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Swansea City Association Football Club is a
Welsh professional football club based in the city of
Swansea, South Wales that plays in the
Premier League.
Swansea City represent
England when playing in
European competitions, although they have represented
Wales in the past. They play their home matches at the
Liberty Stadium.
The club was founded in 1912 as
Swansea Town and joined the
Football League in
1921. The club changed their name in
1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect
Swansea's new status as a city.
In
1981, the club were promoted to the original
Football League First Division. It was during the following season they came close to winning the league title, but a decline then set near the season's end before finishing sixth, although a club record. It was from here the club suffered a relegation the season after, returning to the
Football League Fourth Division a few seasons later, then narrowly avoided relegation to the
Football Conference in
2003. Prior to playing home matches at the Liberty Stadium, the team had previously hosted at the
Vetch Field. The Swansea City Supporters
Society Ltd owns 20% of the club, with their involvement hailed by
Supporters Direct as "the most high profile example of the involvement of a supporters' trust in the direct running of a club".
In
2011, Swansea were promoted to the
English Premier League, becoming the first
Welsh team to play in the top division since its formation in
1992. On
24 February 2013, Swansea beat
Bradford City 5-0 to win the
2012-13 Football League Cup (the competition's highest ever winning margin for the final), winning the first major
English trophy in the club's history and qualifying for the
2013-14 UEFA Europa League.
For more information, as well as all the latest
Swansea City AFC news, log onto the club's official website at
http://www.swanseacity.net
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- published: 26 Oct 2015
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