Ethiopia Premier League
Final Table:
1.Saint George SA (Addis Abeba) 30 15 12 3 45-23 57 Champions [aka Kedus Giorgis]
2.Ethiopian Coffee (Addis Abeba) 30 14 7 9 50-35 49 [aka Ethiopian Bunna]
3.Defence (Addis Abeba) 30 13 10 7 44-33 49 [aka Mekelakeya]
4.Banks SC (Addis Abeba) 30 11 12 7 46-38 45 [aka Bankoch]
5.Awassa City (Awassa) 30 11 11 8 35-31 44 [aka Awassa Kenema]
6.Harar Beer Bottling FC (Harar) 30 11 10 9 28-23 43 [aka Harar Bira]
7.Muger Cement (Ambo) 30 10 12 8 33-30 42 [aka Muger Cemento]
8.Southern Police (Awassa) 30 9 11 10 38-31 38 [aka Debub Police]
9.Insurance (Addis Abeba) 30 8 14 8 27-24 38 [aka Medhin]
10.Adama City (Adama) 30 6 18 6 23-22 36 [aka Adama Kenema]
11.Dire Dawa City (Dire Dawa) 30 10 6 14 30-35 36 [aka Dire Dawa Kenema]
12.Sebeta City (Sebeta) 30 7 14 9 18-27 35 [aka Sebeta Kenema]
13.EEPCO (Addis Abeba) 30 7 13 10 36-34 34 [aka Mebrat Hail]
14.Metehara Sugar (Metehara) 30 7 12 11 22-32 33 [aka Metehara Seqwar]
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15.Trans Ethiopia (Mekelle) 30 7 9 14 23-51 30 Relegated
16.Nyala (Addis Abeba) 30 5 7 18 17-46 22 Relegated
Round 1
[Nov 22]
Nyala 1-0 Metehara Sugar
Saint George 2-0 Awassa City
Defence 1-1 Sebeta City
Harar Beer 0-0 Muger Cement
[Nov 23]
Trans Ethiopia 1-1 Insurance
Adama City 0-0 Banks
Ethiopian Coffee 1-1 Dire Dawa City
EEPCO 2-2 Southern Police
Round 2
[Nov 26]
Trans Ethiopia 1-0 Sebeta City
Insurance 1-1 Banks
Defence 3-1 Dire Dawa City
Adama City 1-1 Southern Police
Harar Beer 0-0 Nyala
Metehara Sugar 0-0 EEPCO
[Nov 27]
Awassa City 1-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Muger Cement 1-1 Saint George
Round 3
[Nov 29]
Insurance 2-1 Southern Police
EEPCO 1-2 Harar Beer
[Nov 30]
Banks 3-1 Trans Ethiopia
Sebeta City 2-1 Dire Dawa City
Awassa City 1-0 Defence
Metehara Sugar 0-0 Adama City
Muger Cement 0-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Saint George 2-1 Nyala
Round 4
[Dec 6]
Dire Dawa City 1-0 Trans Ethiopia
Southern Police 2-1 Banks
Sebeta City 0-0 Awassa City
Metehara Sugar 0-1 Insurance
Adama City 2-1 Harar Beer
[Dec 7]
Defence 3-1 Muger Cement
Ethiopian Coffee 3-0 Nyala
[Feb 17]
EEPCO 1-1 Saint George
Round 5
[Dec 10]
Dire Dawa City 5-0 Awassa City
Muger Cement 1-0 Sebeta City
Adama City 1-1 Saint George
[Dec 11]
Southern Police 5-0 Trans Ethiopia
Nyala 0-1 Defence
Ethiopian Coffee 2-1 EEPCO
[Feb 17]
Banks 2-0 Metehara Sugar
Insurance 2-1 Harar Beer
Round 6
[Dec 13]
Insurance 0-1 Saint George
Banks 1-1 Harar Beer
[Dec 14]
Ethiopian Coffee 2-1 Adama City
Defence 1-3 EEPCO
Sebeta City 1-0 Nyala
Dire Dawa City 0-1 Muger Cement
Southern Police 2-1 Metehara Sugar
Awassa City 5-0 Trans Ethiopia
Round 7
[Dec 20]
Trans Ethiopia 0-0 Metehara Sugar
Muger Cement 2-0 Awassa City
Harar Beer 2-0 Southern Police
Nyala 1-0 Dire Dawa City
Saint George 1-0 Banks
[Dec 21]
Sebeta City 1-1 EEPCO
Ethiopian Coffee 2-2 Insurance
Defence 1-1 Adama City
Round 8
[Dec 24]
Trans Ethiopia 2-1 Muger Cement
Metehara Sugar 1-2 Harar Beer
Awassa City 3-0 Nyala
Southern Police 0-1 Saint George
Banks 2-1 Ethiopian Coffee
Sebeta City 0-0 Adama City
Insurance 2-0 Defence
[Dec 25]
EEPCO 0-0 Dire Dawa City
Round 9
[Dec 27]
Nyala 4-3 Muger Cement
Saint George 3-0 Metehara Sugar
Defence 1-1 Banks
[Dec 28]
Trans Ethiopia 0-1 Harar Beer
Awassa City 2-1 EEPCO
Ethiopian Coffee 2-1 Southern Police
Insurance 1-0 Sebeta City
[Feb 14?; inferred]
Dire Dawa City 0-2 Adama City
Round 10
[Jan 3]
Defence 3-2 Southern Police
Adama City 1-1 Awassa City
Dire Dawa City 0-0 Insurance
Nyala 0-1 Trans Ethiopia
[Jan 4]
Saint George 3-1 Harar Beer
Muger Cement 1-1 EEPCO
Metehara Sugar 1-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Sebeta City 0-0 Banks
Round 11
[Jan 7]
Saint George 5-0 Trans Ethiopia
Nyala 0-1 EEPCO
Harar Beer 2-1 Ethiopian Coffee
Southern Police 4-0 Sebeta City
Muger Cement 1-1 Adama City
Metahara Sugar 1-2 Defence
Awassa City 1-1 Insurance
[Jan 8]
Banks 2-2 Dire Dawa City
Round 12
[Jan 10]
EEPCO 1-1 Trans Ethiopia
Ethiopian Coffee 0-1 Saint George
[Jan 11]
Adama City 0-0 Nyala
Harar Beer 0-1 Defence
Insurance 1-1 Muger Cement
Banks 0-0 Awassa City
Southern Police 4-0 Dire Dawa City
[Feb 14?; inferred]
Sebeta City 2-2 Metehara Sugar
Round 13 [Jan 17]
Trans Ethiopia 3-4 Ethiopian Coffee
Adama City 1-1 EEPCO
Saint George 1-2 Defence
Nyala 1-1 Insurance
Harar Beer 1-1 Sebeta City
Muger Cement 1-2 Banks
Metehara Sugar 1-0 Dire Dawa City
Awassa City 1-1 Southern Police
Round 14
[Jan 21]
Trans Ethiopia 1-1 Adama City
Defence 2-2 Ethiopian Coffee
Sebeta City 0-0 Saint George
Dire Dawa City awd Harar Beer [awarded 0-3, originally 0-0]
Southern Police 0-1 Muger Cement
Metehara Sugar 3-1 Awassa City
[Jan 22]
EEPCO 2-1 Insurance
Banks 1-1 Nyala
Round 15
[Jan 24]
Ethiopian Coffee 1-1 Sebeta City
[Jan 25]
Trans Ethiopia 0-2 Defence
Insurance 0-0 Adama City
EEPCO 1-2 Banks
Dire Dawa City 1-2 Saint George
Southern Police 0-0 Nyala
Harar Beer 1-0 Awassa City
Muger Cement 3-0 Metehara Sugar
Round 16
[Feb 21]
Southern Police 1-0 EEPCO
[Feb 22]
Insurance 2-2 Trans Ethiopia
Banks 1-0 Adama City
Sebeta City 0-1 Defence
Awassa City 1-1 Saint George
Dire Dawa City 3-2 Ethiopian Coffee
Metehara Sugar 2-0 Nyala
Muger Cement 1-0 Harar Beer
Round 17
[Feb 28]
Banks 1-1 Insurance
EEPCO 0-1 Metehara Sugar
Ethiopian Coffee 3-1 Awassa City
[Mar 1]
Sebeta City 1-1 Trans Ethiopia
Dire Dawa City 2-1 Defence
Southern Police 1-2 Adama City
Nyala 0-1 Harar Beer
Saint George 1-0 Muger Cement
Round 18
[Mar 7]
Harar Beer 1-0 EEPCO
Trans Ethiopia 0-3 Banks
Dire Dawa City 1-0 Sebeta City
Defence 1-1 Awassa City
Ethiopian Coffee 1-0 Muger Cement
Nyala 1-1 Saint George
[Mar 8]
Southern Police 0-2 Insurance
Adama City 0-0 Metehara Sugar
Round 19
[Mar 14]
Insurance 0-0 Metehara Sugar
Nyala 0-3 Ethiopian Coffee
[Mar 15]
Trans Ethiopia 0-1 Dire Dawa City
Awassa City 0-1 Sebeta City
Muger Cement 1-1 Defence
Harar Beer 0-0 Adama City
Banks 2-0 Southern Police
Saint George 3-3 EEPCO
Round 20 [Mar 22]
Awassa City 1-0 Dire Dawa City
Sebeta City 0-0 Muger Cement
Saint George 1-0 Adama City
Trans Ethiopia 0-0 Southern Police
Defence 4-0 Nyala
EEPCO 1-2 Ethiopian Coffee
Metehara Sugar 2-2 Banks
Harar Beer 0-0 Insurance
Round 21 [Mar 29]
Saint George 1-1 Insurance
Harar Beer 2-1 Banks
Adama City 3-2 Ethiopian Coffee
EEPCO 0-0 Defence
Nyala 2-0 Sebeta City
Muger Cement 2-1 Dire Dawa City
Metehara Sugar 1-2 Southern Police
Trans Ethiopia 0-0 Awassa City
Round 22
[Apr 1]
Insurance 0-2 Ethiopian Coffee
[Apr 2]
Banks 1-4 Saint George
EEPCO 5-1 Sebeta City
[Apr 4]
Southern Police 1-1 Harar Beer
[Apr 5]
Metehara Sugar 2-0 Trans Ethiopia
Awassa City 3-0 Muger Cement
Dire Dawa City 2-0 Nyala
Adama City 0-1 Defence
Round 23
[Apr 11]
Nyala abd Awassa City [abandoned at 4-0 due to rain]
[Apr 12]
Muger Cement 0-1 Trans Ethiopia
Harar Beer 0-0 Metehara Sugar
Ethiopian Coffee 4-2 Banks
Adama City 0-0 Sebeta City
Defence 1-3 Insurance
Dire Dawa City 0-1 EEPCO
[Apr 14]
Nyala 1-3 Awassa City [replay, also reported 1-4]
Saint George 0-0 Southern Police
Round 24 [Apr 26]
Muger Cement 2-0 Nyala
Metehara Sugar 0-0 Saint George
Banks 1-0 Defence
Harar Beer 3-1 Trans Ethiopia
EEPCO 0-1 Awassa City
Southern Police 1-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Sebeta City 1-0 Insurance
Adama City 1-0 Dire Dawa City
Round 25
[May 2]
EEPCO 1-1 Muger Cement
Banks 2-2 Sebeta City
[May 3]
Southern Police 3-1 Defence
Awassa City 2-2 Adama City
Insurance 0-0 Dire Dawa City
Trans Ethiopia 1-0 Nyala
Harar Beer 0-0 Saint George
Ethiopian Coffee 5-1 Metehara Sugar
Round 26
[May 9]
EEPCO 3-1 Nyala
Defence 1-1 Metahara Sugar
[May 10]
Trans Ethiopia 0-1 Saint George
Ethiopian Coffee 1-0 Harar Beer
Sebeta City 0-0 Southern Police
Adama City 0-0 Muger Cement
Insurance 0-1 Awassa City
Dire Dawa City 2-1 Banks
Round 27 [May 17]
Trans Ethiopia 2-1 EEPCO
Saint George 1-2 Ethiopian Coffee
Nyala 1-0 Adama City
Defence 2-1 Harar Beer
Muger Cement 1-0 Insurance
Awassa City 2-3 Banks
Metehara Sugar 1-0 Sebeta City
Dire Dawa City 1-0 Southern Police
Round 28
[May 23]
Defence 2-2 Saint George
Insurance 2-0 Nyala
[May 24]
Ethiopian Coffee 2-2 Trans Ethiopia
EEPCO 2-2 Adama City
Sebeta City 1-0 Harar Beer
Banks 4-5 Muger Cement
Dire Dawa City 2-0 Metehara Sugar
Southern Police 1-1 Awassa City
Round 29
[May 30]
Ethiopian Coffee 0-0 Defence
Nyala 0-3 Banks
[May 31]
Adama City 0-1 Trans Ethiopia
Saint George 0-1 Sebeta City
Harar Beer 0-0 Dire Dawa City
Muger Cement 1-1 Southern Police
Awassa City 0-0 Metehara Sugar
Insurance 0-1 EEPCO
Round 30
[Jun 6]
Defence 5-1 Trans Ethiopia
Nyala 2-2 Southern Police
[Jun 7]
Sebeta City 1-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Adama City 1-0 Insurance
Banks 1-1 EEPCO
Saint George 4-3 Dire Dawa City
Awassa City 2-1 Harar Beer
Metehara Sugar 1-1 Muger Cement
Final Table:
1.Saint George SA (Addis Abeba) 30 15 12 3 45-23 57 Champions [aka Kedus Giorgis]
2.Ethiopian Coffee (Addis Abeba) 30 14 7 9 50-35 49 [aka Ethiopian Bunna]
3.Defence (Addis Abeba) 30 13 10 7 44-33 49 [aka Mekelakeya]
4.Banks SC (Addis Abeba) 30 11 12 7 46-38 45 [aka Bankoch]
5.Awassa City (Awassa) 30 11 11 8 35-31 44 [aka Awassa Kenema]
6.Harar Beer Bottling FC (Harar) 30 11 10 9 28-23 43 [aka Harar Bira]
7.Muger Cement (Ambo) 30 10 12 8 33-30 42 [aka Muger Cemento]
8.Southern Police (Awassa) 30 9 11 10 38-31 38 [aka Debub Police]
9.Insurance (Addis Abeba) 30 8 14 8 27-24 38 [aka Medhin]
10.Adama City (Adama) 30 6 18 6 23-22 36 [aka Adama Kenema]
11.Dire Dawa City (Dire Dawa) 30 10 6 14 30-35 36 [aka Dire Dawa Kenema]
12.Sebeta City (Sebeta) 30 7 14 9 18-27 35 [aka Sebeta Kenema]
13.EEPCO (Addis Abeba) 30 7 13 10 36-34 34 [aka Mebrat Hail]
14.Metehara Sugar (Metehara) 30 7 12 11 22-32 33 [aka Metehara Seqwar]
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15.Trans Ethiopia (Mekelle) 30 7 9 14 23-51 30 Relegated
16.Nyala (Addis Abeba) 30 5 7 18 17-46 22 Relegated
NB: Trans Ethiopia (Mekelle) later escaped relegation due to the extension
of the top level to 18 clubs
Ethiopian National League 2008/09 (second level)
NB: played by 23 clubs divided over 2 groups;
top-2 of both qualify for promotion playoff
Final Round [May 2?]
Air Force 0-0 Sidama Bunna
Top of Final Tables:
Group A (12 clubs)
1.Dedebit 22 45 Qualified
2.Shashemene Kenema 22 38 Qualified
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Group B (11 clubs)
1.Meta Abo Brewery 20 38 Qualified
2.Sidama Bunna 20 36 Qualified
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.Air Force (Debre Zeit) 20 35
Promotion Playoff
[May 6?]
Meta Abo - Shashemene Kenema
Dedebit lt Sidama Bunna
[May 8?]
Dedebit - Meta Abo
Sidama Bunna bt Shashemene Kenema
Round 3
[date?]
Dedebit - Shashemene Kenema
[May 20]
Sidama Bunna 0-0 Meta Abo
Final Table:
1.Sidama Bunna (Awassa) 3 2 1 0 7 Promoted
2.Meta Abo Brewery (Sebeta) 3 1 2 0 5 Promoted
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3.Shashemene Kenema
4.Dedebit 3 0 1 2 1
NB: Dedebit later also promoted due to the extension of the top level
to 18 clubs; it is not clear why Dedebit were chosen ahead of
Shashemene Kenema
Source: Ethio-Sport
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Author: Mamo Gebrehiwot
Last updated: 26 Nov 2009
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