Wolaitta Dicha S.C.
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| Full name | Wolaitta Dicha Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bees of Tona | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Wolayta Sodo Stadium Sodo, Ethiopia | ||
| Capacity | >10,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Assefa Holiso | ||
| Manager | Ato Zenebe Fisseha | ||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | ||
| 2018–19 | 11th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Wolaitta Dicha Sport Club (Amharic: ወላይታ ድቻ ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Wolayta Soddo and established in 2009 by the Welayta Development Association. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and currently play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League. Most notably one player, Mubarek Shikur, has been with the team since the establishment of the club. They are the champions of the 2017 Ethiopian Cup.[1]
History
Ethiopian Premier League
After being established by the Wolaitta Development Association in 2009, the club was promoted several times until they finally entered the top division in the 2013-14 season. The club has enjoyed moderate success in the top division avoiding relegation in each of the last 4 seasons. In the 2016-2017 season the club had its most successful run in the Ethiopian Cup, winning the trophy for the first time in its short history.[2] The current coach Zenebe Fisseha was hired in November 2017.
2018 CAF Confederation Cup
By virtue of winning its first domestic cup in 2017, the club qualified for the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. In the first round of the competition Wolaitta Dicha were matched up against Tanzanian side Zimamoto F.C. The first leg ended in a draw in Tanzania, but on the return leg they were able to get a narrow 1-0 victory in front of a home crowd in Hawassa helping them win 2-1 on aggregate and advance to the round of 16.[3] In the round 16 they were drawn against Egyptian giants Zemalek SC, five times former champions of Africa. First leg saw Wolaitta Dicha edged out Zemalek in a hard fought 2-1 win at Hawassa Stadium in Ethiopia. The return leg at El Salam stadium in Cairo ended 2-1 in regulation in the favor of Zemalek making the teams level on aggregate (2-2) and leading to a penalty shootout. The underdog Wolaitta Dicha side eventually went on to win on penalties 4-3, eliminating Zemalek in the process and producing one the biggest shocks in the competition's history.[4] They were eliminated in the next round of the tournament by Tanzanian side Young African S.C. 2-1 on aggregate.[5]
Name
The team has got its name from two words in the Wolaytta language (“Wolaitta" = the name of the ethnic group and "Dicha" = development. Literally meaning, development of Wolaitta or the team runs the development of Wolaitta. [6]
Logo
The Wolaitta Dicha Club logo is a blue badge with a soccer ball at its center and the traditional Wolaitta colors of black, red and yellow running as a stripe through the bottom third of the badge. There is also an leafy plant, which is native to the Wolayta Soddo region, perched on the top of the soccer ball with in the logo.
Grounds
Currently the team plays at the Soddo Stadium. The team also uses Hawassa International Stadium in the city of Hawassa, Ethiopia especially during continental competitions like during the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup. In October of 2018 the team announced that Soddo Stadium would undergo renovations during the 2018-19 season requiring the team to use another stadium, Bodeti, during part of the season.[7]
Fans
Wolaitta Dicha fans are distinguished by their fervent display of Wolaitta culture through cultural clothing and dance. Fans often wear intricately designed black, yellow and red colored scarves made by the Wolaitta people and dance in the traditional styles of the Wolaitta people as well. The players on the team often feed on this energy before and after matches with some dancing along with the fans as they enter and leave the stadium.
Honours
- 2017
Performance in CAF Competition
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2018 – Group Stage
Players
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
- ^ http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/29342
- ^ "Wolaitta Dicha secure maiden Ethiopian Cup Title". Ethiosports. Jul 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Wolaitta Dicha cruse past Zimamoto". CAF Online. 22 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Zamalek knocked out of Confed Cup by Ethiopia's Welayta Dicha". BBC. 18 March 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Kiyonga, Ismael (April 19, 2018). "CAF CC: Yanga lose in Ethiopia but advance to group stages". kawowo sports.
- ^ "Ethiopia". Team. soccerway. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (October 3, 2018). "ወላይታ ድቻ የፕሪምየር ሊግ ጨዋታዎቹን በሁለት ሜዳዎች ላይ ያከናውናል". Soccer Ethiopia.