{{Short description|Jamaican football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Montego Bay United | image = | image_size = | fullname = Montego Bay United Football Club | nickname = Seba | founded = 1972 (as ''Beacon'') | ground = Catherine Hall Sports Complex<br>Montego Bay, Jamaica | capacity = 7,000 | chrtitle = President | chairman = Yoni Epstein | manager = Mohamed Yusuf | league = Jamaica Premier League | season = 2024–25 | position = Regular season: 3rd<br>Playoffs: Semi-final | website = https://montegobayunitedfc.com/ | pattern_la1 = _blue_adidas_stripes | pattern_b1 = _shoulder_stripes_vneck_blue | pattern_ra1 = _blue_adidas_stripes | pattern_sh1 = _adidaswhite | pattern_so1 = _3_stripes_white | leftarm1 = 55C547 | body1 = 55C547 | rightarm1 = 55C547 | shorts1 = 0840B9 | socks1 = 0840B9 | pattern_la2 = _blue_adidas_stripes | pattern_b2 = _ shoulder_stripes_vneck_blue | pattern_ra2 = _blue_adidas_stripes | pattern_so2 = _color_3_stripes_blue | pattern_sh2 = _adidasblue | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Montego Bay United Football Club''' is a Jamaican professional football club based in Montego Bay.
==History== Founded as ''Beacon'' in 1972, the club were renamed ''Seba United'' after a few years and won the Jamaica Premier League in 1987 and 1997; the most famous of these triumphs was the 1996–97 season when they were docked twenty points but still found a way to the lift the title.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jam97.html Jamaica 1996/97] – RSSSF</ref> 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.<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110602/sports/sports4.html Highgate, Seba join Premier League] – Jamaica Gleaner</ref> Successful Peruvian coach Danilo Barriga however left the club just a few weeks before the end of the season.<ref>[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110611/sports/sports8.html Seba should set a solid foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915150422/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110611/sports/sports8.html |date=2011-09-15 }} – Jamaica Star</ref>
In July 2011, the franchise was acquired by Orville Powell<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20111231/sports/sports7.html Western trio eye bright 2012] – Jamaica Gleaner</ref> and renamed and rebranded as Montego Bay United F.C,<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Howard|title=Out with Seba, in with MoBay Utd|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Out-with-Seba--in-with-MoBay-Utd_9234140|access-date=23 August 2011|newspaper=Jamaica Observer|date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820082631/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Out-with-Seba--in-with-MoBay-Utd_9234140|archive-date=20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Paul|title=Farewell Seba, welcome MBUFC|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/westernnews/Farewell-Seba--welcome-MBUFC_9469169|access-date=23 August 2011|newspaper=Jamaica Observer|date=18 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926110641/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/westernnews/Farewell-Seba--welcome-MBUFC_9469169|archive-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> despite earlier claims by former chairman Bruce Gaynor it would not ever happen.<ref>[http://mobile.jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20110723/sports/sports6.php Seba forever! Name change aborted] – Jamaica Gleaner</ref> 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 == {{Updated|1 October 2025|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Montego Bay United FC – Jamaica Premier League |url=https://www.jamaicafootball.org/team/montego/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamaica - Montego Bay United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/jamaica/seba-united-fc/7524/squad/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web | title=Mt Pleasant held 1-1 by Montego Bay United in JPL - Jamaica Observer | date=25 February 2025 | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/02/25/mt-pleasant-held-1-1-montego-bay-united-jpl/ }}</ref><ref>https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/09/29/montego-bay-united-whip-spanish-town-police-retake-jpl-lead/ </ref>
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1 |nat=Brazil|name=Willian|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 2 |nat=Jamaica|name=Renaldo Wellington|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 3 |nat=Jamaica|name=Odane Wright|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4 |nat= CGO |name=Vialley Matolola|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5 |nat=Jamaica|name=Odane Nish|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6 |nat=Brazil|name=Lucas Lima|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7 |nat=Jamaica|name=Ahmal Nugent-Hudson|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 8 |nat=Jamaica|name=Rasheed Brown|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9 |nat=Jamaica|name=Johann Weatherly|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10 |nat=Brazil|name=Jean Rios|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11 |nat=Brazil|name=Hudson|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=Darnell Hospedales|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Jamaica|name=Deverow Mckenzie|pos=DF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14 |nat=Jamaica|name=Jahmari Clarke|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Jamaica|name=Denri Williams|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Jamaica|name=Alex Forbes|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Jamaica|name=Shaquille West|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Jamaica|name=Brian Brown|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Jamaica|name=Shaven Salmon|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Jamaica|name=Nevaun Turner|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Jamaica|name=Nicholas Lawrence|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Jamaica|name=Shavon Mcdonald|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Jamaica|name=Renardo Wellington|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Jamaica|name=Jevaun Shephard|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Jamaica|name=Davonnie Burton|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|name=Josiah Trimmingham|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Other players under contract=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Congo|name=Bryan Mankumbani|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Jamaica|name=Rodave Murray|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Jamaica|name=Deonjay Brown|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Jamaica|name=Jahmar Stevens|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Jamaica|name=Rohan Farquharson|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Jamaica|name=Leo Campbell|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}
== Achievements == ===Domestic=== *'''Jamaica Premier League''' **'''Champions (4)''': 1986–87, 1996–97, 2013–14, 2015–16 **Runners-up (5): 1984–85, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15 *'''JFF Champions Cup''' **'''Champions (1)''': 1992 (as Seba United) *'''Western Confederation Super League''' **'''Champions (1)''': 2011 (as Seba United)
===Continental=== *'''Caribbean Club Championship''' **Runners-up (1): 1997 **Third place (1): 2015
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071227030255/http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/team_profile.php?tid=18 Team profile] at GolocalJamaica (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131001081628/http://www.mobayunitedfc.com/ Official website] (archived) {{Jamaican Soccer}}
Category:Football clubs in Jamaica Category:Association football clubs established in 1972 Category:1972 establishments in Jamaica