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Harar City F.C.

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Harar City F.C.
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Full nameHarar City Football Club
GroundImam Ahmed Stadium
Capacity10,000
LeagueEthiopian First League

Harar City Football Club (Amharic: ሐረር ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Harar. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.[1]

History

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The club was founded and originally operated by Harar Brewary as Harar Beer F.C. The club enjoyed a 12-year stay in the Ethiopian Premier League before being relegated after the 2013-14 season.[2]

In 2014, the club was sold by the brewery to local investors and subsequently had its name changed to Harar City F.C.[3]

Stadium

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The club currently plays its home matches at Harar Stadium,[1] although it may be replaced by Aw Abadir Stadium. The new stadium is currently unfinished,[4] but is scheduled to be completed in 2023, according to Harari Region president Ordin Bedri.[5]

Academy

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The club previously had U17 team that produced such players as Abubeker Nassir.[6]

Honors

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Domestic

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2007

African

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2008 – Preliminary Round

Former coaches

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  • EthiopiaTsegaye Kedanemariam (2006–11)[7]

Former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ድሬዳዋ ከተማ የፕሪምየር ሊጉ የመጀመርያ ሳምንታት የሜዳ ጨዋታዎቹን ሐረር ላይ ያደርጋል". Soccer Ethiopia. September 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Gebremariam, Abraham (June 10, 2014). "ፕሪምየር ሊግ ፡ ሐረር ሲቲ መድንን ተከትሎ መውረዱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Gebremariam, Abraham (April 13, 2014). "ሐረር ቢራ እግርኳስ ክለብ በቅርቡ በባለሃብቶች እጅ ይገባል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ^ "NEW, 1.5 BILLION BIRR STADIUM TO BE BUILT IN HARARI REGION". Harar.city.
  5. ^ "It Was Announced That Aw Abadir International Stadium Will Start Working Next Year". Fanabc.
  6. ^ a b Gebremariam, Abraham (March 4, 2021). "የአቡበከር ናስር ወደ ታላቅነት ጉዞ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ^ Legesse, Mikael (August 20, 2020). "ይህን ያውቁ ኖሯል? (፱) | የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ እና አሰልጣኞች…". Soccer Ethiopia.
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