# Sebeta City F.C.

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**Sebeta City** ([Oromo](/source/Oromo_language): *Magaalaa sabbataa*; [Amharic](/source/Amharic): ሰበታ ከተማ, **Sebeta Ketema**) is a professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Sebeta](/source/Sebeta), [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). They play in the [Ethiopian Higher League](/source/Ethiopian_Higher_League), the second division of Ethiopian football.

## History

Sebeta City F.C. was founded in 2005.[1]

In the 2010–2011 season of [Ethiopian Premier League](/source/Ethiopian_Premier_League), the club was relegated to the Ethiopian second division after finishing in fourteenth place.[2]

The club was promoted to the [Ethiopian Premier League](/source/Ethiopian_Premier_League) after winning their group in the 2018-19 [Ethiopian Higher League](/source/Ethiopian_Higher_League) season.[3]

## Stadium

Their home stadium is Sebeta Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000. As part of a sponsorship deal, the club announced that a standard football pitch would be constructed at Sebeta Stadium.[4] The renovation work at the stadium was finished in April 2020.[5]

## Finances

In December 2019 the club signed a four year sponsorship deal, worth 18 million Birr a year, with Meta Abo Brewery.[4] The club had a contractual dispute with their former head coach [Webetu Abate](/source/Wubetu_Abate) and the [EFF](/source/Ethiopian_Football_Federation) after he left the club to coach the [Ethiopian national team](/source/Ethiopia_national_football_team).[6]

## Players

### First-team squad

*As of 8 January 2021*[1]

## Club officials

CEO: Alemayehu *Mendaye

- Chairman: Obsa Legese

### Coaching staff

Manager/Head coach:

- [Abraham Mebratu](/source/Abraham_Mebratu)

## Former players

- [Savio Kabugo](/source/Savio_Kabugo) (2019–20)[7]

## See also

- [Ethiopian Cup](/source/Ethiopian_Cup)
- [List of football clubs in Ethiopia](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Ethiopia)

## References

1. ["Sebeta Ketema"](https://soccer.et/club/sebeta-ketema/). *Soccer Ethiopia*

1. ["Ethiopia Premier League 2010/11"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ethi2011.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*

1. Tsehaye, Dawit (September 11, 2019). ["The 24 teams taking part in the new top-flight league"](https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/50549). *Soccer Ethiopia*

1. Tolesa, Dawit (December 14, 2019). ["Sebeta FC, Meta sign 18 mln birr sponsorship deal"](https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/sebeta-fc-meta-sign-18-mln-birr-sponsorship-deal). *The Reporter Ethiopia*

1. Tesfaye, Alemayehu (April 21, 2020). ["ሰበታ ከተማ ሜዳውን የማሻሻል ሥራ አጠናቋል"](https://soccerethiopia.net/football/57676). *Soccer Ethiopia*

1. Legesse, Mikael (April 5, 2021). ["የአሠልጣኝ ውበቱ አባተ እና የሰበታ ኮንትራት ጉዳይ?"](https://soccerethiopia.net/football/66207). *Soccer Ethiopia*

1. Isabirye, David (July 3, 2020). ["Defender Kabugo parts ways with Ethiopian club"](https://kawowo.com/2020/07/03/defender-kabugo-parts-ways-with-ethiopian-club/). *Kawowo*

## External links

- [Sebeta City](http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/v2/club.php?id=12012) at national-football-teams.com

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