Bush Bucks F.C. Explained

Clubname:Bush Bucks
Fullname:Bush Bucks Football Club
Nickname:Imbabala (The Bucks)
Founded:1957
Ground:BCM Stadium, East London
Capacity:20 000
Chairman:Sturu Pasiya
League:SAFA Second Division
Season:2018/19
Position:14th

Bush Bucks is a South African association football club. The club was founded in 1957 and originally based in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. In 2001, the team moved to East London. It was nicknamed Imbabala (The Bucks).

History

The club was formed by a former official of the Bush Bucks club from Durban who had moved to the area. It was named Umtata Bush Bucks and played at the South African top level (NSL) from 1976 to 1994, managing to win the league in 1985, 4 finishes in the top-7, They won two Telkom Cups (in 1993 and 1996). They remained at the top level (renamed PSL), moving to East London (outside of the former homeland of Transkei) in 2001, until suffering relegation at the end of the 2002/03 season. They returned after only one season, but were relegated again at the end of 2005/06 season.

In 2007 Sturu Pasiya became the sole owner when he purchased a license to participate in the SAFA Second Division from Lion City FC. In 2019, Pasiya was sentenced to five years imprisonment for tax offences.[1]

The club relocated to Mthatha prior to the start of the 2022–23 season.[2]

The club plays in the SAFA Second Division Eastern Cape division.

Major Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Cape soccer boss sentenced to 5-year jail term . 2023-07-07 . DispatchLIVE . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: Jubase . Hoseya . Bush Bucks FC returns to Mthatha following relocation . 2023-07-07 . News24 . en-US.