Ghana 2001
Premier Football League
Final Table:
1.Hearts of Oak (Accra) 30 19 7 4 52-19 64 Champions
2.Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) 30 18 4 8 40-19 55 [-3] [GD +25] [*9,*27]
3.Goldfields (Obuasi) 30 14 3 13 31-26 45 [GD +9] [*9,*14,*15]
4.Dawu Youngstars (Dawu) 30 13 3 14 35-35 42 [GD -1]
5.Tano Bafoakwa (Sunyani) 30 11 8 11 32-33 41
6.Liberty Professionals (Accra) 30 11 7 12 35-32 40 [GD +4] [*14]
7.King Faisal Babies (Kumasi) 30 11 10 9 25-22 40 [-3] [GD 0] [*9]
8.Great Olympics (Accra) 30 9 12 9 27-23 39
9.Okwahu United (Nkawkaw) 30 10 9 11 33-33 39
10.Hasaacas (Sekondi) 30 11 6 13 32-37 39
11.Arsenals (Berekum) 30 11 6 13 22-33 39 [GD -12] [*23,*27]
12.Maxbees (Suhum) 30 11 4 15 27-54 37 [GD -24] [*23]
13.Real Tamale United (Tamale) 30 13 5 12 32-29 35 [GD 0] [-9?] [*7,*15]
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14.GHAPOHA Readers (Tema) 30 9 8 13 19-22 35 Relegation Playoff
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15.Adansiman (Obuasi) 30 10 5 15 29-42 35 Relegated [GD -16] [*7,*9]
16.Kwaebibirem United (Asuom) 30 8 5 17 19-31 29 Relegated [GD -13]
NB: it is unclear why RTU had 9 (or 6?) points deducted (presumably using
ineligible players) or why Goldfields' original poinst deduction was
revoked; decisions on Goldfields and Okwahu are still pending.
[*7] w/o goals rd 7 (RTU bt Adansiman by 2 goals difference)
[*9] w/o goals rd 9 (Kotoko bt Adansiman by 1; Goldfields bt Faisal by 3(?))
[*14] w/o goals rd 14 (Liberty bt Goldfields by 1)
[*15] w/o goals rd 15 (Goldfields bt RTU by 1)
[*23] w/o goals rd 23 (Maxbees bt Arsenals by 3(?))
[*27] w/o goals rd 27 (Kotoko bt Arsenals by 3(?))
Round 1
[Apr 14]
Olympics 1-0 Hasaacas
King Faisal 1-0 Adansiman
Arsenals 1-0 Kwaebibirem
Dawu 0-0 Okwahu
Maxbees 1-1 Ghapoha
RTU 1-1 Kotoko
Goldfields 0-0 Bofoakwa
[Aug 15]
Hearts 4-2 Liberty
Round 2
[Apr 22]
Kwaebibirem 4-1 Dawu
Kotoko 1-0 Goldfields
Hasaacas 1-0 Arsenals
Okwahu 0-1 Maxbees
Adansiman 0-0 Olympics
Ghapoha 1-1 Liberty
Bofoakwa awd Faisal [awarded 3-0 to Bofoakwa as Faisal used
[Aug 19] ineligible player; originally 2-2]
Hearts 2-1 RTU
Round 3
[Apr 29]
Olympics 0-1 Faisal
Dawu 3-2 Hasaacas [also reported 2-1]
Maxbees 1-0 Kwaebibirem
Liberty 1-3 Okwawu
RTU 1-0 Ghapoha
Goldfields 0-1 Hearts
Kotoko 3-0 Bofoakwa
[May 1]
Arsenals 3-1 Adansiman
Round 4
[May 9]
Bofoakwa 3-1 Olympics
Faisal 2-1 Berekum Arsenals
Adansiman 1-2 Dawu
Hasaacas 2-0 Maxbees
Okwawu 1-0 RTU
Ghapoha 0-1 Goldfields
Hearts 2-1 Kotoko [after the match, crowd disturbances caused by
away support throwing bottles and chairs onto the field led the police to fire
tear gas into the crowd, causing a mass panic leaving 126 dead]
[Jun ?]
Kwaebibirem 0-2 Liberty
NB: all football activity suspended one month following the tragedy at
Hearts vs Kotoko
Round 5 [Jun 10]
Arsenals 0-2 Olympics
Dawu 2-0 Faisal
Maxbees 2-2 Adansiman
Liberty 0-0 Hasaacas
Tamale Untd 2-0 Kwaebibirem
Goldfields 4-0 Okwawu [awarded against Goldfield revoked]
Kotoko 1-0 Ghapoha
Hearts 1-0 Bofoakwa
Round 6 [Jun 24]
Adansiman 2-1 Liberty
Faisal 3-0 Maxbees
Olympics 2-3 Dawu
Ghapoha 0-0 Hearts
Okwawu 0-1 Kotoko
Kwaebibirem 1-0 Goldfields [point deduction against Goldfields revoked]
Hasaacas 2-1 Tamale Untd
Bofoakwa 1-1 Arsenals
Round 7 [Jul 5]
Dawu 3-0 Arsenals
Maxbees 1-0 Olympics
Liberty 1-0 Faisal
Goldfields 3-2 Hasaacas
Kotoko 2-0 Kwaebibirem
Hearts 3-2 Okwawu
Ghapoha 0-0 Bofoakwa
Adansiman lt RTU [by 2 so 0-2 or 1-3...]
Round 8 [Jul 8]
Adansiman 1-4 Goldfields
Faisal 1-1 Tamale Untd
Olympics 0-1 Liberty
Arsenals 1-0 Maxbees
Okwawu 0-0 Ghapoha
Kwaebibirem 0-2 Hearts
Hasaacas 0-3 Kotoko
Bofoakwa 0-0 Dawu
Round 9
[Jul 11]
Maxbees 3-2 Dawu
Liberty 2-0 Arsenals
Tamale Untd 1-0 Olympics
Ghapoha 2-0 Kwaebibirem
Okwawu 2-0 Bofoakwa
[later]
Hearts 1-0 Hasaacas
Goldfields bt King Faisal [by 3 goals?]
Kotoko bt Adansiman [by 1 goal]
Round 10 [Jul 18]
Arsenals 1-1 RTU
Bofoakwa 3-0 Maxbees
Kwaebibirem 1-1 Okwawu
Olympics 0-2 Goldfields
Adansiman 0-0 Hearts
King Faisal 0-1 Kotoko
Hasaacas 1-0 Ghapoha
Dawu 0-1 Liberty
Round 11 [Jul 22]
Tamale Untd 1-0 Dawu
Goldfields 1-0 Arsenals
Kotoko 2-0 Olympics
Hearts 2-0 Faisal
Ghapoha 1-2 Adansiman
Okwawu 1-2 Hasaacas
Kwaebibirem 1-0 Bofoakwa
Liberty 1-1 Maxbees
Round 12 [Aug 1]
Olympics 1-1 Hearts
Maxbees 0-1 RTU
Bofoakwa 1-1 Liberty
Adansiman 2-2 Okwawu
King Faisal 1-0 Ghapoha
Arsenals 1-1 Kotoko
Dawu 2-0 Goldfields
Hasaacas 2-1 Kwaebibirem
Round 13 [Aug 5]
RTU 1-1 Liberty
Goldfields 6-2 Maxbees
Kotoko 2-0 Dawu
Hearts 6-0 Arsenals
Ghapoha 0-0 Olympics
Okwawu 1-1 King Faisal
Kwaebibirem 0-0 Adansiman
Hasaacas 2-0 Bofoakwa
Round 14 [Aug 8]
Olympics 1-1 Okwawu
Dawu 0-1 Hearts
Adansiman 2-0 Hasaacas
Faisal 1-0 Kwaebibirem
Maxbees 0-4 Kotoko
Arsenals 1-0 Ghapoha
Bofoakwa 1-0 RTU
Liberty bt Goldfields [by 1 goal]
Round 15 [Aug 12]
Hearts 5-0 Maxbees
Kotoko 2-0 Liberty
Bofoakwa 3-2 Adansiman
Ghapoha 1-0 Dawu
Kwaebibirem 0-0 Olympics
Okwawu 3-0 Arsenals
Hasaacas 1-0 Faisal
Goldfields bt RTU [by 1 goal]
Round 16 [Sep 2]
Hasaacas 0-0 Olympics
Adansiman 1-0 King Faisal
Kwaebibirem 3-1 Arsenals
Okwahu 2-1 Dawu
Ghapoha 2-1 Maxbees
Kotoko 2-0 RTU
Bofoakwa 1-0 Goldfields
Liberty 1-3 Hearts
Round 17
[Sep 5]
Dawu 1-0 Kwaebibirem
Goldfields 2-0 Kotoko
Arsenals 2-0 Hasaacas
Maxbees 2-0 Okwahu
Olympics 1-0 Adansiman
Faisal 0-0 Bofoakwa
RTU 1-0 Hearts
[Sep 6]
Liberty 1-2 Ghapoha
Round 18 [Sep 9]
Faisal 2-2 Olympics
Hasaacas 0-1 Dawu
Kwaebibirem 3-0 Maxbees [also reported 1-1]
Okwawu 2-1 Liberty
Ghapoha 2-0 RTU
Bofoakwa awd Kotoko [awarded 3-0 to Bofoakwa, Kotoko 3 points deducted;
[Sep 12] abandoned at 0-0 in 75' after a 'fan' attacked
Hearts 3-0 Goldfields the referee]
Adansiman 0-1 Arsenals
Round 19 [Sep 16]
Olympics 1-1 Bofoakwa
Arsenals 0-0 Faisal
Dawu 1-0 Adansiman
Maxbees 1-1 Hasaacas
RTU 3-0 Okwawu
Goldfields 0-0 Ghapoha
Kotoko 2-0 Hearts
Liberty 0-1 Kwaebibirem
Round 20
[Sep 22]
Ghapoha 1-0 Kotoko
[Sep 23]
Olympics 2-0 Arsenals
Faisal 1-1 Dawu
Adansiman 2-1 Maxbees
Hasaacas 3-1 Liberty
Kwaebibirem 2-1 RTU
Bofoakwa 1-1 Hearts
[later]
Okwawu awd Goldfields [awarded 3-0 to Okwawu, forfeit Goldfields]
Round 21 [Sep 30]
Liberty 6-0 Adansiman
Maxbees 1-0 Faisal
Dawu 0-2 Olympics
Hearts 2-0 Ghapoha
Kotoko 0-1 Okwawu
Goldfields 1-0 Kwaebibirem
RTU 1-0 Hasaacas
Arsenals 1-0 Bofoakwa
Round 22 [Oct 7]
Arsenals 1-0 Dawu
Olympics 3-0 Maxbees
Faisal 0-0 Liberty
Hasaacas 1-1 Goldfields
Kwaebibirem 0-2 Kotoko
Okwawu 2-3 Hearts
Bofoakwa 1-0 Ghapoha
RTU 0-2 Adansiman
Round 23 [Oct 14]
Goldfields 0-1 Adansiman
RTU 1-1 Faisal
Liberty 0-0 Olympics
Maxbees bt Arsenals [wrongly reported 0-2 (or awarded)]
Ghapoha 1-0 Okwawu
Hearts 2-0 Kwaebibirem
Kotoko 3-3 Hasaacas
Dawu 4-2 Bofoakwa
Round 24 [Oct 21]
Dawu 4-1 Maxbees
Arsenals 1-0 Liberty
Olympics 4-1 RTU
Faisal 1-0 Goldfields
Adansiman 0-3 Kotoko
Hasaacas 1-0 Hearts
Kwaebibirem 1-0 Ghapoha
Bofoakwa 1-0 Okwawu
Round 25 [Oct 28]
Hearts 3-1 Adansiman
Kotoko 0-1 Faisal
RTU 2-0 Arsenals
Liberty 2-0 Dawu
Okwawu 0-0 Kwaebibirem
Ghapoha 2-1 Hasaacas
Maxbees 3-2 Bofoakwa
Goldfields 2-0 Olympics
Round 26 [Nov 4]
Dawu 2-0 RTU
Arsenals 2-0 Goldfields
Olympics 1-1 Kotoko
Faisal 0-0 Hearts
Adansiman 1-0 Ghapoha
Hasaacas 1-2 Okwawu
Bofoakwa 1-0 Kwaebibirem
Maxbees 1-0 Liberty
Round 27 [Nov 11]
Okwawu 2-0 Adansiman
Ghapoha 1-1 Faisal
Hearts 0-0 Olympics
Kotoko bt Arsenals [wrongly reported 1-1 (or awarded)]
Goldfields 2-0 Dawu
RTU 3-0 Maxbees
Kwaebibirem 0-0 Hasaacas
Liberty 3-1 Bofoakwa
Round 28 [Nov 18]
Liberty 3-1 RTU
Maxbees 1-0 Goldfields
Dawu 1-0 Kotoko
Arsenals 1-1 Hearts
Olympics 1-0 Ghapoha
Faisal 2-1 Okwawu
Adansiman 2-1 Kwaebibirem
Bofoakwa 1-0 Hasaacas
Round 29 [Nov 25]
Hasaacas 3-2 Adansiman
Kwaebibirem 0-1 Faisal
Okwawu 0-0 Olympics
Ghapoha 0-1 Arsenals
Hearts 2-0 Dawu
Kotoko 2-1 Maxbees
RTU 4-1 Bofoakwa
Goldfields 2-1 Liberty
Round 30 [Dec 2]
Maxbees 2-1 Hearts
Liberty 1-0 Kotoko
Adansiman 2-1 Bofoakwa
Dawu 1-2 Ghapoha
Olympics 2-0 Kwaebibirem
Arsenals 1-1 Okwawu
Faisal 4-1 Hasaacas
RTU 2-0 Goldfields
Final Table:
1.Hearts of Oak (Accra) 30 19 7 4 52-19 64 Champions
2.Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) 30 18 4 8 40-19 55 [-3] [GD +25] [*9,*27]
3.Goldfields (Obuasi) 30 14 3 13 31-26 45 [GD +9] [*9,*14,*15]
4.Dawu Youngstars (Dawu) 30 13 3 14 35-35 42 [GD -1]
5.Tano Bafoakwa (Sunyani) 30 11 8 11 32-33 41
6.Liberty Professionals (Accra) 30 11 7 12 35-32 40 [GD +4] [*14]
7.King Faisal Babies (Kumasi) 30 11 10 9 25-22 40 [-3] [GD 0] [*9]
8.Great Olympics (Accra) 30 9 12 9 27-23 39
9.Okwahu United (Nkawkaw) 30 10 9 11 33-33 39
10.Hasaacas (Sekondi) 30 11 6 13 32-37 39
11.Arsenals (Berekum) 30 11 6 13 22-33 39 [GD -12] [*23,*27]
12.Maxbees (Suhum) 30 11 4 15 27-54 37 [GD -24] [*23]
13.Real Tamale United (Tamale) 30 13 5 12 32-29 35 [GD 0] [-9?] [*7,*15]
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14.GHAPOHA Readers (Tema) 30 9 8 13 19-22 35 Relegation Playoff
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15.Adansiman (Obuasi) 30 10 5 15 29-42 35 Relegated [GD -16] [*7,*9]
16.Kwaebibirem United (Asuom) 30 8 5 17 19-31 29 Relegated [GD -13]
NB: it is unclear why RTU had 9 (or 6?) points deducted (presumably using
ineligible players) or why Goldfields' original poinst deduction was
revoked; decisions on Goldfields and Okwahu are still pending.
[*7] w/o goals rd 7 (RTU bt Adansiman by 2 goals difference)
[*9] w/o goals rd 9 (Kotoko bt Adansiman by 1; Goldfields bt Faisal by 3(?))
[*14] w/o goals rd 14 (Liberty bt Goldfields by 1)
[*15] w/o goals rd 15 (Goldfields bt RTU by 1)
[*23] w/o goals rd 23 (Maxbees bt Arsenals by 3(?))
[*27] w/o goals rd 27 (Kotoko bt Arsenals by 3(?))
Top Scorers (Aug 19):
1. Ishmael Addo (Hearts) 13 goals
2. Awudu Adama (Dawu) 9
3. Isaac Boakye (Goldfields) 9
Promoted: Brong Ahofu United, Power FC, Prestea Mines Stars
National Cup
1/4 Finals [Nov 14]
Asante Kotoko 1-0 Hearts of Oak
Olympics 0-1 Dwarfs
Goldfields 2-1 Ghapoha
Semifinals [Nov 28]
Asante Kotoko 5-0 Cape Coast Dwarfs
[Joe Okyere 20, 49, Charles Asamoah 67, Aziz Ansah, Osei Kwame 73]
King Faisal Babies 4-0 Goldfields
[Issah Debrah 20, Frank Osei 64, 69, Joe Agyemang 90]
Final [Dec 9, Accra]
Asante Kotoko 1-0 King Faisal Babies [aet]
[Kwaku Bueh]