Dedebit

Dedebit was founded in 1997 as a youth project at an Army Officers' Residential compound. Dedebit Football Club terminated the contract of their head coach, Yohannes Sahle after he led the team through just three matches in the 2016/17 Ethiopian premier league season. After the 2017/18 season, the team announced that due to financial restrictions they would only sign players with low wage demands and would let go of players earning high wages including star striker Getaneh Kebede.

Domestic competition

Dedebit were promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League after a successful 2008–09 season in the second tier of Ethiopian Football, making their Premier League debut in the 2009–10 season. Dedebit shocked the football world when they emerged as the league's early front-runners. They enjoyed a good run on top during that season until eventually finishing runners-up to perennial favorites St. George S.C. Dedebit's first season in the Premier League may not have gone as planned, but they still had a successful season overall, winning the Ethiopian Cup and avenging their league losses to St. George S.C. with a 1–0 victory in the final. In the 2010–11 season Dedebit finished 3rd in table, staying competitive but finishing behind St George and champions Ethiopian Coffee. They would continue this form the following season (2011–12) finishing runners-up again to the champions St. George. The 2012–13 season was the most successful in the club's history as they were able to win…