The 2020–21 Ethiopian Higher League is the second-tier football in Ethiopia.[1] The competition is split into 3 different stages and will be contested by 33 clubs.[2] In Stage 1 Group A's games will take place in Hawassa starting January 5, 2021, while Group B and Group C will take place in Batu & Dire Dawa respectively starting January 2, 2021.[3] In stage 2 the games will be contested in Hawassa (Group A), Woldiya (Group B), Nekemte (Group C).[2]
League table
As of 10 March 2021[1]
2020-21 Ethiopian Higher League Group A
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or Relegation
|
| 1
|
Ethio Electric
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
17
|
Qualification for Ethiopian Premier League
|
| 2
|
Mekelakeya
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
16
|
|
| 3
|
Dessie City
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
16
|
|
| 4
|
Gelan City
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
16
|
|
| 5
|
Federal Police
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
10
|
-3
|
10
|
|
| 6
|
Legetafo Legedadi
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
-2
|
9
|
|
| 7
|
Semien Shewa Debre Birhan
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
-2
|
7
|
|
| 8
|
Woldia
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
-6
|
4
|
|
| 9
|
Wollo Kombolcha
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
13
|
-7
|
4
|
|
2020-21 Ethiopian Higher League Group B
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or Relegation
|
| 1
|
Addis Abeba City
|
11
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
25
|
6
|
19
|
28
|
Qualification for Ethiopian Premier League
|
| 2
|
Hambericho Durame
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
19
|
5
|
14
|
21
|
|
| 3
|
Halaba City
|
11
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
18
|
|
| 4
|
Sodo City
|
11
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
16
|
16
|
0
|
18
|
|
| 5
|
Gamo Chencha
|
11
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
14
|
|
| 6
|
Shashemene City
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
13
|
14
|
-1
|
13
|
|
| 7
|
Nekemte City
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
17
|
-5
|
13
|
|
| 8
|
ECWCE
|
11
|
2
|
6
|
3
|
14
|
15
|
-1
|
12
|
|
| 9
|
Jimma Aba Bunna
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
13
|
23
|
-10
|
11
|
|
| 10
|
Akaki Kality
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
12
|
17
|
-5
|
10
|
|
| 11
|
Bench Maji Bunna
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
14
|
22
|
-8
|
10
|
|
| 12
|
Kafa Bunna
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
-6
|
7
|
|
2020-21 Ethiopian Higher League Group C
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or Relegation
|
| 1
|
Arba Minch City
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
11
|
23
|
Qualification for Ethiopian Premier League
|
| 2
|
Kolfie Keranio
|
11
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
19
|
10
|
9
|
23
|
|
| 3
|
Ethiopia Medin
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
21
|
|
| 4
|
Butajira City
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
19
|
|
| 5
|
Negelle Arsi
|
11
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
11
|
12
|
-1
|
14
|
|
| 6
|
Debub Police
|
11
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
10
|
11
|
-1
|
14
|
|
| 7
|
Yeka
|
11
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
12
|
-4
|
14
|
|
| 8
|
Siltie Worabe
|
11
|
2
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
12
|
|
| 9
|
Gedio Dilla
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
12
|
14
|
-2
|
12
|
|
| 10
|
Batu City
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
-5
|
10
|
|
| 11
|
St. Kirkos
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
16
|
-9
|
7
|
|
| 12
|
Kambata Shinshicho
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
11
|
19
|
-8
|
6
|
|
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