Cardiff Met WFC explained

Clubname:Cardiff Met Women AFC
Fullname:Cardiff Met Women AFC
Nickname:The Archers
Founded:1992
Ground:Cyncoed Campus, UWIC Cyncoed
Capacity:1,620
Coach:Kerry Harris
Season:2023–24
Position:Adran Premier, 6th of 8
Website:https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffmetwfc
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Cardiff Met WFC is a women's football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It is the student team of Cardiff Metropolitan University.

The club is one of the most successful Women's Welsh Premier League team after winning the title five times (2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 and 2018–19) and qualifying multiple times for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The team was named UWIC Ladies until they changed their team name to Cardiff Met. Ladies AFC after the 2011–12 season.[1] They then renamed from Ladies to Womens ahead of the 2018/19 season.

Top flight record

The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 2009, taking part in the four team Southern Conference.

The first two seasons saw the club finish in second place in the Southern Conference behind eventual champions Swansea City Ladies, having won all their matches, except the encounters with The Swans. The 2011/12 season proved to be their year as they avoided defeat against the reigning champions and qualified for the Championship Final, which they won 3–0 against Wrexham Ladies at Victoria Park, Llanidloes. Nadia Lawrence, Sophie Scherschel and Lauran Welsh scored the goals that sealed the club's first ever national title.

In the 2018-19 season, Cardiff Met Women won the domestic treble after winning the Premier League, the FAW Women's Cup and the Welsh Premier Women's Cup.[2] Cardiff Met were also unbeaten in the domestic season, winning 14 and drawing 2 of their 16 league games.

YearPosPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPts
2009/10 2 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
2010/11 2 8 6 1 1 24 10 +14 19
2011/12 1 8 6 1 1 19 5 +14 19
2012/13 2 20 19 0 1 81 11 +70 57

Honours

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

By season

SeasonRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg
2012–13Qualifying round ASA Tel Aviv University0–5[10] 4th of 4[11]
SFK 20000–1[12]
Peamount United0–4[13]
2014–15Qualifying round ASA Tel Aviv University0–2[14] 4th of 4[15]
Standard Liège0–10[16]
Atlético Ouriense2–1[17]
2015–16Qualifying round KKPK Medyk Konin0–5[18] 4th of 4[19]
Gintra Universitetas1–5[20]
Wexford Youths1–5[21]
2016–17Qualifying round NSA Sofia4–0[22] 3rd of 4[23]
Spartak Subotica2–3[24]
Breiðablik0–8[25]
2018–19Qualifying round Olimpia Cluj2–3[26] 3rd of 4[27]
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv2–5[28]
Birkirkara2–2[29]
2019–20Qualifying round Pomurje1–0[30] 2nd of 4[31]
Hibernian1–2[32]
Tbilisi Nike5–1[33]

History

Cardiff Met. Ladies made history by recording the new record win for a Women's Premier League match on 10 March 2013 when they defeated Caerphilly Castle Ladies 43–0, surpassing a previous record set by Newcastle Emlyn Ladies against the same opponents.[34] Emily Allen holds the record of the most goals in a Women's Premier League match, with 15 in Cardiff Met. Ladies record win.[34]

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Europe beckons for UWIC. shekicks.net. 15 May 2012. 15 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204111/http://shekicks.net/news/view/5317#. 3 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: FAW Women's Cup: Cardiff Met Women win domestic treble . 22 July 2019 . 14 April 2019.
  3. 723237612916477953. AdranLeagues. @CardiffMetLFC crowned champions of the WPWL. Congratulations!. 21 April 2016.
  4. Web site: League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 22 July 2019 . 14 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914044314/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/league-table/L/2017/2018 . dead .
  5. Web site: League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 22 July 2019 . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718222826/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/league-table/L/2018/2019 . dead .
  6. Web site: NEWS Archives.
  7. Web site: Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier Cup. shekicks.net. 8 April 2014. 31 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212153/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/9651#. 8 April 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: O'Neill . Jen . Cardiff Met Win Welsh Premier League Cup . SheKicks . 21 August 2019 . 25 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Cardiff Met beat Swansea Ladies 3-1 to win Welsh Premier Women's Cup . 22 July 2019 . 5 April 2019.
  10. Web site: ASA Tel Aviv vs. Cardiff Metropolitan - 11 August 2012 - Soccerway . syndication.soccerway.com . 7 August 2019 . 12 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812133130/http://syndication.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/11/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/as-tel-aviv-university/uwic-ladies/1322491/?ICID=PL_MS_02 . dead .
  11. 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/20190809094638/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20122013/qualifying-round/group-5/g5317/ . dead .
  12. Web site: SFK 2000 vs. Cardiff Metropolitan - 13 August 2012 - Soccerway . syndication.soccerway.com . 7 August 2019 . 10 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810113835/http://syndication.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/13/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/znk-sfk-2000-sarajevo/uwic-ladies/1322492/?ICID=PL_MS_04 . dead .
  13. Web site: Cardiff Metropolitan vs. Peamount United - 16 August 2012 - Soccerway . syndication.soccerway.com . 7 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811051041/http://syndication.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/16/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/uwic-ladies/peamount-united/1322495/?ICID=PL_MS_05 . dead .
  14. Web site: ASA Tel-Aviv-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  15. 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/20190809054616/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20142015/qualifying-round/group-8/g7193/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Standard-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  17. Web site: Cardiff Met-Ouriense - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  18. Web site: Medyk Konin-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  19. 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/20190809091631/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20152016/qualifying-round/group-7/g8699/ . dead .
  20. Web site: Gintra-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  21. Web site: Cardiff Met-Wexford Youths - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  22. Web site: NSA-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  23. 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/20190809053111/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20162017/qualifying-round/group-3/g9979/ . dead .
  24. Web site: Spartak Subotica-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  25. Web site: Cardiff Met-Breidablik - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  26. Web site: Olimpia Cluj-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  27. 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/20190809050104/http://syndication.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-womens-champions-league/20182019/qualifying-round/group-6/g12866/ . dead .
  28. Web site: Cardiff Met-Kharkiv - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  29. Web site: Birkirkara-Cardiff Met - UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 7 August 2019 . en.
  30. Web site: Cardiff Met-Pomurje UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 12 October 2019 . en.
  31. Web site: UWCL - Standings . UEFA.com . 12 October 2019 . en.
  32. Web site: Hibernian-Cardiff Met UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 12 October 2019 . en.
  33. Web site: FC Nike-Cardiff Met UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 12 October 2019 . en.
  34. Web site: Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies net 43 goals against Caerphilly Castle. BBC. 11 March 2013. 10 March 2013.