Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C.

Mekelle 70 Enderta
Full nameጋንታ ኩዕሶ እግሪ መቐለ 70 እንደርታ (Mekelle 70 Enderta Football Club)
Nickname(s)ምዓም ኣንበሳ (Lion's Den)
ቀያይ አንበሶች (Red Lions)
Founded2007
GroundTigray Stadium
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Capacity60,000
ChairmanEthiopia Yirga Gebregziabher
ManagerEthiopia Gebremedhin Haile
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2019–2020Premier League 3rd of 16

Mekelle 70 Enderta FC (Amharic: መቐለ 70 እንደርታ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Mekelle, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and currently play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League. The club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time after the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] In the 2018/19 season Mekelle 70 Enderta became champion of the Ethiopian Premier League[2] and represented Ethiopia at the 2019 CAF Champions League but fall short in the first round.[3]

Currently the club is one of the leading teams in the 2019/2020 Ethiopian Premier League [1].

  1. ^ Tolesa, Dawit (July 22, 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter Ethiopia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Berhanu, Markos (2019-07-07). "Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship". Ethiosports. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. ^ Berhanu, Markos (2019-08-25). "CAf Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta held to a draw by Cano Sport". Ethiosports. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2020-03-08.