2023–24 in Welsh football

Football in Wales

Season	2023–24

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 v t e	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 v t e	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 v t e	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 v t e	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.