Debub Police SC
Ethiopian football club
Debub Police Sport Club (Amharic:ደቡብ ፖሊስ ስፖርት ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Hawassa. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football.
History
Debub Police S.C. was founded in 1996 (1989 E.C.) in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Debub Police was first promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League in the 2006–07 season.
Notable the Ethiopian striker Getaneh Kebede started his career at Debub Police.
Debub Police secured promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League on August 27, 2018, after a 3–0 win over the Dire Dawa Police. In September 2018 the club announced it had signed Zelalem Shiferaw as its new manager after parting ways with former manager Girma Tadesse.
Grounds
Debub Police play their home games at Hawassa Stadium in the city of Hawassa in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Notably the playing surface at Hawassa Stadium is artificial turf.
Former managers
Girma Tadesse
Zelalem Shiferaw
Players
Current squad
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