Cardiff Draconians Football Club is a Welsh
football team based in
Gabalfa
Gabalfa (, ) is a district and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by a four-lane fly over road at the Gabalfa Interchange, where the A48 road meets the A470 road (North Road) which leads from Car ...
,
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. They play in the
Ardal Leagues
The Ardal Leagues are a football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Wel ...
South West which is in the third tier of the
Welsh football league system
The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
While most Welsh clubs play in the Welsh pyramid and most clubs in that pyramid are Welsh, five Welsh clubs play ...
.
History
The Draconians were founded in 1963, receiving special permission to use the Draconians name first used by a Welsh representative side. In their first season in the
Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
, they finished as Second Division champions.
The club changed its name to Gabalfa Draconians at about the time that the Llanidloes Road ground was first used for home games (1984–85 season), before reverting to their original name in 2000 when they entered the
South Wales Amateur League
The South Wales Amateur League was a former football league in South Wales. The league consisted of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One was a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and sat at level 5 of the Welsh ...
.
After finishing as runner-up in the
South Wales Alliance League
The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth ...
Premier Division in 2019–20 and being granted a tier 3 licence by the Football Association of Wales, the club initially failed to gain a place in the new tier 3. However, after the withdrawal and folding of STM Sports, on 3 August 2020 the club was informed that they had been accepted to the new tier 3 Ardal Leagues South West for the 2020–21 season as the highest placed team from the Alliance League who had been awarded a licence.
Honours
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- Champions: 2021–22
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South Wales Alliance League
The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth ...
Premier Division – Runners-up: 2019–20
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South Wales Alliance League
The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth ...
Division One – Champions: 2016–17; 2021-22
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South Wales Alliance League
The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth ...
Division Two – Runners-up: 2015–16
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South Wales Amateur League
The South Wales Amateur League was a former football league in South Wales. The league consisted of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One was a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and sat at level 5 of the Welsh ...
Division Two – Champions: 2008–09
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South Wales Amateur League
The South Wales Amateur League was a former football league in South Wales. The league consisted of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One was a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and sat at level 5 of the Welsh ...
Division Two – Runners-up: 2000–01
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Senior Division/ Premier Division – Champions (''as Cardiff Draconians''): 1967–68; 1971–72; 1973–74; 1979–80
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Senior Division/ Premier Division – Champions (''as Galbalfa Draconians''): 1991–92; 1992–93; 1996–97; 1998–99
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Second Division – Champions: 1963–64; 1972–73 (seconds)
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Second Division Cup – Winners: 1972–73 (seconds)
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Second Division Cup – Runners-up: 1963–64
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Cardiff Combination League
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The most successful club in t ...
Combination Cup – Winners: 1965–66; 1974–75
*WJ Owen Cup – Winners: 2017, 2019
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Ardal South Cup
The Ardal Southern Cup is a football knockout tournament involving teams who play in the tier 3 Ardal South East and South West Leagues, administered by the Football Association of Wales.
Competition history
The first season of the competition wa ...
– Runners-up: 2021–22
References
External links
Club official website
Football clubs in Wales
South Wales Alliance League clubs
Cardiff Combination League clubs
Sport in Cardiff
Football clubs in Cardiff
South Wales Amateur League clubs
Association football clubs established in 1963
1963 establishments in Wales
Ardal Leagues clubs
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