Addis Ababa City Cup

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The Addis Ababa City Cup (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ ከተማ ዋንጫ) is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Ethiopian Football.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/33971|title=የ12ኛው የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ዋንጫ የመዝጊያ እና የሽልማት ፕሮግራም ተከናወነ|date=February 10, 2018}} The tournament is organized by the Addis Ababa Football Federation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/30880|title=Kidus Giorgis Triumphed City Cup as Hooliganism takes center stage|last=Taddele|first=Omna|date=October 22, 2017|work=Soccer Ethiopia}} It is usually contested among the football clubs based in Addis Ababa with the exception of teams who enter the tournament by invitation.

History

The final match of the 12th edition of the tournament between arch rivals Saint George and Ethiopian Coffee was, for the first time, transmitted live on ENN TV, a local private television network.

All the matches of the 13th edition (2018) of the tournament were broadcast on Walta TV. All the matches of the 2019 edition of the tournament were broadcast on Addis TV.

Previous Winners

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!Club

!Wins

!Winning Years

Saint George

|2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019

EEPCO

|2005, 2006, 2016

Ethiopian Coffee

|2004, 2012, 2018

CBE SA

|2014

2004: Ethiopian Coffee S.C.
2005: EEPCO F.C. 0-0 Ethiopian Coffee S.C. [5-4 Pen.]
2006: EEPCO F.C.
2007: St. George S.C. 2-0 Insurance F.C.
2010: St. George S.C. 1-1 CBE SA [4-2 Pen.]
2011: St. George S.C. 1-0 Dedebit F.C.
2012: Ethiopian Coffee S.C. beat CBE SA on Penalties
2013: St. George S.C.
2014: CBE SA 1-1 Ethiopian Coffee S.C. [6-5 Pen.]
2015: Dashen Beer F.C.* defeated St. George S.C.
2016: EEPCO F.C. 2-0 St. George S.C.
2017: St. George S.C. 1-0 Ethiopian Coffee S.C.
2018: Ethiopian Coffee S.C. 4-1 Bahir Dar Kenema F.C.
2019: St. George S.C. 2-1 Sebeta Ketema

* As the one of two teams (along with Adama City) that entered the tournament via invitation, Dashen Beer were barred from lifting the actual trophy instead being presented with an alternate "special" trophy. The actual trophy was presented to the runners up, Saint George, as they were technically the best team from Addis Ababa in the tournament that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ethicuphist.html|title=Ethiopia - List of Cup Winners|website=RSSSF|access-date=2018-04-25}}

References

Category:Football clubs in Addis Ababa

Category:Football competitions in Ethiopia

Category:2004 establishments in Ethiopia

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2004