Pure Swansea Football Club, formerly known as Swansea University, is a Welsh football club which plays 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.https://x.com/PureSwanseaFC/status/1938646988918267939https://faw.cymru/adran-leagues/news/swansea-university-fc-change-name-to-pure-swansea-fc/
Honours Cymru South Champions – 2019–20 Ardal SW Champions – 2025–26 Welsh Football League Division Two Runners-Up - 2018–19 Welsh Football League Division Three Champions - 2017–18 Swansea Senior League Division One Champions - 2016–17 Swansea Senior League Division One Runners-Up - 2015–16 Swansea Senior League Division Two Runners-Up - 2014–15 Swansea Senior League Division Three Runners-Up - 2013–14 Swansea Senior League Division Four Champions - 2011–12 Swansea Senior League Open Cup Winners- 2014–15 Ardal South Cup – Winners: 2023–24, 2025–26 West Wales Intermediate Challenge Cup – Winners (2) - 2014–15; 2016–17 Gwalia Cup Winners (2): - 2012–13; 2013–14
Staff Chairman: Jonathan Hughes Head of Operations: Kurtis March Head of Football: Jack Midwinter Coach: Nathan Cadette Source
Seasons
+SeasonLeagueWelsh CupFAW TrophyOtherPyramid TierDivisionPWDLPtsPos2011-12as Team Swansea8Swansea Senior League Division Four2015324612012-13as Team Swansea7Swansea Senior League Division Three18927294Gwalia Cup Winners2013-14as Team Swansea7Swansea Senior League Division Three241644522Gwalia Cup Winners2014-15as Team Swansea6Swansea Senior League Division Two181323452R1West Wales Intermediate Cup winners2015-16as Team Swansea5Swansea Senior League Division One 1610243222016-17as Team Swansea5Swansea Senior League Division One2018025411QWest Wales Intermediate Cup winners2017-184Welsh Football League Division Three3024337511QR22018-193Welsh Football League Division Two302046642R2R52019-202Cymru South241743551R4
Notes 1Q: First qualifying round 2Q: Second qualifying round R1: First Round R2: Second Round R5: 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 Division One (2nd tier Welsh Football League) Champions - 1969–70 Welsh Football League Division One (2nd tier Welsh Football League) Runners-Up - 1967–68 Welsh Football League Division Two (3rd tier Welsh Football League) Champions - 1966–67
Welsh Football League history Information sourced from the Football Club History Database and the Welsh Soccer Archive.
Season Pyramid Tier League Final position1966–673Welsh Football League Division TwoFrom the 1964–65 season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division One' and 'Division Two' (effectively Division Two and Division Three).1st – Champions(Promoted)1967–682Welsh Football League Division One2nd – Runners-Up(Promoted)1968–691Welsh Football League Premier Division18th(Relegated)1969–702Welsh Football League Division One1st – Champions(Promoted)1970–711Welsh Football League Premier Division16th1971–721Welsh Football League Premier Division17th(Relegated)1972–732Welsh Football League Division One13th1973–742Welsh Football League Division One6th1974–752Welsh Football League Division One9th1975–762Welsh Football League Division One15th1976–772Welsh Football League Division One11th1977–782Welsh Football League Division One17th(Relegated)1978–793Welsh Football League Division Two10th1979–803Welsh Football League Division Two12th1980–813Welsh Football League Division Two11th1981–823Welsh Football League Division Two11th1982–833Welsh Football League Division Two11th1983–84In this season The Premier Division (The Top Tier Division) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.3Welsh Football League Division One15th1984–853Welsh Football League Division One16th
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