Defence Force Sport Club (Amharic: መከላከያ "Mekelakeya") is an Ethiopian football club based in the city of Addis Ababa.[1] They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of professional football in Ethiopia.[1] The team, formerly named Army SC and Mechal SC, is the second most decorated club in Ethiopian football history behind Saint George.[2]
Mekelakeya is historically the second most successful club in Ethiopian football history with 11 top division titles, with the most recent coming in 1989. Their dominance in the early years of Ethiopian football was cemented with six titles in the span of eight years from 1949 to 1956. After relative dormancy in the 1960s and 1970s, the club returned to its dominant ways in the 1980s by winning four titles. The club also has enjoyed success in the Ethiopian Cup, winning it 13 times. Defense beat Hawassa City 2–0 to win the 2015 Ethiopian Cup for a record 13th time and for the second time in three years.[3]
Defense entered the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as the runners-up in the 2016 Ethiopian Cup. They were knocked out of the tournament by Cameroonian side Yong Sports Academy 2–1 on aggregate in the preliminary round.[4] On April 30, 2018 the club was involved in a match where they were awarded a goal that their opponents, Welwalo Adigrat University, disputed. An altercation followed that ultimately led to a member of the Welwalo coaching staff physically attacking the referee.[5] In April 2021, the club was promoted back into the Ethiopian Premier League after a successful campaign in the second division.
defence, force, defence, force, sport, club, amharic, መከላከያ, mekelakeya, ethiopian, football, club, based, city, addis, ababa, they, play, ethiopian, higher, league, second, division, professional, football, ethiopia, team, formerly, named, army, mechal, secon. Defence Force Sport Club Amharic መከላከያ Mekelakeya is an Ethiopian football club based in the city of Addis Ababa 1 They play in the Ethiopian Higher League the second division of professional football in Ethiopia 1 The team formerly named Army SC and Mechal SC is the second most decorated club in Ethiopian football history behind Saint George 2 Defence S C Full nameDefence Force Sport ClubNickname s TORUFounded1938GroundAddis Ababa StadiumAddis Ababa EthiopiaCapacity35 000ChairmanAto Emanuel FentahunManagerYohannes SahleLeagueEthiopian Higher League2020 21Higher League 2nd of 9 Group A Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Crest 3 Stadium 4 Departments 4 1 Active Departments 5 Honors 5 1 Domestic 5 2 African 6 Players 6 1 First team squad 7 Former Managers 8 Former Players 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditMekelakeya is historically the second most successful club in Ethiopian football history with 11 top division titles with the most recent coming in 1989 Their dominance in the early years of Ethiopian football was cemented with six titles in the span of eight years from 1949 to 1956 After relative dormancy in the 1960s and 1970s the club returned to its dominant ways in the 1980s by winning four titles The club also has enjoyed success in the Ethiopian Cup winning it 13 times Defense beat Hawassa City 2 0 to win the 2015 Ethiopian Cup for a record 13th time and for the second time in three years 3 Defense entered the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as the runners up in the 2016 Ethiopian Cup They were knocked out of the tournament by Cameroonian side Yong Sports Academy 2 1 on aggregate in the preliminary round 4 On April 30 2018 the club was involved in a match where they were awarded a goal that their opponents Welwalo Adigrat University disputed An altercation followed that ultimately led to a member of the Welwalo coaching staff physically attacking the referee 5 In April 2021 the club was promoted back into the Ethiopian Premier League after a successful campaign in the second division Crest Edit logoStadium EditThe club plays its home matches at Addis Ababa Stadium Departments EditActive Departments Edit Women s Football Team Football Team U17 6 Football Team U20 Honors EditDomestic Edit Ethiopian Premier League 111949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1976 1982 1984 1988 1989 dd Ethiopian Cup 141946 1949 1950 1951 1954 1955 1956 1975 1982 1990 2006 2013 2015 2018 dd African Edit African Cup of Champions Clubs 1 appearance1977 First Round dd CAF Confederation Cup 2 appearances2007 First Round 2017 Preliminary Round dd CAF Cup Winners Cup 1 appearance1976 Quarter finals dd Players EditFirst team squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ETH Abel Mamo GK ETH Tariku Aredo13 DF ETH Abebe Tilahun16 DF ETH Adisu Tesfaye3 DF ETH Alemneh Girma10 DF ETH Mintesnot Kebede2 DF ETH Shemeles Tegegn5 DF ETH Tafese Serka0 MF ETH Amanuel Teshome25 MF ETH Behaylu Girma17 MF ETH Firew Solomon19 MF ETH Samuel Taye captain ETH Zacharias Fekre ETH Hailu Girma Solomon David Al Hassan Nuhu Mohammed Adulahi No Pos Nation Player MF ETH Solomon Melkie15 MF ETH Tewodros Tafesse MF ETH Werkneh Dawit24 FW ETH Eklesyas Girma23 FW ETH Fikadu Alemu27 FW ETH Fitsum Gebremariam FW ETH Minyilu Wondimu9 FW ETH Temesgen Gebrekidan DF ETH Semere Aregaw DF ETH Abnet Yigletu GK ETH Yidnekachew Kidane Beyene DF ETH Muluken Desalegn Degu FW GHA Ernest Barfo MF ETH Samuel Saliso ETH Dawit MamoFormer Managers Edit Geberemedhin HaileFormer Players Edit Awol Abdellah 7 Bedaso Hora 7 Seyoum Kebede Faud Ibrahim 8 References Edit a b Ethiopia 2006 07 rsssf Archived from the original on 2007 01 05 Retrieved April 6 2021 Takele Tewodros June 11 2021 መከላከያ ስፖርት ክለብ ሲምፖዚም አካሂዷል Soccer Ethiopia Okinyo Collins September 27 2015 Defense Mekelakeya lift Ethiopia Football Federation Cup for a record 13th time soka25east Chuma Festus February 20 2017 2017 CAF Confederations Cup preliminary round summary soka25east Referee attacked by Ethiopian footballers for goal decision BBC May 1 2018 Mesfin Daniel March 14 2021 የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል Soccer Ethiopia a b Gebremariam Abraham June 10 2014 ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሐረር ሲቲ መድንን ተከትሎ መውረዱን አረጋገጠ Soccer Ethiopia የቀድሞ ተጫዋች ለድሬዳዋ ስታዲየም ድጋፍ አደረገ Soccer Ethiopia April 6 2021 External links EditTeam profile ethiofootball com Team profile soccerway com 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 Defence Force S C amp oldid 1143430152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
