Sidama Coffee S.C.

Sidama Cofffee Sport Club (Amharic: ሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in the city of Hawassa, Ethiopia. They are a members of the Ethiopian Football Federation and compete in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.

Sidama Coffee SC
Full nameSidama Coffee Sport Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Short nameSidama Buna
Founded2006 (1999 E.C.)
GroundHawassa Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerSidama Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union
Chairman Mengistu Sasamo
Manager Zeray Mulu
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2019-20Premier League 9th 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 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 12 January 2020

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

No. Position Player
30 GK Mesay Ayano
12 DF Girum Assefa
17 DF Yonatan Fisseha
23 DF Mujahid Mohamed
31 MF Dawit Tefera
6 MF Yosef Yohannes
14 FW Addis Gidey(C)
5 DF Million Solomon
16 DF Dagem Negusse
2 DF Fetudin Jemal
7 FW Habtamu Gezahegn
1 GK Fikir Wedessa
No. Position Player
4 DF Tesfa Elias
27 MF Abebayehu Yohannes
8 MF Tiritaye Demeke
39 FW Temesgen Gebresadik
28 MF Mikael Hasisa
8 MF Tiritaye Demeke
12 DF Girma Assefa
20 MF Gezahegn Belguda
22 DF Girma Bekele
15 FW Chala Teshita

Club Officials

President: Mengistu Sasamo

Coaching and Medical staff

Manager: Zeray Mulu

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.


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