Football in Wales
Season2023–24
Wales
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 The New Saints (X) 21 19 2 0 74 13 +61 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Connah's Quay Nomads (X) 21 14 2 5 58 29 +29 44 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Bala Town (X) 21 9 7 5 22 18 +4 34 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
4 Newtown (X) 21 10 3 8 34 28 +6 33
5 Cardiff Metropolitan University (X) 21 9 6 6 26 37 −11 33
6 Caernarfon Town 21 9 3 9 38 39 −1 30
7 Haverfordwest County 21 7 7 7 27 30 −3 28
8 Penybont (Y) 21 8 4 9 28 31 −3 25[lower-alpha 3]
9 Barry Town United (Y) 21 5 5 11 23 39 −16 20
10 Aberystwyth Town (Y) 21 4 3 14 16 42 −26 15
11 Colwyn Bay (Y) 21 4 2 15 25 46 −21 14 Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Pontypridd United (Y) 21 4 4 13 10 29 −19 10[lower-alpha 4]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2024. Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(X) Assured of a top six place; (Y) Assured of a bottom six place
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ↑ The 2023–24 Welsh Cup winners also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the third-placed team of the Cymru Premier if the Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two).
  3. ↑ Penybont were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Aberystwyth Town on 27 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Pontypridd United were deducted six 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airbus UK Broughton 19 14 3 2 49 18 +31 45 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Flint Town United 16 14 2 0 51 15 +36 44
3 Holywell Town 16 13 2 1 39 10 +29 41
4 Mold Alexandra 15 11 0 4 39 22 +17 33
5 Denbigh Town 17 10 1 6 39 32 +7 31
6 Bangor 1876 17 9 0 8 37 37 0 27
7 Caersws 15 6 4 5 34 28 +6 22
8 Ruthin Town 18 6 4 8 34 30 +4 22
9 Guilsfield 13 6 3 4 20 17 +3 21
10 Gresford Athletic 17 5 4 8 25 31 −6 19
11 Llandudno 19 6 1 12 32 47 −15 19
12 Porthmadog 17 4 3 10 23 37 −14 15
13 Prestatyn Town 16 4 2 10 19 34 −15 14
14 Buckley Town 18 3 4 11 26 43 −17 13 Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW
15 Llanidloes Town 14 1 3 10 17 50 −33 6
16 Chirk AAA 17 1 2 14 16 49 −33 5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Cymru North
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

Cymru South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Briton Ferry Llansawel 17 13 1 3 50 22 +28 40 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Llanelli Town 16 11 2 3 48 20 +28 35
3 Carmarthen Town 17 8 7 2 37 23 +14 31
4 Afan Lido 17 9 4 4 39 28 +11 31
5 Ammanford 15 8 4 3 29 22 +7 28
6 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 17 7 4 6 29 24 +5 25
7 Cwmbran Celtic 16 7 3 6 37 34 +3 24
8 Goytre United 15 7 2 6 26 28 −2 23
9 Taff's Well 16 5 7 4 25 24 +1 22
10 Pontardawe Town 15 6 3 6 30 32 −2 21
11 Trefelin BGC 17 6 3 8 29 42 −13 21
12 Baglan Dragons 17 5 4 8 27 29 −2 19
13 Caerau (Ely) 15 6 0 9 34 31 +3 18
14 Llantwit Major 16 3 3 10 21 40 −19 12 Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW
15 Abergavenny Town 18 2 1 15 18 45 −27 7
16 Abertillery Bluebirds 16 1 4 11 15 50 −35 7
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2024. Source: Cymru South
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

Adran Premier

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Cardiff City 9 8 1 0 29 4 +25 25 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round
2 Swansea City 9 6 1 2 22 10 +12 19
3 Wrexham 8 5 1 2 20 11 +9 16
4 The New Saints 9 5 1 3 26 18 +8 16
5 Aberystwyth Town 9 3 2 4 12 16 −4 11
6 Cardiff Metropolitan University 9 2 2 5 13 23 −10 8
7 Barry Town United 9 2 0 7 9 30 −21 6
8 Pontypridd United 8 0 0 8 4 23 −19 0 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.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[2]

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

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. ↑ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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