Addis Ababa – EPL defending champions St. George and Ethiopian Coffee will resume their bitter rivalry when they face each other this Sunday for the second round of the Ethiopian Premier League championship. The first round match ended scoreless.
The Saints, who have one match in hand, lead the EPL with 59 points while Ethiopian Coffee is in fourth place, 18 points behind. But despite the large points’ disparity, it is never a dull moment when the two teams meet, and soccer fans here in the capital are looking forward to see an entertaining match, and the federation hopes to see a full house.
A loss could jeopardize Coffee’s league standing as Mugher Cement, Harar Beer and Defense Forces sit right behind their tail with 39 points each.
St. George has won 8 EPL titles since 1998, when the reformatted championship* was launched in 1997/8. Ethiopian Coffee is still looking for its first title.
Based on the information* that we were able to collect, the two teams have met 18 times, with the Saints winning 10 wins, Ethiopian Coffee registered 4 victories and there were 4 draws. The Saints have scored 27 goals compared to 14 for Ethiopian Coffee. The largest win for the Saints was a 4-1 victory in 1998/9; the two teams drew scoreless 3 times and in the 2000/01 season, Eth. Coffee beat the Saints twice (1-0).
*The list is not complete as we are missing results from the 2005/6, 2006/7 & 2007/8 seasons.
1997/8 Season
St. George was in the second division then
1998/9 Season:
St George 4-1 Coffee
St George 2-0 Coffee
1999/00
Coffee 0-2 St George
St George 2-0 Coffee
2000/01
St George 0-1 Coffee
Coffee 1-0 St George
2001/02
Eth. Coffee 0-0 St. George
St. George 2-1 Eth. Coffee
2002/03
Eth. Coffee 0-0 St George
St George 2-1 Eth. Coffee
2003/04
Eth. Coffee 1-0 St. George
St. George 2-2 Eth. Coffee
2004/05
Eth. Coffee 0-2 St. George
St. George 4-3 Eth. Coffee
2005/06
St. George vs Eth. Coffee (Match abandoned at 0-0 in 36′ due to crowd trouble)
St. George vs Coffee (2nd round result Not Available)
2006/07
St. George 3-1 Eth. Coffee
Return leg result not available
2007/08
Not Available
2008/09
Ethiopian Coffee 0-1 Saint George
Saint George 1-2 Ethiopian Coffee
2009/10
Dec 27
Saint George 0-0 Ethiopian Coffee
Round 27 April 24 Adama City vs Trans Ethiopia Metehara Sugat vs Dedebit Insurance vs EEPCO April 25 Dire Dawa City vs Sebeta City Banks vs Defense Forces Ethiopian Coffee vs Saint George Awassa City vs Mugher Cement Harar Beer vs Sidama Coffee Meta Abo Brewery vs Southern Police
SAIN GEORGE IS ALWAYS SUPERIOR TO COFFEE!!!… ALWAYS SAINT GEORGE!!! ADVICE FOR COFFEE PLS DONT TALK TOO MUCH? FIRST FIND AND SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM !AFTER YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT SAINT GEORGE!!!..PLS DO HARD WORK LIKE SAINT GEORGE??…NO CUP BY TALKING ONLY BY WORKING!!!…
FIRSTLY I ADVICE TO ETHIOPIAN COFFEE DO THE BEST FOR NEXT YEAR THEN YOU WILL WIN THE ETHIOPIAN PREMIER LEAGUE!!! AND ON THIS MATCH ST.GEORGE WINS BECAUSE WHEN WE SEE LAST FIVE GAMES ETHIOPIAN COFFEE WINS AT THE TWO &DRAWN AT ONE & BUT WHEN WE SEE ST.GEORGE HE WIN ALL FIVE GAME OTHER WISE ST.GEORGE HAVE BETTER PROFESSIONALS PLAYER BUT NOT ETHIOPIAN COFFEE BUT FINALLY I WILL WISH TO ETHIOPIAN COFFEE THE BEST CHANCE THANK YOU.
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