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!
