Harar City F.C.
Harar City Football Club (Amharic: ሐረር ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Harar. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.[1]
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| Full name | Harar City Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Imam Ahmed Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| League | Ethiopian First League | ||
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History
The club was founded and originally operated by Harar Brewary as Harar Beer F.C. The club enjoyed a 12 year stay in the Ethiopian Premier League before being relegated after the 2013-14 season.[2]
In 2014, the club was sold by the brewery to local investors and subsequently had its name changed to Harar City F.C.[3]
Stadium
The club currently plays its home matches at Harar Stadium,[1] although it may be replaced by Aw Abadir Stadium. The new stadium is currently unfinished,[4] but is scheduled to be completed in 2023, according to Harari Region president Ordin Bedri.[5]
Academy
The club previously had U17 team that produced such players as Abubeker Nassir.[6]
Honors
Former coaches
Tsegaye Kedanemariam (2006–11)[7]
Former players
See also
References
- "ድሬዳዋ ከተማ የፕሪምየር ሊጉ የመጀመርያ ሳምንታት የሜዳ ጨዋታዎቹን ሐረር ላይ ያደርጋል". Soccer Ethiopia. September 26, 2018.
- Gebremariam, Abraham (June 10, 2014). "ፕሪምየር ሊግ ፡ ሐረር ሲቲ መድንን ተከትሎ መውረዱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- Gebremariam, Abraham (April 13, 2014). "ሐረር ቢራ እግርኳስ ክለብ በቅርቡ በባለሃብቶች እጅ ይገባል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- "NEW, 1.5 BILLION BIRR STADIUM TO BE BUILT IN HARARI REGION". Harar.city.
- "It Was Announced That Aw Abadir International Stadium Will Start Working Next Year". Fanabc.
- Gebremariam, Abraham (March 4, 2021). "የአቡበከር ናስር ወደ ታላቅነት ጉዞ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- Legesse, Mikael (August 20, 2020). "ይህን ያውቁ ኖሯል? (፱) | የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ እና አሰልጣኞች…". Soccer Ethiopia.