During the Italian occupation before World War II, a "Prima Coppa Federale" was organised in 1937.
FA Cup
1945 British Military Mission-BMME (Addis Abeba)
1946 Army (Addis Abeba)
1947 Polisportiva (Addis Abeba)
1948 Body Guard (Addis Abeba) [also listed as Kibur Zebega]
1949 Army (Addis Abeba)
1950 Army (Addis Abeba)
1951 Army (Addis Abeba)
1952 St George (Addis Abeba)
1953 St George (Addis Abeba)
1954 Army (Addis Abeba)
1955 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1956 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1957 St George (Addis Abeba)
1958 Mekuria (Addis Abeba) [also listed as Kibur Zebega]
1959 Omedla (Addis Abeba) [aka Police]
1960 Nib (Debre Zeit) [aka Air Force]
1961-69 not held
1970 GS Asmara (Asmara)
1971 Electric (Addis Abeba)
1972 Electric (Addis Abeba)
1973 St George (Addis Abeba)
1974 St George (Addis Abeba)
1975 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1976 Electric (Addis Abeba)
1977 St George (Addis Abeba)
1978 Omedla (Addis Abeba) [also listed as Ogaden Lion]
1979 not held
1980 Ermejachen (Addis Abeba)
1981 Key Bahr "Red Sea" (Eritrea)
1982 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1983 Key Bahr "Red Sea" (Eritrea)
1984 Eritrea Shoes (Eritrea)
1985 Eritrea Shoes (Eritrea)
1986 Building Construction (Addis Abeba)
1987 Eritrea Shoes (Eritrea)
1988 Bunna Gebeya (Addis Abeba) 5-4 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1989 not held (other source: Medr Babur (Dire Dawa))
1990 Mechal (Addis Abeba)
1991 not held
1992 not held [*1]
1993 St George (Addis Abeba)
1994 Muger Cemento (Nazareth) 2-1 St George (Addis Abeba) [aet]
1995 Medhin (Addis Abeba) [aka Insurance]
1996 Awassa Flour Mill (Awassa)
1997 Wolaita Tussa (Awassa)
1998 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 4-2 St George (Addis Abeba) [aet]
1999 St George (Addis Abeba) bt Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
2000 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 2-1 Awassa Kenema (Awassa)
2001 Mebrat Hail (Addis Abeba) 2-1 Guna Trading FC (Mekelé) [aet]
2002 Medhin (Addis Abeba) drw Mebrat Hail (Addis Abeba) [aet, 6-3 after pen]
2003 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 2-0 Mebrat Hail (Addis Abeba)
2004 Bankoch (Addis Abeba) 1-0 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
2005 Awassa Kenema (Awassa) 2-2 Muger Cemento (Nazareth) [aet, Awassa on pen]
2006 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) 1-0 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
2007 Harar Bira (Harar)
2008 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 2-1 Awassa Kenema (Awassa)
2009/10 Dedebit (Addis Abeba) awd St George (Addis Abeba) [*2]
2010/11 St George (Addis Abeba) 3-1 Muger Cemento (Nazareth)
2012 not held
2013 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) 0-0 St George (Addis Abeba) [4-2 pen]
2014 Dedebit (Addis Abeba) [*3]
2015 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) 2-0 Awassa Kenema (Awassa)
2016 St George (Addis Abeba) 1-1 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) [4-3 pen]
2017 Welayta Dicha (Sodo) 1-1 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) [4-2 pen]
2018 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba) 0-0 St George (Addis Abeba) [3-2 pen]
2019 Fasil Kenema (Gondar) 1-1 Awassa Kenema (Awassa) [Fasil on pen]
2020-22 not held
2023/24 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 2-1 Welayta Dicha (Sodo) [aet]
[*1] no Cup tournament was held in 1992 due to scheduling problems; Bunna
Gebaya, the championship runners-up, were declared cup winners and
represented Ethiopia in the African CWC.
[*2] the 2010 final was abandoned at 1-0 to Dedebit in the second half after
St George had a fifth (sic) player sent off; Dedebit declared winners
[*3] the 2014 losing finalists were either St George (Addis Abeba) or Muger
Cemento (Nazareth)
Number of Titles (61):
14 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba; includes Mechal and Army)
10 St. George (Addis Abeba)
6 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba; includes Bunna Gebeya) [does not include 1992]
4 Mebrat Hail/Electric (Addis Abeba)
3 Eritrea Shoes (Eritrea) [now in Eritrea]
2 Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
Medhin (Addis Abeba; aka Insurance)
Mekuria (Addis Abeba) [includes Body Guard]
Omedla (Addis Abeba; aka Police)
Key Bahr "Red Sea" (Eritrea) [now in Eritrea]
1 GS Asmara (Asmara) [now in Eritrea]
Awassa Flour Mill (Awassa)
Awassa Kenema (Awassa)
Bankoch (Addis Abeba; aka Banks SC)
British Military Mission-BMME (Addis Abeba)
Building Construction (Addis Abeba)
Ermejachen (Addis Abeba)
Fasil Kenema (Gondar)
Harar Bira (Harar)
Muger Cemento (Nazareth)
Nib (Debre Zeit; aka Air Force)
Polisportiva (Addis Abeba)
Welayta Dicha (Sodo)
Wolaita Tussa (Awassa)
Union Cup
NB: tournament organised by rebel clubs including all major clubs from
Addis Abeba
2007 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 1-0 St George (Addis Abeba)
Shoa (Addis Ababa) knockout cup
1947 Bodyguard
1951 St George 2-1 Metchal
1957 Air Force
1965 Metchal 3-1 Omedla
NB: from review article in "Ethiopian Herald" which appeared in 1965; missing years not mentioned
Addis Ababa City Cup
Ed. Year
1 2004 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
2 2005 EEPCO (Addis Abeba) 0-0 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) [5-4 pen]
3 2006 EEPCO (Addis Abeba)
4 2007 St George (Addis Abeba) 2-0 Insurance (Addis Abeba)
5 2010 St George (Addis Abeba) 1-1 CBE SA (Addis Abeba) [4-2 pen]
6 2011 St George (Addis Abeba) 1-0 Dedebit (Addis Abeba)
7 2012 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) drw CBE SA (Addis Abeba) [Bunna on pen]
8 2013 St George (Addis Abeba)
9 2014 CBE SA (Addis Abeba) 1-1 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) [6-5 pen]
10 2015 Dashen Beer [*] bt Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
11 2016 EEPCO (Addis Abeba) 2-0 St George (Addis Abeba)
12 2017 St George (Addis Abeba) 1-0 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
13 2018 Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba) 4-1 Bahir Dar Kenema (Bahir Dar)
14 2019 St George (Addis Abeba) 2-1 Sebeta Kenema (Sebeta)
2020 not held
15 2021 Bahir Dar Kenema (Bahir Dar) 1-0 Mekelakeya (Addis Abeba)
[*] as guest team (along with Adama City), winners Dashen Beer were not allowed to take
the trophy home but were presented a "special" trophy; Ethiopian Bunna were handed
the actual trophy as the best Addis Ababa club (as runners-up).
Number of Wins (15)
6 St George (Addis Abeba)
3 EEPCO (Addis Abeba)
Ethiopian Bunna (Addis Abeba)
1 Bahir Dar Kenema (Bahir Dar)
CBE SA (Addis Abeba)
Dashen Beer
Thanks to Neil Morrison and Hans Schöggl for various additions and updates
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Last updated: 9 Jul 2024
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