| Full name | Sebeta City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) | ||
| Ground | Sebeta Stadium Sebeta, Ethiopia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Obsa Legese | ||
| Manager | Abraham Mebratu | ||
| League | Ethiopian Higher League | ||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 8th of 13 | ||
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Sebeta City (Oromo: Magaalaa sabbataa; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
History
Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.
In the 2010–2011 season of Ethiopian Premier League, the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.
The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after winning their group in the 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League season.
Stadium
Their home stadium is Sebeta Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000. As part of a sponsorship deal, the club announced that a standard football pitch would be constructed at Sebeta Stadium. The renovation work at the stadium was finished in April 2020.
Finances
In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery. The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach Webetu Abate and the EFF after he left the club to coach the Ethiopian national team.
Players
First-team squad
As of 8 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
CEO: Alemayehu *Mendaye
- Chairman: Obsa Legese
Coaching staff
Manager/Head coach:
Former players
Savio Kabugo (2019–20)
See also
References
- ^ "Sebeta Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
- "Ethiopia Premier League 2010/11". RSSSF.
- Tsehaye, Dawit (September 11, 2019). "The 24 teams taking part in the new top-flight league". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (December 14, 2019). "Sebeta FC, Meta sign 18 mln birr sponsorship deal". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- Tesfaye, Alemayehu (April 21, 2020). "ሰበታ ከተማ ሜዳውን የማሻሻል ሥራ አጠናቋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- Legesse, Mikael (April 5, 2021). "የአሠልጣኝ ውበቱ አባተ እና የሰበታ ኮንትራት ጉዳይ?". Soccer Ethiopia.
- Isabirye, David (July 3, 2020). "Defender Kabugo parts ways with Ethiopian club". Kawowo.
External links
- Sebeta City at national-football-teams.com
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