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2018–19 Ethiopian Premier League
The 2018–19 Ethiopian Premier League was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Ethiopia (21st season as the Premier League). The season started on 27 October 2018. RSSSF.com were crowned Ethiopian football champions for the first time in their history after beating in front of 60,000 spectators. drew an average home attendance of 18,212, the highest in the Ethiopian Premier League du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Premier League
The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League Share Company (formerly the Ethiopian Football Federation from 1997 to 2020). Established in 1997 (1990 E.C.), it replaced the former first division (est. 1944). Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the other secondary and tertiary leagues in Ethiopia. The league has been an annual competition since the 1997–98 season with Saint George emerging as the country's leading club in this era with 15 titles (30 first division titles overall). History Beginnings The first officially recognized version of an Ethiopian football league was established in 1944. Originally five teams representing the various communities of Addis Ababa and The British Military Mission in Ethiopia (BMME) contested f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |