Accra Hearts Of Oak

Last updated : 15/05/2024 13:07:24

Introduction

Accra Hearts Of Oak are a Grassroots football team made up of 2 team members.

The team is from Accra, Greater Area, Ghana and play in the First Capital Plus League.

Accra Hearts Of Oak started using TeamStats in July 2015.

Team Details

Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its traditional colours are red, yellow and blue. Hearts of Oak competes in the Ghana Premier League, the premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid. The Accra Sports Stadium is the club's home grounds, where it plays its home games.

History

The club was founded on 11 November 1911 in Accra.
Hearts of Oak won their first major match in 1922 when Sir Gordon Guggisberg, then Governor of the Gold Coast, founded the Accra Football League. Hearts won 6 out of 12 seasons in this league.
The club also won the 1953/54 edition of the Gold Coast Club Competition - the colonial precursor to the Ghana Premier League.
In 1956, Hearts joined the Ghanaian Football League and have flourished ever since.
In the year 2000, the Hearts of Oak won the Ghanaian FA cup, the Ghana Premier League and for the first time in their history the CAF Champions League.

Honours

20 Ghanaian Premier League titles (1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2019)
11 Ghanaian FA Cups (1975, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2022)
1 CAF Champions League title (2000)
2 CAF Confederation Cup titles (2004, 2005)

Sources

The First Capital Plus League is the top division of Ghanaian football. It is organized by the Ghana Football Association. The league was founded in 1956 and is currently contested by 18 clubs. The current champions are Asante Kotoko.