Hadiya Hossana F.C.
| Full name | Hadiya Hossana Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Tigers | |||
| Founded | 2006 | |||
| Ground | Abiy Hersamo Stadium Hosaena, Ethiopia | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Manager |  Ashenafi Bekele | |||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
| 2022–23 | Ethiopian Premier League, 6th of 16 | |||
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Hadiya Hossana Football Club (Amharic: ሀዲያ ሆሳዕና እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Hosaena. They currently play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the first division of football in Ethiopia.[1]
History[edit]
The club was founded in 2006 (1998 E.C.).[2] Prior to the start of the 2018-19 season the club announced Girma Tadesse, previously the manager of Debub Police, as their new Manager.[3]
In the 2016-17 season, Hadiya Hossana finished second in group B of the Ethiopian Higher League gaining 53 points in the process. This earned them a spot in a playoff game against Mekelle City FC, the runners up in group A of the Higher League, with the winner being the third and final club promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League that season. The playoff game was held at a neutral site in Dire Dawa city and finished 2-1 in favor of Mekelle City meaning Hadiya Hossana would stay in Higher League.[4]
The club had an impressive start to its 2020-21 season, winning its first 4 games of the season.[5]
Stadium[edit]
Hadiya Hossana play their home matches at Abiy Hersamo Memorial Stadium.[6]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
As of 6 January 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
Manager/Head coach: Ashenafi Bekele[2]
Assistant Coach: Iyasu Merhatsidk[2]
Team Leader: Melkamu Tsegaye
Team Medic: Tamre Hundito
Physiotherapist: Benyam Tefera
Former managers[edit]
Paulos Getachew[7]- Girma Tadesse
References[edit]
- ^ Berhanu, Markos (31 December 2015). "Hadiya Hossana scores first victory of the season". Ethiosports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Hadiya Hossana". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02.
- ^ Genene, Brook (September 21, 2018). "Saga Over as Debub Police Confirm Zelalem Shiferaw as Their New Coach". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (July 22, 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter Ethiopia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Fofana guides Hadiya Hossana to the summit". ethiopian premier league. January 3, 2021.
- ^ "ሪፖርት | ሀዲያ ሆሳዕና የዓመቱን የመጀመርያ ድል አሳክቷል". Soccer Ethiopia. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Legesse, Mikael (August 6, 2018). "ባህርዳር ከተማ የአሰልጣኝ ጳውሎስ ጌታቸውን ውል አራዘመ". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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