Harar City F.C. Explained

Clubname:Harar City F.C.
Fullname:Harar City Football Club
Ground:Imam Ahmed Stadium
Capacity:10,000
League:Ethiopian First League
Season:2020-21
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Harar City Football Club (Amharic: ሐረር ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Harar. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.[1]

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.[2]

In 2014, the club was sold by the brewery to local investors and subsequently had its name changed to Harar City F.C.[3]

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,[4] but is scheduled to be completed in 2023, according to Harari Region president Ordin Bedri.[5]

Academy

The club previously had U17 team that produced such players as Abubeker Nassir.

Honors

Domestic

1

2007

African

1 appearance

2008 – Preliminary Round

Former coaches

Former players

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: September 26, 2018. ድሬዳዋ ከተማ የፕሪምየር ሊጉ የመጀመርያ ሳምንታት የሜዳ ጨዋታዎቹን ሐረር ላይ ያደርጋል. Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. News: Gebremariam. Abraham. June 10, 2014. ፕሪምየር ሊግ ፡ ሐረር ሲቲ መድንን ተከትሎ መውረዱን አረጋገጠ. Soccer Ethiopia. March 22, 2021. December 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206175903/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/296. dead.
  3. News: Gebremariam. Abraham. April 13, 2014. ሐረር ቢራ እግርኳስ ክለብ በቅርቡ በባለሃብቶች እጅ ይገባል. Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. Web site: NEW, 1.5 BILLION BIRR STADIUM TO BE BUILT IN HARARI REGION . Harar.city.
  5. News: It Was Announced That Aw Abadir International Stadium Will Start Working Next Year . Fanabc.
  6. News: Legesse. Mikael. August 20, 2020. ይህን ያውቁ ኖሯል? (፱) የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ እና አሰልጣኞች…. Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. News: Gebremariam. Abraham. March 4, 2021. የአቡበከር ናስር ወደ ታላቅነት ጉዞ. Soccer Ethiopia.