Sebeta City F.C.
Association football club in Ethiopia
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Sebeta City (Oromo: Magaalaa sabbataa; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
| Full name | Sebeta City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Sebeta Stadium Sebeta, Ethiopia | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Obsa Legese | ||
| Manager | Abraham Mebratu | ||
| League | Ethiopian Higher League | ||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 8th of 13 | ||
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History
Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.[1]
In the 2010–2011 season of Ethiopian Premier League, the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.[2]
The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after winning their group in the 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League season.[3]
Stadium
Finances
In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery.[4] The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach Webetu Abate and the EFF after he left the club to coach the Ethiopian national team.[6]
Players
First-team squad
As of 8 January 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Former players
Savio Kabugo (2019–20)[7]
