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 | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Dire Dawa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Shakir Ahmed | ||
| Manager | Yohannes Sahle | ||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | ||
| 2018–19 | 10th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Dire Dawa City Sport Club (Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema (or Ketema), is an Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and currently play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League.
History
Dire Dawa Kenema was founded in 2003 (1996 E.C.) 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]
Premier League
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 20011-12 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]
Grounds
They play at the 18,000 capacity 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. They are coached by Girma Teshome.
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
Current Squad
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
Chairman: Shakir Ahmed
Coaching and Medical Staff
Manager: Yohannes Sahle
Assistant coach: Simon Abay
Assistant coach: Fisseha Tuomelsa
References
- ^ a b c d "ድሬዳዋ ከነማ". Hattricksport. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Diredawa City: Team Profile". ethiofootball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Takele, Tewodros (March 16, 2018). "ዮሴፍ ድንገቶ ድሬዳዋ ከተማን ተቀላቅሏል". Soccer Ethiopia.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ 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.
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