Sidama Coffee
Full nameSidama Coffee Sport Club
Nickname(s)Aliitos
Short nameSidama Buna
Founded2006 (1999 E.C.)
GroundHawassa Kenema Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerSidama Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union
ChairmanEthiopia Ermias Tesfaye Kawisso
ManagerEthiopia Wondimageng Teshome
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Premier League 11th of 13

Sidama Coffee Sport Club (Amharic: 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.[1] It was one of three clubs representing Formerly Sidama Zone 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 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.[1]

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.)[1] 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.[2][3] Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament.[4] 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.[5] In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.[6]

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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 March 2021[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ethiopia ETH Fikir Wedessa
2 DF Ethiopia ETH Fetudin Jemal
3 DF Ethiopia ETH Amanuel Endale
5 DF Ethiopia ETH Mehari Mena
6 MF Ethiopia ETH Yosef Yohannes
7 DF Ethiopia ETH Shimeles Tegegn
8 FW Nigeria NGA Okiki Afolabi
8 MF Ethiopia ETH Mikael Hasisa
9 FW Ethiopia ETH Habtamu Gezahegn
10 MF Ethiopia ETH Dawit Tefera
11 FW Ethiopia ETH Addisu Atula
12 DF Ethiopia ETH Girum Assefa
14 FW Ethiopia ETH Chala Teshita
15 FW Ethiopia ETH Temesgen Bejrond
16 MF Ethiopia ETH Birhanu Ashamo
17 DF Ethiopia ETH Yonatan Fisseha
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Ethiopia ETH Biniam Lantamo
19 DF Ethiopia ETH Girma Bekele
20 MF Ethiopia ETH Yonas Geremew
21 MF Ethiopia ETH Abebayehu Yohannes
23 GK Ethiopia ETH Adungna Tsegaye
24 DF Ethiopia ETH Git Gatkoch
25 DF Ethiopia ETH Kifle Kia
26 FW Ethiopia ETH Yigezu Bogale
27 FW Mali MLI Mamadou Sidebe
29 MF Uganda UGA Yassar Mugerwa
30 GK Ethiopia ETH Mesay Ayano
31 MF Ethiopia ETH Abayne Amelo
32 DF Ethiopia ETH Sunday Mutuku
34 FW Ethiopia ETH Yared Kebede
34 DF Nigeria NGA Lawrence Edward
44 GK Ethiopia ETH Leykun Negash

Club Officials

President: EthiopiaMengistu Sasamo

Coaching and Medical staff

Manager/Head coach:Ethiopia Wondimagegn Teshome

Assistant coach:NigeriaPaul Ikem

First-team goalkeeping coach: EthiopiaSintayehu Gidyelhu

Former Managers

  • EthiopiaAlemayehu Abayneh
  • EthiopiaZelalem Shifraw
  • Ethiopia Zeray Mulu (2017-2021) - as assistant and head coach[7]

Gebremedin Haile

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ሲዳማ ቡና". hattricksport. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. Asrat, Ferew (October 16, 2016). "Sidama Coffee lift South Castle Cup". soka25east.
  3. Berhanu, Markos (October 15, 2016). "Sidama Bunna wins South Castle Cup". Ethiosports.
  4. Taddele, Omna (October 15, 2016). "Addis Gidey Shines as Sidama Bunna Crowned Champions of Castle Cup". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. Asrat, Firew (April 25, 2017). "Sunny ascribes Sidama's good run to hard work". soka25east.
  6. Takele, Tewodros (March 3, 2018). "Sidama Part Ways with Manager Alemayehu Abayne". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. 1 2 "Sidama Bunna". Soccer Ethiopia.
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