Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
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| Full name | Liberty Professional Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Ground | Dansoman Park Dansoman, Accra, Ghana | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| League | Ghana Premier League | ||
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History edit
Liberty Professionals was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earliest in Ghana to adopt a professional approach to the management of a football club. The club started their first season in the Poly Tank Division One League,but were promoted to the Ghana Telecom Premier League within their second season in 1998. Since then, the club has consistently maintained respectable league match performances. As of 2020, the team had an estimated net worth of $4.31million.[1]
In July 2021, the club was relegated to the Ghana Division One League at the end of the 2020–21 season, after 22 years in the Ghana Premier League since gaining promotion in 1998.[2][3]
Performance in CAF competitions edit
- West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 appearance
- 2009 – Third
Stadium edit
Their home stadium is Carl Reindorf Park which can seat up to 2,000 people.[4][5][6] In April 2021, during the latter part of the 2020–21 season they switched to WAFA (West African Football Academy) Stadium in Sogakope.[7]
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players edit
Academy edit
Liberty Professionals have three youth academies in Kenya, Togo and Ghana. Michael Essien played for the Ghana Academy for the 1998–99 season. Mubarak Alhassan, an academy graduate joined Granada CF in 2020.[10] Abraham Wayo an academy graduate ended the 2020–21 season as the club's top goal scorer and later secured a deal to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.[11]
Managers edit
Sellas Tetteh (1996–2001)- Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (2002)
- Sellas Tetteh (2009–2010)
- Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong (Jan 1, 2011 – July 8, 2012)
- George Lamptey (July 1, 2012–Oct 1, 2016)
- Michael Osei (May 2017 –February 2018)
- David Ocloo (December 2019 –April 2021)
- Andy Sinason & Sellas Tetteh (interim) (April 2021 –)
References edit
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (9 July 2020). "Top Ten (10) Most Valuable Clubs in Ghana Premier League Revealed". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Liberty Professionals relegated from Ghana Premier League after 22 years". GhanaSoccernet. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (19 July 2021). "Essien, Gyan and relegated Liberty Professionals' top six football products | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Carl Reindorf Park". GhanaSoccernet. 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Liberty to make Carl Reindorf return". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Asare, George Ernest (17 September 2021). "Media denied access to Carl Reindorf Park". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Liberty Professionals relocate to WAFA Stadium in Sogakope". GhanaWeb. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Special Report – Scorers and Player Information – GLO Premier League in Ghana (Part Four)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ Elorm Benaiah and Gary Al-Smith (13 November 2020). "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21". www.myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (2020-09-07). "Mubarak Alhassan arrives in Spain to begin Granada adventure". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Hemans, Francis (2021-04-29). "A journey filled with struggles; Abraham Wayo's rise to a GPL star". 3news. Archived from the original on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
External links edit
- Ghana-pedia webpage – Liberty Professionals FC (archived 14 February 2009)