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| Full name | Ferrymead Bays Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bays | |||
| Founded | 1972 | |||
| Ground | Ferrymead Park, Ferrymead, Christchurch | |||
| Capacity | 1000 | |||
| Chairman | Shaun Palmer | |||
| Manager | Alan Walker  | |||
| League | Southern League | |||
| 2024 | Southern League, 5th of 10 | |||
| Website | http://www.ferrymeadbaysfootball.com/ | |||
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Ferrymead Bays is a semi-professional association football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Mainland Premier League and they have won the league title on five occasions. Ferrymead Bays FC play their home games at Ferrymead Park in Ferrymead and Barnett Park in Redcliffs, Christchurch.
The club colours are navy blue and white. Their club crest takes elements of the local suburbs and bays, featuring a football on waves. The club’s main rival is Cashmere Technical due to the club's close proximity and other recent rivals include Coastal Spirit.
The club nickname is "The Bays", a reference to the club's several bays and coastal landmarks around that part of the city the club is located. The club crest first featured "Ferrymead Bays Soccer" around the ball and changed to "Ferrymead Bays Football" due to the modern reference to game's name.