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order to earn money for the club. The customary reward for their singing efforts was bread, not money, but they were able collect this bread in a sack to sell it in laborers' villages to earn the money. Once the club was able to find a funding source they were able to get a new jersey that implies their unity with the
Ethiopian flag colors. They gave the first jersey to the second team and started wearing the new ones until pressure from the occupying police force made them have to hide this new jersey underneath their clothing.
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officially changed its name back to St. George. St. George enjoyed some dominance in the late 60's after which the league went through a period of relative parity in the 70's and 80's. However, during the premier league era no club has been more dominant than St. George S.C., amassing an impressive 15 titles since the start of the era in the 1997–98 season. As of 2017, the club has a combined 30 top division titles which is by far the most in
Ethiopian football.
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The club's first jerseys were brown and white, affordable cloth for the cash strapped club at the time. One of the founders, George Ducas, used scrap together money from his parents to support the club. Others in the club would go around knocking at doors singing traditional songs like "Hoya Hoye" in
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Often finding it hard to play football on local pitches due to restrictions placed on them by the Arada police, the club had to constantly move from place to place. In one instance the club members tried carrying goal posts to 'Filwehameda' ( presently located next to Custom
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In 1941 when
Ethiopia was liberated from fascist Italian control and Haile Selassie I had returned, it was the St. George Football club supporters along with fellow Addis Ababians that sang the national anthem "Ethiopia hoy des Yebelesh"(meaning, Rejoice Ethiopia) to welcome him back. An anthem that
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Saint George have one of the largest fan bases in all of
Ethiopian football and are known for their fervent displays during home matches. The team's official fan club has 32,000 registered members and according to studies conducted by the fan club there is an estimated 8 million fans throughout the
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reorganized the football leagues, and forced all existing clubs to shut down. In this process the club had its name changed to Addis Ababa
Brewery in 1972 only to change it back four years later. The club switched its name back and forth for 19 years until the fall of the Derg in 1991 when the club
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Italian efforts to directly destroy St. George didn't work, they forced the club to change its name and play matches against a club the Italians had created called '6 kilo'. This club was purposely created by Italians to weaken and demoralize St. George. Sponsored by the nearby factory 'Cugnac
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Italian General as leverage not trusting the Italians and Ras. Abebe Aregay sent Demissie W/Michael to investigate the situation. Having been warned before hand to peacefully play the match, St. George was picked to play against "6 Kilo". The game quickly
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came to be a part of the team, he was found on the streets of Addis and was asked to join them for the match. It was said that he was spotted while crossing Berad
Mekonnen bridge and since he went to Teferi Mekonnen School where all club members went to school, they were familiar with him. After
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but were ultimately chased away by authorities. Attempts to play at 'Aroge Kera' on the 'Etege Menen' field were also unsuccessful as unhappy local villagers chased them away. Then they went to 'Belay Zeleke' 'Zebegna Sefer' village, but Arada police came and chased them away once again.
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Alovo', 6 Kilo (also called 'Cenco Maje' to mean July 5), had more money and supplies than St. George. They beat St. George on multiple occasions and St. George also did the same however those matches nearly always ended with beatings by the Arada (Italian) police.
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Matches were organized against other local teams or groups in the area such as those of the Armenian community of Addis Ababa. However, because the club was shorthanded in the number of players, they had they ended up recruiting others to play. This is how
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In June 2018 it was announced that the club would sell most of its shares to fans. In November 2020, the club announced that it had established a share company with plans to sell limited shares directly to its over 100,000 registered members.
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country and in the Ethiopian diaspora. Often singing the club's anthem and waving yellow and orange checkered flags, the supporters of Saint George provide some of the most festive atmospheres in Ethiopian football.
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including St. George (Ethiopian), Fortitudo (Italian), Ararat (Armenian), Olympiakos (Greek) and the British Military Mission in Ethiopia (BMME) contested for the title which was won by the BMME. In 1947, the
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After buying jersey with the money, the club bought food for the players with the rest of the money. The members and players of the club would to eat bread and tea after matches and training sessions.
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turned into a physical fight after kickoff with spectators often cheering and whistling to encourage the fight rather than the game. Then the game was interrupted and the Italians' plan foiled.
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leaders like Ras. Abebe Aregay to "come and see the people is in peace" inviting him to watch a football match at JanMeda, a popular field in Addis Ababa.
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was hired to replace him and guided the team to a disappointing third-place finish in the league. In July 2021, the club hired Serbian
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was written by a huge St. George supporter Yoftahe Nigussie and produced by Captain Nalbadin.
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2525:History of Ethiopian Football (Soccer)
584:In reference to founder Ayele Atnash.
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493:Ethiopian League Football (1944–1997)
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2574:"St. George launches Share Company"
2572:Tolesa, Dawit (November 28, 2020).
2544:Gillion, Badon (October 15, 2020).
2446:Aynshet, Solomon (March 11, 2017).
167:Ethiopian Premier League, 5th of 16
2901:Samson, Michael (March 16, 2020).
2839:Legesse, Mikael (March 19, 2021).
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2182:List of Saint George S.C. players
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1065:1978 – Preliminary Round
609:. The academy is named after
32:Saint George (disambiguation)
2634:"ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ እንግሊዛዊ አሰልጣኝ ሾሟል"
886: - Group Stage (Top 16)
633:Addis Ababa Stadium in 2018
93:; 96 years ago
82:; 89 years ago
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3085:Welwalo Adigrat University
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406:Kidus Giorgis Sport Club
397:Saint George Sports Club
156:Ethiopian Premier League
58:Saint George Sports Club
1062:1975 – First Round
535:as its new head coach.
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2578:The Reporter Ethiopia
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1883:Edwin Frimpong–Manso
1085:As of 27 August 2023
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959: – Second Round
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756:Addis Ababa City Cup
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66:ፈረሰኞቹ (The Horsemen)
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68:አርበኛው (The Patriot)
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2424:Luciano Vassallo
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2378:Giuseppe Dossena
2376:
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2319:Ernst Middendorp
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2267:Zerihun Shengata
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1122:
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1089:
1080:First-team squad
911:
905:: 10 appearances
788:
651:Addis Ababa City
643:Ethiopian Coffee
521:Ernst Middendorp
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50:
43:
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3099:
3055:Jimma Aba Jifar
3011:
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2864:
2854:
2852:
2845:Soccer Ethiopia
2838:
2837:
2833:
2822:Soccer Ethiopia
2818:"Kidus Giorgis"
2816:
2815:
2808:
2798:Wayback Machine
2788:
2784:
2774:
2772:
2765:Soccer Ethiopia
2758:
2757:
2753:
2743:
2741:
2734:Financial Times
2727:
2726:
2722:
2712:
2710:
2696:
2695:
2688:
2678:
2676:
2669:Soccer Ethiopia
2662:
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2647:
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2638:Soccer Ethiopia
2631:
2630:
2623:
2613:
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2604:Soccer Ethiopia
2597:
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2571:
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2543:
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2538:
2532:Wayback Machine
2523:
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2510:
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2495:"Ethiopia 1944"
2493:
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2470:Saint George FC
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2311:
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2288:
2285:
2271:
2270:Medical Staff:
2260:
2255:Zlatko Krmpotić
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1177:Ashenafi Moshie
1175:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1141:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1082:
1077:
1054:: 3 appearances
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898:
782:: 9 appearances
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713:
692:First Division/
688:
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554:
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533:Zlatko Krmpotić
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3207:Trans Ethiopia
3203:
3193:
3188:
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3181:Jimma Aba Buna
3178:
3173:
3168:
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3161:Ethio Electric
3158:
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3133:
3123:
3118:
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3107:
3105:
3101:
3100:
3098:
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3090:Wolaitta Dicha
3087:
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3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
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3047:
3045:Hadiya Hossana
3042:
3037:
3032:
3030:Dire Dawa City
3027:
3025:Bahir Dar City
3022:
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2961:External links
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2800:, Addis Ababa
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2175:Former players
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1381:Tegenu Teshome
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3080:Sidama Coffee
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2466:"Our History"
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2240:
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2226:Team Leader:
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2223:Kasshun Gezaw
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