The 2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition was a special competition organized by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee in 2019 in place of the Ghana Premier League, the top association football league in Ghana.
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Season | 2019 |
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Champions League | Asante Kotoko |
Confederation Cup | Ashanti Gold |
Top goalscorer | Diawisie Taylor Abdul Fatawu (10 goals each) |
Highest attendance | 39,000 (Accra Hearts of Oak vs. Asante Kotoko) [1] |
← 2018 2019–20 → |
Due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, the 2018 league season was abandoned, and a special competition was organized by the GFA Normalization Committee in 2019 to revive domestic football until the re-organization of the GFA. The competition started on 30 March 2019.[2][3]
Tier 1
editGroup stage
editThe teams are divided into two groups: Group A for teams in the North and Group B for teams in the South.
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ashanti Gold (Q) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
2 | Asante Kotoko (Q) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 22 | |
3 | Medeama | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22 | |
4 | Aduana Stars | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
5 | Bechem United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 14 | |
6 | Techiman Eleven Wonders | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 | |
7 | Berekum Chelsea | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 5 | |
8 | Wa All Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hearts of Oak (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 28 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
2 | Karela United (Q) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 27 | |
3 | Liberty Professionals | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | |
4 | Elmina Sharks | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 21 | |
5 | West African Football Academy | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 18 | |
6 | Dreams | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 16 | |
7 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 11 | |
8 | International Allies | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 9 |
Championship playoff
editSemifinals
editFinal
editAsante Kotoko qualified for 2019–20 CAF Champions League.
Tier 2
editFinal
editAshanti Gold qualified for 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Diawisie Taylor | Karela United | 10 |
Abdul Fatawu | Asante Kotoko | ||
3 | Mumuni Shafiu | Ashanti Gold | 5 |
Simon Zibo | Liberty Professionals | ||
Christopher | Heart of Oak | ||
Solomon Sarfo | Karela United | ||
7 | Fatawu | Aduana Stars | 4 |
Elvis Kyei Baffour | Liberty Professionals | ||
Emmanuel Osei | Karela United | ||
Benjamin Eshun | Liberty Professionals |
References
edit- ^ "Massive attendance in Hearts v Kotoko match". 27 January 2020.
- ^ NC SPECIAL COMPETITION LAUNCHED, SET TO COMMENCE THIS WEEKEND, Ghana Football Association
- ^ Ghana 2019, RSSSF.com