2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League

Ethiopian Premier League
Season	2017–18
Champions	Jimma Aba Jifar
Relegated	Mebrat Hayl (EEPCO); Arba Minch City; Woldya Kenema;
CAF Champions League	Jimma Aba Jifar
Confederation Cup	Kedus Giorgis
Top goalscorer	Okiki Afolabi(23)
Biggest home win	Arba Minch City 5-0 Woldya Kenema ; (28 May 2018); Adama City 6-1 Mebrat Hayl (EEPCO) ; (5 June 2018); Jimma Aba Jifar 5-0 Adama City ; (16 July 2018);
Biggest away win	Hawassa City 0-4 Mekelakeya ; (22 April 2018)
Highest scoring	Dedebit 5-2 Sidama Coffee ; (16 December 2017); Adama City 6-1 Mebrat Hayl (EEPCO) ; (6 June 2018);
Longest winning run	Dedebit (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Jimma Aba Jifar (14)
Longest winless run	Woldya Kenema (16)
Longest losing run	Woldya Kenema (8)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League is the 71st season of top-tier football in Ethiopia (20th season as the Premier League). The season began play on 4 November 2017 and ended on 16 July 2018.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jimma Aba Jifar (C)	30	15	10	5	39	15	+24	55	2018–19 CAF Champions League
2	Saint George	30	14	13	3	40	19	+21	55	2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
3	Ethiopian Coffee	30	14	8	8	38	22	+16	50
4	Mekelle City	30	13	10	7	26	16	+10	49
5	Adama City	30	11	11	8	32	26	+6	44
6	Dedebit	30	11	8	11	36	31	+5	41
7	Fasil City	30	10	11	9	22	28	−6	41
8	Sidama Coffee	30	9	11	10	30	33	−3	38
9	Hawassa City	30	8	12	10	27	33	−6	36
10	Dire Dawa City	30	7	14	9	16	17	−1	35
11	Wolayta Dicha	30	8	11	11	25	27	−2	35
12	Mekelakeya	30	9	8	13	23	26	−3	35
13	Welwalo Adigrat University	30	8	11	11	22	32	−10	35
14	Mebrat Hayl (R)	30	9	8	13	32	47	−15	35	Relegation to 2018-19 Ethiopian Higher League
15	Arba Minch Ketema (R)	30	8	9	13	25	32	−7	33
16	Woldia (R)	30	4	9	17	14	43	−29	21

Source: [1]
[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) total goals; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

^ Ethiopia 2017/18, RSSSF.com

[1] Ethiopia 2017/18, RSSSF.com

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v t e 2017 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Botswana 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Lesotho Morocco South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Angola
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-17 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e 2018 in African football (CAF)
« 2017 2018–19 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Angola 18 18–19 Benin 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso 17–18 18–19 Burundi 17–18 18–19 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo 18 18–19 Democratic Republic of Congo 17–18 18–19 Djibouti 17–18 18–19 Egypt 17–18 18–19 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 17–18 18–19 Gabon Gambia 17–18 18–19 Ghana Guinea 17–18 18–19 Guinea-Bissau 17–18 18–19 Ivory Coast 17–18 18–19 Kenya 18 18–19 Lesotho 17–18 18–19 Liberia Libya 17–18 18–19 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 17–18 18–19 Mauritius 17–18 18–19 Morocco 17–18 18–19 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 18–19 Niger 17–18 18–19 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 17–18 18–19 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 17–18 18–19 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan 18 18–19 Swaziland 17–18 18–19 Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo 17–18 18–19 Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda 17–18 18–19 Zambia Zanzibar 17–18 18–19 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt 17–18 18–19 Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda Zimbabwe
Supercups	Algeria Egypt Ghana
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	African Nations Championship FIFA World Cup CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

League table

See also

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