| Full name | UWIC Inter Cardiff Football Club | ||
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| Manager | Christian Edwards | ||
| League | Welsh Football League Division Three | ||
| 2009-10 | Welsh Football League Division Two, 12th (of 18) | ||
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UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C. are a Welsh football club. Their name is inspired by Internazionale (who are often colloquially referred to as "Inter Milan" in the U.K.) The club is currently in the Welsh Football League Division Three, though they have played as high as the League of Wales. UWIC Inter Cardiff play at the Cyncoed Campus in Cardiff.
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The club has had a chequered history experiencing turbulent times and many name changes.
The club was formed by a series of mergers and name changes. Firstly, Lake United renamed themselves AFC Cardiff in 1984. In 1990, they merged with Sully 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 (now University of Wales Institute, Cardiff). 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 Institute FC in 1979; Cardiff Institute 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 team's nicknames by fans include The International, The Sheep (Wales is famous for its sheep) or The Div's (from Car-DIFF). The Seagull on the team's logo originated from the Sully connection (nicknamed 'The Seagulls').
In 2003, after facing serious financial trouble, the club were forced to reach out to Noel Edmunds, and later that year appeared on Noel's Christmas Presents. On the show, the team played against a team of world class celebrity footballers, including pop sensation Dane Bowers, who scored a hat-trick, and TV personality Keith Chegwin. Cheggers put in a match winning performance, setting up two goals and scoring a 45 yard screamer. UWIC lost 8-0 over two legs.
At present, the club is now under the management team of Alex McInch and ex-Premier League star (debatable?) Christian Edwards who also still plays for Aberystwyth Town F.C.
Inter Cardiff represented Wales three times in the UEFA Cup. In the 1994-95 tournament they lost 0-8 over two legs to Katowice of Poland in the Preliminary round. They also played Scottish giants Celtic F.C. 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.
They qualified for the 1999-2000 FAW Premier Cup but failed to progress from the group stage.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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