EFF Cup Facts

Mekelakeya is the 2nd oldest club in Ethiopia. Mekelakeya’s establishment dates back to 1946, although it was fragile in early 1990’s. The club achieved promotion to the top flight league in 2004/05 season after reestablishment. They finished 5th in their maiden season in 2004/05. If Mekelakeya wins the game, they will lift the EFF Cup for a record 13th time, 3 ahead of historic rivals Kidus Giorgis.

Mekelakeya’s, nicknamed Toru, successful years in EFF Cup was in late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Mekelakeya won more than half of the EFF Cup in the period between 1946 and 1956 (They have won 7 EFF Cup in that very moment). The rest EFF Cup won by Mekelakeya were in 1974/75, 1981/82, 2005/06 and 2012/13 seasons. Mekelakeya won the trophy 5 times between 1946 and 1954. They were known to the general public as Tore Serawit. After they changed their name to Mechale (1955-1984), they won the EFF Cup 4 times. During the Derge regime they were called Medere Tore (1985-1991), they won it ones while after the downfall of the Derge they changed their name to Mekelakeya, and were able to win the EFF Cup twice.

Mekelakeya is the only side that won the EFF Cup for three successive times. They won it 3 years in a row in two different occasions (1948-1950 and 1953-55).

Hawassa Kenema doesn’t have a history in EFF Cup that is comparable with Mekelakeya. Hawassa Kenema, incepted in 1985, won the EFF Cup only once after overcoming Ethiopian Banks (now Commercial Bank of Ethiopia) in 2004/05 and reached the final during the Ethiopian Millennium in 2007/08 season in which they lost to Ethiopia Bunna.

The EFF Cup started in 1945. Thus far from the get go 22 clubs have won the EFF Cup. From the 22 clubs, the 12 clubs are still competing in Ethiopian football. Eritrea Shoe, Kibure Zebegna, Red Sea, British Military Mission, Asmara, Eremejachen, Hintsa Construction, Hawassa Dukate, Wolaitta Tusa and Policeportiva are teams that won the EFF Cup but no longer exist in Ethiopian football because either they ceased to exit or couldn’t compete in Ethiopia after Eritrea got independence in 1993.

In 70 years history of the EFF Cup, the tourney wasn’t held in 14 occasions. 1960-1968, 1977/78, 1990/91 and 2011/12 were the years the competition was abandoned.

Mekelakeya tops the chart with 12 EFF Cups while Kidus Giorgis are second with 10. Ethiopia Bunna and Electric won it 5 and 4 times respectively. Dedebit, Ethiopian Insurance, Red Sea, Federal Police (Omedla), Kibure Zebegna and Eritrea Shoe managed to lift the cup twice. Hawassa Kenema, Mugher Cement, Harar Beer (now Harar City), and Commercial Bank won it one time.

The winners of the EFF Cup progresses to the CAF Confedration Cup. If one club won both the league and the EFF Cup, then the runner up in the EFF Cup will compete in the CAF Confederation Cup. In retrospect these are some of the clubs who progress to the CAF Confedration without winning the EFF Cup final. Guna Trading (1998/99 lost to Kidus Giorgis), Ethiopian Insurance (2000/01 lost to Electric), Commercial Bank (2009/10 lost to Kidus Giorgis) and Dedebit (2011/12 progressed because they finished runner ups in the Ethiopian Premier League. The EFF Cup was not held on that season).

Ethiopian Premier League

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Round 1
20 Sep 2024 00:00
CBE
-
-
BUN
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
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
SID
-
-
FSK
29 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
2
1
BUN
29 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
1
3
MEC
30 Nov 2024 19:00
MEK
-
-
BDR
1 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
-
-
HAW
1 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
-
-
HOS
Round 10
3 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
-
-
SID
3 Dec 2024 19:00
MEC
-
-
KDG
4 Dec 2024 16:00
BUN
-
-
AMK
4 Dec 2024 19:00
BDR
-
-
CBE
5 Dec 2024 09:30
SHI
-
-
ELE
5 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
-
-
WAU
6 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
-
-
MEK
6 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
-
-
ADA
Round 11
8 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
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-
KDG
8 Dec 2024 19:00
DIR
-
-
CBE
9 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
-
-
AMK
9 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
-
-
SID
10 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
-
-
ADA
10 Dec 2024 19:00
BUN
-
-
WAU
11 Dec 2024 16:00
MEC
-
-
EIC
11 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
-
-
MEK
Round 12
13 Dec 2024 16:00
AMK
-
-
SID
13 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
-
-
HAW
14 Dec 2024 16:00
WAU
-
-
ADA
14 Dec 2024 19:00
KDG
-
-
ELE
15 Dec 2024 09:30
MEC
-
-
HOS
15 Dec 2024 19:00
CBE
-
-
MEK
16 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
-
-
DIR
16 Dec 2024 19:00
EIC
-
-
SHI
Round 13
18 Dec 2024 19:00
ADA
-
-
KDG
19 Dec 2024 16:00
MEK
-
-
WAU
19 Dec 2024 19:00
SID
-
-
CBE
20 Dec 2024 16:00
SHI
-
-
MEC
20 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
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-
FSK
21 Dec 2024 09:30
WOD
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-
EIC
21 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
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-
BDR
21 Dec 2024 19:00
DIR
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BUN

Standing Table

#
Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
8
5
2
1
17
2
8
4
2
2
14
3 â–²
9
3
5
1
14
4 â–¼
8
4
1
3
13
5 â–¼
7
4
1
2
13
6
8
3
4
1
13
7
8
3
3
2
12
8
7
3
2
2
11
9 â–²
8
3
2
3
11
10
7
3
1
3
10
11 â–¼
8
3
1
4
10
12 â–²
6
2
2
2
8
13 â–¼
8
2
2
4
8
14 â–¼
7
2
2
3
8
15 â–¼
8
1
5
2
8
16
7
2
1
4
7
17
7
1
4
2
7
18
7
0
0
7
0

Top scorers chart

#
Player
Played
Goals
1
Mekele 70 Enderta
7
5
2
Diredawa Ketema
8
5
3
Ethiopia Bunna
8
5
4
5
4
5
Wolaitta Dicha
8
4
6
Diredawa Ketema
7
4
7
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
6
4
8
Ethiopia Medin
6
3
9
Adama Ketema
8
3
10
Bahir Dar Ketema
8
3

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