Ethiopian Women's Premier League

Ethiopian Women's Premier League
Founded 2012
Country  Ethiopia (10 teams)
Confederation CAF
Number of teams

24

(10 in Division 1)

(14 in Division 2)
Level on pyramid 1
Current champions Dedebit (4th title)
Most championships Dedebit (4)
2017–18 Ethiopian Women's Premier League

The Ethiopian Women's Premier League is the top Women's association football league in Ethiopia. It is regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation and divided into two division, division 1 (the top division) and division 2 ( the second tier).

History

The league was founded in 2012 (2005 E.C.).

2015-16 Season

Dedebit won their 2nd title in the 2015-16 season.[1] Ethiopia Nigd Bank's striker Shitaye Sisay won the 2015-16 Most Valuable Player award. Loza Abera was top goal scorer at season's end with 10 goals in the playoffs and 47 goals during season competition.[1]

2016-17 Season

Dedebit won its 3rd title in the 2016-17 season.[2] After the 2016-17 season the first division was split into two divisions with the inaugural season of the Women's second division league set for the 2017-18 season.[3]

The format of the league for the 2016-17 season had 20 teams in two groups (10 teams per group) with group winners fighting for the trophy at the end of the season.[4] The 20 clubs that participated were a record high since the establishment of the league.

2017-18 Season

Debebit were crowned champions for a third straight year earning the club's 4th title overall in its history.[5]

Clubs

Division 1

The following 10 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Premier League (Division 1) during the 2017-2018 Season.

Club Position in 2017-18 Location Sadium
Dedebit 1st Mekelle Mekelle International
Kidus Giorgis 8th Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Nigd Bank 2nd Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Sidama Coffee 10th Yirgalem Yirgalem
Defense 3rd Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Hawassa City 4th Hawassa Hawassa International
Adama city 5th Adama Abebe Bikila
Ethio Electric 9th Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Dire Dawa City 7th Dire Dawa Dire Dawa
Gedeo Dila 6th Dila Dila

    Division 2

    The following 14 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Premier League (Division 2) during the 2017-2018 Season.

    Club Position in 2017-18
    Tiret 1st
    Arba Minch City 2nd
    Addis Ababa City 3rd
    Tirunesh Dibaba Academy 4th
    Lideta Sub City 5th
    Ethiopian Youth Sports Academy 6th
    Ethiopia Buna 7th
    Kirkos Sub City 8th
    Fasil City 9th
    Bole 10th
    St. Mary's University 11th
    Shashemene City 12th
    Akaki Kality 13th
    NIfas Silk Lafto 14th

    References

    1. 1 2 Taddele, Omna (July 2, 2016). "Dedebit Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia.
    2. ↑ Taddele, Omna (May 15, 2017). "Women's Premier League: Dedebit Crowned Champions for the Third Time". Soccer Ethiopia.
    3. ↑ "Ethiopia (Women) 2016/17". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
    4. ↑ Osano, Bonface (November 19, 2016). "Ethiopian women's premier league kicks-off Saturday". soka25east.
    5. ↑ Taddele, Omna (July 8, 2018). "Dedebit FC Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women First Division". Soccer Ethiopia.
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