Montego Bay United F.C.

Montego Bay United F.C.
Full nameMontego Bay United Football Club
Nickname(s)Seba
Founded1972 (as Beacon)
GroundWespoW Park
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Capacity7,000
PresidentOrville Powell
ManagerMohamed Yusuf
LeagueJamaica Premier League
2023–24Regular season: 7th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Websitehttp://www.mbufc.club/

Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay.

History

Founded as Beacon in 1972, the club were renamed Seba United after a few years and has won the Jamaica Premier League in 1987 and 1997, the most famous one was in the 1996–97 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 Jamaica Premier League after the 2007–08 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 2011–12 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 F.C,[5][6] despite earlier claims by former chairman Bruce Gaynor it would not ever happen.[7] They used to play their home games at Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay.

In 2013 they moved to the WespoW Park stadium in the Tucker area of Montego Bay. They were premier league champions, having won the 2015–16 season.

In July 2016, the club assigned Serbian coach Slaviša Božičić as their new manager.

In August 2019, Somali coach Mohamed Yusuf was appointed as the manager.

In January 2022, Ricky Hill became the manager.

Current squad

As of 16 November 2023[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Willian
2 DF Jamaica JAM Renaldo Wellington
3 DF Jamaica JAM Odane Wright
4 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Vialley Matolola
5 DF Jamaica JAM Odane Nish
6 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Lima
7 MF Jamaica JAM Ahmal Nugent-Hudson
8 MF Jamaica JAM Rasheed Brown
9 FW Jamaica JAM Johann Weatherly
10 FW Brazil BRA Jean Rios
11 FW Brazil BRA Hudson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Jamaica JAM Deverow Mckenzie
15 MF Jamaica JAM Denri Williams
16 MF Jamaica JAM Alex Forbes
17 MF Jamaica JAM Shaquille West
18 FW Jamaica JAM Brian Brown
19 MF Jamaica JAM Shaven Salmon
20 MF Jamaica JAM Nevaun Turner
25 DF Jamaica JAM Nicholas Lawrence
27 MF Jamaica JAM Shavon Mcdonald
28 DF Jamaica JAM Renardo Wellington
29 DF Jamaica JAM Jevaun Shephard
30 GK Jamaica JAM Davonnie Burton

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Jamaica JAM Rodave Murray
— Republic of the Congo CGO Bryan Mankumbani
— MF Jamaica JAM Jahmar Stevens
— Jamaica JAM Rohan Farquharson
— Jamaica JAM Leo Campbell
— Jamaica JAM Deonjay Brown

Achievements

Domestic

Continental

References

  1. ^ Jamaica 1996/97 – RSSSF
  2. ^ Highgate, Seba join Premier League – Jamaica Gleaner
  3. ^ Seba should set a solid foundation Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Star
  4. ^ Western trio eye bright 2012 – Jamaica Gleaner
  5. ^ Walker, Howard (17 July 2011). "Out with Seba, in with MoBay Utd". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  6. ^ Reid, Paul (18 August 2011). "Farewell Seba, welcome MBUFC". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  7. ^ Seba forever! Name change aborted – Jamaica Gleaner
  8. ^ "Montego Bay United FC – Jamaica Premier League". 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  9. ^ "Jamaica - Montego Bay United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.