Division One League

The Division One League, currently known as the Access Bank Division One League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association. The winner of each of the three zones will be promoted to the Ghana Premier League.^[1]

Division One

Country	Ghana
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	48 in 3 zones
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Ghana Premier League
Relegation to	Ghana Division Two League
Website	https://www.ghanafa.org/category/division-one

League structure

The league is divided into three zones with a zone in the southern, middle and northern sectors of the country.

Regions Zone One: Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper West & Upper East Region

Regions Zone Two: Central, Western & Ashanti Region

Regions Zone Three: Eastern, Volta & Greater Accra Region

2020-21

	Zone One	Zone Two	Zone Three
1	Berekum Arsenal	Achiken FC	Accra Lions FC
2	Bofoakwa Tano FC	Swedru All Blacks	Accra City Stars FC
3	Brong Ahafo United	Asokwa Deportivo FC	Agbozume Weavers FC
4	Paga Crocodiles Stars FC	BYF Academy	Akosombo Krystal Palace FC
5	Kintampo FC	FC Samartex	Amidaus Professionals FC
6	Nkoranza Warriors SC	Bibiani Gold Stars FC	Danbort FC
7	Nsoatreman FC	Sekondi Hasaacas FC	Heart of Lions FC
8	Real Tamale United	New Edubiase United	Kotoku Royals FC
9	Steadfast FC	Nzema Kotoko FC	Nania FC
10	Tamale City FC	Pacific Heroes FC	Okyeman Planners FC
11	Techiman City FC	Proud United FC	Phar Rangers
12	Unity FC	Skyy FC	Tema Youth FC
13	Wa Suntaa Sporting Club	Star Madrid FC	Tudu Mights Jets FC
14	Wamanafo Mighty Royals	Unistar Academy FC	Uncle 'T' FC
15	Yendi Gbewaa FC	Venomous Vipers	Vision FC
16	Young Apostles FC	Wassaman United	Young Wise FC

Division One League clubs with a stadium capacity of at least 10,000:

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Accra Lions FC	Accra	Accra Sports Stadium	40,000
New Edubiase United F.C.	New Edubiase	Len Clay Stadium	30,000
Real Tamale United	Tamale	Tamale Stadium	20,000
Steadfast F.C.	Tamale	Tamale Stadium	20,000
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.	Sekondi-Takoradi	Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium	20,000
Emmanuel Stars F.C.	Tarkwa	TNA Park	10,000

2021-22

	Zone One	Zone Two	Zone Three
1	Baffour Soccer Academy	Achiken FC	Accra City Stars FC
2	Berekum Arsenal	Asokwa Deportivo FC	Akatsi All Stars
3	Bofoakwa Tano FC	Basake Holy Stars FC	Akosombo Krystal Palace FC
4	Bolga Allstars	BYF Academy	Golden Kick SC
5	Brong Ahafo United	Ebusua Dwarfs FC	Heart of Lions FC
6	Kintampo FC	FC Samartex	Inter Allies FC
7	Nkoranza Warriors SC	Future Stars FC	Kotoku Royals FC
8	Nsoatreman FC	New Edubiase United	Kwaebibirem United
9	Steadfast FC	Nzema Kotoko FC	Liberty Professionals
10	Dreams Tamale	Pacific Heroes FC	Nania FC
11	Tamale City FC	Sekondi Hasaacas FC	Akyem Tafo SC
12	Unity FC	Skyy FC	Tema Youth FC
13	Wa Suntaa Sporting Club	Soccer Intellectuals FC	Tudu Mights Jets FC
14	Wa Yaasin Juniors FC	Swedru All Blacks	Uncle 'T' FC
15	Wamanafo Mighty Royals	Unistar Academy FC	Vision FC
16	Young Apostles FC	Wassaman United	Young Wise FC

Sponsorship

Period	Title sponsor	Name	Ref.
2020–2022	None	Division One League
2022–present	Access Bank Ghana Plc	Access Bank Division One League	[2][3]

See also

• Ghana Premier League

• List of football clubs in Ghana
• Ghana Football Leagues

External links

• Division One League
• RSSSF Ghana
• Ghanaian Division One League, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com

References

1. Association, Ghana Football. "Division One". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Access Bank named Division One League sponsor in $250k deal". BusinessGhana. 2022-09-14.
3. "GFA and Access Bank extend sponsorship for three more seasons". Ghana FA. 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-18.