Adama City F.C.

Adama City
Full nameAdama City Football Club
Nickname(s)Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha)
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundAdama Stadium
Capacity4,000
ChairmanTeshome Quankusie
ManagerYitagesu Endale
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020–21Premier League 5th of 16

Adama City Football Club (Oromo: Garee Kubbaa Miilaa Magaalaa Adaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ)is an Ethiopian professional football club based in Adama, 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 consistent appearance in the league except the one year where the team went to relegation. Best times are when the team finishing second in 2008 and staying on top of the league on 2017–18 for a while which ended at being 5th. The women team have won the title on 2018–19 with Loza Abera and Senaf Wakuma winning the golden ball and boot respectively.

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 million 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.

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

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  3. ^ Taddele, Omna (June 9, 2018). "Administrative Blunder Puts Adama Ketema as Premier League New Leaders". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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  5. ^ Takele, Tewodros (February 25, 2021). "አዳማ ከተማ አዲስ አሰልጣኝ ሾሟል". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Taddele, Omna (February 1, 2018). "Fans Mayhem in Addis Ababa Stadium as Adama Ketema Hold Kidus Giorgis". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Yimer, Solomon (March 18, 2018). "Footballers' Salaries sore, Club's Revenues Drained". Addis Fortune. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Legesse, Mikael (April 1, 2021). "አዳማ ከተማ ድጋፍ ተደረገለት". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "ዩናይትድ ቤቭሬጅስ በዋሊን ምርቱ አዳማ ከተማን ስፖንሰር አደረገ". Soccer Ethiopia. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  10. ^ Mesfin, Daniel (March 14, 2021). "የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Berhanu, Markos (May 9, 2017). "Ethiopian Soccer: Ashenafi names 29-man roster ahead of Uganda friendly". Ethiosports.
  14. ^ a b c "Only two expats in Ethiopia football squad". Nazret. June 7, 2017.

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