Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.
| Full name | Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Archers | ||
| Founded | 2000 (as UWIC Inter Cardiff) | ||
| Ground | Cyncoed Campus | ||
| Capacity | 1,620 | ||
| Manager | Professor Robyn Jones | ||
| League | Welsh Premier League | ||
| 2015–16 | Welsh Football League Division One, 1st (Promoted) | ||
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Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club are a Welsh football club, of the Athletic Union of Cardiff Metropolitan University, based in Cyncoed, Cardiff that plays in the Welsh Premier League, having been promoted from the Division One. Founded as UWIC Inter Cardiff in 2000, by the merger of Inter Cardiff F.C and UWIC F.C., the club changed its name to Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2012.
History
The club has had a chequered history experiencing turbulent times and many name changes.
The club was formed by a series of mergers and name changes. Firstly, Lake United renamed themselves A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984. In 1990, they were taken over by Sully F.C to form Inter Cardiff FC and then joined the Konica League of Wales.In 1996, the club was renamed Inter CableTel A.F.C. (after their sponsors), but reverted to Inter Cardiff FC in 1999.
Meanwhile, the team of Cardiff College of Education (later University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) was developing . The team went through a series of name changes, mirroring the name changes of the institution it represented. The team was originally known as Cardiff College of Education F.C.. They became South Glamorgan Institute F.C. in 1979; Cardiff Institute of Higher Education F.C. in 1990 and UWIC in 1996.
In 2000, Inter Cardiff merged with Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC) to form UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.. The team's nicknames by fans included The International, The Sheep (Wales is famous for its sheep) or The Div's (from Car-DIFF). The Seagull on the team's logo originated from the Sully connection (nicknamed 'The Seagulls'). They changed their name again in the summer of 2012 to Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C. On 3 May 2016, Cardiff Met confirmed their place in the Welsh Premier League after Caernarfon Town and Denbigh Town failed to secure licenses to play in the top flight of Welsh football.[1]
League and cup history
| Season |
League Contested | Level |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
League Position |
Avg. Home Attendance1 |
Welsh Cup |
Welsh League Cup |
Leading scorer1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | League of Wales | 1 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 104 | –78 | 13 | 18th of 18 Relegated |
?? | R2 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2001–02 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 76 | 3rd of 19 | ?? | R2 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2002–03 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 76 | 3rd of 18 | ?? | R4 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2003–04 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | Pl | w | d | l | f | a | dif | pts | ? of ? | ?? | QF | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2004–05 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | Pl | w | d | l | f | a | dif | pts | ? of ? | ?? | R2 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2005–06 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | Pl | w | d | l | f | a | dif | pts | ? of ? | ?? | R3 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2006–07 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | Pl | w | d | l | f | a | dif | pts | ? of ? | ?? | R2 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2007–08 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | Pl | w | d | l | f | a | dif | pts | ? of ? | ?? | n/a | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2008–09 | Welsh Football League Division Two |
3 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 56 | 5th of 182 | ?? | R1 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2009–10 | Welsh Football League Division Two |
3 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 44 | 12th of 18 Relegated3 |
?? | PR | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2010–11 | Welsh Football League Division Three |
4 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 49 | 9th of 18 | ?? | QF | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2011–12 | Welsh Football League Division Three |
4 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 51 | –2 | 44 | 6th of 154 | ?? | R1 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2012–13 | Welsh Football League Division Three |
4 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 72 | 1st of 16 Promoted |
?? | 1Q | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2013–14 | Welsh Football League Division Two |
3 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 24 | +62 | 66 | 1st of 16 Promoted |
?? | R3 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2014–15 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 63 | 3rd of 16 | ?? | R4 | n/a | unknown ?? |
| 2015–16 | Welsh Football League Division One |
2 | 1st of 16 Promoted |
?? | ?? | n/a | unknown ?? |
1: League games only
2: Name reverted to UWIC at end of season.
3: Relegated as part of League shack-up
4: Name changed to Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C. at end of season.
Last Updated: 29 August 2016
Q = Qualifying Round; R = Round Proper; P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
Honours
League
- League of Wales[a]
- Welsh Football League Division Three
- Champions (2012–13)
- Welsh Football League Division Two
- Champions (2013–14)
- Welsh Football League Division One
- Champions (2015–16)
Cups
- Welsh Senior Cup
- Welsh Football League Cup
- Champions: 1997
As Inter Cardiff
League
- Welsh Football League Division One
- Champions: 1980–81
- Welsh Football League Division Two
- Champions: 1979–80
- Welsh Women's Cup Runners Up: 1993 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies)
- Welsh Women's Cup Runners Up: 1994 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies)
- Welsh Women's Cup: 1995 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies)
Inter Cardiff represented Wales three times in the UEFA Cup. In the 1994–95 tournament they lost 0–8 over two legs to Katowice of Poland in the Preliminary round. They also played Scottish giants Celtic F.C. in the 1997–98 season (when known as Inter Cable Tel), losing 8–0 over the two legs. In 1999–00 they lost 1–2 to Gorica of Slovenia over two legs in the 1st qualifying round.
They qualified for the 1999–00 FAW Premier Cup but failed to progress from the group stage.
Current squad
Squad for 2016/17[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier promotion". BBC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/players/CardiffMet/2016/2017/p/Position
External links
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