2023–24 in Welsh football
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| Season | 2023–24 | |
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| 2023–24 in Welsh football | ||
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| Cymru Premier champions | ||
| Cymru North champions | ||
| Cymru South champions | ||
| Adran Premier winners | ||
| Adran North winners | ||
| Adran South winners | ||
| Teams in Europe | ||
| The New Saints, Connah's Quay Nomads, Penybont, Haverfordwest County, Cardiff City Women | ||
| Welsh national team(s) | ||
| UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, UEFA Women's Nations League |
The 2023–24 season is the 32nd season of competitive football in Wales. The domestic season began on 21 July 2023, with the Cymru Premier League Cup first round matches alongside the first round of matches of the Cymru North and Cymru South which began on 28 July 2023. The first round of matches in the Cymru Premier were played on 11 August 2023.[1]
League competitions
[edit]Cymru Premier
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Saints (C) | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 18 | +99 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Bala Town | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 51 | |
| 4 | Newtown | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town (O) | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 41 | |
| 6 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 36[c] | |
| 7 | Penybont | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 43[d] | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off |
| 8 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Barry Town United | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 32 | |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 27 | |
| 11 | Colwyn Bay (R) | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 25 | Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South |
| 12 | Pontypridd United (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 22[e] |
Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ The 2023–24 Welsh Cup winners also qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Connah's Quay Nomads) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the third-placed team.
- ^ Cardiff Metropolitan University were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Bala Town on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Penybont were deducted six points for fielding ineligible players.
- ^ Pontypridd United were deducted nine points for failing to pay players on time, failing to comply with contractual player obligations, failing to register players correctly, and fielding ineligible players.
Cymru North
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holywell Town[a] (C) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 17 | +62 | 81 | |
| 2 | Flint Town United (P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 30 | +64 | 78 | Promotion to Cymru Premier |
| 3 | Airbus UK Broughton | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 74 | |
| 4 | Mold Alexandra | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | Bangor 1876 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 53 | |
| 6 | Denbigh Town | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ruthin Town | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Guilsfield | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Caersws | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Gresford Athletic | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 37 | |
| 11 | Buckley Town | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Llandudno | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 31 | |
| 13 | Prestatyn Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 23[b] | |
| 14 | Porthmadog (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 22 | Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW |
| 15 | Chirk AAA (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 13 | |
| 16 | Llanidloes Town (R) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 106 | −81 | 9 |
Source: Cymru North
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Holywell Town were ineligible for promotion after being refused a licence for the 2024–25 Cymru Premier.[2]
- ^ Prestatyn Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Mold Alexandra on 31 December 2023.[3]
Cymru South
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briton Ferry Llansawel (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 71 | Promotion to Cymru Premier |
| 2 | Llanelli Town | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 64 | |
| 3 | Ammanford | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 57 | |
| 4 | Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 50 | |
| 5 | Caerau (Ely) | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Carmarthen Town | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Afan Lido | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Goytre United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Cwmbran Celtic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 42 | |
| 10 | Baglan Dragons | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 41 | |
| 11 | Trefelin BGC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 38 | |
| 12 | Llantwit Major | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 35 | |
| 13 | Taff's Well | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Pontardawe Town (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 32 | Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
| 15 | Abertillery Bluebirds (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 94 | −60 | 15 | |
| 16 | Abergavenny Town (R) | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 84 | −64 | 8 |
Source: Cymru South
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Adran Premier
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 12 | +50 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round |
| 2 | Swansea City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 43 | |
| 3 | Wrexham | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 35 | |
| 4 | Aberystwyth Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | |
| 5 | The New Saints | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 23 | |
| 7 | Barry Town United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 19 | |
| 8 | Pontypridd United | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 7 | Relegation to Adran South |
Source: Adran Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[4]
Honours
[edit]Domestic honours
[edit]| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Cup | ||||
| League Cup | ||||
| Women's Cup | ||||
| Amateur Trophy | ||||
| Youth Cup |
Non-league honours
[edit]Individual honours
[edit]| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Cymru Premier Manager of the Season | ||
| Cymru Premier Player of the Season | ||
| Cymru Premier Young Player of the Season | ||
| Cymru North Player of the Season | ||
| Cymru South Player of the Season | ||
| Adran Premier Player of the Season |
Welsh clubs in Europe
[edit]Summary
[edit]| Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Saints | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 1.500 |
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | ||
| Connah's Quay Nomads | UEFA Europa Conference League | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 1.000 |
| Penybont | UEFA Conference League | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 1.000 |
| Haverfordwest County | UEFA Conference League | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 1.500 |
| Cardiff City | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round 1 - Semi-finals | Round 1 - Third-place match | 1.000 |
| Total | 6.000 | |||
| Average | 1.200 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023/24 JD Cymru Leagues season dates confirmed". FAW. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "UEFA & Tier 1 Licence appeal deadline passes". FAW Cymru. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "JD Cymru Leagues statement: Prestatyn Town FC". FAW Cymru. 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.