Kidus Giorgis return to premier league glory

Kidus Giorgis claim their 15th premier league title after a tense and dramatic season finale while Dire Dawa Ketema escaped relegation.

Three fixtures of huge importance in the top and tail end of the log were held today at 10 Am local time in three different venues to decide who will be going home with the trophy and the other side joining Sebeta Ketema and Jimma Aba Jiffar in going down to the higher league.

All eyes were on the Bahirdar international Stadium as Kidus Giorgis who had a slight advantage coming into the last round of fixtures take on the Addis Ababa Ketema side who were just outside the drop zone and had a better chance of staying up.

Fasil Kenema in the meantime were up against relegation threatened DireDawa Ketema at the Bahirdar University Stadium where both sides needed to collect all three points and wait for the result at the Bahirdar international side to go their way to respectively achieve their aspiration of retaining the title or staying up.

Meanwhile, Adama Ketema and Hawassa Ketema were up against each other at the Atse Tewodrose Stadium in which the outcome of their clash might have a say in who goes down.

With the three fixtures kicking off at the same time it was Fasil Kenema who got the breakthrough goal first in the 16th minute through the player of the season nominee Bereket Desta applying the choke on Kidus Giorgis, But Kidus Giorgis also kept their calm and took the lead in what was a nervy first half through their Togolese import Ismael Oro-Agoro settling the nerves.

Addis Ababa Ketema threatened to have a go at Kidus Giorgis goal but Kidus Giorgis backed by their traveling supports hold on to their lead, In the other Fixture at the Atse Tewodrose stadium Abdissa Jemal also scored twice in quick succession deep into the first half and an extra time strike from Dawa Hottesa seem to ensure Adama’s premier league status next season just before halftime.

Those were the scores going into the break meaning Kidus Giorgis are a step closer to be crowned champions while Dire Dawa seems to be on the brink of relegation after six years of premier league football.

After the restart, Ismael Oro-Agoro doubled Kidus Giorgis’s lead after a controversial penalty call from the referee Haileyesus Bazezew in the 54th minute, Minutes later also Bezabih Meleyo added another goal for the desperate Fasil Kenema who were needing a slipup for Kidus Giorgis.

As the clock continued ticking Dire Dawa’s survival was also fading away but second half substitute Gadissa Mebrate pulled one back for Dire Dawa in the 77th minute to spark their hopes back on track.

Gadisa’s goal seemed to inspire Samson Ayele’s boys who once again got the equalizing goal through Henok Ayele in the 85th minute.

Things even got from bad to worse for Fasil Kenema as Amanuel G/Micheal added another goal for Kidus Giorgis at the Bahirdar international stadium, just before they also conceded another goal from their ex-player Abdurahman Mubarek in the 88th minute.

Kidus Giorgis who were running rampant against Addis Ababa also added another goal through the industrious Amanuel Gebre Micheal to put the icing on the cake.

Meanwhile, at the Atse Twodrose stadium, Hawassa’s hope of late resurgence failed to materialize but they pulled two goals back in the name of Abenezer Ote and Biruk Beyene, Biruk is now the 5th joint top scorer with 14 goals.

Dire’s late comeback after coming back from two goals down to beat Fasil Kenema meant they secure their premier league status for yet another season while Addis Ababa who had a better chance of staying up coming into the last round of fixtures were once again demoted to the Higher League.

And then after Kidus Giorgis skipper Hyder Sherfa lifted the coverted trophy putting an end to Kidus Giorgis’ three seasons trophy drought sending the horsemen supporters into cloud 9.

Ethiopian Premier League

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Round 1
20 Sep 2024 16:00
MEK
0
1
HOS
20 Sep 2024 19:00
AMK
1
2
DIR
21 Sep 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
BDR
22 Sep 2024 16:00
ELE
2
3
WOD
22 Sep 2024 19:00
KDG
1
2
FSK
23 Sep 2024 16:00
ADA
2
3
SHI
23 Sep 2024 19:00
SID
0
1
HAW
15 Dec 2024 17:00
CBE
0
1
BUN
Round 2
25 Sep 2024 16:00
EIC
0
0
AMK
26 Sep 2024 16:00
FSK
1
1
MEK
26 Sep 2024 19:00
BUN
0
0
ELE
27 Sep 2024 09:30
HAW
1
1
SHI
27 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
2
1
WAU
27 Sep 2024 19:00
BDR
0
1
ADA
28 Sep 2024 16:00
MEC
1
2
SID
28 Sep 2024 19:00
DIR
4
1
WOD
Round 3
30 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
0
1
MEK
30 Sep 2024 19:00
EIC
0
0
ELE
1 Oct 2024 16:00
FSK
0
0
SHI
1 Oct 2024 19:00
BDR
2
0
HOS
2 Oct 2024 16:00
BUN
3
1
HAW
2 Oct 2024 19:00
MEC
3
1
WOD
3 Oct 2024 16:00
CBE
3
1
AMK
3 Oct 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
SID
Round 4
19 Oct 2024 16:00
HOS
1
2
HAW
19 Oct 2024 19:00
MEK
1
1
MEC
20 Oct 2024 16:00
SHI
1
1
DIR
20 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
2
3
KDG
21 Oct 2024 16:00
WOD
2
1
BUN
21 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
1
1
FSK
22 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
1
0
BDR
22 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
1
0
EIC
Round 5
24 Oct 2024 16:00
MEK
3
2
DIR
24 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
1
1
FSK
25 Oct 2024 16:00
WAU
0
3
MEC
25 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
2
0
HAW
26 Oct 2024 09:30
AMK
1
0
BDR
26 Oct 2024 16:00
KDG
0
0
EIC
26 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
2
0
BUN
27 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
0
0
HOS
27 Oct 2024 21:09
WOD
1
0
SHI
Round 6
29 Oct 2024 16:00
EIC
1
0
WAU
29 Oct 2024 19:00
FSK
0
1
AMK
30 Oct 2024 16:00
BDR
2
0
SID
30 Oct 2024 19:00
HOS
0
1
WOD
31 Oct 2024 16:00
MEC
1
0
CBE
31 Oct 2024 19:00
BUN
2
0
MEK
1 Nov 2024 16:00
DIR
1
1
ADA
1 Nov 2024 19:00
HAW
1
2
ELE
Round 7
3 Nov 2024 16:00
BDR
0
0
WOD
3 Nov 2024 19:00
KDG
1
0
AMK
4 Nov 2024 16:00
MEC
2
0
ADA
4 Nov 2024 19:00
EIC
4
0
MEK
5 Nov 2024 16:00
FSK
2
3
ELE
5 Nov 2024 19:00
DIR
0
1
HOS
5 Nov 2024 19:00
BUN
1
1
SHI
6 Nov 2024 19:00
WAU
1
2
CBE
Round 8
23 Nov 2024 16:00
AMK
2
0
WAU
23 Nov 2024 19:30
HAW
0
1
DIR
24 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
0
0
KDG
24 Nov 2024 19:00
ADA
0
2
EIC
25 Nov 2024 16:00
ELE
1
1
MEC
26 Nov 2024 09:30
HOS
1
0
BUN
26 Nov 2024 16:00
WOD
1
1
FSK
26 Nov 2024 19:00
SHI
0
2
BDR
Round 9
28 Nov 2024 16:00
CBE
1
1
EIC
28 Nov 2024 19:00
ELE
0
0
DIR
29 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
2
1
BUN
29 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
1
3
MEC
30 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
0
1
FSK
30 Nov 2024 19:00
MEK
1
1
BDR
1 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
1
1
HAW
1 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
0
1
HOS
Round 10
3 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
3
1
SID
3 Dec 2024 19:00
MEC
4
3
KDG
4 Dec 2024 16:00
BUN
2
0
AMK
4 Dec 2024 19:00
BDR
3
0
CBE
5 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
0
0
MEK
5 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
1
0
WAU
6 Dec 2024 16:00
SHI
0
0
ELE
6 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
2
0
ADA
Round 11
8 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
0
0
KDG
8 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
0
0
CBE
8 Dec 2024 19:00
HAW
0
1
AMK
9 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
3
2
SID
10 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
2
2
ADA
10 Dec 2024 19:00
BUN
0
0
WAU
11 Dec 2024 16:00
MEC
0
0
EIC
11 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
1
0
MEK
Round 12
3 Jan 2025 15:00
AMK
0
1
SID
3 Jan 2025 18:00
FSK
0
0
HAW
4 Jan 2025 15:00
BDR
1
1
DIR
4 Jan 2025 18:00
KDG
2
1
ELE
5 Jan 2025 15:00
WAU
0
3
ADA
5 Jan 2025 18:00
CBE
0
0
MEK
6 Jan 2025 15:00
EIC
3
1
SHI
6 Jan 2025 18:00
MEC
0
1
HOS
Round 13
8 Jan 2025 15:00
HAW
0
1
BDR
8 Jan 2025 18:00
DIR
0
0
BUN
9 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
1
0
WAU
9 Jan 2025 18:00
ADA
1
2
KDG
10 Jan 2025 15:00
SHI
1
2
MEC
10 Jan 2025 18:00
SID
1
1
CBE
11 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
1
1
FSK
11 Jan 2025 18:00
WOD
1
2
EIC
Round 14
13 Jan 2025 15:00
KDG
1
0
SHI
13 Jan 2025 18:00
AMK
2
0
ADA
14 Jan 2025 15:00
CBE
1
0
ELE
14 Jan 2025 18:00
MEC
0
0
DIR
15 Jan 2025 15:00
SID
0
0
MEK
15 Jan 2025 18:00
WAU
0
2
WOD
16 Jan 2025 15:00
FSK
0
1
BUN
16 Jan 2025 18:00
EIC
2
0
HAW
Round 15
18 Jan 2025 15:00
DIR
0
2
KDG
18 Jan 2025 18:00
SHI
0
1
AMK
19 Jan 2025 15:00
WOD
0
0
SID
19 Jan 2025 18:00
ELE
0
1
MEK
20 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
1
0
CBE
20 Jan 2025 18:00
BDR
0
1
EIC
21 Jan 2025 15:00
HAW
1
1
WAU
21 Jan 2025 18:00
FSK
1
1
MEC
Round 16
23 Jan 2025 15:00
AMK
2
1
WOD
23 Jan 2025 18:00
CBE
1
1
SHI
24 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
2
0
ADA
24 Jan 2025 18:00
EIC
1
0
BUN
25 Jan 2025 15:00
MEC
1
1
BDR
25 Jan 2025 18:00
KDG
1
1
HAW
26 Jan 2025 15:00
WAU
1
0
HOS
26 Jan 2025 18:00
SID
0
2
ELE
Round 17
27 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
2
2
AMK
27 Jan 2025 18:00
ADA
0
2
CBE
28 Jan 2025 15:00
WOD
0
2
KDG
28 Jan 2025 18:00
BUN
3
1
BDR
29 Jan 2025 15:00
ELE
1
1
WAU
29 Jan 2025 18:00
HAW
1
0
MEC
30 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
0
1
EIC
30 Jan 2025 18:00
DIR
1
2
FSK
Round 18
2 Feb 2025 15:00
KDG
0
0
BUN
2 Feb 2025 18:00
SID
1
0
SHI
3 Feb 2025 15:00
ADA
0
3
ELE
3 Feb 2025 18:00
WAU
1
1
DIR
4 Feb 2025 15:00
MEK
0
1
WOD
4 Feb 2025 18:00
AMK
3
3
HOS
5 Feb 2025 15:00
CBE
2
0
HAW
5 Feb 2025 18:00
EIC
0
1
FSK
Round 19
7 Feb 2025 15:00
ADA
0
0
SID
7 Feb 2025 18:00
SHI
1
0
WAU
8 Feb 2025 15:00
BUN
1
0
MEC
8 Feb 2025 18:00
HOS
1
0
KDG
9 Feb 2025 15:00
BDR
2
1
FSK
9 Feb 2025 18:00
WOD
1
1
CBE
10 Feb 2025 15:00
ELE
2
1
AMK
10 Feb 2025 18:00
DIR
0
3
EIC
Round 20
27 Feb 2025 15:00
HAW
0
0
HOS
27 Feb 2025 18:00
MEK
0
1
CBE
28 Feb 2025 09:30
SID
1
1
WAU
28 Feb 2025 15:00
SHI
0
1
BUN
28 Feb 2025 18:00
ELE
0
2
ADA
1 Mar 2025 15:00
EIC
0
1
WOD
1 Mar 2025 18:00
AMK
1
0
FSK
2 Mar 2025 15:00
DIR
0
0
MEC
2 Mar 2025 15:00
KDG
1
4
BDR
Round 21
4 Mar 2025 15:00
ELE
0
1
BUN
4 Mar 2025 18:00
SID
1
1
HOS
5 Mar 2025 09:30
SHI
0
1
CBE
5 Mar 2025 15:00
MEK
2
5
HAW
5 Mar 2025 18:00
ADA
1
3
AMK
6 Mar 2025 15:00
FSK
0
0
BDR
6 Mar 2025 18:00
KDG
0
1
WOD
7 Mar 2025 15:00
MEC
0
0
WAU
7 Mar 2025 18:00
EIC
1
0
DIR
Round 22
9 Mar 2025 15:00
HAW
0
0
BUN
9 Mar 2025 18:00
ELE
1
0
SHI
10 Mar 2025 15:00
HOS
0
1
BDR
10 Mar 2025 18:00
SID
0
0
ADA
11 Mar 2025 15:30
EIC
2
1
CBE
11 Mar 2025 18:00
WOD
1
0
WAU
12 Mar 2025 09:30
AMK
0
1
MEK
12 Mar 2025 15:00
MEC
2
4
FSK
12 Mar 2025 18:00
KDG
0
0
DIR
Round 23
2 Apr 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
HOS
2 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
DIR
3 Apr 2025 09:30
WAU
-
-
FSK
3 Apr 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
MEK
3 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
EIC
4 Apr 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
SHI
4 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
BUN
5 Apr 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
SID
5 Apr 2025 18:00
AMK
-
-
ELE
Round 24
7 Apr 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
KDG
7 Apr 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
EIC
8 Apr 2025 09:30
ADA
-
-
WOD
8 Apr 2025 15:00
HOS
-
-
DIR
8 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
MEK
9 Apr 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
HAW
9 Apr 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
SID
10 Apr 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
CBE
10 Apr 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
BUN
Round 25
13 Apr 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
SHI
13 Apr 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
MEK
14 Apr 2025 09:30
KDG
-
-
CBE
14 Apr 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
BDR
14 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
WOD
15 Apr 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
FSK
15 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
AMK
16 Apr 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
ADA
16 Apr 2025 18:00
DIR
-
-
ELE
Round 26
18 Apr 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
HOS
18 Apr 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
KDG
19 Apr 2025 09:30
BUN
-
-
SID
19 Apr 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
SHI
19 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
MEC
20 Apr 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
DIR
20 Apr 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
MEK
21 Apr 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
EIC
21 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
CBE
Round 27
30 Apr 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
WOD
30 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
WAU
1 May 2025 09:30
BUN
-
-
DIR
1 May 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
HOS
1 May 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
KDG
2 May 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
ELE
2 May 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
MEC
3 May 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
EIC
3 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
SID
Round 28
5 May 2025 15:00
ADA
-
-
MEK
5 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
HOS
6 May 2025 09:30
ELE
-
-
KDG
6 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
WAU
6 May 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
FSK
7 May 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
AMK
7 May 2025 18:00
EIC
-
-
BDR
8 May 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
HAW
8 May 2025 18:00
SID
-
-
MEC
Round 29
11 May 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
ADA
11 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
WOD
12 May 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
HAW
12 May 2025 18:00
ELE
-
-
SID
13 May 2025 09:30
FSK
-
-
EIC
13 May 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
MEK
13 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
WAU
14 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
BDR
14 May 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
SHI
Round 30
16 May 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
WOD
16 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
KDG
17 May 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
EIC
17 May 2025 18:00
DIR
-
-
AMK
18 May 2025 09:30
WAU
-
-
ELE
18 May 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
ADA
18 May 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
CBE
19 May 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
MEC
19 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
SHI
Round 31
23 May 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
AMK
23 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
EIC
24 May 2025 09:30
DIR
-
-
BDR
24 May 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
SID
24 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
ELE
25 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
ADA
25 May 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
MEC
26 May 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
SHI
26 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
FSK
Round 32
28 May 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
SID
28 May 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
AMK
29 May 2025 09:30
ADA
-
-
HOS
29 May 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
BUN
29 May 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
ELE
30 May 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
KDG
30 May 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
DIR
31 May 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
HAW
31 May 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
FSK
Round 33
2 Jun 2025 15:00
ADA
-
-
BDR
2 Jun 2025 18:00
AMK
-
-
BUN
3 Jun 2025 09:30
DIR
-
-
WAU
3 Jun 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
KDG
3 Jun 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
HAW
4 Jun 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
CBE
4 Jun 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
WOD
5 Jun 2025 15:00
HOS
-
-
MEC
5 Jun 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
SID
Round 34
13 Jun 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
KDG
13 Jun 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
BDR
14 Jun 2025 09:30
MEK
-
-
BUN
14 Jun 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
HAW
14 Jun 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
HOS
15 Jun 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
MEC
15 Jun 2025 18:00
SID
-
-
DIR
16 Jun 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
FSK
16 Jun 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
ADA
Round 35
19 Jun 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
AMK
19 Jun 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
HAW
20 Jun 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
SHI
20 Jun 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
MEK
21 Jun 2025 09:30
CBE
-
-
WOD
21 Jun 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
KDG
21 Jun 2025 18:00
EIC
-
-
HOS
22 Jun 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
ELE
22 Jun 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
ADA
Round 36
25 Jun 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
DIR
25 Jun 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
CBE
26 Jun 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
ELE
26 Jun 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
WAU
27 Jun 2025 09:30
FSK
-
-
SID
27 Jun 2025 15:00
HAW
-
-
ADA
27 Jun 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
AMK
28 Jun 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
EIC
28 Jun 2025 18:00
KDG
-
-
MEC

Standing Table

#
Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
20
12
5
3
41
2 â–²
20
9
6
5
33
3 â–¼
20
9
6
5
33
4 â–²
20
9
6
5
33
5 â–¼
20
9
5
6
32
6 â–²
20
8
6
6
30
7 â–¼
20
9
3
8
30
8 â–¼
20
7
8
5
29
9 â–²
20
7
7
6
28
10 â–¼
20
7
7
6
28
11 â–²
20
6
9
5
27
12 â–¼
20
6
8
6
26
13
20
6
7
7
25
14
20
4
10
6
22
15
20
4
8
8
20
16
20
5
5
10
20
17
20
3
6
11
15
18
20
1
6
13
9

Top scorers chart

#
Player
Played
Goals
1
Arba Minch Ketema
16
10
2
Hawassa Ketema
20
8
3
Ethiopia Bunna
20
8
4
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
20
7
5
Mekele 70 Enderta
16
7
6
Kidus Giorgis
16
6
7
Wolaitta Dicha
19
6
8
Ethio Electric
19
6
9
13
6
10
Bahir Dar Ketema
17
6
11
Adama Ketema
18
6
12
Ethiopia Medin
16
6
13
Diredawa Ketema
9
6
14
Fasil Kenema
17
6
15
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
19
6

2024/25 Competitions

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CAF Champions League
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CAF Confederation Cup
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Ethiopian Cup
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Ethiopian Higher League
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Ethiopian League 1
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Ethiopian Premier League
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Ethiopian U-20 Premier League
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Ethiopian Women's Higher League
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Ethiopian Womens Premier League