{{Short description|Association football club in Dansoman}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Liberty Professionals FC | current = 2020–21 Ghana Premier League | image = Liberty Professionals FC logo.png | fullname = Liberty Professional Football Club | nickname = | founded = 1996 | ground = Dansoman Park<br>Dansoman, Accra, Ghana | capacity = 2,000 | chairman = <!-- Vacant --> | manager = | league = Ghana Premier League | season = | position = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = 0000FF| }}
'''Liberty Professionals Football Club''' is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
==History== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okine|first=Sammy Heywood|date=9 July 2020|title=Top Ten (10) Most Valuable Clubs in Ghana Premier League Revealed|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1015026/top-ten-10-most-valuable-clubs-in-ghana-premier.html|access-date=17 September 2021|website=Modern Ghana|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917164414/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1015026/top-ten-10-most-valuable-clubs-in-ghana-premier.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2021|title=Liberty Professionals relegated from Ghana Premier League after 22 years|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/liberty-professionals-relegated-from-ghana-premier-league-after-22-years|access-date=17 September 2021|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718173737/https://ghanasoccernet.com/liberty-professionals-relegated-from-ghana-premier-league-after-22-years|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Teye|first=Prince Narkortu|date=19 July 2021|title=Essien, Gyan and relegated Liberty Professionals' top six football products {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-tza/lists/essien-gyan-and-relegated-liberty-professionals-top-six-football-/wyq690ft7bar13h9a63vb9pdi#wqqmd0zdah5m19czoorjpdzlz|access-date=17 September 2021|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917162749/https://www.goal.com/en-tza/lists/essien-gyan-and-relegated-liberty-professionals-top-six-football-/wyq690ft7bar13h9a63vb9pdi#wqqmd0zdah5m19czoorjpdzlz|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 appearance''' :: 2009 – Third
thumb|right|Liberty Professionals FC old logo.
==Stadium== Their home stadium is Carl Reindorf Park which can seat up to 2,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 November 2020|title=Carl Reindorf Park|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/carl-reindorf-park|access-date=17 September 2021|website=GhanaSoccernet|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917161522/https://ghanasoccernet.com/carl-reindorf-park|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Liberty to make Carl Reindorf return|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/liberty-to-make-carl-reindorf-return|access-date=17 September 2021|website=www.ghanafa.org|publisher=Ghana Football Association|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917161746/https://www.ghanafa.org/liberty-to-make-carl-reindorf-return|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Asare|first=George Ernest|date=17 September 2021|title=Media denied access to Carl Reindorf Park|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/media-denied-access-to-carl-reindorf-park.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=25 February 2021|newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420234658/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/media-denied-access-to-carl-reindorf-park.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, during the latter part of the 2020–21 season they switched to WAFA (West African Football Academy) Stadium in Sogakope.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 April 2021|title=Liberty Professionals relocate to WAFA Stadium in Sogakope|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Liberty-Professionals-relocate-to-WAFA-Stadium-in-Sogakope-1227541|access-date=17 September 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917165311/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Liberty-Professionals-relocate-to-WAFA-Stadium-in-Sogakope-1227541|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Current squad== {{updated|1 January 2021|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://westafricanfootball.com/ |title=Special Report – Scorers and Player Information – GLO Premier League in Ghana (Part Four) |access-date=2010-11-03 |archive-date=2010-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028082723/http://westafricanfootball.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Elorm Benaiah and Gary Al-Smith|date=13 November 2020|title=The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|access-date=7 September 2021|website=www.myjoyonline.com|publisher=Multimedia Group|language=en-US|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054405/https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Ghana|name=Daniel Amissah|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Ghana|name=Michael Nii Laryea|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Ghana|name=Owusu Adam Mohammed|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Ghana|name=Godfred Atuahene|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Ghana|name=George Amoako|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Ghana|name=Emmauel Issaka|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Ghana|name=Issah Mubashar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Ghana|name=Maxwell Kavar|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Ghana|name=Degraft Amponsah|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Ghana|name=Kwaku Karikari|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Ghana|name=Samuel Amofa|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Ghana|name=Maxwell Ansah|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Ghana|name=Simon Appiah Asamoah|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Ghana|name=Ernest Danso|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Ghana|name=Ganiwu Shaibu|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Ghana|name=George William Ansong|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Ghana|name=Fuseini Mohammed|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Ghana|name=Ahmed Satar|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ghana|name=Emmanuel Kumi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Ghana|name=Paul Kwame|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Ghana|name=Kofi Baah|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Ghana|name=Benash Quansah|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Ghana|name=Abraham Wayo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Ghana|name=Abdul Razak Boame|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Ghana|name=Daniel Antwi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Ghana|name=Stanley Nii Agyei|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Ghana|name=Francis Tanko|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Ghana|name=Seedorf Asante|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Ghana|name=Emmanuel Paga|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Ghana|name=Brite Andoh|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Ghana|name=Evans Owusu|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
== Notable players == {{Further|Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players}}
==Academy==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2020-09-07|title=Mubarak Alhassan arrives in Spain to begin Granada adventure|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/09/07/mubarak-alhassan-arrives-in-spain-to-begin-granada-adventure/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721000428/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/09/07/mubarak-alhassan-arrives-in-spain-to-begin-granada-adventure/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hemans|first=Francis|date=2021-04-29|title=A journey filled with struggles; Abraham Wayo's rise to a GPL star|url=https://3news.com/a-journey-filled-with-struggles-abraham-wayos-rise-to-a-gpl-star/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=3news|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806011739/https://3news.com/a-journey-filled-with-struggles-abraham-wayos-rise-to-a-gpl-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Managers== *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Sellas Tetteh (1996–2001) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (2002) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Sellas Tetteh (2009–2010) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong (Jan 1, 2011 – July 8, 2012) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} George Lamptey (July 1, 2012–Oct 1, 2016) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Michael Osei (May 2017 –February 2018) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} David Ocloo (December 2019 –April 2021) *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Andy Sinason & Sellas Tetteh (interim) (April 2021 –)
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090214201017/http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Liberty%20Professionals%20FC&page=viewListing&lid=200&Itemid=36 Liberty Professionals FC] at Ghana-pedia (archived 14 February 2009)
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