Swansea City
Swansea City
Swansea City was founded in 1912 and play their home games at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales. The capacity of the Liberty Stadium is 20532 which makes it one of the smallest stadiums in the Premier League, where they have been playing since 2005. Before then, Swansea or 'The Swans' had been playing at Vetch Field Stadium, which had been their home from 1912. The current manager is Paul Clement, who has been assistant manager at Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Only just over 10 years ago, Swansea were in the fourth division of English football. Swansea play in white shirts, shorts and socks with a gold trim.
At the end of 2001, Swansea City football club was bought for just £1.
Swansea have won one major English trophy, which was the League Cup in 2013, under then manager, Michael Laudrup. However, Swansea have won the Welsh Cup 10 times, but as a Welsh club playing in England are no longer able to play in this competition. Swansea finished in their highest-ever Premier League position in 2014/15 (8th), but their highest ever finish in the top division was in 1981-82, when they finished 6th. By winning the League Cup, Swansea qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time through the English system, Swansea had played in the UEFA Cup 7 times previously, after winning the Welsh Cup.
Swansea City, along with other Welsh clubs such as Cardiff City, have played in England since the clubs were formed. This was because, at that time, there was no specific Welsh League and both English and Welsh clubs played together in regional leagues because there were much better transport links between South Wales and England than between North Wales and South Wales. When the Welsh Premier League was created in 1992, Swansea and Cardiff decided to continue playing in the English Leagues.
Swansea’s strongest rivalry is with Cardiff, which is another city in South Wales. The 'South Wales Derby' between Swansea and Cardiff was first played in 1912. It has been played 107 times, with Cardiff winning 44 times and Swansea 35. In November 2013, the first ever 'South Wales Derby' was played in the Premier League, with Cardiff City winning 1-0.
In 2016/17, Swansea City finished 15th and narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship. After a poor start to the season, Swansea changed managers and Paul Clement arrived at the club. He turned around the team's fortunes on the pitch and Swansea will hope to have a more comfortable season this time around. Swansea’s top scorer was Spanish international Fernando Llorente, with 15 goals, and Swansea will again look to the Spaniard to provide the goals for the team. Do Swansea City have enough quality to avoid a battle against relegation this season?
Prediction 2017/18: 17th
Key player: Fernando Llorente
Did you know......?
Swansea City are not the only team that play at the Liberty Stadium, it is also home to rugby team, Ospreys.
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25/08/2023
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my favourite Swansea player is Fernando Llorente
25/08/2023 08:00
Tottenham Hotspur
714
my favourite Swansea player is Fernando Llorente
02/02/2023
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Swansea are no longer in the Premier League in 2022/23.
02/02/2023 10:07
Liverpool
759
Swansea are no longer in the Premier League in 2022/23.
07/04/2021
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The video was not available!!
I don't know much about Swansea, but the article really helped me to understand a little bit from their history and facts related to Premier League.
07/04/2021 15:32
Arsenal
1512
The video was not available!!
I don't know much about Swansea, but the article really helped me to understand a little bit from their history and facts related to Premier League.
14/06/2020
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Swansea City is a nice team which play defensive football but they need improvements in some positions. My favourite player for me in Swansea City was the Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski but he left for West Ham United.
Hope to see them in the Premier League soon.
14/06/2020 20:45
Manchester United
6539
Swansea City is a nice team which play defensive football but they need improvements in some positions. My favourite player for me in Swansea City was the Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski but he left for West Ham United.
Hope to see them in the Premier League soon.
14/05/2020
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I learned more about this team.
14/05/2020 23:49
Manchester United
496
I learned more about this team.
21/04/2019
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Swansey is a other team from Wales in English Premier League, who played last season. I hope , what Swansey will be return in the Premier League
21/04/2019 16:32
Arsenal
244
Swansey is a other team from Wales in English Premier League, who played last season. I hope , what Swansey will be return in the Premier League
14/11/2017
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I don't like swansea because I think is a weak club
14/11/2017 14:17
Manchester United
180
I don't like swansea because I think is a weak club
30/04/2017
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I hope to visit Swansea, just to count how many swans it has. ;)
30/04/2017 23:33
Newcastle United
3189
I hope to visit Swansea, just to count how many swans it has. ;)
12/02/2017
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I am a fan of Swansea
12/02/2017 14:33
Swansea City
12
I am a fan of Swansea
29/01/2017
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:)
29/01/2017 15:10
Arsenal
140
:)
25/01/2017
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Swansea City
25/01/2017 14:05
Manchester City
100
Swansea City
30/11/2016
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The Liberty Stadium is not the smallest stadium in the Premier League since Bournemouth promoted.
30/11/2016 08:51
Watford
4417
The Liberty Stadium is not the smallest stadium in the Premier League since Bournemouth promoted.
30/11/2016
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Thanks for pointing this out, Liubomyr. I've changed the text and question.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
30/11/2016 22:39
Liverpool
594
Thanks for pointing this out, Liubomyr. I've changed the text and question.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
09/11/2016
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It's very good . But Swansea can't win premier league.
09/11/2016 14:22
Hull City AFC
372
It's very good . But Swansea can't win premier league.
08/04/2016
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I think is the best player foe Swansea this season is Awey,he is playing well.
08/04/2016 04:12
Liverpool
3705
I think is the best player foe Swansea this season is Awey,he is playing well.
08/04/2016
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I think Swansea will not be relegated next season,they are not having good time,but they can do it.
08/04/2016 04:11
Liverpool
3705
I think Swansea will not be relegated next season,they are not having good time,but they can do it.
24/03/2016
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Their defense led by Ashley Williams is so powerful. It lays a solid foundation for their survival this season.
24/03/2016 08:53
Arsenal
2453
Their defense led by Ashley Williams is so powerful. It lays a solid foundation for their survival this season.
03/03/2016
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I like humble teams.
03/03/2016 20:45
Leicester City
1761
I like humble teams.
18/01/2016
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I think Laudrupp should have stayed in Swansea. He had still so many new things to teach them. The problem is that in one moment they showed bad performances. Still, it was just a permanent form, not a reason for leaving the team. This year they will have to strive to win a good position.
18/01/2016 17:12
Arsenal
3557
I think Laudrupp should have stayed in Swansea. He had still so many new things to teach them. The problem is that in one moment they showed bad performances. Still, it was just a permanent form, not a reason for leaving the team. This year they will have to strive to win a good position.
07/12/2015
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Gomis started excellent. Why did he sudddenly stop?
07/12/2015 13:29
Arsenal
3557
Gomis started excellent. Why did he sudddenly stop?
09/12/2015
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That's the same question I've asked on 24 November 2015 (see my comment above), and I still don't know the answer? Jack Rich - any ideas?
09/12/2015 13:28
Arsenal
2453
That's the same question I've asked on 24 November 2015 (see my comment above), and I still don't know the answer? Jack Rich - any ideas?
09/12/2015
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I think Gomis is an excellent player. Players often have dips in form and when it happens to a few players at the same time this has an effect on the entire team. It reminds me of a common football expression - 'Form is temporary, class is permanent.'
09/12/2015 16:02
Liverpool
594
I think Gomis is an excellent player. Players often have dips in form and when it happens to a few players at the same time this has an effect on the entire team. It reminds me of a common football expression - 'Form is temporary, class is permanent.'
11/12/2015
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Nice expression, I've got it written down. I've also heard the recent news that Garry Monk had been reluctantly dismissed, although, IMHO, the blame for Swans' poor performance should not be fully put on him. Let's see how they perform in post-Monk era.
11/12/2015 12:16
Arsenal
2453
Nice expression, I've got it written down. I've also heard the recent news that Garry Monk had been reluctantly dismissed, although, IMHO, the blame for Swans' poor performance should not be fully put on him. Let's see how they perform in post-Monk era.
20/11/2015
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My prediction 2015-2016 :10th
20/11/2015 06:39
Arsenal
2320
My prediction 2015-2016 :10th
04/11/2015
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I'm not a Swansea City fan but i respest them as they played really good mtaches last season. With limited budget they reached maximum results and it's appreciated!
04/11/2015 18:29
Manchester City
813
I'm not a Swansea City fan but i respest them as they played really good mtaches last season. With limited budget they reached maximum results and it's appreciated!
24/11/2015
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And they have a very good mix of players: Gylfi Sigurdsson, Ki Sung-Yueng and Andre Ayew, the latter being a big pleasant surprise for me this season.
24/11/2015 09:55
Arsenal
2453
And they have a very good mix of players: Gylfi Sigurdsson, Ki Sung-Yueng and Andre Ayew, the latter being a big pleasant surprise for me this season.
25/10/2015
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Real refreshment for the Premier league. The swans are making unique atmosphere and coreography. I always thought that Cardif was only true representative of welsh football. How wrong.. There's Swansea FC and they are playing really really well..
25/10/2015 00:00
Arsenal
3557
Real refreshment for the Premier league. The swans are making unique atmosphere and coreography. I always thought that Cardif was only true representative of welsh football. How wrong.. There's Swansea FC and they are playing really really well..
20/10/2015
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Very good.
20/10/2015 20:31
Chelsea
1339
Very good.
01/10/2015
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no
01/10/2015 02:42
Manchester United
1308
no
26/09/2015
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Gomis have done perfect performance this season
26/09/2015 13:43
Chelsea
1814
Gomis have done perfect performance this season
24/11/2015
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But then suddenly he slowed down and now faces a goal-scoring drought. I don't know why?
24/11/2015 09:52
Arsenal
2453
But then suddenly he slowed down and now faces a goal-scoring drought. I don't know why?
03/07/2014
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No i m not Swansea City fan
03/07/2014 18:39
Manchester United
0
No i m not Swansea City fan