Cardiff City F.C. (women) explained

Clubname:Cardiff City
Fullname:Cardiff City Football Club Women
Upright:0.85
Short Name:CCFCW
Nickname:The Bluebirds
Ground:Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Cardiff City Stadium
Capacity:4,953 (2,553 seated)
Chairman:Mehmet Dalman
Manager:Iain Darbyshire
Website:http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk
League:Adran Premier
Season:2023–24
Position:Adran Premier, 1st of 8
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Cardiff City Football Club Women (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd Gwraig) is a women's football club based in Cardiff, Wales. Affiliated with Cardiff City, the club competes in the Adran Premier, the top tier of Welsh women's football.

Cardiff have won three league titles, four Welsh Cups and one Adran Trophy.

History

Until the 2011–12 season, Cardiff played in the South Wales Women's League Division One.[1] The club joined the Welsh Premier Women's League in 2012, after the decision was made to expanded the league nationally for the 2012–13 season. Cardiff won the 2012–13 Welsh Premier League on goal difference, and subsequently qualified for European football, entering the Qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]

Placed in Group 1, Cardiff made their European debut against SFK 2000 on 8 August 2013, losing 3–0. The club lost both remaining group games against NSA Sofia and Konak Belediyespor respectively, and finished the group in fourth place.[3]

The club reached the final of the 2014–15 Welsh Cup, the clubs first appearance in a Welsh Cup final, but were beaten 4–2 by Swansea City on 19 April. Cardiff won the 2015–16 Welsh Cup, beating Llandudno 5–2 on 17 April.[4]

The club reached the final of the WPWL Cup for the first time in 2021, but were beaten 4–1 by Swansea City on 26 May.[5] The club achieved a league and cup double for the 2022–23 season, winning both the Adran Premier and Welsh Cup.[6]

Cardiff turned semi-professional in June 2023.[7] The club were drawn against Lithuanian side Gintra in the Qualifying rounds of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, losing 2–0.[8] The club achieved a domestic treble for the 2023–24 season, winning the league, Welsh Cup, and Adran Trophy.[9]

Stadium

Cardiff play their home games at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium.[10] The club also play select matches at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Players

First-team squad

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Honours

League

Cup

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

By season

SeasonRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg
2013–14Qualifying round SFK 20000–3[12] 4th of 4[13]
NSA Sofia0–2[14]
Konak Belediyespor0–1[15]
2023–24Qualifying round Gintra0–2[16] 4th of 4
Shelbourne0–3[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Wales Womens Football League - Season Archive. www.leaguewebsite.com.
  2. Web site: Cardiff City Women win Womens Welsh Premier League title . BBC Sport . 19 May 2013 . 2015-07-04.
  3. Web site: Looking Back with Hannah Power. Cardiff City F.C. . 26 June 2023 . 10 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Cardiff City FC Win Welsh Cup . 2016-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508170130/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/13034 . 8 May 2016 .
  5. Web site: Valiant Bluebirds beaten at Dragon Park . 26 May 2021. Cardiff City F.C.. 10 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Cardiff City Crowned Back-to-Back FAW Women's Cup Winners . 23 April 2023. Football Association of Wales . 9 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Cardiff City Women to turn semi-professional . 29 June 2023. BBC Sport. 9 April 2024.
  8. Web site: FC Gintra 2–0 Cardiff City Women . 6 September 2023. Cardiff City F.C.. 10 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Cardiff beat Wrexham in Welsh Cup final to secure historic treble . 5 May 2024. BBC Sport. 11 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Cardiff City - Welsh Premier Women's League . Welsh Premier Women's League . 20 July 2019 . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718222851/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/Club-Info/1334/2018/2019/y . dead .
  11. Web site: Women. Cardiff City F.C.. 9 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Sarajevo-Cardiff - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  13. Web site: Summary - UEFA Women's Champions League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway . syndication.soccerway.com . 7 August 2019 . 9 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809061626/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20132014/qualifying-round/group-1/g6242/ . dead .
  14. Web site: Cardiff-NSA - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  15. Web site: Konak-Cardiff - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  16. Web site: UEFA.com . Gintra-Cardiff UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 . 2024-03-17 . UEFA.com . en.
  17. Web site: UEFA.com . Shelbourne-Cardiff UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 . 2024-03-17 . UEFA.com . en.