Adama City F.C.
Adama City Football Club (Oromo: Garee Kubbaa Miilaa Magaalaa Adaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ ከትማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ)is an Ethiopian professional football club based in Adama, the capital of the Oromia Region. The club was founded in 1991 and currently competes in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football. Adama City has a long and successful history, having won the Ethiopian Premier League title once (in 2018) and the Ethiopian Cup twice (in 2007 and 2018). The club has also competed in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup on several occasions.

History 
The club was founded in 1991 (1983 E.C.) by a group of local businessmen and athletes. Adama City quickly rose through the Ethiopian football pyramid, and in 2007 they were promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time.

The club has had a mixed record in the Ethiopian Premier League, but they have consistently been one of the top teams in the country. In 2017–18, Adama City briefly held the top spot in the league table, but they eventually finished in fifth place. In August 2018, the club hired Sisay Abraham as manager and Dawit Tadesse as assistant coach. The duo led Adama City to a fifth-place finish in the 2018–19 season.

In February 2021, the club hired Zaray Mulu as its manager. Mulu is a former player of the club, and he has previously managed other Ethiopian clubs, including Hawassa City and Dedebit.

Adama City is a popular club in Ethiopia with a large fan base. The club's home stadium is the Adama Science and Technology University Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000.

Stadium 
The club's home ground is Adama Science and Technology University Stadium (Adama).

Support 
Adama City (Ketema) enjoys a great support for its fans both at home in Adama and during away fixtures. The supporters have been involved in some altercation with some rival team supporters in the past.

Finances 
As of 2018, Salaries at the club have steadily risen with player like Jecko Peaze Peryze earning 165,000 Br per month. United Beverages, makers of the Ethiopian beer brand Anbessa Beer, is a sponsor of the club and in 2021 provided the club with new Jako branded Kits.

Sponsors 
On March 25, 2022 Adama City football Club signed a sponsorship agreement with United Beverage for 60 milion birr for 5 years.

Departments

Active Departments 

 Women's Football Team
 Football Team (U17)
 Football Team (U20)

Players

First-team squad
As of 7 March 2021

Club Officials 
CEO:  Anbessa Megersa

Coaching staff 

 Manager/Head Coach:  Aschalew Hailemichael    
 First Assistant coach: Degu Dubamo
Goalkeeper coach: Ephrem Eshetu 
Team Leader: Girma Tadesse 
Physiotherapist:  Yohannes Getachew

Former Coaches 
  Wubetu Abate
 Ashenafi Bekele 
 Negene Negash
  Sisay Abraham
 Aschalew Hailemichael (-2021)

Former Players 
  Surafel Dagnachew
  Tesfaye Bekele
  Mujib Kassim
  Biruk Kalbore

References

External links
 Official website (archived 4 February 2012)

Football clubs in Ethiopia
Association football clubs established in 1993
1993 establishments in Ethiopia
Sport in Oromia Region