# Adama City F.C.

Adama City Football Club (Oromo: Garee Kubbaa Miilaa Magaalaa Adaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ ከተማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is an Ethiopian professional football club based in Adama, 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 consistent appearance in the league except the one year where the team went to relegation. Best times are when the team finishing second in 2008 and staying on top of the league on 2017–18 for a while which ended at being 5th. The women team have won the title on 2018–19 with Loza Abera and Senaf Wakuma winning the golden ball and boot respectively.

## 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 million 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ETH | Teklemariam Shanko |
| 3 | MF | ETH | Mesud Mohammed (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ETH | Hayder Sherefa |
| 5 | DF | ETH | Jemil Yakob |
| 6 | DF | ETH | Eyob Matewos |
| 7 | DF | ETH | Desta Yohannes |
| 8 | MF | ETH | Bekalu Genene |
| 9 | FW | ETH | Ame Mohammed |
| 10 | FW | ETH | Abdisa Jemal |
| 11 | MF | ETH | Wiliam Solomon |
| 12 | FW | ETH | Dawa Hotessa |
| 13 | DF | ETH | Tafese Serka |
| 14 | MF | ETH | Mujahid Mohammed |
| 15 | MF | ETH | Tsegaye Balcha |
| 16 | MF | ETH | Aklilu Tefera |
| 17 | MF | ETH | Dagim Tareknegn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ETH | Biruk Mengesha |
| 20 | DF | ETH | Desta Gichamo |
| 21 | FW | ETH | Yehualashet Fikadu |
| 22 | MF | ETH | Desalegn Debash |
| 23 | GK | ETH | Tarik Getnet |
| 25 | MF | ETH | Elias Mamo |
| 26 | MF | ETH | Elias Ahmed |
| 27 | FW | ETH | Seife Zakir |
| 28 | DF | ETH | Amin Nesru |
| 29 | FW | ETH | Habtamu Wolde |
| 30 | GK | ETH | Daniel Teshome |
| 32 | FW | ETH | Yared Birhanu |
| 33 | DF | ETH | Amsalu Mengesha |
| 44 | DF | ETH | Tigistu Abera |
| 50 | GK | ETH | Ibsa Abebe |

## 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