Competition: | 2011–12 Glo Premier League |
Season: | 2011–12 |
Winners: | Asante Kotoko |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Asante Kotoko |
Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | New Edubiase United (Ghanaian FA Cup winner) |
League Topscorer: | Emmanuel Baffour (21 goals) |
Total Goals: | 482 |
Biggest Home Win: | Liberty 5 – Bechem United 0[1] |
Biggest Away Win: | Wassaman United 1 – Berekum Chelsea 4 |
Highest Scoring: | Kotoko 4 – Bechem United 3 (7goals) |
Longest Wins: | 7 games Ashgold FC |
Longest Unbeaten: | 16 games Kotoko |
Longest Winless: | 13 Bechem United |
Longest Losses: | 6 Mysterious Dwarfs |
Highest Attendance: | Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak (15 April 2012) : 38,000 |
Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League (known as the Glo Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[2] [3] season was the 53rd season of top-tier football in Ghana. The competition began on 5 September 2011, and ended on 27 May 2012.
As of 2011–2012 Season, Glo Premier League Clubs by Regions
Regions (Population) | City / Area (Population) | Clubs |
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Ashanti Region (4,415,554) | Kumasi (1,989,062) | Asante Kotoko |
Obuasi (175,043) | Ashanti Gold | |
New Edubiase (5,142) | New Edubiase United | |
Brong-Ahafo Region (1,824,827) | Dormaa Ahenkro (5,098) | Aduana Stars |
Bechem (5,112) | Bechem United | |
Berekum (60,473) | Berekum Arsenal | |
Berekum (60,473) | Berekum Chelsea | |
Central Region (1,805,488) | Cape Coast (217,032) | Ebusua Dwarfs |
Greater Accra Region (3,909,764) | Accra (2,291,352) | Hearts of Oak |
Accra (2,291,352) | Liberty Professionals | |
Accra (2,291,352) | Tudu Mighty Jets | |
Tema (160,939) | Tema Youth | |
Western Region (2,186,539) | Tarkwa (34,743) | Medeama SC |
Tarkwa (34,743) | Wassaman United | |
Upper West Region (576,583) | Wa (102,446) | All Stars |
Volta Region (1,635,421) | Kpandu (28,334) | Heart of Lions |
The following 16 clubs competed in the 2011–2012 Glo Premier League season.
align=center colspan=7 | Managerial changes | |||||
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Glo Premier League changes | ||||||
Hearts of Oak | Nebojša Vučićević | Sacked | 1 March 2012 | Charles K. Akunnor | 19 March 2012 | 2nd |
Primary venues used in the Glo Premier League:
Aduana Stars | All Stars | Asante Kotoko | Ashanti Gold | |
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Agyeman Badu Stadium | Wa Sports Stadium | Baba Yara Stadium | Len Clay Stadium | |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 40,500 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
Bechem United | Berekum Arsenal | Berekum Chelsea | Ebusua Dwarfs | |
Nana Gyeabour's Park | Berekum Sports Stadium | Coronation Park | Robert Mensah Sports Stadium | |
Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
Heart of Lions | Hearts of Oak | Liberty Professionals | Medeama SC | |
Kpando Stadium | Ohene Djan Stadium | Dansoman Park | Abrankese Stadium | |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
New Edubiase United | Tema Youth | Tudu Mighty Jets | Wassaman United | |
Len Clay Stadium | Tema Sports Stadium | Essipong Stadium | Tema Sports Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
Rank | Player | Nationality | Team | Goals | national team player | |||||||
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1 | Emmanuel Baffour | New Edubiase United | 21 | ✔ | ||||||||
2 | Mohammed Yakubu | Ashanti Gold | 16 | ✖ | ||||||||
3 | Louis Agyemang | Medeama SC | 11 | ✖ | ||||||||
Richard Addai | Bechem United | ✖ | ||||||||||
4 | Mahatma Otoo | Hearts of Oak | 10 | Ghana U-23 team and Ghana U-20 team player | ||||||||
5 | Ahmed Toure | Asante Kotoko | 8 | |||||||||
6 | Latif Salifu | Liberty Professionals | 7 | ✖ | ||||||||
Seidu Bancey | Ebusua Dwarfs | ✖ | ||||||||||
James Abban | Hearts of Oak | ✖ | ||||||||||
Abdul Basit | Berekum Chelsea | ✖ | ||||||||||
Emmanuel Clottey | Berekum Chelsea | ✔ | ||||||||||
Abubakar Sidi | Tudu Mighty Jets | ✖ | ||||||||||
7 | Godfred Saka | Aduana Stars | 6 | ✖ | ||||||||
8 | Gilbert Fiamenyo | Heart of Lions | 5 | ✖ | ||||||||
Nathaniel Asamoah | Asante Kotoko | ✔ | ||||||||||
Note: All other goalscorers in the 2011–12 Glo Premier League have scored one goal each. |