Debub Police S.C.
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Full name | Debub Police Sports Club | ||
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Founded | 1996 (1989 E.C.) | ||
Ground | Awassa Stadium Awassa, Ethiopia | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
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League | Ethiopian Premier League | ||
2020-21 | Higher League 6th of 12 (Group C) | ||
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Debub Police Sport Club (Amharic:ደቡብ ፖሊስ ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Hawassa. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
History
[edit]Debub Police S.C. was founded in 1996 (1989 E.C.) in Hawassa, Ethiopia.[1] Debub Police was first promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League in the 2006–07 season.[2]
Notable the Ethiopian striker Getaneh Kebede started his career at Debub Police.[3]
Debub Police secured promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League on August 27, 2018, after a 3–0 win over the Dire Dawa Police.[1] In September 2018 the club announced it had signed Zelalem Shiferaw as its new manager after parting ways with former manager Girma Tadesse.[4]
Grounds
[edit]Debub Police play their home games at Hawassa Stadium in the city of Hawassa in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Notably the playing surface at Hawassa Stadium is artificial turf.[5]
Former managers
[edit]Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Genene, Brook (August 27, 2018). "Debub Police Promoted to the Premier League as Jimma Aba Buna secure playoff spot". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 28, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ግርማ ታደሰ ስለ ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ማደግ እና ቀጣይ ቆይታቸው ይናገራሉ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (July 1, 2017). "Record-breaking striker speaks". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- ^ Genene, Brook (September 21, 2018). "Saga Over as Debub Police Confirm Zelalem Shiferaw as Their New Coach". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (August 27, 2018). "የከፍተኛ ሊግ ውሎ | ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሲያድግ ሻሸመኔ ወደ አንደኛ ሊግ ወርዷል". Soccer Ethiopia.