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| Full name | Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Devils | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Mebrat Hail Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mr Araya Haile | ||
| Manager | Anwar Yasin | ||
| League | Ethiopian Higher League | ||
| 2019-20 | Higher League 7th of 12 (Group A) | ||
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Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Football Club, also known as Ethio-Electric or Mebrat Hail[1] (Amharic: ኢትዮ ኤሌክትሪክ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Ababa. The club plays in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
History
Ethio-Electric was found as Ethiopian Electric Power Sport Club in 1960 (1953 EC.) by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation.[2]
In September of 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
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.
Ethio-Electric was relegated from the Ethiopian Premier League after the 2017–18 season.[4]
Other competitions
In 2016 Ethio-Electric beat Saint George S.C. to lift the club's third Addis Ababa City Cup at Addis Ababa Stadium.[5]
Grounds
Ethio-Electric's home stadium is Mebrat Hail Stadium.
Women's Team
The women's team is Managed by Eyerusalem Negash.[3]
Former players
Yordanos Abay- Anwar Yasin
Former Managers
- Berhanu Bayu
- Addisu Negash
- Bogale Zewdu
Honours
1993, 1998, 2001[6]
- 1971, 1972, 1976, 2001
- 1993, 1998, 2001[7]
- Regional
- Addis Ababa City Cup: 3
- 2005, 2006, 2016
Performance in CAF competitions
- 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
Chairman: 
Araya Haile
Technic Directors: Tesfaye Zergaw and Golalit Firde
Coaching and Medical staff
Manager: Anwar Yasin
Assistant Coach(s): Mesfin Shebeshe and Lemma Debele
Goalkeeping Coach: Daniel Tesfaye
Team Leader: Aklilu Gebremariam
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Samson, Michael (July 30, 2018). "Ethio-Electric relegated with no one to stand accountable". Capital Ethiopia.
- ^ Asrat, Firew (November 7, 2016). "Fofano fires Ethio-Electric to Addis Cup glory". soka25east.
- ^ "Ethiopia – List of Champions". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Ethiopia – List of Super Cup Winners". Retrieved 19 March 2012.
External links
- Team profile – Soccerway.com