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.

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

History

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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

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

Support

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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

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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

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

Departments

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Active departments

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

Players

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First-team squad

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

Club officials

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CEO:   Anbessa Megersa[8]

Coaching staff

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

Former coaches

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Former players

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "አዳማ ከተማ ዋና እና ምክትል አሰልጣኞችን ቀጥሯል". Soccer Ethiopia. August 4, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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  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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