2021–22 Ethiopian Premier League
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Football league season
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 October 2021 – 2 July 2022 |
| Champions | Saint George 15th title |
| Relegated | Sebeta City F.C., Jimma Aba Jifar F.C., Addis Ababa City F.C. |
| Champions League | Saint George |
| Confederation Cup | Fasil Kenema S.C. |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Top goalscorer | Ethiopia Yigezu Bogale (16) |
| Longest unbeaten run | (26 games) Saint George S.C. |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021-22 Ethiopian Premier League is the 75th season of top-tier football in Ethiopia (23rd season as the Premier League). The season started on October 17, 2021.[1] The first round of matches were held at Hawassa stadium and Dire Dawa Stadium, while the second round of matches were held at Adama and Bahir dar Stadium.
2021-22 season
[edit ]Locations of the 2020-21 Ethiopian Premier League teams
Wolkite City
Hadiya
Jimma Aba Jifar
Dire Dawa City
Fasil City
Bahir Dar Kenema
Woliatta Dicha
Adama City
Sidama
Hawassa
Arba Minch
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Sebeta City
Addis Ababa teams Saint George Ethiopia Coffee Mekelakeya Addis Ababa City
Locations of clubs participating in the 2021-22 Ethiopian Premier League
The following 16 clubs competing in the Ethiopian Premier League during the 2021–22 season.
| Club | Position
2019-20 |
Top Division | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titles | Last title | |||||
| Adama City | N/A | 0 | Never | Adama | Abebe Bikila Stadium | 4,000 |
| Addis Ababa City | N/A | 0 | Never | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba | 35,000 |
| Arba Minch | N/A | 0 | Never | Arba Minch | Arba Minch Stadium | 5,000 |
| Bahir Dar Kenema | N/A | 0 | Never | Bahir Dar | Bahir Dar Stadium | 60,000 |
| Dire Dawa City | N/A | 0 | Never | Dire Dawa | Dire Dawa | 18,000 |
| Ethiopian Coffee | 2 | 2 | 2010-11 | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba | 35,000 |
| Fasil Kenema | 1 | 1 | 2020-21 | Gondar | Fasiledes | 20,000 |
| Hadiya Hossana | N/A | 0 | Never | Hossana | Abiy Hersamo Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hawassa City | N/A | 2 | 2006-07 | Hawassa | Hawassa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Jimma Aba Jifar | N/A | 1 | 2017-18 | Jimma | Jimma Stadium | 15,000 |
| Mekelakeya | N/A | 11 | 1988-89 | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba | 35,000 |
| Saint George | N/A | 29 | 2016-17 | Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba | 35,000 |
| Sebeta City | N/A | 0 | Never | Sebeta | Sebeta Stadium | 5,000 |
| Sidama Coffee | N/A | 0 | Never | Hawassa | Hawassa Stadium | 25,000 |
| Wolaitta Dicha | N/A | 0 | Never | Wolaita Sodo | Sodo Stadium | 30,000 |
| Wolkite City | N/A | 0 | Never | Wolkite | Wolkite Stadium | 1,500 |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint George (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 65 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Fasil City (Q) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 61 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 3 | Sidama Coffee | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 48 | |
| 4 | Hawassa City | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 45 | |
| 5 | Wolayta Dicha | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ethiopian Coffee | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Arba Minch | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Wolkite | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 38 | |
| 9 | Defence Force | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hadiya Hossana | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Adama City | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 35 | |
| 12 | Bahir Dar City | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | |
| 13 | Dire Dawa City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | Addis Ababa City (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to Ethiopian Super League |
| 15 | Sebeta (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 25 | |
| 16 | Jimma Aba Jifar (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 23 |
Source: soccerethiopia.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia Yigezu Bogale | Sidama Coffee | 16 |
| 2 | Ghana Richmond | Addis Ababa | 14 |
| Ethiopia Biruk Beyene | Hawassa | ||
| Ethiopia Getaneh Kebede | Wolkite | ||
| Ethiopia Abubeker Nassir | Ethiopian Coffee | ||
| 6 | Togo Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro | Saint George | 12 |
| 7 | Ethiopia Henok Ayele | Dire Dawa | 10 |
| 8 | Ethiopia Fitsum Tilahun | Addis Ababa | 9 |
| 9 | Nigeria Okiki Afolabi | Fasil Kenema | 8 |
| Ghana Osei Mawuli | Wolaitta Dicha |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Ethiopia 2021/22". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022年06月16日.