Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican

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club based in

Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Por ...

History

Founded as ''Beacon'' in 1972, the club were renamed ''Seba United'' after a few years and has won the Jamaica National 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. The club used to play their home games at

Jarrett Park Jarrett Park is a multi-use stadium in the city of Montego Bay, Jamaica. It has a capacity of 4,000 people. In 1976 it hosted the first ever Women's Test match played by the West Indies Women, against Australia Women. It was used by the ...

, which can hold a capacity of up to 4,000, and is located in

. Seba were relegated from the Premier League after the 2007/08 season for the first time in their storied history and played in the

Western Confederation Super League The Captain's Bakery Western Confederation Super League is a second division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of Hanover, St. James, Trelawny and Westmorelan ...

, before returning to Jamaica's top level for the 2011/12 season after winning the promotion play-offs. Successful Peruvian coach Danilo Barriga however left the club just a few weeks before the end of the season. In July 2011, the franchise was acquired by Orville Powell and renamed and rebranded as Montego Bay United, despite earlier claims by former chairman Bruce Gaynor it would not ever happen.Seba forever! Name change aborted
– Jamaica Gleaner They now play their home games at Montego Bay Sports Complex,

. In 2013 they moved to the WespoW Park stadium in the Tucker area of Montego Bay. They are the current premier league champions, having won the 2015–2016 season. In July 2016 Montego Bay 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.

Achievements

* Jamaica National Premier League: 4 ::1987, 1997, 2014, 2016 *

JFF Champions Cup The JFF Champions Cup, known since 2009 as the Flow Champions Cup, is an annual knockout tournament in Jamaican football. The modern tournament was established during the 1990–91 season and is contended between the 12 Red Stripe Premier League ...

: 1 ::1992 *

: 1 ::2011 *

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

: 0 ::Runner-up (1):

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::Third Place (1) :

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References

External links

Team profile
at GolocalJamaica (archived)
Official website
(archived) {{Jamaican Soccer Football clubs in Jamaica Association football clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in Jamaica