A.F.C. Cardiff was a

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club based in

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, Wales. It was founded as Lake United during the 1960s before being renamed A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984. After winning back-to-back promotions between 1979 and 1981, moving from the Second Division to the Premier Division, the club won the

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in 1984 and were champions of the

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(then known as the "Welsh Football League Premier Division") in 1987, winning promotion to the Welsh National League. It was dissolved in 1990, when it merged with Sully F.C. to form Inter Cardiff F.C.

Honours

League * Welsh Football League Premier Division **Champions: 1986–87 **Runners-up: 1985–86 *

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**Runners-up: 1980–81 *

**Champions: 1979–80 Cups *

**Champions:

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**Runners-up:

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# as Lake United F.C.

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