Cardiff Metropolitan University FC

Cardiff Metropolitan University FC
Basic data
Surname	Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club
Seat	Cardiff , Wales
founding	1984
Colours	blue White
president	Alex McInch
First soccer team
Head coach	Wayne Allison
Venue	Cyncoed Campus
Places	2000
league	Cymru Premier
2019/20	7th place
home Away

Cardiff Metropolitan University FC , ( Welsh Clwb Pêl-droed Prifysgol Met Caerdydd ) is a Welsh football club based in Cardiff .

history

The club was founded in 1984 when Lake United and Rumney Rangers merged. Six years later, FC Sully joined. After sponsorship, the club was called Inter CableTel Cardiff AFC in 1996. In 1999, after winning the Cup against Carmarthen Town, another change in Inter Cardiff FC and a year later after the merger with University of Wales Institute Cardiff in UWIC Cardif FC. Since summer 2012 the club has been called Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club.

In the 2000/01 the club was relegated from the first division and played in the second division for six years. From 2011 to 2014, the club had slipped into the fourth division. This was followed by three ascents in four years. Since the 2016/17 season they have been first class again and the club was able to qualify for the European Cup three years later via a play-off.

Name changes

• 1984: Cardiff AFC
• 1990: Inter Cardiff FC
• 1996: Inter CableTel Cardiff AFC
• 1999: Inter Cardiff FC
• 2000: UWIC Cardiff FC
• 2012: Cardiff Metropolitan University FC

successes

• Welsh Cup Winner : 1999

League placements

season league space Gates Points 1992/93 1 02. 79:36 83 1993/94 1 02. 97:44 81 1994/95 1 10. 58:43 53 1995/96 1 08th. 62:62 54 1996/97 1 02. 80:32 84 1997/98 1 04th 58:28 74 1998/99 1 02. 61:26 63 1999/00 1 16. 30:62 29 2000/01 1 18th 26: 104 013 ↓ 2001/02 2 03. 81:45 76

season league space Gates Points 2002/03 2 03. 67:33 76 2003/04 2 04th 72:33 69 2004/05 2 09. 65:47 51 2005/06 2 05. 61:52 54 2006/07 2 18th 46:74 022 ↓ 2007/08 2 05. 59:42 56 2008/09 3 05. 59:42 56 2009/10 3 12. 57:59 044 ↓ 2010/11 4th 09. 59:47 49 2011/12 4th 06th 49:51 44

season league space Gates Points 2012/13 4th 01. 98:41 072 ↑ 2013/14 3 01. 86:24 066 ↑ 2014/15 2 03. 69:32 63 2015/16 2 01. 62:26 061 ↑ 2016/17 1 05. 28:18 31 2017/18 1 05. 35:17 38 2018/19 1 07th 35:31 30th 2019/20 1

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1994/95	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	GKS Katowice	0: 8	0: 2 (H)	0: 6 (A)
1997/98	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	Celtic Glasgow	0: 8	0: 3 (H)	0: 5 (A)
1999/2000	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	ND Gorica	1: 2	0: 2 (A)	1: 0 (H)
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	Pre-qualification	Progres Niederkorn	(a)2: 2 ( a )	0: 1 (A)	2: 1 (H)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record: 8 games, 2 wins, 6 defeats, 3:20 goals (goal difference −17)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cluf Info at isport.com
2. ^ Tables League of Wales at claudionicoletti.eu
3. ↑ Placements 2003–2012. In: fchd.info. Retrieved September 4, 2016 .