2011–12 Welsh Premier Women's League

The 2011–12 Welsh Premier League is the third season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, Wales' premier football league. Northop Hall Girls replaced Llandudno Junction Ladies in the Northern Conference.[1]

Welsh Premier League (women)
Season2011–12
ChampionsUWIC Ladies
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueUWIC Ladies
Matches played41
Goals scored165 (4.02 per match)

The season kicked off on Sunday, 25 September 2011, with the final being played on 13 May 2012. It was the last season to feature a championship final, following the introduction of a 12-team league from the 2012–13 season.[2] As a result of that, no team was relegated this year.[3]

Clubs

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Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Premier League
Team Conference City Ground
Aberystwyth Town Ladies North Aberystwyth Park Avenue
Caernarfon Town Ladies North Caernarfon The Oval
Caerphilly Castle Ladies South Caerphilly Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields
Llanidloes Ladies North Llanidloes Cae Hafren
Newcastle Emlyn Ladies South Newcastle Emlyn Parc Emlyn
Northop Hall Girls North Rhydymwyn Dolfechlas Road, Rhydymwyn F.C.
Swansea City Ladies South Port Talbot Baglan Playing Fields
Trefelin Ladies South Cwmafan, Port Talbot The Ynys
UWIC Ladies South Cardiff Cardiff University, Cyncoed Campus
Wrexham Ladies North Wrexham Stansty Park, Lex XI F.C.

Northern conference

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WRE LLA CTL ABE NOR
1 Wrexham Ladies (Q) 8 6 1 1 30 13 +17 19 Championship final 3–2 4–2 4–2 4–1
2 Llanidloes Ladies 8 4 1 3 21 11 +10 13 3–2 2–2 2–0 7–1
3 Caernarfon Town Ladies 8 4 1 3 19 14 +5 13 1–3 1–0 3–0 5–0
4 Aberystwyth Town Ladies 8 4 1 3 15 13 +2 13 1–1 2–1 3–0 4–0
5 Northop Hall Girls 8 0 0 8 7 41 −34 0 1–9 0–4 2–5 2–3
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Southern conference

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UWIC SWA TRE CCL NEW
1 UWIC Ladies (Q) 8 6 1 1 19 5 +14 19 Championship final 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–1
2 Swansea City Ladies 8 4 3 1 16 9 +7 15 1–0 0–0 3–0 5–1
3 Trefelin Ladies 8 3 2 3 15 17 −2 11 0–4 3–3 1–2 5–2
4 Caerphilly Castle Ladies 8 1 2 5 9 16 −7 5 1–3 1–2 2–3 2–2
5 Newcastle Emlyn Ladies 8 0 4 4 11 23 −12 4 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Championship final

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The third (and final, due to league restructuring for 2012-13) Championship Final is the first to not include either Swansea City or Caernarfon Town. UWIC won the championship final against Wrexham and will represent Wales in the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]

Wrexham Ladies0–3UWIC Ladies
Nadia Lawrence  
Sophie Scherschel  
Lauran Welsh
Victoria Park, Llanidloes

References

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  1. ^ "New season preview". leaguewebsite.co.uk. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Wrexham Odds on for Play-off place". shekicks.net. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Welsh Premier Women's League - Secretary Report". welshpremier.com. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Europe beckons for UWIC". shekicks.net. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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