Ethiopian Women's Premier League
Founded2012 (2005 E.C.)
Country Ethiopia
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams20 (11 in Division 1) (9 in Division 2)
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)CAF W-Champions League
Current championsCBE FC
(2022-23)
Most championshipsDedebit (6)
Top goalscorerLoza Abera
(274 goals)
Current: 2023-24

The Ethiopian Women's Premier League (Amharic: የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ) is the top Women's association football league in Ethiopia. It is regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation and divided into two division, division 1 (the top division) and division 2 ( the second division).

History

The league was founded in 2012 (2005 E.C.).

Dedebit won their 2nd title in the 2015-16 season.[1] Ethiopia Nigd Bank's striker Shitaye Sisay won the 2015-16 Most Valuable Player award. Loza Abera was top goal scorer at season's end with 10 goals in the playoffs and 47 goals during season competition.[1]

Dedebit won its 3rd title in the 2016-17 season.[2] After the 2016-17 season the first division was split into two divisions with the inaugural season of the Women's second division league set for the 2017-18 season.[3]

The format of the league for the 2016-17 season had 20 teams in two groups (10 teams per group) with group winners fighting for the trophy at the end of the season.[4] The 20 clubs that participated were a record high since the establishment of the league.

Dedebit were crowned champions for a third straight year earning the club's 4th title overall in its history.[5] The Dedebit Women's team was disbanded the after 2017-18 season due to the club's financial problems.

Adama City won the 2018-19 league title, its first as a club.[6] In 2021, Nigd Bank secured its fourth championship in the team's history, first since 2015, by virtue of 2-1 victory over Adama City.[7] The 2020-21 second division was won by Bahir Dar Kenema, qualifying the team for the next season's first division competition.[8] CBE FC won the first division title in the 2020-21 season.[9]

Clubs

Division 1

The following 11 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Women's Premier League (Division 1) during the 2020-21 Season.

Club Location Sadium
Akaki Kality Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
CBE FC Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Defense Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Hawassa City Hawassa Hawassa Int.
Adama city Adama Abebe Bikila
Dire Dawa City Dire Dawa Dire Dawa
Gedeo Dilla Dila Dila
Addis Abeba City Addis Abeba Addis Abeba
Arba Minch City Arba Minch Arba Minch
Ethio Electric Addis Abeba Addis Abeba

    Division 2

    The following 8 clubs competed in the Ethiopian Premier League (Division 2) during the 2020-21 Season.

    Club
    Kidus Giorgis
    Bahir Dar
    EWS Academy
    Lideta Sub City (Addis Abeba)
    Kirkos Sub City (Addis Abeba)
    Fasil City
    Bole Sub City (Addis Abeba)
    Legetafo
    Shashemene City
    NIfas Silk Lafto
    Tirunesh Dibaba Academy


    Previous Winners (First Division)

    • 2004: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2012: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2012-13: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2013-14: CBE FC
    • 2014-15: CBE FC
    • 2015-16: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2016-17: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2017-18: Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
    • 2018-19: Adama City (Adama)
    • 2019-20: Season Cancelled
    • 2020-21: CBE FC
    • 2021-22: CBE FC
    • 2022-23: CBE FC[7][9]

    Top Goal Scorer (First Division)

    Year Country Name Team Goals
    2014-15 Ethiopia Loza Abera Dedebit
    2015-16 Ethiopia Loza Abera Dedebit 57*
    2016-17 Ethiopia Loza Abera Dedebit 33
    2017-18 Ethiopia Loza Abera Dedebit 17
    2018-19 Ethiopia Senaf Wakuma Adama City 21
    2019-20 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    2020-21 Ethiopia Loza Abera CBE FC 17
    2021-22 Ethiopia Loza Abera CBE FC 34
    2022-23 Ethiopia Aregash Kalsa CBE FC 23
    Loza Abera

    *including playoff goals

    References

    1. 1 2 Taddele, Omna (July 2, 2016). "Dedebit Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia.
    2. ↑ Taddele, Omna (May 15, 2017). "Women's Premier League: Dedebit Crowned Champions for the Third Time". Soccer Ethiopia.
    3. ↑ "Ethiopia (Women) 2016/17". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
    4. ↑ Osano, Bonface (November 19, 2016). "Ethiopian women's premier league kicks-off Saturday". soka25east.
    5. ↑ Taddele, Omna (July 8, 2018). "Dedebit FC Crowned Champions of the Ethiopian Women First Division". Soccer Ethiopia.
    6. ↑ Tesfaye, Amaha (June 2, 2019). "The Ethiopian Women's Premier League has finished with a new champion". Soccer Ethiopia.
    7. 1 2 Takele, Tewodros (March 18, 2021). "ሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ| ኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ቻምፒዮንነቱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia.
    8. ↑ Takele, Tewodros (March 17, 2021). "ባህር ዳር ከተማ የ2013 የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ ሁለተኛ ዲቪዚዮን ቻምፒዮንነቱን አረጋገጠ". Soccer Ethiopia.
    9. 1 2 Takele, Tewodros (March 28, 2021). "የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ በኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ቻምፒዮንነት ፍፃሜውን አግኝቷል". Soccer Ethiopia.
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