Cardiff Met WFC

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Cardiff Met Women AFC
Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C..png
Full nameCardiff Met Women AFC
Nickname(s)The Archers
Founded1992
GroundCyncoed Campus, UWIC Cyncoed
Capacity1,620
CoachKerry Harris
League Adran Premier
2023–24 Adran Premier, 6th of 8
Website Club website

Cardiff Met WFC is a women's football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It is the student team of Cardiff Metropolitan University.

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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.

Squad

As of 31 July 2020 [2] [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
- GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jessica Rees
- GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlotte Smith
- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Estelle Randall
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rebecca Mathias
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Tija Richardson
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Stephanie Turner
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Lucy Finch
- DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Westhoff
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Rienks
- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stacey Ayling
- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Grace Corne
- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aimee Dagnall
- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sophie Hancocks
No.Pos.NationPlayer
- MF Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Kennesha Nanette
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Schupbach
- MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Micaela Milavec
- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ellie Walker Smith
- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Amy Long
- FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Erin Murray
- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Naomi Clipston
- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Robyn Pinder
- FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Thompson
- FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Chloe Tiley
- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kitty Wells
- FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jodie Passmore

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. [4] Cardiff Met were also unbeaten in the domestic season, winning 14 and drawing 2 of their 16 league games.

YearPosPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPts
2009/1026402148+612
2010/11286112410+1419
2011/1218611195+1419
2012/1322019018111+7057

Honours

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

Summary

PldWDLGFGALast season played
1521121759 2018–19

By season

SeasonRoundOpponentHomeAway Agg
2012–13 Qualifying round Flag of Israel.svg ASA Tel Aviv University 0–5 [12] 4th of 4 [13]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg SFK 2000 0–1 [14]
Flag of Ireland.svg Peamount United 0–4 [15]
2014–15 Qualifying round Flag of Israel.svg ASA Tel Aviv University 0–2 [16] 4th of 4 [17]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège 0–10 [18]
Flag of Portugal.svg Atlético Ouriense 2–1 [19]
2015–16 Qualifying round Flag of Poland.svg KKPK Medyk Konin 0–5 [20] 4th of 4 [21]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Gintra Universitetas 1–5 [22]
Flag of Ireland.svg Wexford Youths 1–5 [23]
2016–17 Qualifying round Flag of Bulgaria.svg NSA Sofia 4–0 [24] 3rd of 4 [25]
Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica 2–3 [26]
Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik 0–8 [27]
2018–19 Qualifying round Flag of Romania.svg Olimpia Cluj 2–3 [28] 3rd of 4 [29]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 2–5 [30]
Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara 2–2 [31]
2019–20 Qualifying round Flag of Slovenia.svg Pomurje 1–0 [32] 2nd of 4 [33]
Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian 1–2 [34]
Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi Nike 5–1 [35]

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. [36] Emily Allen holds the record of the most goals in a Women's Premier League match, with 15 in Cardiff Met. Ladies record win. [36]

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