Woldia S.C.
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| Full name | Woldia Sport Club | ||
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| Ground | Woldiya Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Manager | Zelalem Shiferaw | ||
| League | Ethiopian Higher League | ||
| 2020-21 | Higher League 8th of 9 (Group A) | ||
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Woldia Sport Club (Amharic: ወልዲያ ስፖርት ክለብ ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Weldiya, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football. Their home stadium is Woldiya Stadium.
History
[edit]Woldia SC was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after the 2015–16 season. It played its first season in the Premier League during the 2016–17 season finishing a respectable 7th place. The club started playing their matches in the newly opened Woldiya Stadium in January 2017.[1]
In May 2018 the club named Zelalem Shiferaw as their new manager after their former manager Zemariam Woldegiorgis was suspended by the Ethiopian Football Federation Discipline Committee.[2]
Woldia was relegated from the Ethiopian Premier League after finishing last in the standings after the 2017–18 season.
Stadium
[edit]Woldia SC play their home matches at Woldiya Stadium, also generally known as Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali al-Amoudi Stadium, in Weldiya, Ethiopia. The stadium has a capacity of 25,155 people and includes a ground tennis court, a basketball court, an Olympic size swimming pool, a volleyball field, a handball field and a guest house.[3]
In April 2018 spectators at Woldia Stadium swarmed onto a football pitch during a match against Fasil Kenema F.C., attacking and injuring two match officials and a coach.[4]
Support
[edit]Woldia supporters were involved in an incident where a match official was beaten during a game at Woldia Stadium.[4]
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]As of 3 April 2021[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ Berhanu, Markos (November 4, 2017). "Ethiopia Premier League: Woldia kicks off new Season with a bang". Ethiosports.com.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (May 14, 2018). "Woldia Appoints Zelalem Shiferaw". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Berhanu, Markos (December 21, 2016). "Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi Stadium to be Inaugurated on January 14". Ethiosports.com.
- ^ a b "Ethiopia suspends football league after attack on referee". Daily Nation. May 3, 2018.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (April 1, 2021). "የኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ ሊግ የዛሬ ውሎ ዝርዝር". Soccer Ethiopia.