Ethiopian Women's Premier League
The Ethiopian Women's Premier League (Amharic: የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ) is the top Women's association football league in Ethiopia. It is regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation and divided into two division, division 1 (the top division) and division 2 ( the second division).
| Founded | 2012 (2005 E.C.) |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of teams | 20 (11 in Division 1) (9 in Division 2) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | CAF W-Champions League |
| Current champions | Adama City (1st title) |
| Most championships | Dedebit (4) |
| Current: 2022-23 | |
History edit
The league was founded in 2012 (2005 E.C.).
Dedebit won their 2nd title in the 2015-16 season.[1] Ethiopia Nigd Bank's striker Shitaye Sisay won the 2015-16 Most Valuable Player award. Loza Abera was top goal scorer at season's end with 10 goals in the playoffs and 47 goals during season competition.[1]
Dedebit won its 3rd title in the 2016-17 season.[2] After the 2016-17 season the first division was split into two divisions with the inaugural season of the Women's second division league set for the 2017-18 season.[3]
The format of the league for the 2016-17 season had 20 teams in two groups (10 teams per group) with group winners fighting for the trophy at the end of the season.[4] The 20 clubs that participated were a record high since the establishment of the league.
Dedebit were crowned champions for a third straight year earning the club's 4th title overall in its history.[5] The Dedebit Women's team was disbanded the after 2017-18 season due to the club's financial problems.
Adama City won the 2018-19 league title, its first as a club.[6] In 2021, Nigd Bank secured its fourth championship in the team's history, first since 2015, by virtue of 2-1 victory over Adama City.[7] The 2020-21 second division was won by Bahir Dar Kenema, qualifying the team for the next season's first division competition.[8] CBE FC won the first division title in the 2020-21 season.[9]
Clubs edit
Division 1 edit
The following 11 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Women's Premier League (Division 1) during the 2020-21 Season.
| Club | Location | Sadium |
|---|---|---|
| Akaki Kality | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba |
| CBE FC | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba |
| Defense | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba |
| Hawassa City | Hawassa | Hawassa Int. |
| Adama city | Adama | Abebe Bikila |
| Dire Dawa City | Dire Dawa | Dire Dawa |
| Gedeo Dilla | Dila | Dila |
| Addis Abeba City | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba |
| Arba Minch City | Arba Minch | Arba Minch |
| Ethio Electric | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba |
Division 2 edit
The following 8 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Premier League (Division 2) during the 2020-21 Season.
| Club |
|---|
| Kidus Giorgis |
| Bahir Dar |
| EWS Academy |
| Lideta Sub City (Addis Abeba) |
| Kirkos Sub City (Addis Abeba) |
| Fasil City |
| Bole Sub City (Addis Abeba) |
| Legetafo |
| Shashemene City |
| NIfas Silk Lafto |
| Tirunesh Dibaba Academy |
Previous Winners (First Division) edit
Top Goal Scorer (First Division) edit
| Year | Country | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Loza Abera | Dedebit | ||
| 2015-16 | Loza Abera | Dedebit | 57* | |
| 2016-17 | Loza Abera | Dedebit | 33 | |
| 2017-18 | Loza Abera | Dedebit | 17 | |
| 2018-19 | Senaf Wakuma | Adama City | 21 | |
| 2019-20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | Loza Abera | CBE FC | 17 |
*including playoff goals
References edit
- ^ a b Taddele, Omna (July 2, 2016). "Dedebit Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (May 15, 2017). "Women's Premier League: Dedebit Crowned Champions for the Third Time". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ "Ethiopia (Women) 2016/17". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Osano, Bonface (November 19, 2016). "Ethiopian women's premier league kicks-off Saturday". soka25east.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (July 8, 2018). "Dedebit FC Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women First Division". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Tesfaye, Amaha (June 2, 2019). "The Ethiopian Women's Premier League has finished with a new champion". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Takele, Tewodros (March 18, 2021). "ሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ| ኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ቻምፒዮንነቱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (March 17, 2021). "ባህር ዳር ከተማ የ2013 የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሁለተኛ ዲቪዚዮን ቻምፒዮንነቱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Takele, Tewodros (March 28, 2021). "የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ በኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ቻምፒዮንነት ፍፃሜውን አግኝቷል". Soccer Ethiopia.