History of football in ethiopia pdf Continue Ethiopia Menu General Summary Current League Tables Historic League Historic VonFootball is the most popular sport in Ethiopia. Although Ethiopia is not one of Africa's leading football countries, it has created several outstanding teams at both club and international level, as well as talented individual players. The early yearsFutball in Ethiopia came under the control of the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) when the organization was founded in 1943. EFF, affiliated with FIFA in 1953 and the Confederation of African Football in 1957. The Football League 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 Eritrea, Harar, Amhara, Shoah and Oromia - Cidamo under the Italian occupation. The first recognized version of the Ethiopian Premier League was challenged in 1944, when five teams representing different communities of Addis Ababa competed for the title won by the British Military Mission-BMME. The Ethiopian Cup was added the following year and has been regularly contested since then (albeit with some gaps, especially in the 1960s). Modern Football League has been an annual competition since 1948 with St George FC becoming the country's leading club with 24 titles. Ethiopia was suspended by FIFA in 2008 after the Federal Parliament assembly dismissed Esmebir Woldegirgis as EFF president and replaced him with his candidate Ahmed Yasin. As a result, FIFA, speaking out against state interference in football, suspended the country in July 2008. The suspension was lifted in July 2009 following the election of new EFF leaders. InternationalThe Ethiopia national football team made its first appearance in 1947 and has since enjoyed both highs and lows. As one of the few independent African states immediately after the Second World War, Ethiopia was an important team in the development of international football on the continent. The Africa Cup of NationsThiopia was one of the pioneers of the African Cup of Nations and was one of three teams that participated in the first tournament in 1957, finishing second in Egypt. They also attended the 1959 tournament As the hosts of the 1962 tournament and led by goalkeeper Mengistu Worku, Ethiopia defeated Tunisia and the United Arab Republic (Egypt) to be crowned African champions for the only time in its history. They held the tournament again in 1968 and 1976, but by then the decline was established and their last appearance in the finals of the tournament came in 1982.World CupEthiopia never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Ethiopia is also members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) and take part in its competition. For the first time they won the CECAFA Cup in and repeated the same triumph in 2001 and 2004 before adding a fourth title in Rwanda in 2005.Other teams In 2005 the under-20 team won its only CECAFA U-20 Championship.Club footballNo Ethiopian club side has never won the CAF Champions League or any other international club competition. The best performances were the semi-final places achieved by the Cotton Factory Club in 1964 and St. George in 1967.Ethiopia's national football team Ethiopia, nicknamed Valia Antelope after the goat Of Valia, represents Ethiopia in association football and heads the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Ethiopia.Sources: Ethiopian Federation of Sports and Culture and Wikipedia. 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For the women's national team, watch the Ethiopian women's national football team. EthiopiaNickname (s)Walia ibexAssociationThisope Football FederationConfederationCAF (Africa)Sub-Confederation CCAFA (East and Central Africa)Head coachUbetu AbateCaptainShimelis BekeleMost caps Adane Girma (45) Top scorerGetan Kebede (23) Home StadiumAdis Ababa Stadium Bahir Dar StadiumFIFA codes The first colors of the Second color of FIFA rankingCurrent 146 (September 17 20 (September 2006) Lowest155 (December 2001) Elo in the ratingCurent 138 7 (October 14, 202) 0) (January 16, 1968) Lowest 146 (September 2019) First International French Somaliland 0-5 Ethiopia (French Somaliland; 5 December 1947) French Somaliland 2-10 Ethiopia (Ethiopia; 1 May 1954) 4This major defeat of Iraq 13-0 Ethiopia (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992) African Cup of NationsAppearan10 (first in 1957) Best Result Champion, 1962 This article contains several patronizing names, not surnames. These persons were addressed by name, not inheritance. Ethiopia's national football team, nicknamed Valias, after the goat of Valia, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, Ethiopia's governing body. The team has represented Ethiopia in regional, continental and international competitions since its founding in 1943. Valias play his home games at Addis Ababa Stadium in the capital Addis Ababa. They currently rank 150th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings and 44th in the CAF rankings. Ethiopia was one of three teams (along with Egypt and Sudan) to participate in the first African Cup of Nations in 1957. He won the competition in 1962, while he was also the host. However, success has been elusive since the late 1960s. Under previous coach Sevnet Bishow, the team qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after a 31-year absence. Ethiopia's early history has a long football tradition and was one of the pioneers of international competition in Africa, playing its first international match in 1947, beating French Somaliland 5-0. EFF joined FIFA in 1952 and co-founded the Confederation of African Football in 1957. The team took part in the first African Cup of Nations in 1957, where it finished second. In 1959, Ethiopia entered the 1962 World Cup qualifier for the first time and faced Israel after the visit. Teh Lost both games; and with a combined score of 2:4 was knocked out of the competition. The team won the African tournament on home soil in 1962. Nine countries, including the reigning champions of the United Arab Republic, took part in the competition, which means that a qualifying tournament was required for the first time. As in previous tournaments, only four teams entered the final. The United Arab Republic, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically, which means that each of them had to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time after extra time in the final against the United Arab Republic. Mengistu Waokeu and Badawi Abdel Fattah were joint top scorers, both with three goals each, but the award itself was awarded to Worku because his team won the title. It was the greatest feat ever achieved by the Ethiopian national team, and the only African Cup of Nations title it has ever won. Luciano Vassalu was the team captain and Iknekachev Tessema was the coach. In 1963, in the Africa Cup of Nations, they finished fourth, losing third place to the Battle of the United Arab Republic. The 1965 edition was an even bigger disappointment for Ethiopia, as the national team was eliminated in the group stage by Tunisia and Senegal, finishing at the bottom of the group, and scored only one goal.