NMMU F.C.
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University F.C. is as an association football club representing the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, 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, Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University's Port Elizabeth.
The school of excellence was founded in 2000 at UPE for FC Copenhagen. In 2003–04 the club won the Eastern Cape provincial league. PE Tech had previously run a professional club, which played in the National First Division in 2000–01 season. In 2006, the UPE franchise was sold to Bay United 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 Cape Peninsula University of Technology at the University of Limpopo.
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 premier league, premier reserve league, and 2nd division. The women's team plays in the PEFA women's league.Honours
Season finishing places for the premier men's team
- 2001–02 National First Division Coastal Stream: 9th
- 2002–03 National First Division Coastal Stream: 14th
- 2005–06 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: 9th
- 2005–06 Vodacom League Eastern Cape: 14th
- 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
- 2010 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 2nd
- 2010 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 3rd
- 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
- 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: 2nd
- 2013 Port Elizabeth Football Association Premier Division: 3rd
- 2013 University Sport South Africa National Tournament: 5th
- 2014 Varsity Football: 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
As of 20 July 2015, Varsity Football squadNotable players
The following former NMMU players have represented South Africa:
- Kermit Erasmus
- Elrio van Heerden
- Siboniso Gaxa
- Lee Langeveldt
In addition the following former NMMU players have played professional football: