Sidama Coffee Sport Club (
Amharic
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: ሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ, Sidama Buna Sport Club), also known as Dara kenema, is a professional football Club based in Sidama Municipality of Ethiopia. The club plays in the
Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.
History
Sidama Coffee Soccer Club was founded on August 27, 2006 (1999 E.C.) as Dara Kenema.
It was one of three clubs representing Formerly
Sidama Zone
The Sidama Region (Sidama: Sidaamu Qoqqowo; ) is a regional state in southern Ethiopia. It was formed on 18 June 2020 from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and transformation of the Sidama Zone after a 98.52% vote ...
in the
South regional championships in 2006. Afterwards Dara kenema was able to advance to the championships for all regional teams from Ethiopia held in
Hawassa
Hawassa ( am, አዋሳ; ʾäwasa, also spelled Awassa or Awasa) known historically as Adare is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, east of Sodo, and north of ...
that same year. Dara Kenema was finished in the top four of this tournament and by virtue enter the second division of Ethiopian football, the
Higher League. The name Dara Kenama was changed to Sidama Coffee because the team was the only team to represent Sidama in the second division.
Promotion
Sidama Coffee won the second division of Ethiopian football, the
Ethiopian Higher League (formerly called the National League), in the 2008–09 season (2001 E.C.)
earning a promotion to the
Ethiopian Premier League. Sidama Coffee's first season in the Premier League was the
2009–10 season.
Sidama beat
Arba Minch City 3–1 to lift 2016 South Castle Cup. Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament. Sidama had one of their most successful campaigns in the
2016–17 season as the club was part of the title race until very late in the season before ultimately finishing 4th behind eventual champions
Saint George S.C.
Saint George Sports Club (Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, ''Kidus Giorgis Sport Club'')'','' otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in the top divisi ...
In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.
Grounds
The club play their home games at Hawassa Metropolis Stadium in Hawassa, located 14.7 miles from
Shashamane and 173 miles from
Addis Abeba
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
.
Players
First-team squad
''As of 11 March 2021''
Club Officials
President: Mengistu Sasamo
Coaching and Medical staff
Manager/Head coach:
Wondimagegn Teshome
Assistant coach:Paul Ikem
First-team goalkeeping coach: Sintayehu Gidyelhu
Former Managers
*Alemayehu Abayneh
*Zelalem Shifraw
* Zeray Mulu (2017-2021) - as assistant and head coach
Gebremedin Haile
References
External links
Club logo
Football clubs in Ethiopia
Sidama Region
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