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Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf , which accommodates 2700 seated spectators. Home strip is all red, away strip is blue and black striped shirts. HISTORY The present club was founded in 1935, but there were at least two earlier Ton Pentre F.C.'s, dating back to at least 1896, when Ton Pentre was a soccer-playing island in the Rugby Union sea of the South Wales valleys. Ton Pentre spent most of the period after the Second World War as a power in the Welsh National League division 1, and were invited to be founder members when the League Of Wales (now called the Welsh Premiership) was created in 1992. Ton Pentre however preferred to be promoted to the highest level on their own merits, which was achieved the next year. In each of its first two seasons in the League of Wales, Ton Pentre finished in a creditable third position. In 1995 they played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup , playing summer games against Næstved (Denmark), Bekescabai Elore (Hungary), Uniao Leira (Portugal), and Heerenveen (Netherlands); although Ton Pentre lost all their matches, respectively 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, and 7-0, their players had the experience of playing against future international stars such as Jon Dahl Tomasson and Ruud Van Nistelrooy . Unfortunately, the clubs' European experience had unfortunate consequences on its finances, when the club came close to bankruptcy and in a shock decision in February 1996 Ton Pentre resigned from the League of Wales and returned to the Welsh League once more. Since 1996, Ton Pentre has won the Welsh League Championship six times in eight years (1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2004/05). The club hopes to return to the Premiership at some time in the future, when its finances are strong enough. HONOURS
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