Cardiff City L.F.C.
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Cardiff City LFC is a Welsh women's football club playing at the highest level in England. The club was founded in 1975 as Llanedeyrn LFC after a local charity match.
The club went to diverse name changes. In 1981 the name was changed to Cardiff FC, in 1993 the club linked up with Inter Cardiff FC. From this period the club has as ground the Cardiff Athletic Stadium, which still is the home ground today. In 1997 the connection with Inter Cardiff was broken. The club now changed it’s name to Cardiff County FC and was affiliated to the Cardiff County Council. In 2001 the club got affiliated with Cardiff City, the professional men’s club from the same city.
At the beginning of the 2003 season the club severed its connection with Cardiff City FC when its members voted against the men’s club proposals for the running of Cardiff City LFC and became a totally independent outfit again. Although they were allowed to keep use of the Cardiff City name, their crest is very different, and no longer uses the famous name 'Bluebirds', incorporating the Welsh red dragon instead.
In 2006 Cardiff City LFC won the Southern Championship and were promoted to the English Women's Premiership for the first time. The club is the only Welsh club to make it on the highest English level.
Because Cardiff City LFC won the Welsh Cup diverse times, the club has played in the UEFA Women's Cup for Wales often, despite playing in the English women's football pyramid.
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