Adama City F.C.

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, the capital of the Oromia Region. The club was founded in 1991 and currently competes in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.[1] Adama City has a long and successful history, having won the Ethiopian Premier League title once (in 2018) and the Ethiopian Cup twice (in 2007 and 2018). The club has also competed in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup on several occasions.

Adama City
Full nameAdama City Football Club
Nickname(s)Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha)
Founded1991 (1991)
GroundAdama Stadium
Capacity4,000
ChairmanEthiopia Teshome Quankusie
ManagerEthiopia Zeray Mulu
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020–21Premier League 13th of 13
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1991 (1983 E.C.) by a group of local businessmen and athletes. Adama City quickly rose through the Ethiopian football pyramid, and in 2007 they were promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time.[2]

The club has had a mixed record in the Ethiopian Premier League, but they have consistently been one of the top teams in the country. In 2017–18, Adama City briefly held the top spot in the league table, but they eventually finished in fifth place. In August 2018, the club hired Sisay Abraham as manager and Dawit Tadesse as assistant coach. The duo led Adama City to a fifth-place finish in the 2018–19 season.[3]

In February 2021, the club hired Zaray Mulu as its manager. Mulu is a former player of the club, and he has previously managed other Ethiopian clubs, including Hawassa City and Dedebit.

Adama City is a popular club in Ethiopia with a large fan base. The club's home stadium is the Adama Science and Technology University Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000.[4][5]

Stadium

The club's home ground is Adama Science and Technology University Stadium (Adama).

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]

Sponsors

On March 25, 2022 Adama City football Club signed a sponsorship agreement with United Beverage for 60 milion birr for 5 years.[9]

Departments

Active Departments
  • Women's Football Team
  • Football Team (U17)[10]
  • Football Team (U20)[11]

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
1 GK Ghana GHA Kuwami Bah
3 MF Ethiopia ETH Mesud Mohammed (captain)
4 DF Ethiopia ETH Million Solomon
5 DF Ethiopia ETH Jemil Yakob
6 DF Ethiopia ETH Eyob Matewos
7 DF Ethiopia ETH Desta Yohannes
8 MF Ethiopia ETH Bekalu Genene
9 FW Ethiopia ETH Ame Mohammed
10 FW Ethiopia ETH Abdisa Jemal
11 MF Ethiopia ETH Wiliam Solomon
12 FW Ethiopia ETH Dawa Hotessa
13 DF Ethiopia ETH Tafese Serka
14 MF Ethiopia ETH Mujahid Mohammed
15 MF Ethiopia ETH Tsegaye Balcha
16 MF Ethiopia ETH Aklilu Tefera
17 MF Ethiopia ETH Dagim Tareknegn
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Ethiopia ETH Biruk Mengesha
20 DF Ethiopia ETH Desta Gichamo
21 FW Ethiopia ETH Yehualashet Fikadu
22 MF Ethiopia ETH Desalegn Debash
23 GK Ethiopia ETH Tarik Getnet
25 MF Ethiopia ETH Elias Mamo
26 MF Ethiopia ETH Elias Ahmed
27 FW Ethiopia ETH Seife Zakir
28 DF Ethiopia ETH Amin Nesru
29 FW Ethiopia ETH Habtamu Wolde
30 GK Ethiopia ETH Daniel Teshome
32 FW Ethiopia ETH Yared Birhanu
33 DF Ethiopia ETH Amsalu Mengesha
44 DF Ethiopia ETH Tigistu Abera
50 GK Ethiopia ETH Ibsa Abebe

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. 27 December 2015.
  2. "Adama Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11.
  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. Legesse, Mikael (April 1, 2021). "አዳማ ከተማ ድጋፍ ተደረገለት". Soccer Ethiopia.
  9. "ዩናይትድ ቤቭሬጅስ በዋሊን ምርቱ አዳማ ከተማን ስፖንሰር አደረገ". Soccer Ethiopia. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  10. Mesfin, Daniel (March 14, 2021). "የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  11. "U-20 Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  12. Mabuka, Dennis (September 30, 2020). "Wubetu Abate named new Ethiopia coach to replace Mebratu". goal.
  13. Berhanu, Markos (May 9, 2017). "Ethiopian Soccer: Ashenafi names 29-man roster ahead of Uganda friendly". Ethiosports.
  14. "Only two expats in Ethiopia football squad". Nazret. June 7, 2017.
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