Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C.
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| Full name | Mekelle Football Club | |
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| Ground | Mekelle Stadium Mekelle, Ethiopia | |
| Capacity | 60,000 | |
| Chairman |  Shifraw Teklemariam | |
| Manager | Gebremedhin Haile | |
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |
| 2017–18 | 4th | |
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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).
Logo
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
Yohannes Sahle (2017-18)
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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References
- ^ a b Tolesa, Dawit (July 22, 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter Ethiopia.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Taddele, Omna (July 15, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ ከመቐለ ከተማ ጋር ተለያይተዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Hailemariam, Mathias (August 8, 2018). "መቐለ ከተማ ከገብረመድህን ኃይሌ ጋር በይፋ ተፈራረመ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (11 November 2017). "EPL returns with Mekelle facing Welwalo in Tigray derby". The Reporter Ethiopia.
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