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| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October 2018 – 7 July 2019 |
| Champions | Mekelle City |
| Top goalscorer | Amanuel Gebremichael (17 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance | 60,000Mekelle 2-1Dire Dawa (7 July 2019) |
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The2018–19Ethiopian Premier League was the 73rd season of top-tierfootball inEthiopia (21st season as the Premier League). The season started on 27 October 2018.[2]Mekelle were crowned Ethiopian football champions for the first time in their history after beatingDire Dawa in front of 60,000 spectators.Mekelle drew an average home attendance of 18,212, the highest in the Ethiopian Premier League during that league season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mekelle City(C) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 59 | Qualification forChampions League |
| 2 | Sidama Coffee | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 58 | |
| 3 | Fasil City(Q) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 57 | Qualification forConfederation Cup[a] |
| 4 | Saint George | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 46 | |
| 5 | Jimma Aba Jifar | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Hawassa City | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 44 | |
| 7 | Wolayta Dicha | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Bahir Dar City | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Ethiopian Coffee | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Welwalo Adigrat University | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | Adama City | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Dire Dawa City | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
| 13 | Shire Endaselassie | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 34 | |
| 14 | Defence Force(R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 32 | Relegation toEthiopian Super League |
| 15 | Debub Police(R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 29 | |
| 16 | Dedebit(R) | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 13 |