Bay United F.C.

This article is about defunct football club from 2006 to 2012. For new club, as continuation with new ownership, venue and name, see Polokwane City F.C. For earlier club prior to 2006, see Maritzburg United F.C.

Bay United
Full nameBay United Football Club
Nickname(s)Watsh’Umlilo (The fire is burning)
Founded2006
Dissolved2012
GroundOld Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Capacity15,000
LeagueNational First Division
2011–12National First Division, 10th

Bay United was a South African professional football (soccer) club based first in the city of Port Elizabeth and later Polokwane. It played in the South African Premier Division and National First Division.

The club came into existence in 2006 when the franchise of struggling National First Division club Maritzburg United was purchased and relocated to Port Elizabeth. The club also purchased the Vodacom League franchise of the NMMU F.C.[1] The club spent one season in the Premier Soccer League, and the other years of its existence in the National First Division.

Following the 2010–11 NFD season, the club's NFD franchise was moved to Polokwane, Limpopo. It played the 2011–12 season under the name Bay United. In 2012, it became Polokwane City. The Vodacom League team became Bay Stars.

  1. ^ "Bay United History". Supersport. Retrieved 16 November 2013.