Saint-George SA

Football club infobox
clubname = Saint George FC


Top goalscorer = Ydnekatchew Tessema fullname = Saint George Sport Association
nickname = 'Kidus Giorgis'
founded = 1936
ground = Addis Abeba Stadium
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
capacity = 35,000
chairman = flagicon|ETH Ato Abinet Gebremeskel
manager = flagicon|SRB Milutin Sredojević
league = Ethiopian Premier League
season = 2006/07
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Saint George FC is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Abeba. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. Their home stadium is Addis Abeba Stadium.

History

The club was formed when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Founded by Ayele Atnash and George Dukas, the club quickly became the symbol of Ethiopian nationalism and a representation of the country's quest for freedom.

After the Italians were defeated, St. George briefly turned into a pictogram of identity for many Ethiopians. As there weren't other Ethiopian clubs, it had been playing against foreign clubs.

In 1947, the country's national league kicked off with three teams; St. George, Mechale and Ke'ay Bahir. The club remained within the league for twenty-five years before a law, which was issued by the Dergue to restructure football clubs forced it to shut down.

Four years later, in 1976 though, it was back with a name change. St. George was named Addis Abeba brewery. The tag stayed for nineteen years.

Since 1999, fee-paying supporters have owned St. George. The grandeur of St. George is explained, among other factors by its impressive honors list. No club in the country have won as so many titles; dominating the Ethiopian football scene. The club was also the team that legendary Ydnekatchew Tessema played with, and he is the team's all time goal scorer.

Honors

*Ethiopian Premier League: 19
**Champion : 1950, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008

*Ethiopian Cup: 8
**Winner : 1952, 1953, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1993, 1999
**Finalist : 1998

*Ethiopian Super Cup: 7
**Winner : 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

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Performance in CAF competitions=

*CAF Champions League: 7 appearances::1997 - First Round::2000 - First Round::2001 - First Round::2003 - Preliminary Round::2004 - First Round::2006 - First Round::2007 - First Round
* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 10 appearances::1967: Semi-Final::1968: First Round::1969: First Round::1972: Second Round::1976: First Round::1986: Second Round::1991: withdrew in First Round::1992: Preliminary Round::1993: Preliminary Round::1996: Second Round
*CAF Cup: 1 appearance::2002 - Second Round

*CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances::1975 - First Round::1978 - Preliminary Round::1994 - Second Round

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Current squad

Famous Players

*flagicon|Ethiopia Sintayew "Koche" Getachew
*flagicon|Ethiopia Gebremedhin Haile
*flagicon|Ethiopia Mulugeta Kebede
*flagicon|Ethiopia Dagnachew Demisse
*flagicon|Ethiopia Zerihun Shengetta
*flagicon|Ethiopia Luciano Vassalo
*flagicon|Ethiopia Italo Vassalo
*flagicon|Ethiopia Mengistu Worku
*flagicon|Ethiopia Ydnekatchew Tessema

External links

* [http://www.saintgeorgefc.com/index.php Official Web Site]