Cardiff City F.C. (women)

For the football team formerly known as Cardiff City in the English National League, see Gwalia United F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club Women (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd Gwraig) is a women's football club based in Cardiff, Wales. Affiliated with Cardiff City, the club competes in the Adran Premier, the top tier of Welsh women's football.

Cardiff City

Full name	Cardiff City Football Club Women
Nickname(s)	The Bluebirds
Short name	CCFCW
Ground	Cardiff International Sports Stadium Cardiff City Stadium
Capacity	4,953 (2,553 seated)
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Iain Darbyshire
League	Adran Premier
2023–24	Adran Premier, 1st of 8
Website	http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Cardiff have won three league titles, four Welsh Cups and one Adran Trophy.

History

Until the 2011–12 season, Cardiff played in the South Wales Women's League Division One.^[1] The club joined the Welsh Premier Women's League in 2012, after the decision was made to expanded the league nationally for the 2012–13 season. Cardiff won the 2012–13 Welsh Premier League on goal difference, and subsequently qualified for European football, entering the Qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.^[2]

Placed in Group 1, Cardiff made their European debut against SFK 2000 on 8 August 2013, losing 3–0. The club lost both remaining group games against NSA Sofia and Konak Belediyespor respectively, and finished the group in fourth place.^[3]

The club reached the final of the 2014–15 Welsh Cup, the clubs first appearance in a Welsh Cup final, but were beaten 4–2 by Swansea City on 19 April. Cardiff won the 2015–16 Welsh Cup, beating Llandudno 5–2 on 17 April.^[4]

The club reached the final of the WPWL Cup for the first time in 2021, but were beaten 4–1 by Swansea City on 26 May.^[5] The club achieved a league and cup double for the 2022–23 season, winning both the Adran Premier and Welsh Cup.^[6]

Cardiff turned semi-professional in June 2023.^[7] The club were drawn against Lithuanian side Gintra in the Qualifying rounds of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, losing 2–0.^[8] The club achieved a domestic treble for the 2023–24 season, winning the league, Welsh Cup, and Adran Trophy.^[9]

Stadium

Cardiff play their home games at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium.^[10] The club also play select matches at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 September 2024^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  WAL Ceryn Chamberlain 2 DF  WAL Lisa Owen 3 DF  WAL Ffion Price 4 DF  WAL Hannah Power (captain) 5 DF  WAL Nieve Jenkins 6 DF  WAL Megan Bowen 7 FW  ENG Laura Curnock 8 FW  ENG Fiona Barry 10 MF  ENG Kerry Walklett 11 DF  WAL Danielle Green 12 MF  WAL Kelly Adams

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  WAL Amelia Forkings 14 FW  WAL Shannon Evans 15 FW  CAY Molly Kehoe 17 DF  WAL Hollie Smith 18 FW  WAL Lily Billingham 19 FW  WAL Madison Lloyd 21 DF  WAL Mikayla Cook 22 MF  WAL Emma Beynon 23 GK  WAL Anna Phelps 39 FW  WAL Eliza Collie

Honours

League

• Adran Premier (level 1)
  • Champions: 2012–13, 2022–23, 2023–24

Cup

• Welsh Cup
  • Winners: 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Runners-up: 2014–15

• Adran Trophy
  • Winners: 2023–24

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

Summary

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Last season played
7	0	0	7	0	20	2024–25

By season

Season	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg
2013–14	Qualifying round	SFK 2000	0–3[12]		4th of 4[13]
		NSA Sofia	0–2[14]
		Konak Belediyespor	0–1[15]
2023–24	Qualifying round	Gintra	0–2[16]		4th of 4
		Shelbourne	0–3[17]
2024–25	Qualifying round	Twente	0–7[18]		4th of 4
		FK Ljuboten	0–2[19]