NB: to be played in Keren in September(?) 2026
Participants (12):
Central Zone: Red Sea (champions; aka Keih Bahri), Denden (runners-up)
Anseba Zone: Al-Nasr (Keren) (champions; aka Alneser)
South Zone: Senafe (champions)
North Red Sea Zone: Cement (champions)
South Red Sea Zone: Denkalia (champions; aka Dankalia)
Gash-Barka Zone: Akurdet (champions)
unknown zone: Al-Nasr (runners-up)
Playoff qualifiers: Adulis (Asmara; 3rd Central Zone)
Al-Tahrir (Asmara; 4th Central Zone)
Lasale (Anseba Zone)
one to be drawn between May Adkemom (Gida) and Al-Hilal (Anseba)
Qualification Playoff
First Legs [Jul ?]
May Adkemom 1-0 Adulis
Al-Tahrir 3-1 Al-Hilal
Lasale w/o Dekemhare [Dekemhare (South Zone) forfeited]
Second Legs [Aug 2]
Al-Hilal 0-1 Al-Tahrir
Adulis 3-0 May Adkemom
Final Tournament
NB: to be played in Keren (Anseba zone)
First Division
Round 1 [Dec ?]
Sembel Company 1-0 Denden
Asmara Bira 0-4 Red Sea
Adulis 4-1 Segen Construction
Al-Tahrir 0-0 Maitemenay
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. bye
Round 2
[Dec 25]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 1-1 Asmara Bira
Maitemenay 2-1 Segen Construction
[Dec 28]
Denden 1-0 Adulis
Red Sea 2-0 Al-Tahrir
Sembel Company bye
Round 3
[Jan 8]
Adulis 2-1 Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
Maitemenay 0-2 Red Sea
[Jan 11]
Segen Construction 0-1 Asmara Bira
Al-Tahrir 4-2 Sembel Company
Denden bye
Round 4
[Jan 15]
Asmara Bira 5-0 Maitemenay
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 0-1 Sembel Company
[Jan 28]
Red Sea 1-1 Adulis
Denden 4-0 Al-Tahrir
Segen Construction bye
Round 5
[Jan 22]
Al-Tahrir 1-2 Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
Segen Construction 0-1 Denden
[Jan 25]
Asmara Bira 0-0 Adulis
Sembel Company 0-1 Red Sea
Maitemenay bye
Round 6
[Jan 29]
Maitemenay 0-2 Adulis
Segen Construction 1-0 Sembel Company
[Feb 1]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 0-0 Denden
Asmara Bira 0-1 Al-Tahrir
Red Sea bye
Round 7
[Feb 5]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 0-3 Segen Construction
Al-Tahrir 0-1 Adulis
[Feb 7]
Sembel Company 1-0 Maitemenay
Denden 1-0 Red Sea
Asmara Bira bye
Round 8 (or 9; results inferred)
Segen Construction 1-0 Al-Tahrir
Asmara Bira 1-0 Sembel Company
Denden 2-0 Maitemenay
Red Sea 4-1 Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
Adulis bye
Round 9 (or 8; results inferred)
Red Sea 1-0 Segen Construction
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 2-0 Maitemenay
Denden 1-0 Asmara Bira
Sembel Company 0-0 Adulis
Al-Tahrir bye
Halfway Table:
1.Red Sea 8 6 1 1 15- 3 19 [aka Keih Bahri]
2.Denden 8 6 1 1 10- 1 19 [C]
3.Adulis 8 4 3 1 10- 4 15
4.Asmara Bira 8 3 2 3 8- 7 11
5.Sembel Company 8 3 1 4 5- 7 10
6.Segen Construction 8 3 0 5 7- 9 9
7.Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 8 2 2 4 7-12 8
8.Al-Tahrir 8 2 1 5 6-12 7
9.Maitemenay FC 8 1 1 6 2-15 4
Round 10 (or 11; results inferred)
Red Sea bt Maitemenay [by 3 goals]
Adulis bt Sembel Company [by 1 goal]
Asmara Bira lt Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
Al-Tahrir bt Segen Construction
Denden bye
Round 11 (or 10; results inferred)
Denden bt Zeraetn Tritn Corp. [by 1 goal]
Adulis drw Segen Construction
Sembel Company bt Maitemenay [by 1 goal]
Asmara Bira bt Al-Tahrir
Red Sea bye
Round 12
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 0-2 Segen Construction
Maitemenay 1-1 Denden
Al-Tahrir 1-0 Red Sea
Sembel Company bt Asmara Bira [by 1 goal]
Adulis bye
Round 13
[Jun 5]
Adulis 4-1 Maitemenay
Asmara Bira 1-1 Segen Construction
[Jun 6]
Al-Tahrir 3-1 Denden
Red Sea 2-0 Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
Sembel Company bye
Round 14 (results inferred)
[Jun 9]
Maitemenay lt Asmara Bira [by 1 goal]
Adulis drw Al-Tahrir
[Jun 11]
Segen Construction drw Red Sea
Denden bt Sembel Company [by 2 goals]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. bye
Round 15 [Jun] (results inferred)
Red Sea bt Sembel Company [by 5 goals]
Denden bt Segen Construction [by 1 goal]
Adulis bt Zeraetn Tritn Corp. [by 2 goals]
Al-Tahrir bt Maitemenay [by 5 goals]
Asmara Bira bye
Round 16
[Jun 25]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. bt Maitemenay [by 1 goal]
Sembel Company lt Al-Tahrir [by 1 goal]
[Jun 28]
Red Sea 0-0 Asmara Bira
Adulis 1-1 Denden
Segen Construction bye
Round 17
[Jul 2]
Segen Construction 2-3 Maitemenay
Sembel Company 0-1 Zeraetn Tritn Corp.
[Jul 5]
Denden 0-1 Asmara Bira
Adulis 0-1 Red Sea
Al-Tahrir bye
Table:
1.Red Sea 15 10 3 2 +22 33 [aka Keih Bahri]
2.Denden FC 15 9 3 3 +10 30 [C]
3.Adulis 15 7 6 2 +11 27
4.Al-Tahrir 15 7 2 6 + 4 23
5.Asmara Bira 15 6 4 5 + 1 22
6.Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 15 5 2 8 - 9 17
7.Sembel Company 15 5 1 9 -10 16
8.Segen Construction 15 4 3 8 - 3 15
9.Maitemenay FC 16 2 2 12 -26 8
Round 18
[Jul 9]
Zeraetn Tritn Corp. - Al-Tahrir
Sembel Company - Segen Construction
[Jul 12]
Asmara Bira - Adulis
Red Sea 2-3 Denden
Maitemenay bye
Top Final Table:
1.Red Sea 16 10 3 3 +21 33 [aka Keih Bahri] Champions
2.Denden FC 16 10 3 3 +11 33 [C]
3.Adulis
4.Al-Tahrir
5.Asmara Bira
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9.Maitemenay FC 16 2 2 12 -26 8
NB: top-2 (Red Sea and Denden) qualified for Eritrean Club Championship 2026;
Adulis and Al-Tahrir to qualifying playoff
Topscorer:
9 Simon Asmelash (Red Sea)
Second Division
Third Place Match [Jul 11]
Denden B bt Godaif
Final [Jul 11]
Sawa Construction lt Akria FC
Final Ranking:
1.Akria FC
2.Sawa Construction
3.Denden B
4.Godaif
Independence Cup 2026 Final Denden bt Adulis City Cup 2026 Group Stage Final Tables: Group A 1.Segen Construction 3 3 0 0 + 7 9 Final 2.Asmara Bira 3 2 0 1 + 7 6 3.Al-Tahrir B 3 1 0 2 - 6 3 4.Sawa Construction 3 0 0 3 - 8 0 Group B 1.Red Sea 3 1 2 0 + 3 5 Final 2.Zeraetn Tritn Corp. 3 1 2 0 + 2 5 3.Al-Tahrir A 3 1 2 0 + 1 5 4.Denden B 3 0 0 3 - 6 0 Final Red Sea bt Segen Construction Martyrs Cup 2026 NB: for Second Division clubs Final [Jun 21] Akria FC bt Denden B
2025.
Sources: Michael Asmerom, ENFF, https://eritrean-football.com/zena/red-sea-fc-is-champion-of-the-central-region-2026
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Last updated: 14 Aug 2026
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