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|'''Location:''' || align=left | [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]] | |'''Location:''' || align=left | [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]] | ||
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|'''Chairman:''' || align=left |{{flagicon| | |'''Chairman:''' || align=left |{{flagicon|GRE}} George Doukas | ||
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|'''Head Coach:''' || align=left |{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Thomas Mamo Lencha]] | |'''Head Coach:''' || align=left |{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Thomas Mamo Lencha]] | ||
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Founded by Tesfaye Bekele, Ato Girma Tadesse, Dawit Gebremariam and Alemu Kebede in 2026, the club was founded to be a pioneer of African football in Hattrick and to compete in the Ethiopian football system. | Founded by Tesfaye Bekele, Ato Girma Tadesse, Dawit Gebremariam and Alemu Kebede in 2026, the club was founded to be a pioneer of African football in Hattrick and to compete in the Ethiopian football system. | ||
==History== | |||
===Establishment and start of the club=== | |||
[[File:doukas-meeting.biherawi.png|250px|left|thumb|The first official meeting of the Biherawi club's board]]The idea of establishing Biherawi came in the end of 2025 and was firstly raised by Tesfaye Bekele, who was a student in the Ethiopian Law School during his presidency of the High School Students Club. The establishment of a club for high school students was for political reasons along with the students needing a sports club for them to gather for leisure and exercise. | |||
He discussed the idea of establishing the club with a group of friends who were enthusiastic about it and in 2026, Biherawi was established | |||
The club was first headed by [[George Doukas]], who was a Greek advisor of Bekele. He was the first head to facilitate financial support for the club. An official meeting of the club's board was held on 8 february 2026. The committee met at 5:30 pm in the house of Doukas in Jinma under his chairmanship and the membership of Tesfaye Bekele, Ato Girma Tadesse,Dawit Gebremariam, Alemu Kebede and Berhanu Getachew as secretary | |||
After the establishment of the club was approved, the main building was designed by architect Dawit Zeleka, and revised by Doukas. A civil company on the behalf of Biherawi Sporting Club was established. Shares of the company were worth ETB 5 each, and it was the goal of the club when it was established to raise US$ 295,000. Only US$ 3.195 were collected over a year which was not enough to fund the establishment. This forced the club to borrow US$ 280.000 from the National Bank of Ethiopia in December 2025. Eyob Tekalign, the president of the Bank of Ethiopia, contributed US$ 50.000 to the establishment of the club. | |||
The first official football team was established in a friendly in [[Kazakhstan]], the team was formed by some local players and the arrival of some players like [[Basile Pooda]], [[Gaspar Ramalhete]] and [[Nijel Saleshando]] | |||
[[Category:Ethiopian Clubs]] | [[Category:Ethiopian Clubs]] | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 11 February 2026
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| Full Name: | Biherawi Sporting Club |
| Short Name: | Biherawu SC • BSC |
| Nickanmes: | የሀገር አንበሶች (The Lions of the Nation) ብሄራዊ (The National) ወርቃማው አንበሶች (The Golden Lions) |
| Foundation: | February 9, 2026; |
| Location: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Chairman: |  George Doukas
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| Head Coach: |  Thomas Mamo Lencha
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| Mánager: | Samson Gebreab Gebremedhin
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| Facilities | |
| Stadium | Medrek Biherawi |
| Location: | Yohanes Street 0401. Addis Ababa |
| Capacity: | 12.000 |
| Other Complex | Andinet Training Ground |
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Biherawi Sporting Club (Amharic: ብሔራዊ የስፖርት ክለብ) commonly known as Biherawi, which in English means The National , is an Ethiopian hattrick sports club based in Addis Adaba, Ethiopia. The club is mainly known for its football team which currently plays in the Ethiopian League system, currently in III. division.
Founded by Tesfaye Bekele, Ato Girma Tadesse, Dawit Gebremariam and Alemu Kebede in 2026, the club was founded to be a pioneer of African football in Hattrick and to compete in the Ethiopian football system.
History
Establishment and start of the club
The idea of establishing Biherawi came in the end of 2025 and was firstly raised by Tesfaye Bekele, who was a student in the Ethiopian Law School during his presidency of the High School Students Club. The establishment of a club for high school students was for political reasons along with the students needing a sports club for them to gather for leisure and exercise.
He discussed the idea of establishing the club with a group of friends who were enthusiastic about it and in 2026, Biherawi was established
The club was first headed by George Doukas, who was a Greek advisor of Bekele. He was the first head to facilitate financial support for the club. An official meeting of the club's board was held on 8 february 2026. The committee met at 5:30 pm in the house of Doukas in Jinma under his chairmanship and the membership of Tesfaye Bekele, Ato Girma Tadesse,Dawit Gebremariam, Alemu Kebede and Berhanu Getachew as secretary
After the establishment of the club was approved, the main building was designed by architect Dawit Zeleka, and revised by Doukas. A civil company on the behalf of Biherawi Sporting Club was established. Shares of the company were worth ETB 5 each, and it was the goal of the club when it was established to raise US$ 295,000. Only US$ 3.195 were collected over a year which was not enough to fund the establishment. This forced the club to borrow US$ 280.000 from the National Bank of Ethiopia in December 2025. Eyob Tekalign, the president of the Bank of Ethiopia, contributed US$ 50.000 to the establishment of the club.
The first official football team was established in a friendly in Kazakhstan, the team was formed by some local players and the arrival of some players like Basile Pooda, Gaspar Ramalhete and Nijel Saleshando
