 Hawassa Kenema participated in the 2005 and 2008 CAF Champions League, getting knocked out at the preliminary round each time.They made one appearance in the CAF Confederations Cup (2006), another tournament which they also exited in the preliminary round.Their home stadium is Hawassa Stadium which they share with another team, Debub Police S.C.

Hawassa is known for producing some of the best young talent in the country such as Adane Girma, Shimeles Bekele, Bahailu Assefa and Mulugeta Mihret.