Tele SC Asmara (Telecommunications Sport Club of Asmara) is an Eritrean football club based in Asmara. The team -usually called "Tele S.C."- is a member of the Eritrean Football Federation national league.
| Full name | Tele SC Asmara Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 (as "Gejeret") |
| Ground | Cicero Stadium Asmara, Eritrea |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
History edit
Initially the club was founded in the early 1940s as an Italo-eritrean club named Gejeret,[1] that played in the amateur championship of Italian Eritrea.[2] In 1950 Gejeret started to play in the top league of Eritrea in Asmara and changed the name to "Telecommunications SC" (usually called "Tele SC").
In 1950, Eritrean (local) clubs set up their own football federation, which was joined by three of the old Italian clubs (Eritrea, Asmara and Gejeret). The league contained about 30 clubs, divided over 3 levels (Serie A, B and C). In 1953, clubs were forced to join the Ethiopian FA.[3]
In the Ethiopian championship the team obtained prestigious levels.[4] So, in 1959 the team has won the Ethiopian Premier League.,[5] The Eritrean team also won the Ethiopian championship in 1969 and 1970.
The team united with the historical GS Asmara in the early 1970s and changed again the name: it was now Tele SC Asmara. Under the lead of the famous "Eritrean Herrera" (the coach Massimo Fenili) the team won two titles of the Ethiopian National Championships in 1972 and 1973.[6]
The team participated in four editions of the "African Cup of Champions Clubs".
Since the years of the struggle for Eritrea independence the team has entered in a deep crisis and started playing in secondary championships of Eritrea. Since 2016 it is no more active for economic reasons.
Stadium edit
Currently the team plays at the 20,000 capacity Cicero Stadium, created in the early 1940s.
Honours edit
- Ethiopian Premier League as "Tele SC": 1959, 1969, 1970
- Ethiopian Premier League as "Tele SC Asmara": 1972 and 1973
Performance in CAF competitions edit
- CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
References edit
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan; Rabiner, Igor; Edwards, Luke; Yokhin, Michael; Ashton, David (1 June 2017). "The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Five". Blizzard Media Ltd. Retrieved 31 December 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Eritrea 1946/47". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Eritrean Championship in 1950". rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Yemane Yohannes. "Ethio-Eritrean Football.wmv". Retrieved 31 December 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ethiopia – List of Champions". RSSSF.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan; Rabiner, Igor; Edwards, Luke; Yokhin, Michael; Ashton, David (1 June 2017). "The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Five". Blizzard Media Ltd. Retrieved 31 December 2018 – via Google Books.