2023–24 in Welsh football

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2023–24 in Welsh football
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

Cymru Premier

Main article: 2023–24 Cymru Premier
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:
  1. ^ Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Cardiff Metropolitan University were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Bala Town on 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Penybont were deducted six points for fielding ineligible players.
  5. ^ 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

Main article: 2023–24 Cymru North
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:
  1. ^ Holywell Town were ineligible for promotion after being refused a licence for the 2024–25 Cymru Premier.[2]
  2. ^ Prestatyn Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Mold Alexandra on 31 December 2023.[3]

Cymru South

Main article: 2023–24 Cymru South
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

Adran Premier

Main article: 2023–24 Adran Premier
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]

Honours

Domestic honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Welsh Cup
League Cup
Women's Cup
Amateur Trophy
Youth Cup

Non-league honours

Level Competition Winner
3 Ardal NE
Ardal NW
Ardal SE
Ardal SW
4 North East Wales Football League Premier Division
North Wales Coast East Football League
North Wales Coast West Football League
Central Wales Football League North Division
Central Wales Football League South Division
West Wales Premier League
South Wales Alliance League Premier Division
Gwent County League Premier Division

Individual honours

FAW Wales awards

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

Main articles: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, and 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League

Summary

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

  1. ^ "2023/24 JD Cymru Leagues season dates confirmed". FAW. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "UEFA & Tier 1 Licence appeal deadline passes". FAW Cymru. 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues statement: Prestatyn Town FC". FAW Cymru. 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.