Caerphilly Castle Ladies FC
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Caerphilly Castle Ladies are a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team based in Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...

 in South Wales. They are one of the biggest Ladies and Girls Football Clubs in South Wales, and run teams from age 8 to adult.

History

The club was founded in 1999 and competed in the South Wales Women's League. 2009 saw them reach the Women's Welsh Cup
Welsh Women's Cup
The FA of Wales Women's Challenge Cup, better known as the Welsh Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition for Wales. It is run by the Football Association of Wales....

 Final, losing 3-0 to 8 time winners Cardiff City Ladies
Cardiff City L.F.C.
Cardiff City Ladies Football Club is a Welsh women's football club currently playing at the third level in England. The club was founded in 1975 as Llanedeyrn L.F.C. after a local charity match. They play at Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff....

.

2010 saw the club lift the South Wales Women's League Cup after a penalty shoot out win over UWIC and in the same year they were awarded place in the Women's Welsh Premier League
Welsh Premier League (women)
The Welsh Premier League is the top level women's football league in Wales.It was founded in 2009 and was the first women's football league in Wales...

. Caerphilly went on to finish mid table in their debut season.

Top Flight Record

Caerphilly joined the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2010. They won and lost exactly 50% of their matches, picking up wins over Newcastle Emlyn Ladies and Trefelin Ladies, while losing to Swansea Ladies
Swansea City L.F.C.
Swansea City Ladies Football Club is a ladies football club based in Baglan, Wales, currently playing in the Welsh Premier Women's League and South Wales Ladies Football League....

 and UWIC Women. As a result they finished third out of five in their debut season.

Club Honours

  • Women's Welsh Cup
    Welsh Women's Cup
    The FA of Wales Women's Challenge Cup, better known as the Welsh Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition for Wales. It is run by the Football Association of Wales....

     Runners Up: 2008/09
  • South Wales Women's League Cup Winners: 2009/10

Current Squad

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