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| Full name | Llanelli Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Tinmen, The Reds or Scarlets, the Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stebonheath Park Llanelli (Capacity 3,700) |
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| Chairman |  Nitin Parekh |
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| Manager |  Peter Nicholas |
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| League | Welsh Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Welsh Premier League, 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Llanelli A. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Stebonheath Park ( Welsh: Parc Stebonheath) is a multi-use Stadium in Llanelli, West Wales, primarily used as a football Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Peter Nicholas (born November 10 1959) was a Welsh football player and is currently manager of Welsh Premier League champions Llanelli The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. The 2007&ndash08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. F. C. is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Its home ground is Stebonheath Park, Llanelli. Stebonheath Park ( Welsh: Parc Stebonheath) is a multi-use Stadium in Llanelli, West Wales, primarily used as a football Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west It has a capacity of 3,700 - 700 of which may be seated. Seating capacity refers to the number The current manager is Peter Nicholas. Peter Nicholas (born November 10 1959) was a Welsh football player and is currently manager of Welsh Premier League champions Llanelli The club is run by the JESCO Group. Former Celtic and Scotland international manager Jock Stein played there briefly in the 1950 season. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In February 1998, the club's 40-year-old player-manager Robbie James (a former Wales international who also played more than 800 English league games between 1973 and 1994) collapsed and died during a Welsh Football League First Division fixture against Porthcawl. Robert Mark James ( March 23, 1957 &ndash February 18, 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including
The club is owned by Catherine Zeta-Jones' uncle, Robert Jones. Catherine Zeta-Jones ( "zeeta" born September 25, 1969) is a Welsh actress, presently based in the United States [1]
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History
The club had hade several periods of strength. In the 1950s, in an effort to gain admission to the Football League they signed a number of professional players such as Jock Stein, later to become a legend at Celtic F.C.. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The bid to gain entry failed, and the club sunk back into obscurity for some years. [2]
The club was a founder member of the League of Wales, but was relegated during the 1995/6 season. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Three years later however it achieved promotion back to the top division, achieving its best finishing position of fifth in the 1999/2000 season. It was lucky to survive the following season, staying up because no team in the Welsh League Division One met the promotion criteria. Llanelli was eventually relegated two years later, but bounced back immediately for the 2004/5 season.
During the summer of 2005, "Tinopolis" announced ambitious plans to become a full-time side. This move led to unprecedented success in the league, culminating in the best-ever finish of second, behind fellow full-timers The New Saints. The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and [3] Finishing second in the league also qualified the club for the 2006/7 UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
On April 11, 2008, Llanelli A. F. C. won the Welsh Premier League for the first time in their history. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. [4]
Stadium
The clubs home ground is Stebonheath Park, which has a capacity of 3,700. Stebonheath Park ( Welsh: Parc Stebonheath) is a multi-use Stadium in Llanelli, West Wales, primarily used as a football In recent years big games in European competition at Stradey Park, the traditional rugby venue in the town. Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Llanelli Scarlets are constructing a new 14,000 capacity stadium, but despite early rumours, Llanelli AFC have no plans to move there, and are instead commited towards improving their own ground.
Recent European Performances
Intertoto Cup - 2007/08
Llanelli A. F. C. qualified for the Intertoto Cup after finishing third in the Welsh Premier League behind The New Saints and Rhyl F.C.The Reds travelled to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius for the first leg of the first round against FK Vėtra where they lost 3-1. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the FK Vėtra is a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius. A magnificent return leg(played at Carmarthen as Stebonheath did not meet UEFA criteria) saw Llanelli come agonizingly close to qualifying, taking the game from 3-2 down at half time to 5-3 up in the last minute and missing a last gasp opportunity to finish off their badly shaken opponents, going out of the tournament on away goals.
UEFA Cup - 2006/07 Season
Llanelli A. F. C. won the first qualifying round draw against the Swedish team Gefle IF (2-1) on aggregate. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Gefle IF is a Swedish football club located in Gävle. The club's name is the old spelling of the town Gävle They then went on to play the Danish side Odense BK in the second qualifying round. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Odense Boldklub (also known as Odense BK or the more common used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense
Because of UEFA regulations on stadia, the club played its home leg of the first qualifying round at Llanelli's Stradey Park, home of the Llanelli Scarlets rugby union region, and played the second round home leg at Swansea's Liberty Stadium. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from The Liberty Stadium (Stadiwm Liberty referred to as New Stadium during construction is a purpose-built sports and concert arena and conferencing venue in the Landore However, they suffered a substantial loss during the home leg and were ejected from the UEFA cup tournament (1-6) on aggregate. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
Current squad
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Notable Former Players
See also
External links
- ^ Catherine Zeta-Jones biography, information, news, links, pictures (pics) and products (actress)
- ^ Singing in the valleys over a very special boyo - Scotsman.com Sport
- ^ Welsh Premier League Football - all the news from Aberystwyth to Welshpool: News
- ^ uefa.com - Football Europe - News & Features - News Specific
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