Dire Dawa City S.C.
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| Full name | Dire Dawa City Sport Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Easterners | |||
| Short name | Dire Dawa Kenema | |||
| Founded | 1982 (1975 E.C.) | |||
| Ground | Dire Dawa Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 18,000 | |||
| Manager |  Fisseha Teumelisan | |||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 15th of 16 | |||
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Dire Dawa City Sport Club (Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ, Dire Dawa Ketema Sport Club), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema, is a professional football club based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League.
History
Foundation (1982-2003)
Dire Dawa Kenema was originally founded in 1982 (1975 E.C.) until the club went defunct.
New Beginning (2003-Present)
The club was reestablished in 2003 (1996 EC) with the hopes of restoring Dire Dawa's historic place in Ethiopian football. The following year (2004–05) the club played in a regional league (then considered the third tier of Ethiopian football).[1] In 2005–06 the club entered the second tier of Ethiopian football called the Ethiopian National League (now called the Ethiopian Higher League).[1] The club entered the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time in 2007–08 season.[2]
Dire Dawa Kenema spent the first few season in the top division battling relegation.[1] The club lost its best player from the 2009–10 season, Ashenafi Girma, to Meta Abo Beer F.C. during the 2010–11 season.[1] Dire Dawa Kenema was relegated from the Premier League after the 2011-12 season.
Dire Dawa Kenema was promoted back to the Ethiopian Premier League after the 2014–15 season and managed to finish 11th in the 2015–16 season avoiding relegation. The club battled relegation in the two seasons since then and avoided relegation each time. The club signed Yosef Dengeto to a contract in March 2018.[3] Former coach of the Ethiopian National team Yohannes Sahle signed on to coach the club on August 3, 2018.[4]
Stadium
The club plays in home matches at the Dire Dawa Stadium.[5]
Women's Team
Dire Dawa Women's Football Club plays in the first division of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League.
Academy
Dire Dawa Sport Club Academy consists of the U20 team. Players from the U20 team are often picked to fill a few roster spots at the senior level from time to time.[6]
Other Sports
- Boxing Team
Players
First-team squad
As of 8 January 2021[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
President: Abdulselam Mohammed
Vice President: Sultan Ali
General Manager: Fitsum Kinfishe
Coaching and Medical staff
Manager/Head Coach: Fisseha Teumelisan[7]
Former players
Simon Abay
References
- ^ a b c d "ድሬዳዋ ከነማ". Hattricksport. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Diredawa City: Team Profile". ethiofootball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (March 16, 2018). "ዮሴፍ ድንገቶ ድሬዳዋ ከተማን ተቀላቅሏል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (August 3, 2018). "ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ የድሬዳዋ ከተማ አሰልጣኝ ሆነዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ "Dire Dawa City". int.soccerway.com/. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 29, 2018). "ድሬ ዳዋ ከተማ ግብ ጠባቂ አስፈርሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ a b "Dire Dawa Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
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