Ethiopian Premier League 2008–09 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008–09 Ethiopian Premier League is the season of the Ethiopian Premier League

Ethiopian Premier League

Ethiopian Premier League is the top division of the Ethiopian Football Federation, it was created in 1944.-Ethiopian Premier League Clubs - 2011/12:*Adama City FC *Air Force FC ...

since its establishment in 1944. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Saint-George SA

Saint-George SA

Saint George SA is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Abeba. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Addis Abeba Stadium.-History:...

the defending champions for the twenty second time in total. The Ethiopian season began on 22 November 2008 and finished on .

League Table 2008–2009

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	±	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Saint-George SA Saint-George SA Saint George SA is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Abeba. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Addis Abeba Stadium.-History:... (C)	30	15	12	3	45	23	+22	57	CAF Champions League 2010
2	Ethiopian Coffee Ethiopian Coffee Ethiopian Coffee is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Ababa. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation Premier League. Their home stadium is Addis Ababa Stadium.-History:...	30	14	7	9	50	35	+15	49
3	Defence	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	49
4	Banks SC Banks SC CBE SA is an Ethiopian football club, in the city of Addis Abeba. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top level of professional football in Ethiopia....	30	11	12	7	46	38	+8	45	CAF Confederation Cup 2010
5	Hawassa City	30	11	11	8	35	31	+4	44
6	Harrar Beer Botling FC Harrar Beer Botling FC Harrar Beer Bottling FC is an Ethiopian football club based in Harar. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Harrar Bira Stadium.-Performance in CAF competitions:...	30	11	10	9	28	23	+5	43
7	Muger Cement Muger Cement Muger Cement is an Ethiopian football club based in Oromiya. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Wonji Stadium....	30	10	12	8	33	30	+3	42
8	Southern Police	30	9	11	10	38	31	+7	38
9	Ethiopian Insurance	30	8	14	8	27	24	+3	38
10	Adama City FC Adama City FC Adama City FC is an Ethiopian football club based in Adama. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Adama Stadium....	30	6	18	6	23	22	+1	36
11	Dire Dawa City Dire Dawa City Dire Dawa City is a football club from Ethiopia. They play at the 18,000 capacity Dire Dawa Stadium....	30	10	6	14	30	35	-5	36
12	Sebeta City Sebeta City Sebeta City is an association football club from Ethiopia. They play at the Sebeta Stadium. This venue has a capacity of 5,000....	30	7	14	9	18	27	-9	35
13	EEPCO	30	7	13	10	36	34	+2	34
14	Metehara Sugar Metehara Sugar Metehara Sugar is an Ethiopian football club, in the town of Addis Ketema, Oromia Region. Despite their name, they are not based in Metehara, nor do they have any current affiliation with the sugar mill. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top level of professional football in Ethiopia....	30	7	12	11	22	32	-10	33
15	Trans Ethiopia Trans Ethiopia Trans Ethiopia is an Ethiopian football club based in north Mek'ele, Tigray. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Tigray Stadium also known as Balloni...	30	7	9	14	23	51	-28	30
16	Nyala Nyala The Nyala is a Southern African antelope. It is a spiral-horned dense-forest antelope that is uncomfortable in open spaces and is most often seen at water holes. Nyalas live alone or in small family groups of up to 10 individuals.The male stands up to 110 cm , the female is up to 90 cm ... (R)	30	5	7	18	17	46	-29	22	Relegation to Ethiopian Second Division

(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: http://www.ethiofootball.com/

Last updated December 1, 2009, 10:32 AM GMT-5.

Teams & Stadiums

Club	Location	Venue	Seating Capacity
Saint George FC	Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...	Addis Ababa Stadium	34,000

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