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Club · Castel Ethiopia Premier League · Hawassa

Hawassa Ketema

The Lakers · Founded 1978 · Professional

Manager

Temesgen Dana

2025 · Castel Ethiopia Premier League · position 12

Game start 1 Jul 2025

Reputation
3,0001.5 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
84.06 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
34
Balance
£30,000
Transfer budget
£5,000
Wage budget
£1,000 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GKSeid HabtamuCA 90
  2. DLDaniel ZerfuCA 58
  3. DRFikadeselassie DesalegnCA 83
  4. ML—CA —
  5. MRMintesinot TomasCA 72
  6. DCBereket SamuelCA 88
  7. DCWondimagegn MaregCA 86
  8. MCBinyam BelayCA 101
  9. MCAbinet DemissieCA 82
  10. STGetaneh KebedeCA 94
  11. STTebarek HefamoCA 81
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
—
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
90
Defender, highest CA (calc)
88
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
101
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
94

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 84.0682.573101 67
Expected potential 98.7597.590110 34
Value £35,727£34,710£7,558£63,055 1112
Sale value £48,691£49,237£21,987£71,512 55
Weekly wage £182£100£0£603 22
Age 25.1424.511734 1517

Contracted players

33
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Binyam Belay DM, M/AM (C)26Ethiopia — 101101 £63,055Jun 2026
Shimelis Bekele AM (LC)34Ethiopia — 95110 £7,558Jun 2027
Getaneh Kebede ST (C)33Ethiopia — 94110 £25,745Jun 2027
Seid Habtamu GK27Ethiopia — 9097 £39,347Jun 2026
Bereket Samuel D (C)30Ethiopia — 8890 £39,608Jun 2024
Wondimagegn Mareg D (C), DM23Ethiopia — 86100 £40,862Jun 2026
Biruk Tadele —20Ethiopia — 8490–120 £49,217—
Fikadeselassie Desalegn D (R)23Ethiopia — 8395 £34,136Jun 2026
Solomon Wedesa D (C)26Ethiopia — 8298 £34,571Jun 2026
Abinet Demissie DM, M (C)25Ethiopia — 8296 £45,112Jun 2027
Tebarek Hefamo ST (C)23Ethiopia — 8190 £45,327Jun 2027
Wondimagegn Hailu DM, M/AM (C)22Ethiopia — 80100 £33,238Jun 2026
Sisay Gacho —20Ethiopia — 7780–110 £34,850—
Yared Biruk —21Ethiopia — 7580–110 £30,745—
Israel Eshetu D (C), AM (RL)25Ethiopia — 7493 £24,431Jun 2026
Cherinet Awish AM (RL), ST (C)26Ethiopia — 7375 £22,684Jun 2026
Yeabsira Degife D (R)17Ethiopia — 7390–120 £23,836—
Mintesinot Endrias ST (C)23Ethiopia — 7281 £20,936Jun 2025
Mintesinot Tomas M (RC), AM (C)17Ethiopia — 7290–120 £25,882—
Dawit Tadese DM, M (C)26Ethiopia — 7080 £16,635Jun 2026
Mintesinot Ginbo GK24Ethiopia — 6671 £9,945Jun 2026
Natnael Shagamo —20Ethiopia — 6470–100 £13,110—
Ziyad Kedir AM (RC), ST (C)17Ethiopia — 6480–110 £13,801—
Amanuel Alemu —20Ethiopia — 6370–100 £11,878—
Girma Bekele D (C), DM38Ethiopia — 6265 £862Jun 2026
Esrael Semayat D (R)16Ethiopia — 6170–100 £8,425—
Daniel Zerfu D (LC)16Ethiopia — 5870–100 £6,206—
Mengistab Markos D (C)16Ethiopia — 5760–90 £5,428—
Yordanos Tsegaye —16Ethiopia — 5760–90 £5,730—
Higeab Kasahun —17Ethiopia — 5460–90 £3,267—
Aschilom Elias —16Ethiopia — 5360–90 £2,446—
Ayehegn Walelign GK19Ethiopia — 5060–90 £375—
Fasil Geremew —21Ethiopia — 4150–80 £475—

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
33
CA16
84.1
PA16
100
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
22.5
Under 21
14
Squad value (calc)
£739,723
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2026
13

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Shimelis Bekele34110
Getaneh Kebede33110
Binyam Belay26101
Wondimagegn Mareg23100
Wondimagegn Hailu22100
Solomon Wedesa2698
Seid Habtamu2797
Abinet Demissie2596
Fikadeselassie Desalegn2395
Israel Eshetu2593

Set-piece takers

Corner takersBinyam Belay
Free-kick takersGetaneh Kebede
Penalty takersGetaneh Kebede
Long-throw takersGetaneh Kebede

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Loaned in

PlayerFromUntilCA
Daniel AberaDedebit FC30 Jun 202568

Staff

6
NameJobNationalityAge
Managers
Temesgen DanaManager First TeamEthiopia43
Assistant Managers
Birhanu WorkuAssistant Manager First TeamEthiopia42
Coaches
Wondimagegn TeshomeCoach First TeamEthiopia42
Milkias GureCoach (U18 Team)Ethiopia—
Physios
Musfil LanganoHead PhysioEthiopia—
Director of Footballs
Birhanu TedamoDirector of footballEthiopia42

Club

Full name
Hawassa Ketema
Short name
Hawassa
Nickname
The Lakers
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
Awassa
Three-letter name
HAW
Alternative abbreviation
—
Nation
Ethiopia
Stadium
Awassa Kenema Stadium 25,000
Training ground
—
World reputation
0
Potential reputation
0
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Hashtag
—

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
34
Foreign players (calc)
0
Homegrown in nation (calc)
31
Loaned in (calc)
1
Loaned out (calc)
0
Ranking score (calc)
4,439
Predicted position (calc)
5
Stored media expectation
Play-offs, Europa League Qualification or Top Half Finish
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£30,000
Transfer budget
£5,000
Transfer budget before the window
—
Wage budget (weekly)
£1,000
Highest weekly wage
—
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£0
Previous profit
£0
Average ticket price
£1.05
Season ticket price
£10.48
Stadium rent (yearly)
£0
Rents stadium
No
Rent share of gate receipts
0%
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
5,000
Minimum attendance
2,000
Maximum attendance
15,000
Season ticket holders
0
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
10
Supporter passion
11
Supporter patience
13
Supporter affluence
8
Supporter temperament
8
Supporter expectations
8
Morale
0
Training facilities
7
Corporate facilities
—
Youth facilities
8
Youth coaching
7
Youth recruitment
13
Youth importance
12

Kits

  • Home
  • Away

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (9)
HomeShirtShirt: Diagonal HalvesBack: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #0052D5 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #0052D5 number trim colour #FFFFFF
Home (GK)Shirt—Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #E68300 trim colour #000000 number colour #080808 number trim colour #E68300
HomeShortsShorts: Plain With Cuff Stripe Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #0052D5 trim colour #0052D5 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #E68300 trim colour #E68300 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeSocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #0052D5 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #000000 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShirtShirt: PlainBack: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #0052D5 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #0052D5 number colour #0052D5 number trim colour #FFFFFF
AwayShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #0052D5 trim colour #0052D5 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwaySocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #000000 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
Hawassa KetemaFirst Team—3,000

Board

Chairman title
—
Director of football
Birhanu Tedamo

League position by season

11219982025 1998: 4 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League1999: 2 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2000: 7 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2001: 6 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League 2004: 1 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2005: 3 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League 2008: 3 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2009: 5 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2010: 4 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2011: 6 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2012: 4 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2013: 5 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2014: 8 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2015: 10 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2016: 7 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2017: 10 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2018: 9 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2019: 6 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2020: 7 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2021: 6 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2022: 4 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2023: 7 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2024: 9 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League2025: 12 in Castel Ethiopia Premier League

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
Castel Ethiopia Premier League212007
GC Ethio Cup142005
Ethiopian Super Cup—3—

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

24
SeasonDivisionPosPWDLPts
2025Castel Ethiopia Premier League12/18341291345
2024Castel Ethiopia Premier League9/16301181141
2023Castel Ethiopia Premier League7/16301012842
2022Castel Ethiopia Premier League4/16301361145
2021Castel Ethiopia Premier League6/132498735
2020Castel Ethiopia Premier League7/161765623
2019Castel Ethiopia Premier League6/16301281044
2018Castel Ethiopia Premier League9/16308121036
2017Castel Ethiopia Premier League10/1630981335
2016Castel Ethiopia Premier League7/142698935
2015Castel Ethiopia Premier League10/1426961133
2014Castel Ethiopia Premier League8/1426881032
2013Castel Ethiopia Premier League5/1426125941
2012Castel Ethiopia Premier League4/1426714535
2011Castel Ethiopia Premier League6/16301011941
2010Castel Ethiopia Premier League4/18341313852
2009Castel Ethiopia Premier League5/16301111844
2008Castel Ethiopia Premier League3/2524153648
2005Castel Ethiopia Premier League3/1426135844
2004Castel Ethiopia Premier League1/1426139448
2001Castel Ethiopia Premier League6/1426116939
2000Castel Ethiopia Premier League7/1222710531
1999Castel Ethiopia Premier League2/1018123339
1998Castel Ethiopia Premier League4/81472523

Transfers in

DatePlayerFromTypeFee
9 Sep 2025Getaneh Kebede—TransferUnknown fee
9 Sep 2025Shimelis Bekele—TransferUnknown fee
3 Sep 2025Abinet Demissie—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Ziyad Kedir—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Yordanos Tsegaye—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Mintesinot Tomas—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Aschilom Elias—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Yeabsira Degife—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Mengistab Markos—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Higeab Kasahun—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Esrael Semayat—TransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Daniel Zerfu—TransferUnknown fee
30 Mar 2025Daniel AberaDedebit FCLoanUnknown fee
13 Sep 2024Yoseph Tarekegn—TransferUnknown fee
29 Feb 2024Israel Eshetu—TransferUnknown fee
7 Sep 2023Michel Otou—TransferUnknown fee
1 Aug 2023Enyew KasahunDire Dawa KetemaTransferUnknown fee
1 Aug 2023Amanuel GobenaAdama Ketema FCTransferUnknown fee
31 Jul 2023Tafesse Solomon—TransferUnknown fee
16 Jul 2022Solomon WedesaBahir Dar KenemaTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2022Fikadeselassie Desalegn—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2022Ali SuleimanBahir Dar KenemaTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2021Biruk Elias—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2021Abdulbasit KemalSebeta Kifle KetemaTransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2020Mintesinot Ginbo—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2020Wondimagegn Hailu—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2019Abenezer Yohannes—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2019Tsegab Yohannes—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2019Mintesinot Endrias—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2019Tebarek Hefamo—TransferUnknown fee

Transfers out

DatePlayerToTypeFee
30 Jun 2025Ali Suleiman—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Tafesse Solomon—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Michel Otou—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Enyew Kasahun—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Amanuel Gobena—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Tsegab Yohannes—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Abenezer Yohannes—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2025Abdulbasit Kemal—TransferUnknown fee
30 Jun 2025Biruk Elias—Transfer£0
11 Feb 2025Yoseph Tarekegn—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2024Tsiyon Merid—Transfer£0
24 Jul 2023Alazar MarkosBahir Dar KenemaTransferUnknown fee

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0Castel Ethiopia Premier League3,00037£30,000£5,000
FM26 26.2.0Castel Ethiopia Premier League3,00033£30,000£5,000
FM26 26.0.0Castel Ethiopia Premier League3,00028£30,000£5,000
FM24 24.3.0Castel Ethiopia Premier League2,90031£30,000£5,000
FM23 23.4.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,50031£1£1
FM23 23.3.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,50031£1£1
FM23 23.0.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,50031£1£1
FM22 22.4.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,2505£1£1
FM22 22.3.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,2505£1£1
FM22 22.1.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,25011£1£1
FM22 22.0.1Ethiopian Premier Division2,25012£1£1
FM22 22.0.0Ethiopian Premier Division2,25012£1£1
FM21 21.4.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25033£1£1
FM21 21.3.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25033£1£1
FM21 21.1.1Ethiopian Premier Division1,25032£1£1
FM21 21.0.1Ethiopian Premier Division1,25032£1£1
FM21 21.0.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25030£1£1
FM20 20.4.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25029£1£1
FM20 20.3.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25029£1£1
FM20 20.1.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25029£1£1
FM20 20.0.1Ethiopian Premier Division1,25028£1£1
FM20 20.0.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25028£1£1
FM19 19.3.0Ethiopian Premier Division1,25027£1£1
FM19 19.1.0Top League1,25025£1£1
FM19 19.0.1Top League1,25024£1£1
FM19 19.0.0Top League1,25025£1£1
FM18 18.3.0Top League1,25026£1£1
FM18 18.1.0Top League1,25023£1£1
FM18 18.0.0Top League1,25023£1£1
FM17 17.3.0Top League1,25025£1£1
FM17 17.0.0Top League1,25024£1£1
FM16 16.3.0Top League1,25024£1£1
FM16 16.0.1Top League1,25024£1£1
FM16 16.0.0Top League1,25024£1£1
FM15 15.3.0Top League1,25023£1£1
FM15 15.0.0Top League1,25023£1£1
FM14 14.3.0Premier Division1,25024£1£1
FM14 14.0.0A Premier Division1,25024£1£1
FM13 13.3.0A Premier Division1,25024£1£1
FM13 13.0.0A Premier Division1,25025£1£1
FM12 12.2.0A Premier Division1,25025£1£1
FM12 12.0.0A Premier Division1,25025£1£1
FM11 11.0.0——25£1—
FM10 10.0.0——25£1—