Debub Police Sport Club (Amharic:ደቡብ ፖሊስ ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Hawassa. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.

Debub Police S.C.
Full nameDebub Police Sports Club
Founded1996 (1989 E.C.)
GroundAwassa Stadium
Awassa, Ethiopia
Capacity10,000
ManagerEthiopiaYalew Temsgen(Interim)
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Higher League 6th of 12 (Group C)

History

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Debub Police S.C. was founded in 1996 (1989 E.C.) in Hawassa, Ethiopia.[1] Debub Police was first promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League in the 2006–07 season.[2]

Notable the Ethiopian striker Getaneh Kebede started his career at Debub Police.[3]

Debub Police secured promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League on August 27, 2018, after a 3–0 win over the Dire Dawa Police.[1] In September 2018 the club announced it had signed Zelalem Shiferaw as its new manager after parting ways with former manager Girma Tadesse.[4]

Grounds

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Debub Police play their home games at Hawassa Stadium in the city of Hawassa in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Notably the playing surface at Hawassa Stadium is artificial turf.[5]

Former managers

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  •   Girma Tadesse
  •   Zelalem Shiferaw

Players

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Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ETH Dawit Assefa
  ETH Binyam Admasu
  ETH Abebayehu Yohannes
  ETH Mikael Lemma
DF   ETH Desta Echamo
DF   ETH Edamu Mohamed
DF   ETH Abebaw Butako
MF   ETH Addisalem Debebe
MF   ETH Ermeyas Belay
  ETH Zelalem Esayas
DF   ETH Samson Assefa
FW   KEN Erik Muranda
FW   ETH Brihanu Bekele
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ETH Ayele Tesfaye
FW   ETH Biruk Elias
FW   ETH Carlos Damitew
MF   ETH Enagaw Badeg
DF   ETH Zeryehun Ashebom
MF   ETH Habtamu Tilahun
FW   ETH Behailu Wegene
FW   ETH Henok Ayele

References

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  1. ^ a b Genene, Brook (August 27, 2018). "Debub Police Promoted to the Premier League as Jimma Aba Buna secure playoff spot". Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 28, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ግርማ ታደሰ ስለ ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ማደግ እና ቀጣይ ቆይታቸው ይናገራሉ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ^ Tolesa, Dawit (July 1, 2017). "Record-breaking striker speaks". The Reporter Ethiopia.
  4. ^ Genene, Brook (September 21, 2018). "Saga Over as Debub Police Confirm Zelalem Shiferaw as Their New Coach". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 27, 2018). "የከፍተኛ ሊግ ውሎ | ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሲያድግ ሻሸመኔ ወደ አንደኛ ሊግ ወርዷል". Soccer Ethiopia.