Ethio Electric S.C.

Ethio Electric Sport Club (Amharic: ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ ስፖርት ክለብ), also known as EEPCO or Mebrat Hail,^[1] is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Ababa. The club currently plays in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.

Ethio Electric S.C.

Full name	Ethio Electric Sport Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Devils
Founded	1960 (1953 E.C.)
Ground	Mebrat Hail Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Capacity	8,000
Owner	Ethiopian Electric Power
Chairman	Mr Araya Haile
Manager	Kifle Boltena
League	Ethiopian Higher League
2020-21	Higher League 1st of 12 (Group A)
Home colours Away colours

History

Beginnings

Ethio-Electric was found as Ethiopian Electric Power Sport Club in 1960 (1953 EC.) by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation.^[2] It's one of the most historic clubs in Ethiopian football

In September 2018 the club announced sweeping changes at all levels of the club including hiring former Ethio-Electric star player Anwar Yasin as the club's manager.^[3]

Ethiopian Premier League

Ethio-Electric won the inaugural Ethiopian Premier League during the 1997–98 Season, known as Mebrat Hail at the time it was the club's second overall title. The club also enjoyed a great 2000–01 premier league campaign as their star striker Yordanos Abay scored a record 24 goals during the season helping Ethio-Electric to its second Premier League title (3rd overall title). His record would stand 16 years until the 2016–17 season when Dedebit striker Getaneh Kebede scored 25 goals surpassed his mark. The 2001–02 season saw Ethio-Electric picked as favorites to repeat as champions, but unfortunately fail to meet expectations as they finished behind eventual champions St. George. in 2010, the club hired former Lokomotiv Sofia and Bulgarian National team player Yordan Stoikov as its head coach.^[4]

Recent Troubles

In 2016 Ethio-Electric beat Saint George S.C. to lift the club's third Addis Ababa City Cup at Addis Ababa Stadium.^[5] Ethio-Electric was relegated from the Ethiopian Premier League after the 2017–18 season.^[6]

Stadium

Ethio-Electric's home stadium is Mebrat Hail Stadium.

Finances

The club has been, from its inception, financially supported by the Ethiopian Mebrat Haile (now called the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation).^[7] In 2021, in an efforts to be more financially independent, the club constructed shops around its stadium at a cost of 2.6 million birr.^[7]

Departments

The women's team is Managed by Eyerusalem Negash as of 2018.^[3]

Active Departments

• Women's Football Team
• Football Team (U17)^[8]

Honors

Domestic

League

• Ethiopian Premier League: 3

1993, 1998, 2001^[9]

Cups

• Ethiopian Cup: 4

1971, 1972, 1976, 2001

• Ethiopian Super Cup: 3

1993, 1998, 2001^[10]

• Addis Ababa City Cup: 3

2005, 2006, 2016

African

• CAF Champions League: 2 appearances

1999 – First Round

2002 – Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1994 – First Round

• CAF Cup: 3 appearances

1996 – First Round

1998 – Second Round

2001 – Second Round

Club Officials

CEO:   Lemma Bedele

President:   Chala Aman

Chairman:   Araya Haile

Technical Directors:   Tesfaye Zergaw and   Golalit Firde

Coaching and Medical staff

Manager:  Kifle Boltena

Assistant Coach(s):  Mesfin Shebeshe and   Lemma Debele

Goalkeeping Coach:  Daniel Tesfaye

Team Leader:  Aklilu Gebremariam

Former Managers

•  Berhanu Bayu^[5]
•   Anwar Yasin
•  Addisu Negash
•  Bogale Zewdu
•  Wondimu Bekele
•  Hagos Desta
•  Yordan Stoikov (2010–14)^[4]

Former players

•  Yordanos Abay
•  Didier Kavumbagu^[11]
•  Anwar Yasin
•  Mulualem Tilahun^[11]
•  Radi Abreha
•  Ibrahim Fofano^[5]
•   Bereket Tessema^[12]

References

1. "Ethiopian Premier League:". Ethiopian Football Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
2. "Electric: Team Profile". Ethiofootball. 1960. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
3. Yonathan, Mulugeta (September 3, 2018). "ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ በሁሉም እርከን ለሚገኙ ቡድኖቹ አዳዲስ አሰልጣኞችን ሾሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
4. Gebrehiwot, Mamo (September 15, 2010). "EEPCo FC names Yordan Stoikov of Bulgaria as Head Coach". Ethiosports.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Asrat, Firew (November 7, 2016). "Fofano fires Ethio-Electric to Addis Cup glory". soka25east.
6. Samson, Michael (July 30, 2018). "Ethio-Electric relegated with no one to stand accountable". Capital Ethiopia.
7. Takele, Tewodros (March 6, 2021). "ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ ለክለቡ ገቢ የሚያስገኙ ሱቆችን አስመረቀ". Soccer Ethiopia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. Mesfin, Daniel (March 14, 2021). "የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል". Soccer Ethiopia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. "Ethiopia – List of Champions". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
10. "Ethiopia – List of Super Cup Winners". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
11. Berhanu, Markos (November 21, 2016). "Ethiopian Premier League attracting more foreign strikers". Ethiosport.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
12. Hailemariam, Mathias (June 18, 2021). "ሦሰት ክለቦችን በአምበልነት የመራው በረከት ተሰማ የት ይገኛል?". Soccer Ethiopia.

External links

• Team profile – Soccerway.com