Aberystwyth Town F.C.
Association football club in Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aberystwyth Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh semi-professional football team, currently playing in the Cymru Premier, the top tier of football in Wales. They are the only top flight men's football team in Ceredigion.
Full name | Aberystwyth Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Seasiders Black and Greens | ||
Founded | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) | ||
Ground | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth | ||
Capacity | 5,000 (1,500 seated) | ||
Chairman | Donald Kane | ||
Manager | Anthony Williams | ||
League | Cymru Premier | ||
2022–23 | Cymru Premier, 10th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in 1884,[1] and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5,000 spectators with 1,000 of that capacity seated. The club is one of the founding members of the Cymru Premier.
The club's youth team, Aberystwyth Town Under 19's, currently play in the Welsh Premier Development League – South, whilst the Women's team play in the Genero Adran Premier. The club has an academy, which has produced many players that have played for the first team and some that have gone on to play at higher levels.