Champions Asante Kotoko will kick off their title defence of the Glo Premier League at home when the new season gets underway on October 7.The Porcupine Warriors will host league debutants, Amidaus Professionals, who eliminated them from last season's FA Cup at the Baba Yara Stadium.The match is one of the intriguing opening day fixtures released by the Premier League Board for the 2012/13 football season.Hearts of Oak's hopes of wrestling the title will begin at the Tema Park where they meet Tema Youth whiles New Edubiase clashes with Medeama in Bekwai.Returnees, Real Tamale United will be at home to AshantiGold with King Faisal traveling to the Carl Reindorf grounds to play Liberty Professionals.The traditional rivalry that pundits will be looking up to, the clash between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak has been fixed for match-day-7 on November 18, 2012 when the Phobians travel to Kumasi to face the Porcupine Warriors at the Baba Yara Stadium.The first round of the league campaign would be brought to an end on January 13, 2013 when the match-day-15 round of games are played.PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES 2012 – 2013 SEASONFIRST ROUND MATCHESMATCH 1 - SUNDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2012Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Hearts of Oak Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. Medeama Len Clay - Dwarfs Vrs. Arsenals Wa - All Stars Vrs. Aduana Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. Lions Tamale - R. T. U. Vrs. Ashantigold Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. Amidaus Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 2 - SUNDAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. Edubiase Tema - Amidaus Vrs. Liberty Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Asante Kotoko Kpando - Lions Vrs. R. T. U. Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Chelsea Golden City Park - Arsenals Vrs. All Stars T & A Park - Medeama Vrs. Dwarfs Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. Tema YouthMATCH 3 - SUNDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 2012Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. Tema Youth Tema (Sat) - Dwarfs Vrs. Hearts of Oak Wa - All Stars Vrs. Medeama Golden City Park - Chelsea Vrs. Arsenals Tamale - RTU Vrs. Aduana Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. Lions Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Ashantigold Tema - Amidaus Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 4 - WEDNESDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. All Stars Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Dwarfs Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Amidaus Kpando - Lions Vrs. Liberty Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Asante Kotoko Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. R. T. U. T & A Park - Medeama Vrs. Chelsea Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. EdubiaseMATCH 5 - SUNDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2012Len Clay (Sat) - Dwarfs Vrs. Edubiase Wa - All Stars Vrs. Tema Youth Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. Hearts of Oak Tamale - R. T. U. Vrs. Medeama Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. Arsenals Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Aduana Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Lions Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 6 - WEDNESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. R. T. U. Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Chelsea Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. All Stars Kpando - Lions Vrs. Ashantigold Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Amidaus Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. Liberty T & A Park - Medeama Vrs. Asante Kotoko Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. DwarfsMATCH 7 - SUNDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER, 2012Wa - All Stars Vrs. Dwarfs Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. Edubiase Tamale - R. T. U. Vrs. Tema Youth Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. Hearts of Oak Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Medeama Tema - Amidaus Vrs. Arsenals Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Aduana Kpando - Lions Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 8 – SUNDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. Liberty Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Asante Kotoko Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. R. T. U. Robert Mensah - Dwarfs Vrs. Chelsea Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Lions Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. Ashantigold T & A Park - Medeama Vrs. Amidaus Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. All StarsMATCH 9 –WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER, 2012Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. All Stars Tamale - R. T. U. Vrs. Dwarfs Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. Edubiase Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Tema Youth Tema - Amidaus Vrs. Hearts of Oak Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Medeama Kpando - Lions Vrs. Arsenals Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 10 –SUNDAY, 2ND DECEMBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. Ashantigold Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Amidaus Gyamfi - Edubiase Vrs. Liberty Robert Mensah - Dwarfs Vrs. Asante Kotoko Wa - All Stars Vrs. R. T. U. Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. Aduana T & A Park - Medeama Vrs. Lions Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. ChelseaMATCH 11 –SUNDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 2012Tamale - R.T.U Vrs. Chelsea Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. All Stars Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Dwarfs Tema - Amidaus Vrs. Edubiase Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Tema Youth Kpando - Lions Vrs. Hearts of Oak Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Medeama Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 12 – SUNDAY, 30TH DECEMBER, 2012Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. Aduana Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Lions Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. Ashantigold Robert Mensah - Dwarfs Vrs. Amidaus Wa - All Stars Vrs. Liberty Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. Asante Kotoko T&A Park - Medeama Vrs. Arsenals Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. R. T. U.MATCH 13 – SUNDAY, 6TH JANUARY, 2013Baba Yara - Asante Kotoko Vrs. R. T. U. Carl Reindorf - Liberty Vrs. Chelsea Tema - Amidaus Vrs. All Stars Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Dwarfs Kpando - Lions Vrs. Edubiase Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Tema Youth Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. Hearts of Oak T&A Park - Medeama Vrs. King FaisalMATCH 14 –Wednesday 9th JANUARY, 2013Accra - Hearts of Oak Vrs. Medeama Tema - Tema Youth Vrs. Arsenals Gyamfi Park - Edubiase Vrs. Aduana Robert Mensah - Dwarfs Vrs. Lions Wa - All Stars Vrs. Ashantigold Golden City - Chelsea Vrs. Amidaus Tamale - R. T. U. Vrs. Liberty Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. Asante KotokoMATCH 15 – SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY, 2013Accra - Liberty Vrs. Asante Kotoko Tema - Amidaus Vrs. R. T. U. Len Clay - Ashantigold Vrs. Chelsea Kpando - Lions Vrs. All Stars Agyeman Badu - Aduana Vrs. Dwarfs Golden City - Arsenals Vrs. Edubiase T&A Park - Medeama Vrs. Tema Youth Baba Yara - King Faisal Vrs. Hearts of Oak