Bears Football Club (Bears FC, officially known as Insurance Management Bears FC or IM Bears FC for sponsorship reasons) is a
football club
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based in
Nassau, Bahamas. Bears FC plays in
BFA Senior League
The BFA Senior League is the highest championship of Association football, football in Bahamas. Before 2008 it was played between the winners of the New Providence Football League and the Grand Bahama Football League. In 2008 the two leagues fro ...
in Bahamas.
History
In 1996 Anton Sealey upon being elected president of the
Bahamas Football Association
The Bahamas Football Association (BFA), is the official governing body of the sport of Association football in The Bahamas. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Nassau, the federation is a full member of FIFA since 1968 and governs Bahamian foo ...
(BFA) on taking office set as his administration's priorities:
In pursuance of priority two, with a grant from the company with whom he worked, Insurance Management Bahamas Ltd., he began teaching soccer at
Queen's College on Saturdays to a group of young players predominantly attending Queen's College. The sessions which began with twelve youngsters grew steadily each week. At the same time Fred Lunn and his brother Lionel, together with current BFA general secretary Lionel Haven and BFA Vice-President Stanley Darville began a similar program at The College of The Bahamas field in Oakes Field, called Get Kickin' As both schools or camps as they were called expanded outgrowing their resources, Anton and Fred saw the wisdom of combining their resources to more effectively deliver quality instruction to their charges, thus the Insurance Management Youth Football Club was born.
They have won the
Bahamas President's Cup in consecutive seasons. They have also won the
New Providence Football League five
times in a row, and six times in total. They won the
Grand Bahama FA Cup a record five consecutive times. The main sponsor and owner of club is
Scotiabank
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.
Jersey
Its jersey features a red shirt with red sleeves and white shorts.
Squad
Achievements
* Brixton Footy Addicts League: 1
:: 2020/21
*
Bahamas National Championship Final 6
:: 2002/03, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013
*
Bahamas President's Cup: 2
:: 2009/10, 2010/11
*
New Providence Football League: 5
:: 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007, 2008
*
New Providence FA Cup: 6
:: 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010, 2011/12
*Bahamas Charity Shield: 2
:: 2010, 2011
References
External links
FC Bears 2014–15
Football clubs in the Bahamas
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in the Bahamas
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