2008–09 Ethiopian Premier League

The 2008–09 Ethiopian Premier League is the season of the Ethiopian Premier League since its establishment in 1944. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Saint-George SA the defending champions for the twenty-second time in total. The Ethiopian season began on 22 November 2008 and finished on .

Ethiopian Premier League

Season	2008–09
Champions	Saint-George SA
Relegated	Nyala
CAF Champions League	Saint-George SA (1st)
CAF Confederation Cup	Banks SC (4th)
Top goalscorer	Salah Deen Said (Saint-George SA)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Table and results

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Saint-George SA (C)	30	15	12	3	45	23	+22	57	CAF Champions League 2010
2	Ethiopian Coffee	30	14	7	9	50	35	+15	49
3	Defence	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	49
4	Banks SC	30	11	12	7	46	38	+8	45	CAF Confederation Cup 2010
5	Hawassa City	30	11	11	8	35	31	+4	44
6	Harrar Beer Botling FC	30	11	10	9	28	23	+5	43
7	Muger Cement	30	10	12	8	33	30	+3	42
8	Southern Police	30	9	11	10	38	31	+7	38
9	Ethiopian Insurance	30	8	14	8	27	24	+3	38
10	Adama City FC	30	6	18	6	23	22	+1	36
11	Dire Dawa City	30	10	6	14	30	35	−5	36
12	Sebeta City	30	7	14	9	18	27	−9	35
13	EEPCO	30	7	13	10	36	34	+2	34
14	Metehara Sugar	30	7	12	11	22	32	−10	33
15	Trans Ethiopia	30	7	9	14	23	51	−28	30
16	Nyala (R)	30	5	7	18	17	46	−29	22	Relegation to Ethiopian Second Division

Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Teams and stadiums

Club	Location	Venue	Seating Capacity
Saint George FC	Addis Ababa	Addis Ababa Stadium	34,000