Bears Football Club (Bears FC, officially known as Insurance Management Bears FC or IM Bears FC for sponsorship reasons) is a

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based in

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, Bahamas. Bears FC plays in

BFA Senior League The BFA Senior League is the highest championship of football in Bahamas. Before 2008 it was played between the winners of the New Providence Football League, the Grand Bahama Football League. In 2008 the two leagues from two islands merged into ...

in Bahamas.

History

In 1996 Anton Sealey upon being elected president of The

Bahamas Football Association The Bahamas Football Association (BFA), is the official governing body of the sport of Association football in The Bahamas. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Nassau, the federation is a full member of FIFA since 1968 and governs Bahamian footb ...

(BFA) on taking office set as his administrations priorities: In pursuance of priority two, with a grant from the company with whom he worked, Insurance Management Bahamas Ltd., he began teaching soccer at Queen's College on Saturdays to a group of young players predominantly attending Queen's College. The sessions which began with twelve youngsters grew steadily each week. At the same time Fred Lunn and his brother Lionel, together with current BFA general secretary Lionel Haven and BFA Vice-President Stanley Darville began a similar program at The College of The Bahamas field in Oakes Field, called Get Kickin' As both schools or camps as they were called expanded outgrowing their resources, Anton and Fred saw the wisdom of combining their resources to more effectively deliver quality instruction to their charges, thus the Insurance Management Youth Football Club was born. They have won the

Bahamas President's Cup The Bahamas President's Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Bahamas football. The cup was created in 1999. Finals Winners were: *1999: Cavalier FC *2000: Cavalier FC 2–2 Bears FC et, 3–1 pen*2001: Khaki Superstars ...

in consecutive seasons. They have also won the

New Providence Football League The New Providence Football League was the highest form of football on the island of New Providence. Before 2008, the champion of the New Providence Football League would compete with the champion of the Grand Bahama Football League to determine th ...

five times in a row, and six times in total. They won the

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a record five consecutive times. The main sponsor and owner of club is

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Jersey

Its jersey features a red shirt with red sleeves and white shorts.

Squad

Achievements

* Brixton Footy Addicts League Winners 2020/21 *

Bahamas National Championship Final The BFA Senior League is the highest championship of football in Bahamas. Before 2008 it was played between the winners of the New Providence Football League, the Grand Bahama Football League. In 2008 the two leagues from two islands merged into ...

6 :: 2002/03, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013 *

: 2 :: 2009/10, 2010/11 *

: 5 :: 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007, 2008 *

New Providence FA Cup The New Providence FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the New Providence, Bahamas football. Winners Winners were: *1999/00 : Cavalier FC *2000/01 : Cavalier FC *2001/02 : JJ Johnson United *2002/03 : Bears FC *2003/04 : Bears FC *2004/05 ...

: 6 :: 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010, 2011/12 *Bahamas Charity Shield: 2 :: 2010, 2011

References

External links

FC Bears 2014–15
Football clubs in the Bahamas Association football clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in the Bahamas {{Bahamas-footyclub-stub