Adama City F.C. Explained
Clubname: | Adama City |
Fullname: | Adama City Football Club |
Nickname: | Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha) |
Ground: | Adama Stadium |
Capacity: | 4,000 |
Chairman: | Teshome Quankusie |
Manager: | Yitagesu Endale |
League: | Ethiopian Premier League |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Position: | Premier League 5th of 16 |
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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.
History
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
The club's home ground is Adama Science and Technology University Stadium (Adama).
Support
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
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
On March 25, 2022, Adama City football Club signed a sponsorship agreement with United Beverage for 60 million birr for 5 years.[9]
Departments
Active departments
- Women's Football Team
- Football Team (U17)[10]
- Football Team (U20)[11]
Players
First-team squad
As of 7 March 2021
Club officials
CEO: Anbessa Megersa
Coaching staff
- Manager/Head Coach: Aschalew Hailemichael
- First Assistant coach: Degu Dubamo
- Goalkeeper coach: Ephrem Eshetu
- Team Leader: Girma Tadesse
- Physiotherapist: Yohannes Getachew
Former coaches
Former players
References
- Web site: Adama Kenema Remains on Top of the Ethiopia Premier League. 27 December 2015. Ethiosports. 5 April 2018. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728131346/http://www.ethiosports.com/2015/12/27/adama-kenema-remains-on-top-of-the-ethiopia-premier-league/. live.
- Web site: Adama Ketema. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111024852/https://soccer.et/club/adama-ketema/ . 2021-01-11 . Soccer Ethiopia.
- News: Administrative Blunder Puts Adama Ketema as Premier League New Leaders. Taddele. Omna. June 9, 2018. Soccer Ethiopia. July 28, 2018. March 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322161242/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/36986. live.
- News: አዳማ ከተማ ዋና እና ምክትል አሰልጣኞችን ቀጥሯል. August 4, 2018. Soccer Ethiopia. August 5, 2018. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024559/http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/38873. live.
- News: Takele. Tewodros. February 25, 2021. አዳማ ከተማ አዲስ አሰልጣኝ ሾሟል. Soccer Ethiopia. February 26, 2021. February 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228214304/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/65014. live.
- News: Fans Mayhem in Addis Ababa Stadium as Adama Ketema Hold Kidus Giorgis. Taddele. Omna. February 1, 2018. Soccer Ethiopia. April 5, 2018. April 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405215052/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/34180. live.
- News: Footballers' Salaries sore, Club's Revenues Drained. Yimer. Solomon. March 18, 2018. Addis Fortune. April 5, 2018. April 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406042018/https://addisfortune.net/addisfortunefeature/footballers-salaries-sore-clubs-revenues-drained/. live.
- News: Legesse. Mikael. April 1, 2021. አዳማ ከተማ ድጋፍ ተደረገለት. Soccer Ethiopia. April 1, 2021. April 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401084345/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/66191. live.
- Web site: ዩናይትድ ቤቭሬጅስ በዋሊን ምርቱ አዳማ ከተማን ስፖንሰር አደረገ . 2022-03-28 . Soccer Ethiopia . 25 March 2022 . en-US . 2022-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325181920/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/78110 . live .
- News: Mesfin. Daniel. March 14, 2021. የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል. Soccer Ethiopia. March 17, 2021. June 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617223149/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/65822. live.
- Web site: U-20 Premier League. live. March 18, 2021. Soccer Ethiopia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227071600/https://soccer.et/competition/u-20-premier-league/ . 2021-02-27 .
- News: Mabuka. Dennis. September 30, 2020. Wubetu Abate named new Ethiopia coach to replace Mebratu. goal. March 4, 2021. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005082857/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/wubetu-abate-named-new-ethiopia-coach-to-replace-mebratu/fpp18u5cas121jy8ea0malafv. live.
- News: Berhanu. Markos. May 9, 2017. Ethiopian Soccer: Ashenafi names 29-man roster ahead of Uganda friendly. Ethiosports.
- News: June 7, 2017. Only two expats in Ethiopia football squad. Nazret.
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