Sidama Coffee S.C.

Sidama Cofffee Sport Club (Amharic: ሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ, Sidama Buna Sport Club), also known as Sidama Buna, is a professional football Club based in Hawassa,Ethiopia. The club plays in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.

Sidama Coffee S.C.
Full nameSidama Coffee Sport Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Short nameSidama Buna
Founded2006 (1999 E.C.)
GroundHawasa Metropolitan Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerSidama Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union
Chairman Mengistu Sasamo
Manager Zeray Mulu
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Premier League 11th of 16

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 the club was able to advance to the championships for all regional teams from Ethiopia held in Hawassa that same year. Dara Kenema 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 as the club was the only team representing the Sidama Zone in the second division.[1]

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.

In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.[2]

Premier League

Sidama Coffee's first season in the Premier League was the 2009–10 season.

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..[3]

Domestic Cup competition

Sidama beat Arba Minch City 3–1 to lift 2016 South Castle Cup.[4] Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament.[5]

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.

Former Managers
  • Alemayehu Abayneh
  • Zelalem Shifraw

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 January 2021[6]

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


Club Officials

President: Mengistu Sasamo

Coaching and Medical staff

Manager/Head coach: Zeray Mulu[6]

Assistant coach:Paul Ikem

First-team goalkeeping coach: Sintayehu Gidyelhu

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