Montego Bay United F.C.
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| Full name | Montego Bay United Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Seba | |
| Founded | 1972 (as Beacon) | |
| Ground | Catherine Hall Sports Complex Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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| President |  Orville Powell |
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| Manager |  Neider dos Santos |
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| League | Digicel Premier League | |
| 2010–2011 | Western Confederation Super League, 1st | |
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Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay.
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[edit] History
Founded as Beacon in 1972, the club were renamed Seba United after a few years and has won the Jamaican National Premier League in 1987 and 1997, the most famous one was in the 1996/1997 season when they were docked twenty points but still found a way to the lift the title.[1] The club used to play their home games at Jarrett Park, which can hold a capacity of up to 4,000, and is located in Montego Bay.
Seba were relegated from the Premier League after the 2007/2008 season for the first time in their storied history and played in the Western Confederation Super League, before returning to Jamaica's top level for the 2011/2012 season after winning the promotion play-offs.[2] Successful Peruvian coach Danilo Barriga however left the club just a few weeks before the end of the season.[3]
In July 2011, the franchise was acquired by Orville Powell [4] and renamed and rebranded as Montego Bay United,[5] [6] despite earlier claims by former chairman Bruce Gaynor it would not ever happen.[7]. They now play their home games at Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay.
[edit] Achievements
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- Runner-up (1): 1997
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- 1987, 1997
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- 1973, 1975, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999
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- 2009, 2011
[edit] Current squad
As of January 16, 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Retired numbers
- 2
Stephen Malcolm, posthumous honour[8]
[edit] Former players
[edit] References
- ^ Jamaica 1996/97 - RSSSF
- ^ Highgate, Seba join Premier League - Jamaica Gleaner
- ^ Seba should set a solid foundation - Jamaica Star
- ^ Western trio eye bright 2012 - Jamaica Gleaner
- ^ Walker, Howard (17 July 2011). "Out with Seba, in with MoBay Utd". Jamaica Observer. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Out-with-Seba--in-with-MoBay-Utd_9234140. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Reid, Paul (18 August 2011). "Farewell Seba, welcome MBUFC". Jamaica Observer. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/westernnews/Farewell-Seba--welcome-MBUFC_9469169. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Seba forever! Name change aborted - Jamaica Gleaner
- ^ Montego Bay United Football Club launched - Jamaica Gleaner
[edit] External links
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