Accra Hearts of Oak SC

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. This was the most successful year in the club's history. The team was led by club captain, Joseph Ansah.

On 9 May 2001, 127 people died in Africa's worst footballing disaster. During a match between rivals, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. Trouble started when supporters of Asante Kotoko began ripping out seats in protest at a goal allowed by the referee. The match was officiated by referee J. Wilson Sey, from Cape Coast. Police reacted by firing tear gas into the crowd, it has been suggested that this was an over-reaction. Reports suggest that the gates to the ground were locked and the stadium was not up to FIFA standards. The rush to escape the tear gas was a contributory factor to the death toll. A commission of inquiry, indicted six police officers in its initial report, but they were not convicted as it was deemed that the deaths could have been caused by the stampede…

Official trophies (recognised by CAF and FIFA)

Domestic

Ghana Premier League Champions (21): 1956, 1958, 1961–62, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2020–21 Ghanaian FA Cup Winners (12): 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990 (After winning a protest that declared them winners), 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999, 2000, 2021, 2022 (record) Ghana Super Cup Winners (7): 1978, 1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2021 (record holder)

International

CAF Champions League Winners (1): 2000 Runners-up (2): 1977, 1979 CAF Confederation Cup Winners (1): 2004 CAF Super Cup: Winners (1): 2001 Runners-up (1): 2005

Other GFA National Titles

Ghana SWAG Cup: 7 1973, 1974 (shared), 1977 (shared), 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985 Ghana Telecom Gala: 4 GHALCA Special Cup: 3 Ghana Top Four Cup: 3 Ghana Top Eight Cup: 2 President's Cup: 6 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023 Independence Cup: 4 PLB Special Knockout: 1 June 4 Cup: 3 31 December Revolution Cup: 1

Gold Coast

Inclusive of trophies won in the Accra Football League (Guggisberg Shield) and the Gold Coast Club Competition, both played during the colonial period Champions (8): 1920, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1953–54 Contributor - Bright Yeboah Taylor (Ghanaian Sports Journalist)