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sacked
Ashebir Woldegiorgis from his position as EFF President and replaced him with their candidate Ahmed Yasin. As a result, FIFA, who opposed government interference in football, suspended the country in July 2008. The suspension was lifted in July 2009 following the election of new EFF leaders.
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rule, with 5 teams representing the various communities in the capital conquered by the Allies. In the final match the BMME of the
British Army won the Fortitudo of the remaining Italian colonists. Participants: St. George (Ethiopian); BMME (British); Fortitudo (Italian); Ararat (Armenian);
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88:, after 1937. No overall Ethiopian championship was played in 1938 and 1939, but there were regional leagues in the provinces of Amhara (capital Gondar), Harar (capital Harar), Scioa (capital Addis Ababa).
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in 1957. League football was in existence before the formation of the EFF with regional leagues contested during the 1938/39 and 1939/40 seasons in the provinces of
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made its first appearance in 1947 and since then have enjoyed both highs and lows. As one of the few independent
African states in the immediate aftermath of the
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The "Campo
Sportivo "Littorio" was the first football stadium of Addis Abeba: successively it was enlarged in 1940 with tribune and athletic lanes and after
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was added the following year and has been contested regularly since (albeit with some gaps, notably in the 1960s).
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or any other international club competitions. The best performances were the semi-final places achieved by the
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and the United Arab
Republic (Egypt) to be crowned African champions for the only time in their history.
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Ethiopia were an important team in the development of the international football in the continent.
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in 1987 as hosts and repeated the same triumph in 2001 and 2004 before adding a fourth title in
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but got knocked-out in the group stages with only one point and finished bottom of their group.
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but by then decline had set in and their next appearance in a finals tournament came in
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was contested in 1944 when five teams representing the various communities of
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99:. In 1944 the first Ethiopian Championship was held in Addis Abeba under
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116:(EFF) when that organisation was founded in 1943. The EFF affiliated to
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competed for a title won by the
British Military Mission-BMME. The
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270:(CECAFA) and take part in its competitions. They first won the
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Council for East and
Central Africa Football Associations
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72:. Although not one of the leading footballing nations in
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and were one of only three teams to enter the inaugural
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emerging as the country's leading club with 24 titles.
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The
Italians were the first to promote the football in
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112:Football in Ethiopia came under the control of the
170:Ethiopia was suspended by FIFA in 2008 after the
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737:"East and Central African Championship (CECAFA)"
132:, Amhara, Scioa and Galla-Sidamo as part of the
163:has been an annual competition since 1948 with
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298:No Ethiopian club side has ever won the
286:In 2005 the Under-20s team won its sole
199:Ethiopia was one of the pioneers of the
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1140:
1114:
783:
442:List of football stadiums in Ethiopia
318:Largest football stadiums in Ethiopia
254:Ethiopia has never qualified for the
230:They hosted the tournament again in
139:The first recognised version of the
653:"FIFA lifts suspension of Ethiopia"
529:video of Littorio's inauguration:
462:"Ethiopia rising by Firdose Moonda"
13:
14:
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655:. Ethiopianreview.com. 2009-07-23
266:Ethiopia are also members of the
122:Confederation of African Football
1441:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1211:Democratic Republic of the Congo
944:Ethiopian Women's Premier League
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596:"Ethiopia - List of Cup Winners"
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211:. They were also present at the
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185:Ethiopia national football team
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554:"Ethiopia - list of champions"
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172:Federal Parliamentary Assembly
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827:Ethiopian Football Federation
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207:, finishing as runners-up to
114:Ethiopian Football Federation
68:is the most popular sport in
760:. CECAFA.net. Archived from
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244:2013 African Cup of Nations
10:
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716:"African Nations Cup 1962"
695:"African Nations Cup 1959"
674:"African Nations Cup 1957"
637:Ethiopia suspended by Fifa
79:
27:International competitions
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1148:
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1032:International footballers
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988:
963:
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936:
910:
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871:
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833:
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758:"CECAFA U-20 Competition"
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32:
25:
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1196:Central African Republic
918:Ethiopian Premier League
288:CECAFA U-20 Championship
161:Ethiopian Premier League
141:Ethiopian Premier League
923:Ethiopian Higher League
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676:. Rsssf.com. 2013-10-03
619:. Rsssf.com. 2013-10-31
598:. Rsssf.com. 2011-12-12
577:. Rsssf.com. 2013-03-22
556:. Rsssf.com. 2013-10-31
242:. They returned in the
996:Footballer of the Year
928:Ethiopian First League
219:and led by goalscorer
1356:São Tomé and Príncipe
1216:Republic of the Congo
415:Awassa Kenema Stadium
201:Africa Cup of Nations
195:Africa Cup of Nations
155:Contemporary football
56:Africa Cup of Nations
39:CAF Confederation Cup
1540:Football in Ethiopia
818:Football in Ethiopia
542:Italian Addisd Abeba
310:and Saint George in
300:CAF Champions League
223:, Ethiopia defeated
104:Olympiakos (Greek).
21:Football in Ethiopia
1431:States with limited
976:Ethiopian Super Cup
304:Cotton Factory Club
120:in 1953 and to the
97:Addis Ababa Stadium
47:FIFA Club World Cup
1142:Football in Africa
1075:Expatriate players
512:. October 10, 2013
509:The New York Times
134:Italian occupation
1527:
1526:
1458:other territories
1231:Equatorial Guinea
1108:
1107:
984:
983:
952:
951:
897:
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617:"Ethiopia - ions"
433:
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428:Hawassa City F.C.
349:Bahir Dar Stadium
63:
62:
1547:
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1518:(United Kingdom)
1514:Tristan da Cunha
1510:Ascension Island
1502:
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1456:Dependencies and
1149:Sovereign states
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215:As hosts of the
189:Second World War
35:Champions League
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1459:
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1139:
1109:
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1070:Women's players
1046:
1037:Foreign players
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764:on 23 July 2011
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399:Guna Trading FC
391:Mekelle City FC
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217:1962 tournament
213:1959 tournament
205:1957 tournament
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58:(National Team)
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53:(National Team)
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1467:Canary Islands
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1017:All-time Table
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221:Mengistu Worku
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101:Haile Selassie
81:
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51:FIFA World Cup
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1277:
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1271:Guinea-Bissau
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1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
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1066:
1065:Men's players
1063:
1061:
1060:Women's clubs
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972:
971:Ethiopian Cup
969:
968:
966:
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957:Domestic cups
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939:
935:
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916:
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913:
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890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
879:National team
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876:
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861:
859:
856:
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364:National team
362:
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344:
343:
339:
336:
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327:
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323:
315:
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294:Club football
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259:
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179:International
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149:Ethiopian Cup
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137:
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40:
36:
31:
24:
19:
16:
1506:Saint Helena
1477:
1381:South Africa
1371:Sierra Leone
1245:
1176:Burkina Faso
817:
766:. Retrieved
762:the original
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165:Saint George
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111:
95:was renamed
90:
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15:
1433:recognition
1386:South Sudan
1276:Ivory Coast
1055:Men's clubs
1001:Top scorers
739:. Rsssf.com
718:. Rsssf.com
282:Other teams
145:Addis Ababa
108:Early years
1488:(Portugal)
1446:Somaliland
1366:Seychelles
1331:Mozambique
1316:Mauritania
1301:Madagascar
1256:The Gambia
1191:Cape Verde
743:2013-12-03
722:2013-12-03
701:2013-12-03
680:2013-12-03
659:2013-12-03
623:2013-12-03
602:2013-12-03
581:2013-12-03
560:2013-12-03
516:2013-12-13
489:2013-12-03
468:2013-12-03
448:References
395:Dedebit FC
272:CECAFA Cup
1321:Mauritius
1022:Champions
641:bbc.co.uk
464:. Espn Fc
354:Bahir Dar
278:in 2005.
250:World Cup
43:Super Cup
1534:Category
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1501:(France)
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1421:Zimbabwe
1396:Tanzania
1246:Ethiopia
1241:Eswatini
1221:Djibouti
1186:Cameroon
1171:Botswana
1085:Referees
1080:Managers
768:18 April
436:See also
334:Capacity
331:Location
86:Ethiopia
70:Ethiopia
66:Football
1497:Réunion
1493:Mayotte
1484:Madeira
1479:(Spain)
1475:Melilla
1406:Tunisia
1376:Somalia
1361:Senegal
1346:Nigeria
1336:Namibia
1326:Morocco
1291:Liberia
1286:Lesotho
1236:Eritrea
1206:Comoros
1181:Burundi
1156:Algeria
1100:Records
1095:Seasons
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