The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship of coaching competency, coach-athlete relationship, players’ commitment and team performance on higher league football clubs in Ethiopia. The total numbers of football clubs are 32. The clubs divided into two divisions (division A=16 clubs and division B=16 clubs). This divisions further classified in to 3 (three) groups (Top, Middle and Bottom FB team category groups) by using rules of classification. From the three groups of FB clubs in the two divisions, two clubs each (n=12) were selected by using stratified random sampling techniques. In each football club, there are similar number of players (n=25). From the total players in each club, 14 players were randomly selected. This study applied quantitative research approach, predictive correlational and comparative designs. Besides, in order to collect the necessary data, adapted questionnaires was used as a data collection instrument. Pilot test was made to check whether the questionnaires works in the Ethiopian context and questionnaire focus on the appropriateness of the item, feasibility and adequacy of item in addressing the objective of the study. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists, SPSS version 25.0. Both descriptive and inferential statistics, t-tests, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple linear regressions, and one-way ANOVA with Post Hoc tests were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the mean value of coaching competency (3.57), Coach-athlete relationship (3.42) and Players’ commitment (3.7) was significantly higher than the mean test value. Whereas, the mean value of team performance (41.50) was significantly lower than the mean test value. However, the team performance was below average as perceived by players. Besides, there was no statistically mean score difference between division A and B of the Ethiopian higher league football clubs in terms of coaching competency, coach-athlete relationship, players’ commitment, and team performance. Moreover, there was a statistically positive significant correlation between coaching competency and team performance (r = .492, p < 0.01), coach-athlete relationship and team performance (r = .484, p < 0.01) and players’ commitment and team performance (r = .347, p < 0.01). The results also indicated that there was a statistically significant contribution of the variables to team performance F (3,152) = 23.314, P < 0.001. But the contribution of players’ commitment to team performance was found to be not statistically significant. Finally, there was statistically significant mean score difference between the top and bottom, middle and bottom football team category groups in coaching competency, coach-athlete relationship, players’ commitment, and team performance. Likewise, there was also statistically significant mean score difference between the top and the middle football category groups in coach-athlete relationship and team performance. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant mean score difference between the top and middle football team category groups in coaching competency and players’ commitment. Thus, further research could be completed to see if a different result would be yielded if this same study were conducted where the majority of players were enrolled in a different league.