National League
[NB: first national league in Ethiopia; before championship was decided
through playoffs between regional champions.]
Crosstable:
Awa Bun DDC Gun KCC Meb Med Pap
Awassa xxx 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-2 3-2 0-3 5-1
Bunna 5-0 xxx 3-1 5-1 5-2 1-0 1-2 6-1
DDCC 0-2 1-1 xxx 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-1 2-1
Guna 0-3 1-2 2-1 xxx 1-0 2-2 1-2 1-0
KCC 1-3 3-4 2-2 2-2 xxx 1-3 0-2 5-3
Mebrat 3-2 1-1 3-0 5-1 2-1 xxx 1-0 7-1
Medhin 2-0 2-2 5-3 5-0 3-1 2-3 xxx 2-1
Paper 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-3 1-3 xxx
Table:
1.Mebrat Hail (Addis Abeba) 14 10 2 2 37-16 32 [aka EELPA]
2.Medhin (Addis Abeba) 14 10 2 2 34-15 32 [aka Insurance]
3.Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 14 8 5 1 37-16 29 [aka Coffee]
4.Awassa Kenema (Awassa) 14 7 2 5 22-20 23
5.Dire Dawa Cherka Cherk (Dire Dawa) 14 2 6 6 14-23 12 [aka Garments]
6.Guna (Tigray) 14 3 3 8 13-30 12
7.Kombelcha Cherka Cherk (Dessie) 14 2 4 8 20-31 10 [aka Garments]
8.Paper and Pulp (Nazareth) 14 1 2 11 11-37 5 Relegated
Champions League [Region 14 Cup]
Final [Apr 5]
Saint George 3-1 Bank
[both teams from Addis Abeba]
Saint George thereby qualified for the National League 1999.
Also promoted: Dire Dawa Railways and Muger Cements (Nazareth).
Cup Final:
Coffee (Addis Abeba) 4-2 St. George FA (Addis Abeba) [aet]
Prepared and maintained by Mamo Gebrehiwot for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Mamo Gebrehiwot
(MamoGHiwot@msn.com)
Last updated: 12 Dec 1999
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