Cardiff Met Archers

Cardiff Met Archers
LeagueWomen SLB
Men NBL D2, BWNL
Established1999; 25 years ago (1999)
HistoryUWIC Archers
(1999–2011)
Cardiff Met Archers
(2011–present)
LocationCardiff, Wales
WebsiteOfficial website

The Cardiff Met Archers are a Welsh basketball club, based in the city of Cardiff, South Wales.

History

The Archers began in 1999 as the student-led university basketball team at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, competing in the British University Sports Association (BUSA) and the West of England Basketball Association (WEBBA). Now, the Archers' club run 19 teams that range from Under 8s through to seniors, as well as the only Welsh side competing in the Women's British Basketball League, the highest level of women's basketball in the United Kingdom.

Home venue

The Archers play their home games at the newly-opened Archers Arena on campus at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The arena has capacity for 500 spectators and is also the home of the Welsh national basketball team. [1] [2]

Women

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season WBBL Cup WBBL Trophy
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
UWIC Archers
2009–10 EBL D1 1 2nd 20 17 3 34 0.850 Winners - -
2010–11 EBL D1 1 2nd 21 17 4 34 0.810 Runners Up - -
2011–12 EBL D1 1 1st 21 19 2 38 0.905 Runners Up - -
Cardiff Met Archers
2012–13 EBL D1 1 5th 18 9 9 18 0.500 Did not qualify - -
2013–14 EBL D1 1 3rd 14 9 5 18 0.643 Semi-finals - -
2014–15 WBBL 1 5th 18 10 8 20 0.556 Quarter-finals - Quarter-finals
2015–16 WBBL 1 7th 16 5 11 10 0.313 Quarter-finals - Quarter-finals
2016–17 WBBL 1 8th 18 5 13 10 0.278 Quarter-finals 1st round Pool Stage
2017–18 WBBL 1 8th 20 6 14 12 0.300 Quarter-finals 1st round Pool Stage
2018–19 WBBL 1 10th 22 5 17 10 0.227 Did not qualify 1st round Pool Stage
2019–20 WBBL 1 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 1st round Pool Stage
2020-21 WBBL 1 9th 20 5 15 10 0.250 Did not qualify Semi-finals 1st round
2021-22 WBBL 1 11th 24 6 18 12 0.250 Did not qualify Group stage Quarter-finals

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Men

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
UWIC Archers
2009–10 D3 Sou 4 9th 18 4 14 8 0.222 Did not qualify
2010–11 D3 Sou 4 9th 20 5 15 10 0.250 Did not qualify
2011–12 D3 Sou 4 10th 20 3 17 6 0.150 Did not qualify
Cardiff Met Archers
2012–13 D3 Sou 4 8th 18 4 18 8 0.222 Did not qualify
2013–14 D3 Sou 4 10th 20 4 16 8 0.200 Did not qualify
2014–15 D3 Sou 4 8th 18 5 13 10 0.278 Did not qualify
2015–16 Dev SW 5 1st 20 15 5 30 0.750 Quarter-finals
2016–17 D3 Sou 4 5th 18 10 8 20 0.556 Did not qualify
2017–18 D3 Sou 4 5th 18 9 9 18 0.500 Did not qualify
2018–19 D3 Sou 4 6th 16 7 9 14 0.438 Did not qualify
2019–20 D2 Sou 3 10th 18 4 14 8 0.222 Did not qualify 2nd round
2021–22 D2 Sou 3 11th 22 6 16 12 0.273 Did not qualify 3rd round
2022–23 D3 SW 4

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References

  1. ^ "Cardiff Met Sport Sports Facilities". www.cardiffmet.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "BBL action comes to Wales". cardiffmetarchers.leaguerepublic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Standings | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk.