# Ethiopia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Ethiopia was formerly one of Africa's major forces, and played in every Africa Cup of Nations until the end of 1960s. Ethiopia themselves also won an AFCON tournament, the 1962 edition, when they were the hosts. Since then, success has started to fade from Ethiopia's football and after 1982, Ethiopia would have to wait until 2013, when the country qualified for the final tournament after a 31-year absence.

## Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Appearances: 11 ||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1959 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1962 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1963 | First place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1965 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1968 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1970 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1988 | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1 Title | 11/34 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 67 |

## Matches
### United Arab Republic 1959

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| United Arab Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Champion |
| Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

### Ethiopia 1962

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 January – Addis Ababa | 14 January – Addis Ababa |
| Ethiopia | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 21 January – Addis Ababa | 21 January – Addis Ababa |
| Tunisia | 2 | 21 January – Addis Ababa | 21 January – Addis Ababa |
| Tunisia | 2 | Ethiopia (aet) | 4 |
| 18 January – Addis Ababa | 18 January – Addis Ababa | | Ethiopia (aet) | 4 |
| 18 January – Addis Ababa | 18 January – Addis Ababa | United Arab Rep. | 2 |
| United Arab Rep. | 2 | United Arab Rep. | 2 |
| Uganda | 1 | | |
| Uganda | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 20 January – Addis Ababa | 20 January – Addis Ababa |
| | | Tunisia | 3 |
| | | Uganda | 0 |

#### Final
### Ghana 1963
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

#### Third place
### Tunisia 1965
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |

### Ethiopia 1968
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |

#### Third place
### Sudan 1970
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

### Ethiopia 1976
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |

### Libya 1982
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |

### South Africa 2013
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |

### Cameroon 2021
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.