Debub Police S.C.

Debub Police S.C.
Full nameDebub Police Sports Club
Founded1996 (1989 E.C.)
GroundAwassa Stadium
Awassa, Ethiopia
Capacity10,000
ManagerEthiopiaYalew Temsgen(Interim)
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Higher League 6th of 12 (Group C)

Debub Police Sport Club (Amharic:ደቡብ ፖሊስ ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Hawassa. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.

History

Debub Police S.C. was founded in 1996 (1989 E.C.) in Hawassa, Ethiopia.[1] Debub Police was first promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League in the 2006–07 season.[2]

Notable the Ethiopian striker Getaneh Kebede started his career at Debub Police.[3]

Debub Police secured promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League on August 27, 2018, after a 3–0 win over the Dire Dawa Police.[1] In September 2018 the club announced it had signed Zelalem Shiferaw as its new manager after parting ways with former manager Girma Tadesse.[4]

Grounds

Debub Police play their home games at Hawassa Stadium in the city of Hawassa in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Notably the playing surface at Hawassa Stadium is artificial turf.[5]

Former managers

  • Ethiopia Girma Tadesse
  • Ethiopia Zelalem Shiferaw

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Ethiopia ETH Dawit Assefa
— Ethiopia ETH Binyam Admasu
— Ethiopia ETH Abebayehu Yohannes
— Ethiopia ETH Mikael Lemma
— DF Ethiopia ETH Desta Echamo
— DF Ethiopia ETH Edamu Mohamed
— DF Ethiopia ETH Abebaw Butako
— MF Ethiopia ETH Addisalem Debebe
— MF Ethiopia ETH Ermeyas Belay
— Ethiopia ETH Zelalem Esayas
— DF Ethiopia ETH Samson Assefa
— FW Kenya KEN Erik Muranda
— FW Ethiopia ETH Brihanu Bekele
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Ethiopia ETH Ayele Tesfaye
— FW Ethiopia ETH Biruk Elias
— FW Ethiopia ETH Carlos Damitew
— MF Ethiopia ETH Enagaw Badeg
— DF Ethiopia ETH Zeryehun Ashebom
— MF Ethiopia ETH Habtamu Tilahun
— FW Ethiopia ETH Behailu Wegene
— FW Ethiopia ETH Henok Ayele

References

  1. ^ a b Genene, Brook (August 27, 2018). "Debub Police Promoted to the Premier League as Jimma Aba Buna secure playoff spot". Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 28, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ግርማ ታደሰ ስለ ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ማደግ እና ቀጣይ ቆይታቸው ይናገራሉ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ^ Tolesa, Dawit (July 1, 2017). "Record-breaking striker speaks". The Reporter Ethiopia.
  4. ^ Genene, Brook (September 21, 2018). "Saga Over as Debub Police Confirm Zelalem Shiferaw as Their New Coach". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 27, 2018). "የከፍተኛ ሊግ ውሎ | ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሲያድግ ሻሸመኔ ወደ አንደኛ ሊግ ወርዷል". Soccer Ethiopia.