Cardiff City Ladies Football Club is a

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club playing in the English .

History

The club was founded in 1975 as Llanedeyrn L.F.C. after a local charity match. In 1981 the name was changed to ''Cardiff L.F.C.'', and in 1993 the club linked up with Inter Cardiff F.C. and started playing at the Cardiff Athletic Stadium. In 1997, the connection with Inter Cardiff was terminated and the club changed its name to ''Cardiff County L.F.C'' while affiliating with the Cardiff County Council. In 2001 the club began affiliating with

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, the professional men’s club from the same city. At the beginning of the 2003 season, however, the club severed its connection with its male counterpart when its members voted against the men’s club's proposals and its operations became an independent outfit again. Although they were allowed to keep use of the Cardiff City name and kit colours, their crest is very different, and no longer uses the famous moniker 'Bluebirds' , incorporating the Welsh red dragon instead. In 2006 Cardiff City Ladies won the

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and were promoted to the National Division for the first time. Relegated in the 2007–08 season, the club again were promoted to the National Division in 2010–11. Because Cardiff City Ladies has won the

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, the club has represented Wales played in the

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Dragons Training Centre

In 2022 the club opened their youth training centre for girls aged 8-14. This was established by manager Jamie Phillip in collaboration with his assistant manager and first team players. Th
Dragons Training Centre
uses th
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to measure and track players' progress, enabling them to develop their technical skills. The sessions run at the centre are open to all players regardless of any team affiliation. The centre is based at the FAW facility, Amdani Hi @ Ocean Way. This is a pioneering hub for women's and girls' football, funded by the FAW.

First-team squad

Former players

Honours

(11): 1995, 2003 to 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016

Record in UEFA competitions

* 2003–04: first qualifying round, 4th * 2004–05: first qualifying round, 4th * 2005–06: first qualifying round, 3rd * 2006–07: first qualifying round, 2nd * 2007–08: first qualifying round, 4th * 2008–09: first qualifying round, 4th * 2009–10: qualifying round, 3rd

References

External links

* {{FA Women's Premier League Football clubs in Cardiff Association football clubs established in 1975 Women's football clubs in Wales Welsh football clubs in English leagues 1975 establishments in Wales FA Women's National League teams