Cardiff Met Archers
# Cardiff Met Archers

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.

## Women

### Season-by-season records

| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Cup | WBBL Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Division | Tier | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | Post-Season | WBBL Cup | WBBL Trophy |
| 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 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 |

## Men

### Season-by-season records

| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Division | Tier | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | Post-Season | National Cup |
| 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 | | | | | | | | |
