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They play in blue, red and white strips, and are nicknamed Caley Thistle. Their home ground, Caledonian Stadium , is situated beside the Moray Firth, in the shadow of the Kessock Bridge .
The club was formed as Caledonian Thistle F.C. in 1994 following the merger of Caledonian F.C. and Inverness Thistle F.C., both members of the Highland Football League, to fill a vacancy in the Scottish Football League.
After a promising start to their inaugural season, Inverness eventually finished sixth in the Third Division in Season 1993- 1994. The following season, they finished third and, eventually, in Season 1996- 1997, Caley Thistle won the Third Division Championship.
The club then spent two seasons in the Second Division and, after a closely-fought season, finished runners-up in Season 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting- 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep; a feat which saw them promoted to the First DivisionScottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. The division contains ten teams and each year the top team may be promoted to the Scottish Premier League, pending.
Season 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U- 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co is regarded by many as Caley Thistle's most successful. In NovemberNovember is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for " nine". It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, w 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, they defeated Airdrie UnitedAirdrie United Football Club are a Scottish association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was formed in May 2002 on the closure of a previous club, Airdrieonians, who had finished runners-up in the Sc 2-0 to win the Challenge Cup and reached the Scottish Cup semi-final, losing a replay 3-2 to Dunfermline Athletic after a 1-1 draw at Hampden Park. However, the best was still to come. On the final day of the season, Inverness defeated St Johnstone 3-1 and, as a result, pipped Clyde to the championship. This made them eligable for promotion to the Scottish Premier League. Things, however, were not as simple. SPL rules stated that all member clubs must have a stadium with a minimum capacity of 10 000 seats. Caledonian Stadium did not and this left the club's board with a dilemma: do they remain in the First Division (like Falkirk the season before) or do they groundshare with Aberdeen, over 150 km away? After consulting with supporters, the board decided the sacrifice of one season in Aberdeen would be worth it for Premier League football.
The club are also famous for their Scottish Cup victories over Celtic in 2000 and 2003: winning 3-1 and 1-0 respectively. Inverness have also knocked-out other SPL teams including as Motherwell, and Hearts and as a result had gained themselves a reputation as being 'giant killers', but following their promotion to the SPL, they have now become 'giants' themselves.