Sidama Coffee S.C.

Sidama Coffee Soccer Club was founded on August 27, 2006 (1999 E.C.) as Dara Kenema.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hatricksport.com/sidama-bunna/|title=ሲዳማ ቡና|website=hattricksport|access-date=September 1, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022142615/http://www.hatricksport.com/sidama-bunna/|url-status=dead}} It was one of three clubs representing Formerly Sidama Zone in the South regional championships in 2006. Afterwards Dara kenema was able to advance to the championships for all regional teams from Ethiopia held in Hawassa that same year. Dara Kenema was finished in the top four of this tournament and by virtue enter the second division of Ethiopian football, the Higher League. The name Dara Kenama was changed to Sidama Coffee because the team was the only team to represent Sidama in the second division.

Sidama Coffee won the second division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Higher League (formerly called the National League), in the 2008–09 season (2001 E.C.) earning a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League. Sidama Coffee's first season in the Premier League was the 2009–10 season.

Sidama beat Arba Minch City 3–1 to lift 2016 South Castle Cup.{{Cite news|last=Asrat|first=Ferew|date=October 16, 2016|title=Sidama Coffee lift South Castle Cup|work=soka25east|url=http://www.soka25east.com/sidama-coffee-lift-south-castle-cup/|access-date=May 22, 2018|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218123212/http://www.soka25east.com/sidama-coffee-lift-south-castle-cup/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Berhanu|first=Markos|date=October 15, 2016|title=Sidama Bunna wins South Castle Cup|work=Ethiosports|url=https://www.ethiosports.com/2016/10/15/sidama-bunna-wins-south-castle-cup/|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119125339/https://www.ethiosports.com/2016/10/15/sidama-bunna-wins-south-castle-cup/|url-status=live}} Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament.{{Cite news|last=Taddele|first=Omna|date=October 15, 2016|title=Addis Gidey Shines as Sidama Bunna Crowned Champions of Castle Cup|work=Soccer Ethiopia|url=https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/17200}} Sidama had one of their most successful campaigns in the 2016–17 season as the club was part of the title race until very late in the season before ultimately finishing 4th behind eventual champions Saint George S.C.{{Cite news|last=Asrat|first=Firew|date=April 25, 2017|title=Sunny ascribes Sidama's good run to hard work|work=soka25east|url=http://www.soka25east.com/ethiopia-sunny-ascribes-sidamas-good-run-hard-work/|access-date=May 22, 2018|archive-date=August 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829125510/http://www.soka25east.com/ethiopia-sunny-ascribes-sidamas-good-run-hard-work/|url-status=live}} In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/34500|title=Sidama Part Ways with Manager Alemayehu Abayne|last=Takele|first=Tewodros|date=March 3, 2018|work=Soccer Ethiopia|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141833/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/34500|url-status=live}}

The club play their home games at Hawassa Metropolis Stadium in Hawassa, located 14.7 miles from Shashamane and 173 miles from Addis Abeba.

As of 11 March 2021{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sidama Bunna|url=https://soccer.et/club/sidama-bunna/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408032805/https://soccer.et/club/sidama-bunna/|archive-date=2022-04-08|access-date=|website=Soccer Ethiopia|url-status=live}}

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President: {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}}Mengistu Sasamo

Manager/Head coach:{{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Wondimagegn Teshome

Assistant coach:{{Flagicon|Nigeria }}Paul Ikem

First-team goalkeeping coach: {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}}Sintayehu Gidyelhu

• {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Alemayehu Abayneh
• {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Zelalem Shifraw
• {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Zeray Mulu (2017–2021) – as assistant and head coach

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Category:Football clubs in Ethiopia

Category:Sidama Region

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