Inter Cardiff F.C. was a Welsh

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club based in

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that played in the

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. Founded as Inter Cardiff in 1990, by the merger of A.F.C. Cardiff and Sully F.C, the club changed its name to Inter CableTel in 1996 before reverting to their original name three years later.

History

The club has had a chequered history, and has experienced turbulent times and many name changes.

Formative years

The club was formed by a series of mergers and name changes. Firstly, Lake United renamed themselves A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984. In 1990, they merged with Sully F.C to form Inter Cardiff FC. In 1996, the club was renamed Inter CableTel A.F.C. (after their sponsors), but reverted to Inter Cardiff FC in 1999.

A new adventure

Meanwhile, the team of Cardiff College of Education was developing (now

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). The team went through a series of name changes, mirroring the name changes of the institution it represented. The team was originally known as Cardiff College of Education F.C.. They became South Glamorgan Institute F.C. in 1979; Cardiff Institute of Higher Education F.C. in 1990 and UWIC in 1996.

Inter CableTel

In 2000, Inter Cardiff merged with

(UWIC) to form UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.. The team's nicknames by fans included The International, The Sheep (Wales is famous for its sheep) or The Divs (from Car-DIFF). The Seagull on the team's logo originated from the Sully connection (nicknamed 'The Seagulls'). They changed their name again in the summer of 2012 to Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.

Final year

Following their best season ever the future of the team was left in doubt after their major sponsor CableTel, now operating as ntl, withdrew their sponsorship. Despite their entry into European competition in the

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they finished the season one place above relegation and lost their hold on the

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in the Fourth Round. Following a poor season it was decided to merge with the

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's men's football team, or UWIC for short, and form a new club, UWIC Inter Cardiff A.F.C. The Inter Cardiff name continued until the 2008–09 season before it was dropped, leaving the team to continue from 2009 to 2010 as U.W.I.C. The Institute itself underwent a name change in 2012, and following suit, so did the team, becoming Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.

League and cup history

¹: League games only
²One point deducted for non-fulfilment of fixture.
Last updated: 13 January 2015 Q = Qualifying Round; R = Round Proper; P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Honours

League

**Runners-up: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99 *

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**Champions (2012/13)

Cups

* Welsh Senior Cup **Champions:

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**Champions:

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As Lake United

League

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**Champions: 1980–81 *

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**Champions: 1979–80 *

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runners up: 1993 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies) *

runners up: 1994 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies) *

: 1995 (as Inter Cardiff Ladies) They qualified for the 1999–2000

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but failed to progress from the group stage.

European record

Inter Cardiff represented Wales three times in the

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. In the 1994–95 tournament they lost 0–8 over two legs to

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of Poland in the preliminary round. They also played Scottish giants

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in the 1997–98 season (when known as Inter Cable Tel), losing 8–0 over the two legs. In 1999–2000 they lost 1–2 to Gorica of Slovenia over two legs in the 1st qualifying round. All results (home and away) list Cardiff's goal tally first. ''Updated 4 July 2019'' ;Notes * PR: Preliminary round * 1QR: First qualifying round * QR: Qualifying round

External links

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