier League Match-Day (21), 18 April 2013.

References

↑ "FA signs on Glo as premiership sponsor". VibeGhana. 27 May 2012.
↑ "National Teams Sponsorships". gloworld.com. Globacom. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

External links

Season at soccerway.com

Football in Ghana

Ghana Football Association

National teams

League system

Men	Ghana Premier League Ghana Football Leagues Division 1 League Division 2 League Division 3 League GAFCOA

Women	Ghana Women's Football League

Domestic cups

Men	Ghanaian FA Cup Ghana Super Cup

Awards

Ghana Player of the year

List of clubs
Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Venues
Champions
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers

Ghana Premier League · 2014–15

Aduana Stars All Stars Asante Kotoko Ashanti Gold Bechem United Berekum Chelsea Heart of Lions Hearts of Oak Inter Allies Liberty Professionals Medeama SC New Edubiase United Sekondi Hasaacas

2012 in African Football (CAF)

Domestic leagues	Algeria 11–12 12–13 Angola 12–13 Côte d'Ivoire 12–13 Egypt 11–12 12–13 Ethiopia 11–12 12–13 Gabon 11–12 12–13 Ghana 11–12 12–13 Kenya 12 Mali 12–13 Morocco 11–12 12–13 Nigeria 12 Rwanda 11–12 12–13 South Africa 11–12 12–13 Tunisia 11–12 12–13 Zimbabwe 12

Domestic cups	Algeria 11–12 12–13 Egypt 11–12 12–13 Kenya 12 South Africa 12–13

Regional cups	CECAFA Cup schedule group stage knockout stage final Kagame Interclub Cup schedule group stage knockout stage final

CAF competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

2013 in African Football (CAF)

Domestic leagues	Algeria 12–13 13–14 Angola 13–14 Burkina Faso Burundi 13–14 Congo Côte d'Ivoire 12–13 13–14 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 13–14 Egypt 12–13 13–14 Ethiopia 12–13 13–14 Gabon 12–13 13–14 Ghana 12–13 13–14 Kenya Liberia 13–14 Mali 12–13 13–14 Morocco 12–13 13–14 Nigeria Rwanda 12–13 13–14 Somalia 13–14 South Africa 12–13 13–14 Sudan Tunisia 12–13 13–14 Uganda 12–13 13–14 Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 12–13 13–14 Egypt Kenya South Africa 12–13 13–14 Uganda 12–13 13–14

Regional cups	Kagame Interclub Cup CECAFA Cup group stage knockout stage final COSAFA Cup

CAF competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

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