Pure Swansea F.C.
Reformed in 2011 by Swansea University students, Pure Swansea FC has climbed through the Welsh leagues with six promotions and multiple cup wins.
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Pure Swansea Football Club, formerly known as Swansea University, is a Welsh football club which plays in the . They play at Sketty Lane, Swansea. 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.
History
Formed in 2011 by Swansea University students under the name Team Swansea, the club has since collected two Gwalia Cups, one Senior Cup, and two West Wales Cups, the latter including a 10-0 victory in the 2015 final. Six promotions followed. In May 2017, they won the Swansea Senior League title and West Wales Cup double, then beat Cwm Wanderers in a play-off to re-enter the Welsh Football League. The next year they topped Welsh Football League Division Three, and in April 2019 they moved up to the new Cymru South as Division Two runners-up, also earning that division’s fair play award.
The 2019–20 Cymru South season was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and they were declared champions. A 15th-place finish in 2022–23 sent them down to the Ardal Leagues starting in 2023–24. In 2025, the team was renamed Pure Swansea FC.
University College Swansea / Swansea University
Playing as University College Swansea, the club first joined the Welsh League in 1966–67 and immediately won Division Two. The following season, they finished as Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division after just two years. Relegated in 1968–69, they bounced back by winning the Division One title.
Another relegation came in 1971–72, and they stayed in Division One until dropping to Division Two in 1978. The side remained in the Welsh League until departing in 1985. Their honours include the Division One championship in 1969–70, a Division One runners-up finish in 1967–68, and the Division Two title in 1966–67.
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- Wikipedia: Pure Swansea F.C. (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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