Swansea City A.F.C.

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football club professional sports team

Swansea City A.F.C. is a Welsh professional football club known for its possession-based playing style and for becoming the first Welsh team to compete in the English Premier League.

Aliases (3)

Swansea City ×1
Swansea City Association Football Club ×1
Swansea Town A.F.C. ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football club → professional sports team →
achievement	first Welsh club to play in the Premier League →
badgeSymbol	swan →
country	Wales →
derby	South Wales derby →
europaLeagueQualificationSeason	2013–14 →
footballLeagueCupWin	2012–13 →
formerLeague	Football League First Division → Football League Fourth Division → Football League Second Division → Football League Third Division → Premier League →
formerName	Swansea Town A.F.C. →
founded	1912 →
fullName	Swansea City Association Football Club →
governingAssociation	Football Association of Wales →
homeCity	Swansea →
homeCountry	Wales →
homeStadium	Liberty Stadium → Swansea.com Stadium →
homeStadiumCapacity	about 21,000 →
league	EFL Championship → English football league system →
majorHonour	Football League Cup →
nickname	The Jacks → The Swans →
notableManager	Brendan Rodgers → Michael Laudrup → Roberto Martínez →
notablePlayer	Ashley Williams → Gylfi Sigurðsson → Leon Britton → Michu →
notableStyleOfPlay	passing football → possession-based football →
participatesIn	English football league competitions →
premierLeagueDebutSeason	2011–12 →
promotionToPremierLeague	2011 →
qualifiedFor	UEFA Europa League →
region	South Wales →
renamedAs	Swansea City A.F.C. →
rival	Cardiff City F.C. →
shortName	Swansea City →
sport	association football →
stadiumLocation	Swansea, Wales →
supporterOwnershipHistory	Supporters Trust minority ownership stake →
traditionalHomeColours	black shorts → white shirts → white socks →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bob Bradley →	employer
Swansea City A.F.C. ("Swansea Town A.F.C.") →	formerName
Swansea City A.F.C. ("Swansea City Association Football Club") →	fullName
Swansea →	hasFootballClub
Brendan Rodgers →	managerOf
Frank Lampard →	memberOfSportsTeam
Swansea City A.F.C. →	renamedAs
Cardiff City F.C. →	rival
Swansea City A.F.C. ("Swansea City") →	shortName