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.
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| Full name | Ethio Electric Sport Club | ||
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| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ethiopian Premier League, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
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History edit
Beginnings edit
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 edit
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 Stoykov as its head coach.[4]
Recent Troubles edit
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 edit
Ethio-Electric's home stadium is Mebrat Hail Stadium.
Finances edit
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 edit
The women's team is Managed by Eyerusalem Negash as of 2018.[3]
Active Departments edit
- Women's Football Team
- Football Team (U17)[8]
Honors edit
Domestic edit
League edit
- Ethiopian Premier League: 3
- 1993, 1998, 2001[9]
Cups edit
- Ethiopian Cup: 4
- 1971, 1972, 1976, 2001
- Ethiopian Super Cup: 3
- 1993, 1998, 2001[10]
- Addis Ababa City Cup: 3
- 2005, 2006, 2016
African edit
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
- 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 edit
CEO: Lemma Bedele
President: Chala Aman
Chairman: Araya Haile
Technical Directors: Tesfaye Zergaw and Golalit Firde
Coaching and Medical staff edit
Manager: Kifle Boltena
Assistant Coach(s): Mesfin Shebeshe and Lemma Debele
Goalkeeping Coach: Daniel Tesfaye
Team Leader: Aklilu Gebremariam
Former Managers edit
Former players edit
Yordanos Abay
Didier Kavumbagu[11]- Anwar Yasin
- Mulualem Tilahun[11]
- Radi Abreha
Ibrahim Fofano[5]- Bereket Tessema[12]
References edit
- ^ "Ethiopian Premier League:". Ethiopian Football Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Electric: Team Profile". Ethiofootball. 1960. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Yonathan, Mulugeta (September 3, 2018). "ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ በሁሉም እርከን ለሚገኙ ቡድኖቹ አዳዲስ አሰልጣኞችን ሾሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Gebrehiwot, Mamo (September 15, 2010). "EEPCo FC names Yordan Stoikov of Bulgaria as Head Coach". Ethiosports.
- ^ a b c Asrat, Firew (November 7, 2016). "Fofano fires Ethio-Electric to Addis Cup glory". soka25east.
- ^ Samson, Michael (July 30, 2018). "Ethio-Electric relegated with no one to stand accountable". Capital Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Takele, Tewodros (March 6, 2021). "ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ ለክለቡ ገቢ የሚያስገኙ ሱቆችን አስመረቀ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Mesfin, Daniel (March 14, 2021). "የአዲስ አበባ ከ17 ዓመት በታች ውድድር ዛሬ ተጀምሯል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ "Ethiopia – List of Champions". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Ethiopia – List of Super Cup Winners". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ a b Berhanu, Markos (November 21, 2016). "Ethiopian Premier League attracting more foreign strikers". Ethiosport.
- ^ Hailemariam, Mathias (June 18, 2021). "ሦሰት ክለቦችን በአምበልነት የመራው በረከት ተሰማ የት ይገኛል?". Soccer Ethiopia.
External links edit
- Team profile – Soccerway.com