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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]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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    ineligible players) or why Goldfields' original poinst deduction was
    revoked; decisions on Goldfields and Okwahu are still pending.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]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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]