# Cardiff City F.C. (women)

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 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. 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.
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.
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.
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. The club achieved a league and cup double for the 2022–23 season, winning both the Adran Premier and Welsh Cup.
Cardiff turned semi-professional in June 2023. The club were drawn against Lithuanian side Gintra in the Qualifying rounds of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, losing 2–0. The club achieved a domestic treble for the 2023–24 season, winning the league, Welsh Cup, and Adran Trophy.

## Stadium

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

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 8 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 | 0–3 | 4th of 4 |
| 2013–14 | Qualifying round | NSA Sofia | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 4th of 4 |
| 2013–14 | Qualifying round | Konak Belediyespor | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 4th of 4 |
| 2023–24 | Qualifying round | Gintra | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4th of 4 |
| 2023–24 | Qualifying round | Shelbourne | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 4th of 4 |
| 2024–25 | Qualifying round | Twente | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4th of 4 |
| 2024–25 | Qualifying round | FK Ljuboten | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 4th of 4 |