| Welsh Premier League | |
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| Country |  Wales |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Relegation to | Cymru Alliance Welsh Football League First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Welsh Cup FAW Premier Cup |
| UEFA cup(s) | Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Current champions | Llanelli (2007–08) |
| Most successful club | Barry Town (7 times) |
| Website | Welsh Premier League home page |
 2008–09 |
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The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Most European countries have two principal Association football competitions a more prestigious league which is typically a double Round-robin tournament restricted The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football The First Division of the Welsh Football League (currently the MacWhirter Welsh League First Division, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup is a Welsh football cup competition organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997 See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for Llanelli AFC is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League. The 2007&ndash08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them Prior to 2002, the league was known as the League of Wales, but changed its name as part of a sponsorship deal. Currently, the full sponsored name of the league is the Principality Building Society Welsh Premier Football League. Principality is a Welsh Building society based in Cardiff, Wales.
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A troubled start
The league was formed in 1992 by Alun Evans, Secretary General of the Football Association of Wales, as he believed that the Welsh international football team was under threat from FIFA. Alun E Evans (born June 11 1942 was General Secretary of the Football Association of Wales between 1982 and 1995 and is currently Chairman of the League of Wales See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary The Football Association of Wales (Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru is the governing body of Association football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Wales, along with the other three home nations, have a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and it was thought that many FIFA members were resentful of this and pressing for the four nations to unite into one combined side for the whole of the United Kingdom. "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg The International Football Association Board ( IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
At the time, Wales was almost unique in world football in that it didn't have a national league of its own. Traditionally, the best teams in Wales had always played over the border in the English leagues. Aberdare Athletic, Cardiff City, Merthyr Town, Newport County, Swansea City and Wrexham have all been members of the Football League. Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football team founded in 1892 and based in Aberdare. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Merthyr Town were a Welsh football club that played in the English Football League during the 1920s but apparently folded in 1934 Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from Wrexham Association Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally The Robins, their previous nickname are a professional The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Famously, Oswestry Town F.C. an English team did the reverse and played within the Welsh football pyramid until they merged with Total Network Solutions in 2003 (which became The New Saints in 2006). Oswestry Town FC was a football club latterly playing in the League of Wales. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and
Because of poor transportation links, it has always been much easier for Welsh clubs to travel east-west than north-south so clubs tended to look east to England for competitors and many of the top semi-professional sides in Wales also played in the English football league; Bangor City were founder members of the Football Conference (then the Alliance Premier League) in 1979 and reached the FA Trophy final in 1984, before transferring to the new League of Wales in 1992. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
The formation of the League of Wales saw the start of a bitter dispute between the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and those non-English League clubs who wanted to remain part of the English football league. The Football Association of Wales (Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru is the governing body of Association football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although The 'Irate Eight', as they were dubbed, consisted of Bangor City, Barry Town, Caernarfon Town, Colwyn Bay, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport County, Newtown and Rhyl. Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated Caernarfon Town FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Colwyn Bay FC are a Welsh football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Merthyr Tydfil Football Club is a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. Newtown AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League.
Prior to the inaugural season, Bangor City, Newtown and Rhyl returned to play in Wales. Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Newtown AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. However as Rhyl's application to join the league was late, they were placed in the second level of the pyramid system. Because of FAW sanctions, the remaining five clubs were forced to play their home matches in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Following a season in exile at Worcester City, five became four, as Barry Town joined the Welsh league system. Worcester City Football Club is an English football club from Worcester, England. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated
A court ruling in 1995 allowed the remaining four clubs to return to Wales to play their home matches while still remaining within the English system; despite this victory, Caernarfon Town decided to join the League of Wales. Caernarfon Town FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. However, Colwyn Bay, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County remain in the English league pyramid system. Colwyn Bay FC are a Welsh football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Merthyr Tydfil Football Club is a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport.
Demographics
One of the problems facing the league is its failure to attract teams from the major population centres which hampers the chances of high attendances at matches. In addition, as Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham are home to professional teams playing in the English Football League, it is debatable whether a club from those areas would have the support to be competitive in the Welsh Premiership. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales. Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region As such, the League is made up of clubs from smaller towns and even villages. It has recently been proposed that these 'English' clubs could field reserve or representative teams in the league.
Promotion and relegation
Clubs are promoted to the league from the two regional feeder leagues; the Cymru Alliance in the north and the confusingly named Welsh Football League in the south. The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football Structure The league is made up of three divisions (named the First Division, the Second Division and the Third Division) each having 18 clubs Clubs who finish as champions - or as runners-up if the champions decide not to seek promotion - of the feeder leagues are promoted subject to an application for membership being received and accepted and the stadium and infrastructure safety criteria of that League being met.
No teams were promoted to the Premiership following the 2005/06 season. However, Cardiff Grange Quins, who finished bottom of the top division, resigned leaving the league to operate with an odd number of clubs for 2006/07. Grange Harlequins (Grange Harlequins AFC is a Welsh football team which plays in the Welsh League Division Two
Eighteen clubs competed in the Welsh Premiership for the 2007/08 season as both Neath Athletic (Welsh Football League) and Llangefni Town (Cymru Alliance) have been promoted while Cwmbran Town have been relegated to Division 1 of the Welsh League. Neath Athletic Football Club is a Welsh Association football team founded in 2005 following the merger between two clubs Neath (formerly Structure The league is made up of three divisions (named the First Division, the Second Division and the Third Division) each having 18 clubs Llangefni Town are a football team based in Llangefni on Anglesey. The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football Structure The league is made up of three divisions (named the First Division, the Second Division and the Third Division) each having 18 clubs For 2008/09, Prestatyn Town will play in the league for the first time after promotion form the alliance, while Llangefni Town will once again play in the alliance after only one season. Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh Association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire. Llangefni Town are a football team based in Llangefni on Anglesey.
Future change
The league will be reduced to 10 teams, after the 18 Welsh Premier League clubs met on April 13, 2008 and agreed to a restructuring proposal put forward by League of Wales secretary John Deakin, which would reduce the top tier to 10 teams and will introduce a second division of 10 teams from 2010/11. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
European competition
The champions of the Welsh Premiership qualify, along with the champions of every European domestic league, for the UEFA Champions League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The second placed team qualifies for the UEFA Cup with a place in the Intertoto Cup going to the third placed team in the league. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for A place in the Uefa Cup is also awarded to the winners of the Welsh Cup. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. If the winners of the Welsh Cup have already qualified for Europe via their league placing (e. g. finishing first and winning the Cup) the third placed team inherits the UEFA Cup spot, and the Intertoto spot passes on to the fourth placed league side.
Results in Europe have been mixed-some notable successes, such as Barry Town's run to the first round proper of the UEFA Cup, drawing 3-3 with Aberdeen F.C. at Jenner Park, and Barry's 3-1 victory over FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League, combined with some heavy defeats, such as TNS' 12-1 aggregate defeat to Amica Wronki of Poland. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Amica Wronki is a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.
The aforementioned Barry Town have been by some way the most successful Welsh side in Europe in the league's 15-year history, winning a total of six games in Europe.
In recent times results in Europe have generally improved vastly, where in the past Welsh sides had been on the wrong end of some heavy scorelines, all Welsh sides now enter Europe with the realistic aim of at least winning their first round tie. In the last two years particularly European results have been good, with Rhyl F.C., Carmarthen Town and Llanelli A.F.C. all enjoying success. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. Carmarthen Town AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Llanelli AFC is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League.
Media Coverage
There is no doubt that the advent of the League has brought increased media coverage for its member clubs. Although there is sometimes complaint about the lack of it at times, the league does enjoy coverage by the Welsh national (notably the Western Mail and Daily Post) and local press. The Western Mail is a daily tabloid Newspaper published by Media Wales Ltd in Cardiff, Wales owned by the UK's largest newspaper corporation The Liverpool Daily Post is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. The league also enjoys a weekly magazine show broadcast on S4C in Wales and throughout the rest of the UK, Y Clwb Pêl-droed, and occasional live matches have been broadcast both on BBC Wales and S4C. S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales Y Clwb Pêl-droed ( The Football Club) is the name given to the football coverage on the Welsh language television channel S4C, featuring live BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales Welsh Clubs' European games are sometimes broadcast live also, again, usually on the BBC or S4C (although TNS's Champions League tie against Liverpool was live on ITV2). S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of
Teams for 2008-09
Current teams in the Welsh Premier are:
| Club Name | Stadium | Championships | 2007–08 Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 0 | 9th |
| Airbus UK | The Airfield | 0 | 11th |
| Bangor City | Farrar Road | 2 | 5th |
| Caernarfon Town | The Oval | 0 | 14th |
| Caersws | Recreation Ground | 0 | 17th |
| Carmarthen Town | Richmond Park | 0 | 6th |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Deeside Stadium | 0 | 15th |
| Haverfordwest County | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 0 | 8th |
| Llanelli | Stebonheath Park | 1 | 1st |
| Neath Athletic | Llandarcy Park Sports Ground | 0 | 7th |
| NEWI Cefn Druids | Plaskynaston Lane | 0 | 12th |
| Newtown | Latham Park | 0 | 13th |
| Port Talbot Town | Victoria Road | 0 | 4th |
| Porthmadog | Y Traeth | 0 | 16th |
| Prestatyn Town | Bastion Road | 0 | 1st1 |
| Rhyl | Belle Vue | 1 | 3rd |
| The New Saints | Park Hall* | 4 | 2nd |
| Welshpool Town | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 0 | 10th |
1 First in Cymru Alliance * Ground situated in Oswestry, England. The 2007&ndash08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales Aberystwyth Town FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Park Avenue is a multi-use Stadium in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Aberystwyth Airbus UK Broughton FC is a football team based in Broughton Flintshire, Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Farrar Road Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Bangor, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Caernarfon Town FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. The Oval is a multi-use Stadium in Caernarfon, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Caernarfon Caersws FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Recreation Ground is a multi-use Stadium in Caersws, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Carmarthen Town AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Richmond Park is a small Stadium in Carmarthen, Wales. Situated on Priory Street It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground Haverfordwest County AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Bridge Meadow Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Haverfordwest, Wales. Llanelli AFC is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League. Stebonheath Park ( Welsh: Parc Stebonheath) is a multi-use Stadium in Llanelli, West Wales, primarily used as a football Neath Athletic Football Club is a Welsh Association football team founded in 2005 following the merger between two clubs Neath (formerly NEWI Cefn Druids AFC (Derwyddon Cefn NEWI is a football team based in the village of Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales playing in the Welsh Newtown AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Latham Park is a multi-use Stadium in Newtown Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Newtown F Port Talbot Town FC is a football club from Port Talbot in Wales. Remax Stadium redirects here for the stadium in Chamblee Georgia see Silverbacks Park Victoria Road, currently Porthmadog Football Club (Clwb Pêl Droed Porthmadog is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. cy Y Traeth (The Beach is a multi-use Stadium in Porthmadog, Wales. Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh Association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. Belle Vue is a multi-use Stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rhyl F The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Park Hall Stadium is the home ground of The New Saints in Oswestry. Welshpool Town FC is a football team based in Welshpool, playing in the Welsh Premier League. Maes y Dre Recreation Ground is a multi-use Stadium in Welshpool, Wales. The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Former members of the League of Wales/Welsh Premier League
Champions
Record League Champions
| Rank | Club | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town | 7 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Total Network Solutions/The New Saints | 4 | 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| 3 | Bangor City | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| 4 | Llanelli | 1 | 2008 |
| 4 | Rhyl | 1 | 2004 |
| 4 | Cwmbran Town | 1 | 1993 |
Players
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They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Llanelli AFC is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. Cwmbran Town is a football team based in Cwmbran, Wales, playing in the Welsh Football League First Division. Marc Lloyd-Williams (born 8 February 1973 in Bangor, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Porthmadog
Colin Reynolds holds the record for the number of appearances in the League of Wales[2]. Colin Reynolds (born 3 October 1968 in Newtown Powys) is a Welsh Footballer, currently playing for Aberystwyth Town in
Sponsorship
Below is a list of the League's sponsors and what they chose to name the competition:
- 1992: Konica Peter Llewellyn Limited of Swansea (Konica League of Wales)
- 1993-2001: No sponsor .
- 2002-2004: JT Hughes Mitsubishi (JT Hughes Mitsubishi Welsh Premiership)
- 2004-2006: Vauxhall Masterfit Retailers (Vauxhall Masterfit Retailers Welsh Premier League)
- 2006-Present: Principality Building Society (Principality Building Society Welsh Premier Football League)
See also
External links
- Official Principality Welsh Premier League website
- News site for the Welsh Premier League
- Welsh Premier League Myspace Page
- Welsh Football Data Archive website
References
- ^ "Clubs vote to Re-structure the League", Welsh Premier League, 2008-04-13. The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup is a Welsh football cup competition organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
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