Football in Wales
Season2022–23
Wales
2022–23 in Welsh football
Cymru Premier champions
The New Saints
Cymru North champions
Colwyn Bay
Cymru South champions
Barry Town United
Adran Premier winners
Cardiff City
Adran North winners
Wrexham A.F.C.
Adran South winners
Briton Ferry Llansawel
Teams in Europe
The New Saints, Bala Town, Newtown, Swansea City Ladies
Welsh national team(s)
2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, 2023 Pinatar Cup, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The 2022–23 season is the 31st season of competitive football in Wales. The domestic season began on 23 July 2022 with the Cymru Premier League Cup first round matches alongside the first qualifying round of the Welsh Cup which began on 30 July 2022, and the first round of matches in the Cymru Premier were played on 6 August 2022.[1][2][3]

League competitions

Cymru Premier

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 The New Saints (C) 32 26 5 1 112 17 +95 83 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Connah's Quay Nomads 32 17 10 5 45 23 +22 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Penybont 32 16 10 6 51 32 +19 52[lower-alpha 3]
4 Cardiff Metropolitan University 32 16 4 12 41 49 −8 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
5 Bala Town 32 12 8 12 51 37 +14 44
6 Newtown 32 12 5 15 49 56 −7 41
7 Haverfordwest County (O) 32 14 5 13 49 44 +5 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
8 Pontypridd United 32 12 5 15 41 52 −11 41
9 Caernarfon Town 32 12 3 17 51 54 −3 39
10 Aberystwyth Town 32 11 5 16 41 73 −32 38
11 Flint Town United (R) 32 9 8 15 41 53 −12 35 Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Airbus UK Broughton (R) 32 0 2 30 18 100 −82 −4[lower-alpha 4]
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 play each other twice (22 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).[4]
  2. ↑ The 2022–23 Welsh Cup also qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners, The New Saints, qualified based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot was passed to the third-placed team.
  3. ↑ Penybont were deducted six points for fielding ineligible players against Airbus UK Broughton on 3 January 2023 and Cardiff Metropolitan University on 17 February 2023.[5]
  4. ↑ Airbus UK Broughton were deducted six points for fielding ineligible players against Caernarfon Town on 2 September 2022 and Pontypridd United on 11 February 2023.[6][7]

Cymru North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Colwyn Bay (C, P) 30 27 2 1 101 24 +77 83 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Holywell Town 30 26 1 3 75 22 +53 79
3 Llandudno 30 20 6 4 70 23 +47 66
4 Guilsfield 30 17 6 7 58 37 +21 57
5 Ruthin Town 30 16 3 11 48 44 +4 51
6 Prestatyn Town 30 14 4 12 66 50 +16 46
7 Cefn Druids 30 13 4 13 48 64 −16 43
8 Buckley Town 30 12 6 12 53 61 −8 42
9 Mold Alexandra 30 10 5 15 41 52 −11 35
10 Gresford Athletic 30 10 5 15 32 43 −11 35
11 Porthmadog 30 10 3 17 36 53 −17 33
12 Llanidloes Town 30 7 6 17 42 63 −21 27
13 Chirk AAA 30 5 11 14 32 49 −17 26
14 Conwy Borough (R) 30 5 8 17 33 64 −31 23 Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW
15 Penrhyncoch (R) 30 3 7 20 31 72 −41 16
16 Holyhead Hotspur (R) 30 2 9 19 24 69 −45 15
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

Cymru South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barry Town United (C, P) 30 25 3 2 78 25 +53 78 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Llanelli Town 30 19 5 6 63 34 +29 62
3 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 17 9 4 72 33 +39 60
4 Carmarthen Town 30 16 4 10 66 41 +25 52
5 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 30 14 5 11 64 53 +11 47
6 Afan Lido 30 13 8 9 61 52 +9 47
7 Llantwit Major 30 13 6 11 46 40 +6 45
8 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 8 12 62 53 +9 38
9 Pontardawe Town 30 12 1 17 51 73 −22 37
10 Ammanford 30 8 9 13 40 57 −17 33
11 Taff's Well 30 8 8 14 50 54 −4 32
12 Goytre United 30 8 8 14 45 67 −22 32
13 Abergavenny Town 30 9 5 16 35 60 −25 32
14 Trefelin BGC[lower-alpha 1] 30 7 6 17 47 70 −23 27
15 Swansea University (R) 30 6 8 16 30 64 −34 26 Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW
16 Ynyshir Albions (R) 30 7 3 20 33 67 −34 24
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
Notes:
  1. ↑ Trefelin BGC were reprieved from relegation after no team was relegated to the 2023–24 Cymru South from the 2022–23 Cymru Premier or moved to the 2023–24 Cymru South from the 2022–23 Cymru North.

Adran Premier

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Cardiff City (C) 20 17 3 0 70 12 +58 54 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round
2 Swansea City 20 12 5 3 52 20 +32 41
3 Cardiff Metropolitan University 20 9 2 9 38 43 −5 29
4 The New Saints 20 8 2 10 43 50 −7 26
5 Pontypridd United 20 9 4 7 35 27 +8 31
6 Aberystwyth Town 20 7 3 10 31 37 −6 24
7 Barry Town United 20 4 3 13 21 52 −31 15
8 Abergavenny Town (R) 20 2 2 16 14 63 −49 8 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[8]

Matches 15–20

After fourteen matches, the league splits into two sections of four teams (i.e. the top four and the bottom four), with the teams playing every other team in their section twice (once at home and once away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

References

  1. ↑ "Nathaniel MG Cup first round draw". Cymru Football. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "JD Welsh Cup Qualifying Round 1". FAW. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022/23 JD Cymru Premier fixtures released". Cymru Football. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cymru Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "JD Cymru Leagues statement Penybont". Cymru Leagues.
  6. ↑ "Cymru Premier: Airbus UK deducted three points over ineligible player". BBC. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Airbus deducted an additional 3 points". Cymru Leagues.
  8. ↑ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Honours

Domestic honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Welsh Cup The New Saints 6–0 Bala Town BBC Sport
League Cup Bala Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pens.)		 Connah's Quay Nomads BBC Sport
Women's Cup Cardiff City 4–0 Briton Ferry Llansawel FAW
Amateur Trophy Trethomas Bluebirds 2–1 Denbigh Town FAW
Youth Cup The New Saints 5–2 Penybont FAW
FAW Girls' Cup Barry Town United 6–0 Abergavenny Town FAW

Non-league honours

Level Competition Winner
3 Ardal NE Caersws
Ardal NW Denbigh Town
Ardal SE Abertillery Bluebirds
Ardal SW Caerau Ely
4 North East Wales Football League Premier Division Queens Park
North Wales Coast East Football League St Asaph City
North Wales Coast West Football League Bodedern Athletic
Central Wales Football League North Division Kerry
Central Wales Football League South Division Radnor Valley
West Wales Premier League Penlan
South Wales Alliance League Premier Division Cardiff Corinthians
Gwent County League Premier Division Aberbargoed Buds

Individual honours

FAW Wales awards

As announced on 20 May 2023.[1]

Award Winner Team
Cymru Premier Manager of the Season Rhys Griffiths Penybont
Cymru Premier Player of the Season Declan McManus The New Saints
Cymru Premier Young Player of the Season Ryan Reynolds Penybont
Cymru North Player of the Season Tom McCready Colwyn Bay
Cymru South Player of the Season Kayne McLaggon Barry Town United
Adran Premier Player of the Season Ffion Price Cardiff City
Adran North Player of the Season Rosie Hughes Wrexham AFC Women
Adran South Player of the Season Lowri Ridings Briton Ferry Llansawel

Welsh clubs in Europe

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
Bala Town UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying round First qualifying round 1.000
Newtown UEFA Conference League First qualifying round Second qualifying round 1.500
Swansea City Ladies UEFA Women's Champions League Round 1 - Semi-finals Round 1 - Third place match 1.000
Total 5.000
Average 1.250

The New Saints

UEFA Champions League

The New Saints entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the first qualifying round, having won the 2021–22 Cymru Premier.[2]

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) First qualifying round The New Saints Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland Linfield Park Hall, Oswestry
20:00 (19:00 BST)
  • Brobbel 57'
 Report Attendance: 1,034[3]
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) First qualifying round Linfield Northern Ireland 2–0 (a.e.t.) Wales The New Saints Windsor Park, Belfast
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report Attendance: 2,971[4]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Linfield won 2–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa Conference League
21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) Second qualifying round Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–0 Wales The New Saints Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík
21:30 (19:30 WET)
Report Attendance: 812[5]
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
26 July 2022 (2022-07-26) Second qualifying round The New Saints Wales 0–0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík Park Hall, Oswestry
19:15 (18:15 BST) Report Attendance: 537[6]
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Víkingur Reykjavík won 2–0 on aggregate.

Bala Town

UEFA Europa Conference League

Bala Town entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the first qualifying round, having finished 2nd place in the 2021–22 Cymru Premier.[7]

7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) First qualifying round Bala Town Wales 1–2 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Park Hall, Oswestry[note 1]
20:00 (19:00 BST)
  • Mendes 6'
 Report
Attendance: 1,034[8]
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
14 July 2022 (2022-07-14) First qualifying round Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Wales Bala Town The Showgrounds, Sligo
20:00 (19:00 IST) Report
Attendance: 3,850[9]
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Penalties

2–2 on aggregate. Sligo Rovers won 4–3 on penalties.

Newtown

UEFA Europa Conference League

Newtown entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the first qualifying round, having finished 3rd place in the 2021–22 Cymru Premier.[10]

7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) First qualifying round HB Faroe Islands 1–0 Wales Newtown Gundadalur, Tórshavn
20:00 (19:00 WEST)
Report Attendance: 500[11]
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
14 July 2022 (2022-07-14) First qualifying round Newtown Wales 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Faroe Islands HB Park Hall, Oswestry[note 2]
19:15 (18:15 BST)
Report
  • Petersen 48'
 Attendance: 794[12]
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
Penalties

2–2 on aggregate. Newtown won 4–2 on penalties.

21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) Second qualifying round Spartak Trnava Slovakia 4–1 Wales Newtown Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
20:30
Report
Attendance: 5,247[13]
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) Second qualifying round Newtown Wales 1–2 Slovakia Spartak Trnava Park Hall, Oswestry[note 2]
19:15
Report
Attendance: 654[14]
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)

Spartak Trnava won 6–2 on aggregate.

Swansea City Ladies

UEFA Women's Champions League

Swansea City Ladies entered the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League in the first qualifying round, having won the 2021–22 Adran Premier.[15]

18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) Round 1 - Semi-finals PAOK Greece 2–0 Wales Swansea City Katerini Stadium, Katerini
15:30
  • Vlassopoulos 16', 70'
 Report Attendance: 200[16]
Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)
21 August 2022 (2022-08-21) Round 1 - Third place play-off Swansea City Wales 0–7 Hungary Ferencváros Katerini Stadium, Katerini
20:30 Report
Attendance: 45[17]
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)

Wales men's national football team

2022

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Nations League A Poland  2–1  Wales Wrocław, Poland
18:00 UTC+2
UEFA report
BBC report
Stadium: Stadion Wrocław
Attendance: 35,214
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 2022 World Cup qual PO Final Wales  1–0  Ukraine Cardiff, Wales
17:00 UTC+1
BBC report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,660
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Nations League A Wales  1–2  Netherlands Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1
UEFA report
BBC report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,395
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) Nations League A Wales  1–1  Belgium Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1
BBC report
UEFA report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,188
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) Nations League A Netherlands  3–2  Wales Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2
BBC report
UEFA report
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 37,247
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) Nations League A Belgium  2–1  Wales Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2
BBC report
UEFA report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 28,463
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) Nations League A Wales  0–1  Poland Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1 BBC report
UEFA report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 31,520
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
25 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B Wales  0–2  Iran Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3 FIFA report
BBC report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
29 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B Wales  0–3  England Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3 FIFA report
BBC report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 44,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

2023

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Croatia  1–1  Wales Split, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2 Kramarić 28' UEFA Report
BBC report		 Broadhead 90+3' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 33,474
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Wales  1–0  Latvia Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1
UEFA Report
BBC report		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,806
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Wales women's national football team

2022

6 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I Wales  0–0  Slovenia Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
11 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs Switzerland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Wales Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

2023

15 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Wales  1–0  Philippines San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 UTC+1 Green 45+1' (pen.) Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
18 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Wales  0–0  Iceland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
21 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Scotland  1–1  Wales San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:05 UTC+1 Howard 8' Report Holland 42' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
6 April Friendly Wales  4–1  Northern Ireland Cardiff
19:15 UTC±0 Fishlock 16'
James 25'
Cain 30'
Rowe 64'		 Report Wade 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,831
Referee: Stacey Pearson
11 April Friendly Portugal  1–1  Wales Guimarães, Portugal
19:15 UTC+1 Telma 50' Report Rowe 73' Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Deborah Anex

Notes

    1. ↑ Bala Town played their home match at Park Hall in Oswestry, instead of their regular stadium, Maes Tegid, in Bala, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
    2. 1 2 Newtown played their home matches at Park Hall in Oswestry, instead of their regular stadium, the Latham Park, in Newtown, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

    References

    1. ↑ "Adran and Cymru Leagues awards: All the 2022/23 winners". ClwbPelDroed.org. 20 May 2023.
    2. ↑ "The New Saints claim 14th JD Cymru Premier title". BBC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
    3. ↑ "The New Saints vs. Linfield" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
    4. ↑ "Linfield vs. The New Saints" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    5. ↑ "Víkingur Reykjavík vs. The New Saints" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    6. ↑ "The New Saints vs. Víkingur Reykjavík" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
    7. ↑ "Bala Town in Europa Conference League qualifiers: Who they could face, draw details, and seeding". Y Club Pêl-Droed. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
    8. ↑ "Bala Town vs. Sligo Rovers" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
    9. ↑ "Sligo Rovers vs. Bala Town" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    10. ↑ "The New Saints, Bala Town, and Newtown find out Champions League and Europa Conference League opponents". Y Club Pêl-Droed. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
    11. ↑ "HB vs. Newtown" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
    12. ↑ "Newtown vs. HB" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    13. ↑ "Spartak Trnava vs. Newtown" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    14. ↑ "Newtown vs. Spartak Trnava" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
    15. ↑ "SWANSEA CITY LADIES SEAL THIRD CONSECUTIVE GENERO ADRAN PREMIER TITLE". Swansea City A.F.C. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
    16. ↑ "PAOK vs. Swansea City" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    17. ↑ "Swansea City vs. Ferencváros" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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