Llanfair Utd
Llanfair Utd
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Wikipedia - Llanfair United F.C.
Llanfair United are an amateur football team who are from Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales. They play in the Ardal Leagues North East whilst their reserve side play in the JT Hughes Montgomeryshire Division 1. They play their games at Mount Field which is situated in the town itself.
The club’s most successful periods were in the 1970s and 1980s when they won numerous Montgomeryshire Amateur League championships. The club is also the only club to win the Emrys Morgan Cup 5 times. In 2012, the club set up a Ladies team and a Youth Team (under 19's).
In 2013–14 the club had arguably their most successful season to date. The first team won the Central Wales Cup, the Reserve side won the Montgomeryshire Amateur League, the Ladies won the North Powys league and league cup whilst the Youths won the Mid Wales Youth League. In 2014–15, the first team won the Mid Wales League and the Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup, both for the first time in the club's history.
Llanfair won the 2018–19 Mid Wales Football League to gain promotion to the newly created second tier FAW Championship North & Mid.
Llanfair now play in the Ardal Leagues North East.
El Llanfair Utd es conocido por su nombre largo, que es el nombre de lugar más largo de Europa. El nombre completo del club es C.P.D. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club, lo que lo convierte en uno de los nombres de clubes más largos del mundo.
El club ha ganado varios títulos a nivel local y regional, incluyendo la Copa de Gales del Norte en 1930 y 1931. También ha participado en varias competiciones europeas, incluyendo la Copa de la UEFA y la Copa Intertoto.
El Llanfair Utd es un club modesto pero con una historia y una tradición ricas. Es un club muy querido por sus aficionados y es uno de los clubes más emblemáticos del fútbol galés.