Sebeta City
Full nameSebeta City Football Club
Founded2005
GroundSebeta Stadium
Sebeta, Ethiopia
Capacity5,000
ChairmanEthiopia Obsa Legese
ManagerEthiopia Abraham Mebratu
LeagueEthiopian Higher League
2020-21Premier League 8th of 13

Sebeta City (Oromo: Magaalaa sabbataa; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.

History

Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.[1]

In the 2010–2011 season of Ethiopian Premier League, the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.[2]

The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after winning their group in the 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League season.[3]

Stadium

Their home stadium is Sebeta Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000. As part of a sponsorship deal, the club announced that a standard football pitch would be constructed at Sebeta Stadium.[4] The renovation work at the stadium was finished in April 2020.[5]

Finances

In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery.[4] The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach Webetu Abate and the EFF after he left the club to coach the Ethiopian national team.[6]

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 January 2021[1]

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 Ethiopia ETH Mintesinot Alo
3 MF Ethiopia ETH Mesoud Mohammed
4 DF Ethiopia ETH Anteneh Tesfaye
5 DF Ethiopia ETH Getu Hailemariam
6 DF Ethiopia ETH Daniel Hailu
7 FW Ethiopia ETH Bulcha Shura
8 MF Ethiopia ETH Fuad Fereja
9 FW Ethiopia ETH Ibrahim Kedir
10 MF Ethiopia ETH Dawit Estifanos
11 FW Ethiopia ETH Natnael Ganchula
12 DF Ethiopia ETH Biadgelegn Elias
13 DF Ethiopia ETH Messay Paulos
14 DF Ethiopia ETH Alemayehu Muleta
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Uganda UGA Abdulhafiz Tofik
16 FW Ethiopia ETH Fitsum Gebremariam
17 MF Ethiopia ETH Taddele Mengesha
19 FW Ethiopia ETH Israel Eshetu
20 FW Ethiopia ETH Kalkidan Zelalem
21 DF Ethiopia ETH Addis Tesfaye
22 FW Ethiopia ETH Remedan Muhdin
23 DF Ethiopia ETH Hailemichael Adefres
24 DF Ethiopia ETH Yared Hassen
27 FW Ethiopia ETH Duresa Shubisa
29 GK Ethiopia ETH Solomon Demissie
44 GK Ethiopia ETH Fasil Gebremichael
— FW Ghana GHA Osei Mawuli

Club officials

CEO: Ethiopia Alemayehu *Mendaye

  • Chairman: Ethiopia Obsa Legese

Coaching staff

Manager/Head coach:

Former players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sebeta Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. ↑ "Ethiopia Premier League 2010/11". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ Tsehaye, Dawit (September 11, 2019). "The 24 teams taking part in the new top-flight league". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. 1 2 Tolesa, Dawit (December 14, 2019). "Sebeta FC, Meta sign 18 mln birr sponsorship deal". The Reporter Ethiopia.
  5. ↑ Tesfaye, Alemayehu (April 21, 2020). "ሰበታ ከተማ ሜዳውን የማሻሻል ሥራ አጠናቋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  6. ↑ Legesse, Mikael (April 5, 2021). "የአሠልጣኝ ውበቱ አባተ እና የሰበታ ኮንትራት ጉዳይ?". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ↑ Isabirye, David (July 3, 2020). "Defender Kabugo parts ways with Ethiopian club". Kawowo.


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