Ethiopian Coffee
Encyclopedia
Ethiopian Coffee is an Ethiopia
n football
club based in Addis Ababa
. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation
Premier League. Their home stadium is Addis Ababa Stadium.
In 1983, its name was changed to Ethiopian Coffee Sports Club under the country's National Coffee Trading Corporation, then a government enterprise.
The club was restructured in 1995. Since then it is supported by the country's coffee exporters and by the fans who are getting stronger through time.
"Though until recently considered arch rival to the nation’s oldest, richest and most popular club, Saint George," noted a writer for the Addis Ababa Capital, "Coffee in the past couple of years faced high financial constraints hardly able to sign big name players. The result has been a decade existence never winning the premier league." In December, 2008 The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) bought Coffee, and Meta Abo Brewery signed a three-year sponsorship contract, both of which were expected to help the struggling football club. In 2010, Ethiopian Coffee FC won their first ever Premier league title after an up to end struggle with St. George and Deffence Forces Fc. In the same year, Ethiopian Coffee FC signed a worth sponsorship deal with Habesha Beer, their third ever sponsorship deal following worbek and meta Abo Beer.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation
Ethiopian Football Federation
The Ethiopian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Ethiopia. It was founded in 1943, affiliated to FIFA in 1953 and to CAF in 1957. It organizes the national football league and the national team....
Premier League. Their home stadium is Addis Ababa Stadium.
History
The club was formed in 1975 as Yebuna Negat and started playing at AEWA Factory workers third division. Within the next six years, it had amassed four trophies and one fair play award.In 1983, its name was changed to Ethiopian Coffee Sports Club under the country's National Coffee Trading Corporation, then a government enterprise.
The club was restructured in 1995. Since then it is supported by the country's coffee exporters and by the fans who are getting stronger through time.
"Though until recently considered arch rival to the nation’s oldest, richest and most popular club, Saint George," noted a writer for the Addis Ababa Capital, "Coffee in the past couple of years faced high financial constraints hardly able to sign big name players. The result has been a decade existence never winning the premier league." In December, 2008 The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) bought Coffee, and Meta Abo Brewery signed a three-year sponsorship contract, both of which were expected to help the struggling football club. In 2010, Ethiopian Coffee FC won their first ever Premier league title after an up to end struggle with St. George and Deffence Forces Fc. In the same year, Ethiopian Coffee FC signed a worth sponsorship deal with Habesha Beer, their third ever sponsorship deal following worbek and meta Abo Beer.
Achievements
- Ethiopian Premier LeagueEthiopian Premier LeagueEthiopian Premier League is the top division of the Ethiopian Football Federation, it was created in 1944.-Ethiopian Premier League Clubs - 2011/12:*Adama City FC *Air Force FC ...
: 1
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- 20112010–11 Ethiopian Premier LeagueThe 2010–11 Ethiopian Premier League is the season of the Ethiopian Premier League since its establishment in 1944. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Saint-George SA the defending champions for the third year in a row and for the twenty fourth time in total...
- 2011
- Ethiopian CupEthiopian CupThe Ethiopian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Ethiopian football. It was created in 1945.-Winners:*1945 : British Military Mission-BMME *1946 : Army *1947 : Polisportiva...
: 4
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- 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008
- Ethiopian Super CupEthiopian Super CupThe Ethiopian Super Cup is a match competition in Ethiopian football, played between the Ethiopian Premier League champions and the Ethiopian Cup winners.-Finals:*1985 : Brewery *1986 : Brewery...
: 3
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- 1997, 2000, 2008
- Ethiopian Run-Away League: 1
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- 2007
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 1 appearance
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- 1998 - Second Round
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 1 appearance
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- 2004 - Preliminary Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances
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- 1999 - First Round
- 2000 - Second Round
- 2001 - Second Round
- CAF CupCAF CupThe CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
: 2 appearances
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- 1994 - First Round
- 2003 - First Round