Harar City Football Club (
Amharic
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: ሐረር ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional
Ethiopia
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football
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club based in
Harar
Harar (; Harari language, Harari: ሀረር / ; ; ; ), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, ݘٛىيْ, ''Gēy'', ), is a List of cities with defensive walls, walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is al ...
. They are a member of the
Ethiopian Football Federation
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of Football (soccer), football in Ethiopia. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the Ethiopia nation ...
and play in the Ethiopian First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.
History
The club was founded and originally operated by
Harar Brewary as Harar Beer F.C. The club enjoyed a 12-year stay in the
Ethiopian Premier League before being relegated after the
2013-14 season.
In 2014, the club was sold by the brewery to local investors and subsequently had its name changed to Harar City F.C.
Stadium
The club currently plays its home matches at Harar Stadium,
although it may be replaced by Aw Abadir Stadium. The new stadium is currently unfinished, but is scheduled to be completed in 2023, according to
Harari Region
The Harari Region (; ; Harari: ሀረሪ ሑስኒ), officially the Harari People's National Regional State (; ; Harari: ዚሀረሪ ኡምመት ሑስኒ ሑኩማ), is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Har ...
president Ordin Bedri.
Academy
The club previously had U17 team that produced such players as
Abubeker Nassir.
Honors
Domestic
*
Ethiopian Cup: 1
:: 2007
African
*
CAF Confederation Cup
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: 1 appearance
::
2008
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– Preliminary Round
Former coaches
* Tsegaye Kedanemariam (2006–11)
Former players
*
Abel Yalew
*
Abubeker Nassir
See also
*
Harar Brewery
Harar Brewery is a brewery in Harar, Ethiopia, owned by Heineken N.V. The brewery produces "''Harar Beer''", a 5% ABV pale lager and "''Hakim Stout''", a 5.5% ABV stout. The brewery also makes "''Harar Sofi''", a non-alcoholic beverage that it ma ...
References
External links
Harar City F.C.at Soccerway
Football clubs in Ethiopia
Works association football clubs in Ethiopia
Harari Region
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