Sodo or Wolaita Sodo or is a city in south-central Ethiopia. The City is a political and administrative center of the Wolaita Zone and South Ethiopia Regional State. It has a latitude and longitude of 6°54′N37°45′E with an elevation between 1,600 and 2,100 metres above sea level. It was part of the former Sodo woreda which included Sodo Zuria which completely surrounds it.
The Ethiopian Premier League, known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League Share Company. Established in 1997, it replaced the former first division. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the other secondary and tertiary leagues in Ethiopia. The league has been an annual competition since the 1997–98 season with Saint George emerging as the country's leading club in this era with 15 titles.
The Ethiopian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Ethiopian football. It was created in 1945.
Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative zone in Ethiopia. It is named for the Welayta people, whose homeland is in the zone. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Omo River which separates it from Dawro, on the northwest by Kembata Zone and Tembaro Special Woreda, on the north by Hadiya, on the northeast by the Oromia Region, on the east by the Bilate River which separates it from Sidama Region, and on the south east by the Lake Abaya which separates it from Oromia Region. The administrative centre of Wolayita is Sodo. Other major towns are Areka, Boditi, Tebela, Bele, Gesuba, Gununo, Bedessa and Dimtu.
Sidama Coffee 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.
Wolaitta Dicha Sport Club is a professional football club based in Sodo, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.
Welwalo Adigrat University Sport Club is an Ethiopian football club based in Adigrat, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of Ethiopian football.
The Ethiopian Higher League, 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 with 12 clubs in each group. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation along with the Ethiopian Premier League and the Ethiopian First League. The champions of Group A, B, and C will be automatically promoted to the Premier League. The bottom two teams of each respective group at the season's end will be relegated to the First League, the third division of Ethiopian football.
Dimtu or Wolaita Dimtu or Bilate Tena is a town in south-central Ethiopia. It has an elevation between 1,000 and 1,600 metres above sea level. It was part of the former Damot Weyde (Woreda) of Wolayita Zone, near to Sodo Zuria woreda. It is now under the Diguna Fango woreda. Some writers mention the town as Bilate Tena in their books and journals. Among them, Getahun Garedew, former Head Officer in Education Bureau of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, and State Minister of Ministry of Education since 2020, is the anterior. In the book "Local Adaptation Practices in Response to Climate Change in the Bilate River Basin, Southern Ethiopia", he used these two names, Dimtu and Bilate Tena, in a similar way.
Wolaita Sodo University is a public university in Wolaita Sodo, South Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately 339 kilometers far from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in southwest direction. It is one of the second generation universities of Ethiopia. The foundation stone of the university laid by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The university has three campuses: Gandaba Campus, Otona Campus and Tercha Campus. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Ethiopian categorized the university under applied institutions.
Gununo is a city in Wolaita, Ethiopia. The city is administrative capital of Damot Sore district of Wolayita Zone. Gununo is located 345 km far from Addis Ababa which is the capital city of Ethiopia, and 17 km away from the capital of Wolaita Zone which is Sodo. The other districts situated near to Gununo are; on the South by Sodo Zuria, on the North West by Boloso Bombe, on the West by Kindo Koysha, and on the East by Boloso Sore. The coordinate point of Gununo city is 6°55'21"N 37°38'57"E.
Gesuba or (Wolaita: Gasuba) is a city in Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. The approximate distance from the town of Sodo is about 33 kilometers to Southwest. And also the distance from Addis Ababa to Gesuba is 352 km via Butajira-Sodo to South. Gesuba town is used as an administrative capital of Offa woreda. It is located at an elevation of 1,549 meters above sea level. The town Gesuba is also known as Gesuba, Mure or Murie. Gesuba is a populated place in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples regional state. Gesuba town is one of the six municipal administrations found in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia. It is a town with more than 30,000 populations and has two high schools. The amenities in the town are 24 hours electric light, pure water service, kindergarten, primary and high schools, health center, everyday public market and others. Gesuba lies between about 6°43'27"N 37°33'24"E.
Bogale Walelu Secondary and Preparatory School is school in Ethiopia. The school is located in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Wolaita Zone, Sodo City Administration. It is found 310 km away from Addis Ababa in the Southern direction via B51. The school is one of the prominent school situated in the wolaita sodo town. The school gets its name because of the known writer of wolaita history called Bogale Walelu. As study done in 2018 by Wolaita Sodo University, Bogale Walelu secondary school has significantly higher mean score of teacher-related challenges than Sholla Kodo secondary school Areka secondary school and Gununo secondary school. Whereas, a statistically significant difference was not found between other schools.
Sodo Stadium or Wolaita Sodo Studium is an Ethiopian multi-use stadium located in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. It is primarily utilized for sporting events and acts as Wolaita Dicha and Wolaita Sodo City F.C.'s home stadium. In addition to hosting sport competition the stadium also used for organizing different mass conferences and holydays like Gifaata. Wolaita Sodo Stadium can accommodate the maximum capacity for spectators watching a football match is 30,000.
Boditi Stadium or Boditi City Stadium is a stadium in Southern Ethiopia within Wolayita Zone. The stadium is multipurpose stadium based in Boditi city, Northeastern part of Wolayita Zone. It is primarily used for concerts and also serves as Boditi City F.C.'s home stadium. And it used by Wolaita Dicha sport club for matches of Ethiopian Premier League as home stadium when Sodo Stadium is under renewal and enlargement in 2007 and 2008 Ethiopian calendar. The full capacity for seated spectators enjoying a football match at Boditi Stadium is about 1,500. The stadium geographical location lies on the 6°57'19" N and 37°51'37" E. And also elevation of the stadium is 2038 meters above the sea level.
Dalbo is a town in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia within Wolayita Zone. Dalbo is located about 304 km away from Addis Ababa to the south through Butajira. And the town is located 11 km, North from Sodo, the capital of Wolayita Zone. The coordinate point of the town in map is 6°54′0″N 37°52′0″E with elevation of 2349 meters above the sea level.
Wolaita Tussa Sports Club, also known as Wolaita Tussa, is a professional football club based in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. The club was founded in 1988 by known pop of catholic missioner Gino Benanti. After its formation the club was well known and popular in southern region. They were a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and now participating in Ethiopia U-20 Premier league. But latter on after playing the first round Wolaita Zone Youth and Sport department declared that Wolaita Tussa would not continue the second round because of budget deficit.
Wolaita Dicha Volleyball Club or in short Wolaita Dicha VC is a volleyball team from Ethiopia, based in Sodo. It is the member of Ethiopian Volleyball Federation. The club was founded in 2009. Wolaita Dicha VC plays their home games in the Wolaita Sodo Stadium.
Wolaita Dicha U-20 F.C. or ወላይታ ዲቻ ከ20 ዓመት በታች እግር ኳስ ክሌብ is Ethiopian football club at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation. Wolaita Dicha u-20 is a football club known for producing young players. Because of this the club makes a significant contribution to strengthen main Wolaita Dicha football team. During the 2021 tournament, the team was disbanded due to a lack of budgets. However, the club was reorganized the following year and won Ethiopian Under-20 Premier League title for the second time. The team typically contender in U-20 Premier League tournament in Ethiopia.
