Bay United was a South African professional football (soccer) club based first in the city of Port Elizabeth and later Polokwane.

[2] After the 2006–07 season Sipho Pityana purchased the club through his company, Izingwe Holdings and VW became the team's main sponsor.

[3] The main reason given for selling the club were, a lack of funds, stemming from the teams demotion from the PSL at the end of the 2008/2009 season.

The reduction in income due to playing in the NFD, as well as a fine for releasing players seem to be the main causes for the club's problems.

[4] The league franchise was eventually sold to Striving Mind Trading 522 CC, a Limpopo based company, headed by Julia Mogaladi.

The team then moved its home matches to the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth for the 2008–09 Premier Soccer League.