Arba Minch City Football Club (
Amharic
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: አርባምንጭ ከተማ), also known as Arba Minch Kenema, is a professional
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football
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club based in
Arba Minch. They play in the
Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of professional football in Ethiopia.
History
Arba Minch was most recently promoted to the Premier League in 2011–12 season. After a relative smooth first three seasons in the top league, frequent changes in coaches and administrative problems led them to be struggles over the next 4 seasons. Arba Minch narrowly avoided relegation in both the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.
Arba Minch signed manager Tsegaye K/Mariam to a two-year contract before the 2017–18 campaign. Only to later sack the manager just a couple months into his contract. After seven straight seasons in the top league Arba Minch was relegated from the
Ethiopian Premier League after the
2017–18 season. They rejoined the top division for the 2021-22 season.
Players
First-team squad
Former Managers
* Tsegay K/Mariam
* Alemayehu Abayeneh
* Paulos Tsegaye
* Eyob Maale
* Dawit Cairo (from Gamo Chencha FC)
* John habtualem (from Chencha FC)
Former players
* Degu Debebe
* Mulalem Mesfin
* Abebaw Butaqo
* Bereket
* Endale Kebede
*Mulualem Tilahun
*Temesgen Duba
References
External links
Team profilenbsp;– ''soccerway.com''
Arba Minch Kenema logo
Football clubs in Ethiopia
Sport in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
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