2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition

Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition
Season2019
Champions LeagueAsante Kotoko
Confederation CupAshanti Gold
Top goalscorerDiawisie Taylor
Abdul Fatawu
(10 goals each)
Highest attendance39,000 (Accra Hearts of Oak vs. Asante Kotoko) [1]
← 2018

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.

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

Group stage

The teams are divided into two groups: Group A for teams in the North and Group B for teams in the South.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Ghana FA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Ghana FA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Championship playoff

Semifinals

Hearts of Oak1–1Asante Kotoko
Penalties
4–5
Ashanti Gold0–1Karela United

Final

Asante Kotoko1–1Karela United
Penalties
4–1

Asante Kotoko qualified for 2019–20 CAF Champions League.

Tier 2

Final

Ashanti Gold1–0Nzema Kotoko

Ashanti Gold qualified for 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Diawisie Taylor Karela United 10
Ghana Abdul Fatawu Asante Kotoko
3 Ghana Mumuni Shafiu Ashanti Gold 5
Ghana Simon Zibo Liberty Professionals
Ghana Christopher Heart of Oak
Ghana Solomon Sarfo Karela United
7 Ghana Fatawu Aduana Stars 4
Ghana Elvis Kyei Baffour Liberty Professionals
Ghana Emmanuel Osei Karela United
Ghana Benjamin Eshun Liberty Professionals

References

  1. ^ "Massive attendance in Hearts v Kotoko match". 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ NC SPECIAL COMPETITION LAUNCHED, SET TO COMMENCE THIS WEEKEND, Ghana Football Association
  3. ^ Ghana 2019, RSSSF.com