Swansea University F.C.


Pure Swansea Football Club, formerly known as Swansea University, is a Welsh football club, who play in the. They play at Sketty Lane, Swansea.

History

The current team was reformed as Team Swansea in 2011 by students from Swansea University. Since the club's reformation, the club has achieved six promotions, two Gwalia cups, one Senior Cup and two West Wales Cups, including a 10–0 win in the 2015 final.
In 2017 the club sealed the Swansea Senior League championship and West Wales Cup double in May 2017, securing their return to the Welsh Football League in a play-off against Neath & District League champions Cwm Wanderers.
In May 2018 the club was promoted to Welsh Football League Division Two as Champions. They followed this up in April 2019 by gaining promotion to the new Cymru South as runners-up in Division Two. They were also awarded the divisional fair play award for the season.
In May 2020 they were crowned champions of Cymru South after the curtailment of the season as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
However, due to finishing 15th in the 2022–23 Cymru South, they were relegated into the Ardal Leagues, from 2023–24 onwards.
In 2025 the team was renamed to Pure Swansea FC.

Honours

Staff


Seasons

Notes1Q: First qualifying round2Q: Second qualifying roundR1: First RoundR2: Second RoundR5: Fifth Round

University College Swansea / Swansea University

Swansea University has a Welsh League heritage dating back to the 1960s, when under its previous guise as the University College Swansea. The university first entered the Welsh League in the 1966–67 season winning Division Two in their first season. In the 1967–68 season they finished runners-up in Division One to seal promotion to the Premier Division in just two seasons. They were relegated at the end of the 1968–69 season but were again promoted as Division One Champions. In 1971–72 they were relegated again, remaining in Division One until 1978 when they were relegated to Division Two. The club remained in the Welsh league until 1985 when it left the league.

Honours

Welsh Football League history

Information sourced from the Football Club History Database and the Welsh Soccer Archive.
SeasonPyramid TierLeagueFinal position
1966–673Welsh Football League Division Two1st – Champions
1967–682Welsh Football League Division One2nd – Runners-Up
1968–691Welsh Football League Premier Division18th
1969–702Welsh Football League Division One1st – Champions
1970–711Welsh Football League Premier Division16th
1971–721Welsh Football League Premier Division17th
1972–732Welsh Football League Division One13th
1973–742Welsh Football League Division One6th
1974–752Welsh Football League Division One9th
1975–762Welsh Football League Division One15th
1976–772Welsh Football League Division One11th
1977–782Welsh Football League Division One17th
1978–793Welsh Football League Division Two10th
1979–803Welsh Football League Division Two12th
1980–813Welsh Football League Division Two11th
1981–823Welsh Football League Division Two11th
1982–833Welsh Football League Division Two11th
1983–843Welsh Football League Division One15th
1984–853Welsh Football League Division One16th

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