UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.
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UWIC Inter Cardiff FC (UWIC stands for 'University of Wales Institute, Cardiff') are a Welsh football club.
The club was formed by a series of mergers and name changes. Firstly, Lake United FC renamed themselves AFC Cardiff in 1984. In 1990, they merged with Sully FC to form Inter Cardiff FC. In 1996, the club was renamed Inter CableTel AFC (after their sponsors), but reverted to Inter Cardiff FC in 1999.
Meanwhile, the team of Cardiff College of Education was developing. 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 FC. They became South Glamorgan Insitute FC in 1979; Cardiff Insitute of Higher Education FC in 1990 and UWIC FC in 1996.
Finally, in 2000, Inter Cardiff FC merged with UWIC FC to form UWIC Inter Cardiff FC.
The club plays in the Welsh Football League First Division and have finished each season in the top four places since being relegated from the League of Wales three years ago. UWIC Inter Cardiff comprises several men's teams as well as a women's team, and play at the Cyncoed Campus in Cardiff.
External link
- Official site (http://www.uwicic.co.uk/)