Sidama Coffee Sport Club (Amharic: የሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ, Sidama Buna Sport Club), also known as Dara kenema, is a professional football club based in Sidama municipality of Ethiopia. The club plays in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.
History
Sidama Coffee Soccer Club was founded on August 27, 2006 (1999 E.C.) as Dara Kenema. It was one of three clubs representing Sidama Zone in the South regional championships in 2006. Dara kenema was able to advance to the championships for regional teams held in Hawassa that same year. Dara Kenema finished in the top four and by virtue entered the second division of Ethiopian football, the Higher League. The name Dara Kenama was changed to Sidama Coffee.
Promotion
Sidama Coffee won the second division Ethiopian Higher League in 2009 (2001 E.C.) earning a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League. Sidama Coffee's first season in the Premier League was 2009–10. Sidama beat Arba Minch City 3–1 to lift 2016 South Castle Cup. Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament. Sidama had one of their most successful campaigns in the 2016–17 season as the club was part of the title race until very late, before ultimately finishing 4th behind eventual champions Saint George S.C. In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.
Ground
The club play their home games at Atur Hawassa Stadium, located 14.7 miles from Shashamane.
Players
First-team squad
As of 18 April 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
