Dire Dawa CitySport Club (Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema, is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa previously knownas issa and gurgura awraja. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League.
Dire Dawa City
Full name
Dire Dawa City Sport Club
Nickname(s)
ምስራቃውያን (The Easterners) ቡርትካናማዎቹ (The Orange Ones)
Dire Dawa Kenema was originally founded in 1982 (1975 E.C.) until the club went defunct.
New Beginning (2003–Present)edit
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]
Fisseha Teumelisan was sacked as manager of the club on February 12, 2021.[5] After his firing, Fisseha sued the club saying that he hadn't been paid the amount that was owned to him after the termination of his contract.[6]
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.[8] Dire Dawa Women's Football Club plays in the first division of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League.
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Dire Dawa City Sport Club Amharic ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ also known as Dire Dawa Kenema is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa previously knownas issa and gurgura awraja They play in the top division of Ethiopian football the Ethiopian Premier League Dire Dawa CityFull nameDire Dawa City Sport ClubNickname s ምስራቃውያን The Easterners ቡርትካናማዎቹ The Orange Ones Short nameDire Dawa KenemaFounded1982 1975 E C GroundDire Dawa StadiumCapacity18 000ManagerAsrat AbateLeagueEthiopian Premier League2022 23Ethiopian Premier League 10th of 16Home coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonContents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1982 2003 1 2 New Beginning 2003 Present 2 Stadiums 3 Departments 3 1 Active Departments 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 5 Club officials 5 1 Coaching and Medical staff 6 Former players 7 Former coaches 8 References 9 External linksHistory editFoundation 1982 2003 edit Dire Dawa Kenema was originally founded in 1982 1975 E C until the club went defunct New Beginning 2003 Present edit 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 Fisseha Teumelisan was sacked as manager of the club on February 12 2021 5 After his firing Fisseha sued the club saying that he hadn t been paid the amount that was owned to him after the termination of his contract 6 Stadiums editThe club plays in home matches at the Dire Dawa Stadium 7 Departments editDire 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 8 Dire Dawa Women s Football Club plays in the first division of the Ethiopian Women s Premier League Active Departments edit Boxing Team Women s Football team 9 Football team U 20 10 Players editFirst team squad edit As of 8 January 2021 11 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp ETH Abiyu Kassaye 2 MF nbsp ETH Zenebe Kebede 3 DF nbsp ETH Yasen Jemal 4 DF nbsp ETH Henok Isaias 5 DF nbsp ETH Daniel Demssie 6 MF nbsp ETH Awot Gebremikael 6 DF nbsp ETH Fikadu Deneke 7 MF nbsp ETH Biniam Tesomelisan 8 MF nbsp ETH Surafel Getachew 9 MF nbsp ETH Henok Gemtessa 10 MF nbsp ETH Remeden Nassir 11 MF nbsp ETH Endale Kebede 12 DF nbsp GHA Kweku Andoh 13 FW nbsp NAM Itamunua Kemuine 14 MF nbsp ETH Yared Zewdneh 15 DF nbsp ETH Bereket Samuel No Pos Nation Player 16 MF nbsp ETH Minyamer Petros 17 FW nbsp ETH Aschalew Girma 18 DF nbsp ETH Wondwossen Dereje 20 FW nbsp NAM Junias Nandjebo 21 DF nbsp ETH Frezer Kassa 22 FW nbsp GHA Richmond Adongo 25 GK nbsp ETH Hamdi Tofik 27 MF nbsp ETH Aschenacki Lucas 28 DF nbsp ETH Muluken Aydagn 30 GK nbsp ETH Firew Getahun 33 GK nbsp ETH Mintesinot Yegile 44 MF nbsp ETH Mikias Kassahun 77 FW nbsp ETH Samuel Zerihun 99 FW nbsp ETH Mudin Mussa GK nbsp ETH Wondwossen AshenafiClub officials editPresident nbsp Eng JEMAL IVRAHIMVice President nbsp Sultan AliGeneral Manager nbsp Fitsum Kinfishe Coaching and Medical staff edit As of 12 March 2021Team Leader nbsp Tofek HassienManager Head Coach nbsp Zemariam WoldegiorgisFirst assistant coach nbsp Tofek EdrisSecond assistant coach nbsp Ephrem GetahunFirst team goalkeeper coach nbsp Abaye BefekaduTeam Doctor nbsp Asrat LegesseFormer players editThis list of famous or notable people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria May 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Simon AbayFormer coaches edit nbsp Yohannes Sahle 2018 nbsp Fisseha Teumelisan 2017 2021 as assistant amp head coach nbsp Fisseha Teumelisan 11 References edit a b c d ድሬዳዋ ከነማ Hattricksport Archived from the original on September 11 2019 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 Mesfin Daniel February 12 2021 ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ከአሰልጣኙ ጋር ተለያየ Soccer Ethiopia Mesfin Daniel April 24 2021 አሰልጣኝ ፍስሀ ጥዑመልሳን ወደ ክስ አምርተዋል 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 Diredawa Ketema W Soccer Ethiopia Archived from the original on 2021 04 13 Retrieved March 18 2021 U 20 Premier League Soccer Ethiopia Archived from the original on 2021 02 27 Retrieved March 18 2021 a b Dire Dawa Ketema Soccer Ethiopia Archived from the original on 2021 01 11 External links editOfficial Website nbsp nbsp This article about an Ethiopian football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dire Dawa City S C amp oldid 1224244513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
