Cyncoed Ladies F.C.
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| nickname = Mighty Oaks
| founded = 2007
| ground = USW Sports Park, Treforest
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| league = Welsh Premier League
| season = 2019–20
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Cyncoed Ladies Football Club were an association football club based at USW Sports Park, Pontypridd, Wales. They played in the Welsh Premier Women's Football League, the highest level of football in Wales.{{Cite web |url=http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/league-table/women |title=League table on the league website |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913022529/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/league-table/women |url-status=dead }} Their kit was a red shirt, black shorts and red socks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/club-info/768/2015/2016/y |title=Club information on the league website |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124537/http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/club-info/768/2015/2016/y |url-status=dead }} In 2021 the club merged with Pontypridd United.
The team were formed in 2007, originally playing under the name 'Cardiff Draconians' before becoming Cyncoed Ladies Football Club in 2008.[https://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/cyncoedfcladies/218097/History Club history on the club website] Their best ever run in the FAW Women's Cup came in the 2017–18 season where they reached the semi-final before bowing out narrowly to Cardiff City.[http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/cardiff-city-edge-capital-neighbours-book-womens-cup-final-place/ Match report on the Welsh FA website] En route they defeated Llangyfelach 23–0 in the second round.[https://shekicks.net/2017/11/13/abergavenny-drawn-home-welsh-cup-holders/ shekicks.net round up of the tournament to the semi-finals]
Top flight record
Cyncoed Ladies played their first season in the Premier League in 2015–16, finishing in 8th position and reaching the quarter-finals of the Welsh Women's Cup.{{cite web |title=Information - Cyncoed Ladies FC |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cyncoedladiesfc/a/season-archive-55014.html?page=3 |website=www.pitchero.com |accessdate=23 July 2019 |language=en}}
The 2017–18 season was Cyncoed Ladies’ most successful, finishing 4th in the Premier League and winning the Welsh Premier League Cup over league winners Cardiff Met, winning 1–0 in extra time.{{cite web |last1=Frith |first1=Wilf |title=Cyncoed win Welsh Premier League Cup |url=https://shekicks.net/cyncoed-win-welsh-premier-league-cup/ |website=She Kicks Women's Football Magazine |accessdate=23 July 2019 |date=26 March 2018}}
Honours
- Welsh Premier League Cup
- Champions: 2017–18
References
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External links
- [https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cyncoedladiesfc Official club site]
- [https://twitter.com/cyncoedladiesfc?lang=en Official Twitter feed]
Category:Football clubs in Cardiff