Ethiopia Football: Ethiopian Coffee clinches 1st EPL Title

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Coffee FC clinched its first Ethiopian Premier League title in 13 years after defeating Mugher Cement 2-0 here today.

Menyahel Teshome (5′) and Medhane Tadesse (46′) scored the goals.

Ethiopian Coffee FC, which was founded 28 years ago, clinched the title with 61 points, followed by St. George (60 points) and Dedebit FC (58 points).

Although Coffee dominated and could have scored more goals in the first half, the two teams went into the dressing room with Mugher trailing 1-0.

Coffee created many chances but the players were caught offside on many occasions as they were too eager to score.

Mugher Cement did not pose any threat to Ethiopian Coffee and it was Medhane Tadesse who sealed his team’s victory when he scored the second goal just 30 seconds into the start of the second half.

Dedebit vs Defence

Earlier in the day, Dedebit FC beat Defence Force 5-2 with Getaneh Kebede scoring a couple, and thus bringing his season’s tally to 20 goals, the same as Adane Girma of St. George.

 

Week 30 Fixtures

Monday: June 27

Sebeta: Sebeta City vs Harar Brewery 2-0

Adigrat: Trans Ethiopia vs Sidama Coffee 1-0

Dire Dawa: Dire Dawa City vs EEPCO 1-1

Adama : Adama City vs Hawassa City N/A

Addis Ababa (Abebe Bikila Stadium): Lideta Nyala vs Banks 2-6

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Coffee vs Mugher Cement 2-0

Addis Ababa: Dedebit FC vs Defence Force 5-2

 

Saturday: June 25

Addis Ababa: St. George vs Fincha Sugar 3-0

 

Rank Teams Played Wins Draw Lost Diff GD Points
1 Ethiopian Coffee 30 17 10 3 52 – 28 24 61
2 Saint George 30 17 9 4 44 – 16 28 60
3 Dedebit FC 30 18 4 8 62 – 29 33 58
4 Sidama Coffee 30 13 14 3 32 – 16 16 53
5 Defence Force 30 15 8 7 51 – 37 14 53
6 Hawassa City FC 29 10 11 8 39 – 34 5 41
7 Harar Brewery FC 30 8 14 8 28 – 26 2 38
8 Mugher Cement 30 10 7 13 24 – 30 -6 37
9 EEPCO FC 30 9 9 12 35 – 35 0 36
10 Ethiopian Banks SC 30 9 9 12 33 – 39 -6 36
11 Adama City FC 29 9 9 11 27 – 39 -12 36
12 Dire Dawa City 30 10 6 14 25 – 41 -16 36
13 Trans Ethiopia 30 9 8 13 29 – 40 -11 35
14 Sebeta City 30 9 7 14 30 – 37 -7 34
15 Lideta Nyala 30 5 7 18 29 – 55 -26 22
16 Fincha Sugar 30 0 10 20 14 – 52 -38 10

 

 

EthioSports.com would like to congratulate Ethiopian Coffee for clinching its 1st EPL Title!