Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University F.C. is as an association football club representing the

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Nelson Mandela University (formerly known as ''Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)'' ) and before that - the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), the Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University's Port Elizabeth campus. This South Af ...

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, South Africa. The club was brought to its current form in 2005, through mergers of three football clubs. NMMU's previous institutions had football clubs at the

University of Port Elizabeth The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) was a public university located in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. UPE was founded on 31 January 1964, by an act of parliament, and held its first academic year in 1965. It of ...

Port Elizabeth Technikon Nelson Mandela University (formerly known as ''Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)'' ) and before that - the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), the Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University's Port Elizabeth campus. This South Af ...

and

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's Port Elizabeth. The school of excellence was founded in 2000 at UPE for

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. In 2003–04 the club won the Eastern Cape provincial league. PE Tech had previously run a professional club, which played in the

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in 2000–01 season. In 2006, the UPE franchise was sold to

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and became known as Bay Academy. In 2011, the men's team won the University Sport South Africa championship, with a 3–0 win over

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at the

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. During the 2013 season, the club has 3 senior men's teams and 1 senior women's team. The men's teams play in the Port Elizabeth Football Association's (PEFA) premier league, premier reserve league, and 2nd division. The women's team plays in the PEFA women's league.

Honours

*2000–01 Vodacom League, Eastern Cape: 1st (as Port Elizabeth Technikon) *2000–01 Vodacom League Coastal Stream: Promoted to the

(as Port Elizabeth Technikon) *2002–03 Vodacom League, Eastern cape: 1st (as University of Port Elizabeth) *2010 University Sport South Africa Eastern Cape: 1st *2011 University Sports South Africa men's football tournament: 1st

Results

Season finishing places for the premier men's team *2001–02

Coastal Stream: 9th (as Port Elizabeth Technikon) *2002–03

Coastal Stream: 14th(relegated) (as Port Elizabeth Technikon) *2005–06

Vodacom League The ABC Motsepe League, previously known as the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the current Second Division and the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 ...

Eastern Cape: 9th *2005–06 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: 14th (as Port Elizabeth Technikon) *2006–07 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: unknown *2007–08 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: unknown *2008–09 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: 14th *2009 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 6th *2009 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 2nd (as NMMU Missionvale) *2010 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 2nd *2010 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 3rd (as NMMU Missionvale) *2010 University Sport South Africa Eastern Cape: 1st *2010 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 10th *2011 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 2nd *2011 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 6th (as NMMU Missionvale) *2011 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 1st *2012 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 5th *2012 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 12th *

2013 Varsity Football The 2013 Varsity Football challenge was the first season of a South African university association football competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The t ...

: 2nd *2013 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 3rd *2013 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 5th *

2014 Varsity Football The 2014 Varsity Football challenge is the second season of a South African university association football competition. It involves some of the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The t ...

: 5th *2014 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 1st *2014 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 5th

Club officials

*Chairman: Kagiso Tsiane *Vice-chairman: Nomzamo Maheneza *Secretary: Nasreen Astrie *Treasurer: Siseko Mazwi

Technical team

*Manager: Mark Tommy *Men's coach: Lukhanya Wasa *Women's coach: Douleen Whitebooi

First team squad

''As of 20 July 2015, Varsity Football squad''

Notable players

The following former NMMU players have represented

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Kermit Erasmus Kermit Romeo Erasmus (born 8 July 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for South African Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team. Born in Port Elizabeth, Erasmus moved to Pretor ...

Elrio van Heerden Elrio van Heerden (, ; born 11 July 1983) is a South African retired footballer who played as a midfielder for the likes of Copenhagen, Club Brugge and Blackburn Rovers, among other clubs. He was previously also been an established member of th ...

Siboniso Gaxa Siboniso "Pa" Gaxa (born 6 April 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African football defender who played for Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. and the South African national team. Personal Gaxa hails fr ...

Lee Langeveldt Lee Langeveldt (born 10 November 1986) is a South African association footballer who plays for National First Division club Stellenbosch. Career Langeveldt is a goalkeeper and began his career at South African club Idas Valley. He was a produ ...

In addition the following former NMMU players have played professional football: * Niven Kops * Siyabulela Songwiqi

Former coaches

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(2000–2004)

Previous names

* 2000 University of Port Elizabeth (UPE-FCK) * 2004 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU-FCK)

References

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