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Bay Stars was a
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club based in the city of
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that played in the
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. The club was set up in 2011, after purchasing the
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franchise of Bay Academy. Bay Academy's parent club, Bay United, had been sold and moved to
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, leaving
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without a professional football club. The club spent both years of its existence in the third tier of South African football. During the 2011–12 season, the league was known as the Vodacom League, during the 2012–13 season, it was known as the SAFA Second Division. Following the 2012–13 season, the club's Second Division franchise was sold, and became Morning Stars. The
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franchise was sold later in the off season, and became Motherwell Academy.


Ownership

Bay Stars was owned by local businessmen Yusuf Adams and Tony Lovegrove, in partnership with the
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. In 2013, the club's SAFA second division franchise was sold to the municipality's deputy mayor, Chippa Ngcolomba, whobegan the process changing the club's name to Morning Stars. Tony Lovegrove ran the club as its managing director, while
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ran the club's academy team.


Home stadium

The senior team played its
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matches at the
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. The academy team played its
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matches at the Missionvale Campus of
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.


Honours

*
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: 3rd (Eastern Cape stream) : 2011–12 *
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: 2nd (Eastern Cape stream) :
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: 2nd (Nelson Mandela Bay stream) :
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Club records


Senior team

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: : 2011–12 – 3rd (Eastern Cape stream) :
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 – 2nd (Eastern Cape stream) *
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Qualification Play-offs :
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Qualification Play-offs


Academy team

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 – 2nd (Nelson Manedla Bay stream)


Former coaches

* Graham Harrison: 2011 – 2012 * Mark Harrison: 2012 – 2013 * Mark Tommy: 2013 * Urban de Kock: 2013 – * Caretaker coach


Former captains

* Niven Kops 2011-2012,Romano Scott 2012-2013


Player of the year

* Leroy van Rensburg 2011–12


References

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External links


Bay Stars official websiteOfficial Facebook page
Association football clubs established in 2011 Former SAFA Second Division clubs Soccer clubs in Gqeberha 2011 establishments in South Africa 2013 disestablishments in South Africa Phoenix clubs (association football)