 In season 2016–17 they went on to finish as high as seventh in the league and also triumphed in the GA Engineering Cup, beating rivals Tayport 5-1 in the final.The team have been managed since February 2018 by former Dundee United and Scotland U21 midfielder Jamie McCunnie, who assumed the role after a short interim period.Dundee East Community Sports Club is currently the most developed model of a Community Sports Club which Broughty Athletic are part of.