Sebeta City F.C.
| Full name | Sebeta City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Sebeta Stadium Sebeta, Ethiopia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ethiopia Obsa Legese | ||
| Manager | Ethiopia Abraham Mebratu | ||
| League | Ethiopian Higher League | ||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 8th of 13 | ||
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Sebeta City (Oromo: Magaalaa sabbataa; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
History
[edit | edit source]Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.[1]
In the 2010–2011 season of Ethiopian Premier League, the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.[2]
The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after winning their group in the 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League season.[3]
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Their home stadium is Sebeta Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000. As part of a sponsorship deal, the club announced that a standard football pitch would be constructed at Sebeta Stadium.[4] The renovation work at the stadium was finished in April 2020.[5]
Finances
[edit | edit source]In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery.[4] The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach Webetu Abate and the EFF after he left the club to coach the Ethiopian national team.[6]
Players
[edit | edit source]First-team squad
[edit | edit source]As of 8 January 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club officials
[edit | edit source]CEO: Ethiopia Alemayehu *Mendaye
- Chairman: Ethiopia Obsa Legese
Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]Manager/Head coach:
Former players
[edit | edit source]- Uganda Savio Kabugo (2019–20)[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sebeta City at national-football-teams.com
