The club fees are for the 2021/22 academic year. Fees are set by the club and are subject to change the following academic year.
Club Background
The Cardiff Met Men's Football Club is the largest in terms of both the number of teams and members they boast. There are five Cardiff based teams who compete in the BUCS competitions. In addition we have our London School of Commerce team who represent Cardiff Met Archers within the London League in BUCS.
In addition to the busy BUCS season, Cardiff Met Men’s Football has one of the strongest club structures in Welsh Football with two men’s teams, a youth team and 16 academy teams run from U5-U19.
The club currently play in the Dafabet Welsh Premier League and have already secured their place in the league for the 2017/2018 season. The first team also play in the BUCS pinnacle league - BUCS Premier South and the club won the BUCS National Championships for the first time in their history in 2016/2017.
The reserve side (2nd team) were champions of The Welsh Football League Reserve East Division in the past two seasons; they also compete in BUCS Western 1A and are ranked as the best 2nd team in the UK.
The Youth team (U19s) play in the Dafabet Welsh Premier League and also represent the university in BUCS as the 3rd team in Western 3B.
The Men's Football Club is one of the Cardiff Met Focus Sports who have been identified as a high performance club and under the guidance of the Performance Director aim to achieve the very highest standards. Focus Sports benefit from additional funding which includes a number of funded gym memberships and access to all sports facilities for focus athletes, strength and conditioning, nutritional support and discounted physiotherapy. The club also receives Performance Analysis, which comprises of training and match day filming for coaches’ and players alike.
Training Times
Monday: 5:30-9pm 3G (various teams)
Tuesday: 7:30-9pm 3G (various teams)
Thursday: 5:30-9pm 3G (various teams)
Friday: 7:30-9pm 3G (various teams)
Recent Success
1st Team:
- BUCS National Champions 2016/17
- Welsh Division One Champions 2015/16 (promoted to Welsh Premier League)
- BUCS National Semi-finalists 2015/16
- Welsh Division Two Champions 13/14
- Welsh Division Three Champions, BUCS Western Conference Cup Winners, BUCS Western 2B Champions 12/13
2nd Team:
- BUCS Western 2B Champions 15/16
- Welsh Reserve Division East Champions 12/13, 14/15, 15/16
Youth/3rd Team:
- Dafabet Welsh Premier League Cup Winners, Dafabet Welsh Premier League Runners-up 15/16
- BUCS Western 4B Champions 14/15
4th Team:
5th Team
- BUCS Western 7B Champions 15/16
Football Academy
Cardiff Met’s Junior Football programme boasts one of the largest, comprehensive and credible football programmes in South Wales. We operate from participation at our ‘Coaching Centre’ to more advanced technical development at our ‘Academy’. We are an FAW licenced and accredited academy who will play in the Dafabet Welsh Premier Academy League(s).
Our club philosophy is delivered by coaches who study within the university and players who represent Cardiff Met FC in the Dafabet Welsh Premier League. All of our coaches are DBS checked, suitably qualified and have advanced academic and theoretical knowledge.
Contact Details
Director of Football – Dr Christian Edwards - cedwards@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Administration Officer – Rebecca Nuttall - bnuttall@cardiffmet.ac.uk
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