A long season awaits 48 clubs seeking for three premier league places next season with the start of the Division One League this weekend.

Eleven former premiership campaigners - Bofoakwa, B.A Utd, MineStars, Eleven Wise, Vipers, Hasaacas, Mirren, Olympics, Okwawu, Tema Youth and Zaytuna - are included in the battle for a return to the elite division.

Below are the opening days matches:

Zone 1 A

BAZOOKA VS. TUMU UTD. GOLDEN STARS VS. GUAN UTD. UPPER EAST UTD. VS. JUVENTUS YAGBON STARS VS. NO WEAPONS

Zone 1 B

UNION ROVERS VS. BOFOAKWA TANO KINTAMPO UTD. VS. BECHEM UTD. UNITY F/C VS. BERLIN F/C B. A. UTD. VS. UNIVERSAL STARS

Zone 2 A

GOLDSTARS VS. MINESTARS STARKE VS. DUNKWA UTD. SAMERTEX VS. YEGOLA WESTHAM VS. DEPORTIVO

Zone 2 B

DOLPHINE VS. MEDEAMA WISE VS. TARKWA UTD. VIPERS VS. METRO WINDY PROFFS. VS. HASAACAS

Zone 3 A

TETE ATEMPONG VS. NANIA S. P. MIRREN VS. D'INTERNATIONAL INTER ALLIES VS. GT. OLYMPICS HOREBIANS VS. ACCRA INTER ALLIES

Zone 3 B

OKWAHU VS. TEMA YOUTH PUREJOY VS. REHOBOTH RED BULL VS. ZAYTUNA KING SOLOMON VS. ALL STARS