Debub Police S.C.

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.

Debub Police S.C.
Full nameDebub Police Sports Club
Founded1996
GroundAwassa Stadium
Awassa, Ethiopia
Capacity10,000
ManagerYalew Temsgen(Interim)
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020-21Higher League 6th of 12 (Group C)

History

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

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
  • Girma Tadesse
  • Zelalem Shiferaw

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ETH Dawit Assefa
—  ETH Binyam Admasu
—  ETH Abebayehu Yohannes
—  ETH Mikael Lemma
— DF  ETH Desta Echamo
— DF  ETH Edamu Mohamed
— DF  ETH Abebaw Butako
— MF  ETH Addisalem Debebe
— MF  ETH Ermeyas Belay
—  ETH Zelalem Esayas
— DF  ETH Samson Assefa
— FW  KEN Erik Muranda
— FW  ETH Brihanu Bekele
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ETH Ayele Tesfaye
— FW  ETH Biruk Elias
— FW  ETH Carlos Damitew
— MF  ETH Enagaw Badeg
— DF  ETH Zeryehun Ashebom
— MF  ETH Habtamu Tilahun
— FW  ETH Behailu Wegene
— FW  ETH Henok Ayele

References
  1. Genene, Brook (August 27, 2018). "Debub Police Promoted to the Premier League as Jimma Aba Buna secure playoff spot". Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. Takele, Tewodros (August 28, 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ግርማ ታደሰ ስለ ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ማደግ እና ቀጣይ ቆይታቸው ይናገራሉ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. Tolesa, Dawit (July 1, 2017). "Record-breaking striker speaks". The Reporter Ethiopia.
  4. Genene, Brook (September 21, 2018). "Saga Over as Debub Police Confirm Zelalem Shiferaw as Their New Coach". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. Takele, Tewodros (August 27, 2018). "የከፍተኛ ሊግ ውሎ | ደቡብ ፖሊስ ወደ ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሲያድግ ሻሸመኔ ወደ አንደኛ ሊግ ወርዷል". Soccer Ethiopia.
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