Saint George S.C.
Professional association football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For football clubs with a similar name, see Saint George (disambiguation).
Saint George Sports Club (Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, Kidus Giorgis Sport Club), otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League. Founded in 1935, the club was the first in Ethiopia and was established as a symbol of Ethiopian nationalism and resistance against the occupying forces of fascist Italy.[1]
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Full name | Saint George Sports Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | ፈረሰኞቹ (The Horsemen) አርበኛው (The Patriot) አራዶቹ (The Aradas) ሳንጃው (The Bayonet) | |||
Founded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) (1928; 96 years ago (1928) E.C.) | |||
Ground | Addis Ababa Stadium | |||
Capacity | 35,000 | |||
Owner | St. George Football Association | |||
Chairman | Ato Abinet Gebremeskel | |||
Manager | Zerihun Shengata | |||
League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
2022–23 | Ethiopian Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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