Ethiopian Premier League: Dedebit FC beat Hawassa City 2-0
Yirgalem – Hawassa City failed to take home field advantage when it lost 2-0 to Dedebit FC here today.
With the victory, Dedebit moved to 3rd place, while Hawassa City dropped to 4th.
After 16 matches, both teams have 27 points each, but Dedebit holds a better goal difference of +10 compared to +7 of Hawassa’s.
Defence Force remains at the top of the EPL with 35 pts, followed by Ethiopian Coffee (31 pts) in second place.
The margin of difference between 3rd place Dedebit (27 pts) and 8th placed Adama City is just 5 pts.
EPL Standings:
| No. | Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
| 1 | Defence Force | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 35 |
| 2. | Ethiopian Coffee | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 | Dedebit | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 27 |
| 4 | Hawassa City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 |
| 5 | Sidama Coffee | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 25 |
| 6 | St.George | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 24 |
| 7 | CBE SA | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Adama City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Harar Brewery | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 21 |
| 10 | Mugher Cement | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Dire Dawa City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Lideta Nyala | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | EEPCO | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Trans Ethiopia | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Sebeta City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Fincha Sugar | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -19 | 7 |
