2018–19 Ethiopian Premier League

The 2018–19 Ethiopian Premier League was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Ethiopia (21st season as the Premier League). The season started on 27 October 2018.[2] Mekelle were crowned Ethiopian football champions for the first time in their history after beating Dire Dawa in front of 60,000 spectators. Mekelle drew an average home attendance of 18,212, the highest in the Ethiopian Premier League during that league season.

Ethiopian Premier League
Season2018–19
Dates28 October 2018 – 7 July 2019
ChampionsMekelle City
Top goalscorerAmanuel Gebremichael
(17 goals)[1]
Highest attendance60,000 Mekelle 2-1 Dire Dawa (7 July 2019)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mekelle City (C) 30 18 5 7 45 24 21 59 Qualification for Champions League
2 Sidama Coffee 30 17 7 6 45 29 16 58
3 Fasil City (Q) 30 15 12 3 49 17 32 57 Qualification for Confederation Cup[a]
4 Saint George 29 12 10 7 28 18 10 46
5 Jimma Aba Jifar 30 12 10 8 33 36 −3 46
6 Hawassa City 30 12 8 10 42 31 11 44
7 Wolayta Dicha 30 10 11 9 34 27 7 41
8 Bahir Dar City 30 10 11 9 27 31 −4 41
9 Ethiopian Coffee 30 10 9 11 27 23 4 39
10 Welwalo Adigrat University 29 9 10 10 16 21 −5 37
11 Adama City 30 8 11 11 28 28 0 35
12 Dire Dawa City 30 9 8 13 29 34 −5 35
13 Shire Endaselassie 30 7 13 10 29 39 −10 34
14 Defence Force (R) 30 8 8 14 37 57 −20 32 Relegation to Ethiopian Super League
15 Debub Police (R) 30 7 8 15 34 41 −7 29
16 Dedebit (R) 30 4 1 25 21 68 −47 13
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2019. Source: soccerethiopia.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Fasil City are Ethiopian Cup winners.

References

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  1. ^ Berhanu, Markos (7 July 2019). "Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ Ethiopia 2018/19, RSSSF.com