Nickname: | The Tigers |
Ground: | Abiy Hersamo Stadium Hosaena, Ethiopia |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
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Clubname: | Hadiya Hossana |
Fullname: | Hadiya Hossana Football Club |
Manager: | Ashenafi Bekele |
League: | Ethiopian Premier League |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Position: | Ethiopian Premier League, 8th of 16 |
Hadiya Hossana Football Club (Amharic: ሀዲያ ሆሳዕና እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Hosaena. They currently play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the first division of football in Ethiopia.[1]
The club was founded in 2006 (1998 E.C.).[2] Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season the club announced Girma Tadesse, previously the manager of Debub Police, as their new Manager.[3]
In the 2016–17 season, Hadiya Hossana finished second in group B of the Ethiopian Higher League gaining 53 points in the process. This earned them a spot in a playoff game against Mekelle City FC, the runners up in group A of the Higher League, with the winner being the third and final club promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League that season. The playoff game was held at a neutral site in Dire Dawa city and finished 2–1 in favor of Mekelle City meaning Hadiya Hossana would stay in Higher League.[4]
The club had an impressive start to its 2020–21 season, winning its first 4 games of the season.[5]
Hadiya Hossana play their home matches at Abiy Hersamo Memorial Stadium.[6]
As of 6 January 2021
Manager/Head coach: Ashenafi Bekele
Assistant Coach: Iyasu Merhatsidk
Team Leader: Melkamu Tsegaye
Team Medic: Tamre Hundito
Benyam Tefera