2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition

The 2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition is 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.

Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition
Season2019
Champions LeagueAsante Kotoko
Confederation CupAshanti Gold
Highest attendance39,000 (Accra Hearts of Oak vs. Asante Kotoko) [1]
2018

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 to 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 to the phase indicated.

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.

References

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