Mekelle 70 Enderta FC (Amharic: መቐለ 70 እንደርታ; Tigrinya: መቐለ 70 እንደርታ) 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] In the 2018/19 season Mekelle 70 Enderta became champion of the Ethiopian Premier League[2] and represented Ethiopia at the 2019 CAF Champions League but fall short in the first round.[3]
Mekelle 70 Enderta 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. This was the club's first promotion to the top division in its history.
2017—2018
After promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League, the club officials sacked manager Getachew Dawit who helped the team earn spot in the top division. As rumoured, the main reason for the sacking of the manager was political reasons. So the club signed manager Yohannes Sahle for the 2017-2018 season. Mekelle 70 Enderta had one of their most successful campaigns in the 2017–18 season as the club was part of the title race until very late in the season before ultimately finishing 4th. After the club's first season in the top division, Mekelle 70 Enderta parted ways with head coach Yohannes Sahle.[4]
After a poor start in the Ethiopian Premier League 2018—19, highly rated manager Gebremedhin Haile helped the team break a new record in the league (11 wins in a row) which was held by Saint George FC. Then after holding the record followed disappointing results, and rivals Fasil City topped the league table. The season went on as Fasil City being on top of the league with just one point ahead of Mekelle 70 Enderta until the last match of the league. July 7, 2019 (date of the last match of the league) was a historic day for the Red Lioness as Fasil City drop two points against Shire Endaselassie F.C. in the last match of the league and Mekelle 70 Enderta winning over Dire Dawa City with the help of Amanuel Gebremichael and Osei Mawuli goals. Then the club honored with its first Ethiopian Premier League title after tiring season.[6] And forward Amanuel Gebremichael winning the League Golden Boot scoring 18 goals.
Name and logoedit
The team is named after the city it was founded in, Mekelle 70 Enderta (the capital of the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia). The Club logo is a red circle, inside the circle are 2 red lions, in the middle that have Hawelti Semaetat statue, and at the top the castle of king Yohannes IV which are found in the city of Mekelle.
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^Taddele, Omna (July 15, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ ከመቐለ ከተማ ጋር ተለያይተዋል". Soccer Ethiopia. from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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Mekelle 70 Enderta FC Amharic መቐለ 70 እንደርታ Tigrinya መቐለ 70 እንደርታ 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 In the 2018 19 season Mekelle 70 Enderta became champion of the Ethiopian Premier League 2 and represented Ethiopia at the 2019 CAF Champions League but fall short in the first round 3 Mekelle 70 EndertaFull nameጋንታ ኩዕሶ እግሪ መቐለ 70 እንደርታ Mekelle 70 Enderta Football Club Nickname s ምዓም ኣንበሳ Lion s Den ቀያይ አንበሶች Red Lions Founded2007GroundTigray StadiumMekelle EthiopiaCapacity60 000ChairmanYirga GebregziabherManagerGebremedhin HaileLeagueEthiopian Premier League2019 2020Premier League 3rd of 16Home coloursAway coloursThird colours Currently the club is one of the leading teams in the 2019 2020 Ethiopian Premier League 1 Contents 1 History 2 Name and logo 3 Grounds 4 Derby 5 Managers 6 Honours 7 Performance in CAF competitions 8 Players 8 1 First team squad 9 ReferencesHistory edit2016 2017Mekelle 70 Enderta 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 This was the club s first promotion to the top division in its history 2017 2018After promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League the club officials sacked manager Getachew Dawit who helped the team earn spot in the top division As rumoured the main reason for the sacking of the manager was political reasons So the club signed manager Yohannes Sahle for the 2017 2018 season Mekelle 70 Enderta had one of their most successful campaigns in the 2017 18 season as the club was part of the title race until very late in the season before ultimately finishing 4th After the club s first season in the top division Mekelle 70 Enderta parted ways with head coach Yohannes Sahle 4 2018 2019On August 8 2018 the club officially signed Gebremedhin Haile as their manager for the upcoming 2018 19 season 5 Manager Gebremedhin Haile who had won his first Ethiopian Premier League title with Jimma Aba Jifar F C the last season After a poor start in the Ethiopian Premier League 2018 19 highly rated manager Gebremedhin Haile helped the team break a new record in the league 11 wins in a row which was held by Saint George FC Then after holding the record followed disappointing results and rivals Fasil City topped the league table The season went on as Fasil City being on top of the league with just one point ahead of Mekelle 70 Enderta until the last match of the league July 7 2019 date of the last match of the league was a historic day for the Red Lioness as Fasil City drop two points against Shire Endaselassie F C in the last match of the league and Mekelle 70 Enderta winning over Dire Dawa City with the help of Amanuel Gebremichael and Osei Mawuli goals Then the club honored with its first Ethiopian Premier League title after tiring season 6 And forward Amanuel Gebremichael winning the League Golden Boot scoring 18 goals Name and logo editThe team is named after the city it was founded in Mekelle 70 Enderta the capital of the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia The Club logo is a red circle inside the circle are 2 red lions in the middle that have Hawelti Semaetat statue and at the top the castle of king Yohannes IV which are found in the city of Mekelle Grounds editThe team plays its home games in Tigray International Stadium in Mekelle Ethiopia The stadium has a 60 000 capacity Derby editThe club plays in the Tigray Derby with fellow Tigray Region club Welwalo Adigrat University FC 7 and Fasil City which is believed to be an arch rival The derbies enjoy relatively large attendances Managers edit nbsp Gebremedhin Haile 2018 19 nbsp Yohannes Sahle 2017 18 nbsp Getachew Dawit 2016 17 Honours editEthiopian Premier League 1 2019 dd Performance in CAF competitions editCAF Champions League 2 appearances 2020 Preliminary round 2021 withdrew in preliminary round dd CAF Confederation Cup 0 appearancePlayers editFirst team squad edit As of 12 January 2020 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 Bereket Amare 30 GK nbsp ETH Sofoniyas Seife 2 DF nbsp ETH Alex Tessema Haile 6 DF nbsp ETH Amin Nesru 12 DF nbsp ETH Biyadgelege Elias 13 DF nbsp ETH Seyoum Tesfaye 26 DF nbsp ETH Tafesse Serka 15 MF nbsp ETH Daniel Demsu 27 DF nbsp ETH Anteneh Gebrekristos No Pos Nation Player 8 MF nbsp ETH Michael Desta C 19 MF nbsp ETH Yonas Geremew 26 MF nbsp ETH Mulugeta Woldegiorgis 7 FW nbsp ETH Samie Jr 9 FW nbsp ETH Samuel Salisso 10 MF nbsp ETH Yusuf Abdulkader 11 FW nbsp ETH Amanuel Gebremichael 14 FW nbsp ETH Ashenafi Haftu 13 FW nbsp ETH Ephrem Ashamo 23 MF nbsp GHA Kalusha Alhassan 4 FW nbsp NGA Okiki AfolabiReferences edit Tolesa Dawit July 22 2017 Jimma Mekele Welwalo earn EPL promotion The Reporter Ethiopia Archived from the original on October 24 2021 Retrieved August 31 2017 Berhanu Markos 2019 07 07 Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship Ethiosports Archived from the original on 2021 10 25 Retrieved 2020 03 08 Berhanu Markos 2019 08 25 CAf Champions League Mekelle 70 Enderta held to a draw by Cano Sport Ethiosports Archived from the original on 2022 06 09 Retrieved 2020 03 08 Taddele Omna July 15 2018 አሰልጣኝ ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ ከመቐለ ከተማ ጋር ተለያይተዋል Soccer Ethiopia Archived from the original on March 16 2022 Retrieved August 3 2018 Hailemariam Mathias August 8 2018 መቐለ ከተማ ከገብረመድህን ኃይሌ ጋር በይፋ ተፈራረመ Soccer Ethiopia Archived from the original on August 8 2018 Retrieved August 8 2018 Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship Ethiosports July 7 2018 Archived from the original on February 14 2024 Retrieved July 27 2019 Tolesa Dawit 11 November 2017 EPL returns with Mekelle facing Welwalo in Tigray derby The Reporter Ethiopia Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mekelle 70 Enderta F C amp oldid 1207233106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
