Mekelle City FC

Mekelle City
Full name Mekelle Football Club
Ground Mekelle Stadium
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Capacity 60,000
Chairman Ethiopia Shifraw Teklemariam
Manager Ethiopia Gebremedhin Haile
League Ethiopian Premier League
2017–18 4th

Mekelle City FC (Amharic: መቐለ ከነማ, Tigrigna: ጋንታ ከተማ መቐለ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Mekelle, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and currently play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League. The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time after the end of the 2016-17 season.[1]

History

Mekelle City finished second (with 60 points) in the Ethiopian Higher League Group A after the 2016-2017 season. They earned a spot in the Ethiopian Premier League by virtue of winning a one game playoff against Hadiya Hossana, who finished second in the Ethiopian Higher League Group B. [1] This was the club's first promotion to the top division in its history.

After the 2017-18 Ethiopian Premier League season, the club's first season in the top division, Mekelle City parted ways with head coach Yohannes Sahle.[2] On August 8, 2018 the club officially signed Gebremedin Haile as their manager for the upcoming 2018-19 season.[3]

Name

The team is named after the city it was founded in, Mekelle (the capital of the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia).

The Mekelle City Football Club logo is a green circle with the outline of the Martyr's Monument (found in Mekelle, Ethiopia) that runs vertically down the logo.

Grounds

The team plays its home games in the newly built Mekelle International Stadium in Mekelle, Ethiopia.

Derby

The club plays in the Tigray derby with fellow Tigray Region club Welwalo Adigrat University FC.[4] The derby enjoys relatively large attendances.

Former Managers

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Equatorial Guinea GK Felipe Ovono
4 Ethiopia DF Thok James
8 Ethiopia MF Michael Desta
14 Ghana MF Michael Akuffu
11 Ethiopia FW Amanuel Gebremikael
27 Ghana DF Adam Masalachi
26 Ethiopia Daniel Adhanom
2 Ethiopia DF Alex Tesema
25 Ghana DF Acheampong amoss
27 Ethiopia DF Anteneh Gebrekristos
9 Ethiopia MF Mele Mikias
21 Ethiopia FW Fayesuni Nuhu
14 Ethiopia Haftamu Tekesete
24 Ethiopia Dawit Echubazge
17 Ethiopia Medhanye Tadesse
7 Ethiopia Kiros Damtew
No. Position Player
23 Ethiopia Hailu Gebreeyesus
Ghana FW Osei Mawuli
12 Ethiopia Eyasu Tesfaye
10 Ethiopia Yared Kebede
Ethiopia MF Hider Sherefa
Ethiopia Mulugeta Woldegiorgis

References

  1. 1 2 Tolesa, Dawit (July 22, 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter Ethiopia.
  2. ↑ Taddele, Omna (July 15, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ ከመቐለ ከተማ ጋር ተለያይተዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ↑ Hailemariam, Mathias (August 8, 2018). "መቐለ ከተማ ከገብረመድህን ኃይሌ ጋር በይፋ ተፈራረመ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ↑ Tolesa, Dawit (11 November 2017). "EPL returns with Mekelle facing Welwalo in Tigray derby". The Reporter Ethiopia.
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