Adama City F.C.

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Adama City F.C.
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Full nameAdama City Football Club
Nickname(s)Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha)
Founded1991
GroundAbebe Bikila Stadium
Adama, Ethiopia
Capacity4,000
ChairmanEthiopia Teshome Quankusie
ManagerEthiopia Zeray Mulu
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Premier League 13th of 13

Adama City Football Club (oromo: Garee Kubbaa Miilaa Magaalaa Adaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ ከትማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ), is an Ethiopian professional football club based in Adama. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division in Ethiopian football.[1]

History[]

The club was founded in 1991 (1983 E.C.).[2]

Adama City briefly held the top spot late in the 2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League season before eventually finishing 5th.[3]

On August 4, 2018 the club hired Sisay Abraham as manager and Dawit Tadesse as assistant coach.[4] In February 2021, the club hired Zeray Mulu as its manager.[5]

Stadium[]

The club's home ground is Abebe Bikila stadium (Adama), the second such stadium in the country to be named after Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila.

Support[]

Adama City (Ketema) enjoys a great support for its fans both at home in Adama and during away fixtures. The supporters have been involved in some altercation with some rival team supporters in the past.[6]

Finances[]

As of 2018, Salaries at the club have steadily risen with player like Jecko Peaze Peryze earning 165,000 Br per month.[7] United Beverages, makers of the Ethiopian beer brand Anbessa Beer, is a sponsor of the club and in 2021 provided the club with new Jako branded Kits.[8]

Departments[]

Active Departments[]

  • Women's Football Team
  • Football Team (U17)[9]
  • Football Team (U20)[10]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 7 March 2021[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Ethiopia ETH
4 MF Ethiopia ETH
5 DF Ethiopia ETH
6 DF Ethiopia ETH
7 FW Ethiopia ETH
8 MF Ethiopia ETH
9 FW Ethiopia ETH
10 FW Ethiopia ETH
11 DF Ethiopia ETH
12 MF Ethiopia ETH
13 DF Ethiopia ETH
14 MF Ethiopia ETH
15 MF Ethiopia ETH
16 MF Ethiopia ETH
17 MF Ethiopia ETH
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Ethiopia ETH
20 DF Ethiopia ETH
21 FW Ethiopia ETH
22 MF Ethiopia ETH
23 GK Ethiopia ETH
25 MF Ethiopia ETH
26 MF Ethiopia ETH Elias Ahmed
27 FW Ethiopia ETH
28 DF Ethiopia ETH
29 FW Ethiopia ETH
30 GK Ethiopia ETH
32 FW Ethiopia ETH
33 DF Ethiopia ETH
44 DF Ethiopia ETH
50 GK Ethiopia ETH


Club Officials[]

CEO: Ethiopia Anbessa Megersa[8]

Coaching staff[]

  • Manager/Head Coach: Ethiopia Aschalew Hailemichael[2]
  • First Assistant coach:Ethiopia Degu Dubamo[2]
  • Goalkeeper coach:Ethiopia Ephrem Eshetu
  • Team Leader:Ethiopia Girma Tadesse
  • Physiotherapist: Ethiopia Yohannes Getachew

Former Coaches[]

Former Players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Adama Kenema Remains on Top of the Ethiopia Premier League". Ethiosports. Dec 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Adama Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ^ Taddele, Omna (June 9, 2018). "Administrative Blunder Puts Adama Ketema as Premier League New Leaders". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ^ "አዳማ ከተማ ዋና እና ምክትል አሰልጣኞችን ቀጥሯል". Soccer Ethiopia. August 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Takele, Tewodros (February 25, 2021). "አዳማ ከተማ አዲስ አሰልጣኝ ሾሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  6. ^ Taddele, Omna (February 1, 2018). "Fans Mayhem in Addis Ababa Stadium as Adama Ketema Hold Kidus Giorgis". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ^ Yimer, Solomon (March 18, 2018). "Footballers' Salaries sore, Club's Revenues Drained". Addis Fortune.
  8. ^ a b Legesse, Mikael (April 1, 2021). "አዳማ ከተማ ድጋፍ ተደረገለት". Soccer Ethiopia.
  9. ^ Mesfin, Daniel (March 14, 2021). "የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  10. ^ "U-20 Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Mabuka, Dennis (September 30, 2020). "Wubetu Abate named new Ethiopia coach to replace Mebratu". goal.
  12. ^ Berhanu, Markos (May 9, 2017). "Ethiopian Soccer: Ashenafi names 29-man roster ahead of Uganda friendly". Ethiosports.
  13. ^ a b c "Only two expats in Ethiopia football squad". Nazret. June 7, 2017.

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