Swansea City Association Football Club (; ) are a
Welsh professional
football club based in
Swansea, that plays in the
Premier League, the highest level of English football. Swansea City represent England when playing in European competitions, although they have represented Wales in the past. The club were founded in 1912 as
Swansea Town and joined the Football League in 1921. The club changed their name in 1969, when they adopted the name
Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a
city. Swansea have played their home matches at the
Liberty Stadium since 2005, having previously played at the
Vetch Field since the club were founded.