Adama City F.C.

Adama City Football Club (Amharic: አዳማ ከትማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ, Adama Ketema) is a professional football club based in Adama, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division in Ethiopian football.[1]

Adama City F.C.
Full nameAdama City Football Club
Nickname(s)Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha)
Founded1991 (1983 E.C.)
GroundAbebe Bikila Stadium
Adama, Ethiopia
Capacity4,000
Chairman Teshome Quankusie
Manager Aschalew Hailemichael
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Premier League 10th of 16

History

The club was founded in 1991 (1983 E.C.).[2]

Adama City briefly held the top spot late in the 2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League season before eventually finishing 5th.[3]

On August 4, 2018 the club hired Sisay Abraham as manager and Dawit Tadesse as assistant coach.[4]

Stadium

The club's home ground in Adama is Abebe Bikila stadium (not to be confused with the Abebe Bikila Stadium located in Addis Ababa), the second such stadium in the country to be named after Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila.

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.[5]

Finances

As of 2018, sSalaries at the club have steadily risen with player like Jecko Peaze Peryze earning 165,000 Br per month.[6]

Former Coaches
  • Negene Negash
  • Sisay Abraham

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 January 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ETH Akalu Abera
4 MF  ETH Zerihun Birhanu
5 DF  ETH Jemil Yakob
6 DF  ETH Eyob Matewos
7 FW  ETH Fisseha Tomas
8 MF  ETH Bekalu Genene
9 FW  ETH Belay Abayneh
10 FW  ETH Abdisa Jemal
11 DF  ETH Suleiman Mohammed
12 MF  ETH Tewodros Gebregziahber
13 DF  ETH Tafese Serka
14 MF  ETH Mujahid Mohammed
15 MF  ETH Tsegaye Balcha
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ETH Aklilu Tefera
18 MF  ETH Biruk Mengesha
20 DF  ETH Desta Gichamo
21 FW  ETH Yehualashet Fikadu
22 MF  ETH Desalegn Debash
23 GK  ETH Tarik Getnet
25 DF  ETH Souliman Mohammed
26 DF  ETH Biruk Bogale
28 MF  ETH Dagim Tareknegn
30 GK  ETH Daniel Teshome
33 DF  ETH Amsalu Mengesha
44 DF  ETH Tigistu Abera
50 GK  ETH Ibsa Abebe

Club Officials

Coaching staff
  • Manager/Head Coach: Aschalew Hailemichael[2]
  • First Assistant Coach: Degu Dubamo[2]

References
  1. "Adama Kenema Remains on Top of the Ethiopia Premier League". Ethiosports. Dec 27, 2015.
  2. "Adama Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. Taddele, Omna (June 9, 2018). "Administrative Blunder Puts Adama Ketema as Premier League New Leaders". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. "አዳማ ከተማ ዋና እና ምክትል አሰልጣኞችን ቀጥሯል". Soccer Ethiopia. August 4, 2018.
  5. Taddele, Omna (February 1, 2018). "Fans Mayhem in Addis Ababa Stadium as Adama Ketema Hold Kidus Giorgis". Soccer Ethiopia.
  6. Yimer, Solomon (March 18, 2018). "Footballers' Salaries sore, Club's Revenues Drained". Addis Fortune.


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