Teams
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Addis Ababa Ketema
Halaba City
Bench Maji Buna FC
Nekemte Ketema
Siltie Worabe
Nib FC
Sheger Ketema
Debre Birhan Ketema
Gamo Chencha
Dessie Ketema
Yeka Sub City FC
Negelle Arsi
Omedla SC
Boditi Ketema
Ambo Ketema
Durame Ketema
Addis Ababa University
Dedebit FC
Injibara Ketema
Oromia Police FC
Woldia SC
Soloda Adwa
Axum Ketema
Wolkite City FC
Shashemene Ketema
Jimma Aba Jifar
Ethio Electric FC
Sululta Ketema
Kolfie Keranio
Modjo Ketema
Yirga Chefe Bunna
Jimma Aba Bunna
Batu Ketema
Kafa Bunna
Addis Ketema FC
Wollo Kombolcha
Bishoftu Ketema
Arba Minch
Wikipedia - Ethiopian Higher League
The Ethiopian Higher League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ ሊግ), also called the Ethiopian Super League, is the second division of association football in Ethiopia. Regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the league is divided into three groups (Group A, Group B, and Group C) with 12 clubs in each group. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation along with the Ethiopian Premier League (first division) and the Ethiopian First League (third division). The champions of Group A, B, and C will be automatically promoted to the Premier League. The bottom two teams (11th and 12th) of each respective group at the season's end will be relegated to the First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.
History
After the 2016-17 season, Welwalo Adigrat University earned promotion to the Premier League by winning group A on 68 points with Mekelle City coming in second at 60 points. Jimma City won group B on 53 points and also earned promotion to the top league with Hadiya Hossana finishing second on 53 points. Mekelle City and Hadiya Hossana played in a one-game playoff to decide the third and final promotion out of the league, the game was won by Mekelle City (the club's first promotion into the Ethiopian Premier League).
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) restructured the league into two groups A and B in the 2015/16 season. Group A comprises clubs from northern and central Ethiopia and Group B comprises clubs from Southern Ethiopia.
Fasil Kenema were crowned champions of the league after the 2015-16 season.
Bahir Dar Kenema and Debub Police S.C. were automatically promoted to the 2018-19 Ethiopian Premier League after winning their respective groups. Shire Endaselassie became the third and last club to be promoted to the 2018-19 Ethiopian Premier League after beating Jimma Aba Buna in a playoff match in Hawassa.
During the 2020-21 season, some team were for forced to forfeit their matches due to unpaid payments to the league.