The South Wales Premier League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Highadmit Projects South Wales Premier League.[1] The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth tier of the Welsh Football Pyramid and offers promotion opportunities to the tier 3 Football Association of Wales administered Ardal Leagues. The league is run by the South Wales Football Association.
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Wales |
| Divisions | 34 |
| Number of teams | 47 |
| Level on pyramid | 4–6 |
| Promotion to | Ardal Leagues |
| Relegation to | Aberdare Valley League Bridgend & District League Cardiff & District League Cardiff Combination League Merthyr & District League Port Talbot League Rhondda & District League Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley League Vale of Glamorgan League |
| Current champions | FC Cwmaman (2023-24) |
| Website | South Wales Premier League |
The league was formed in 2015 by a merger of the South Wales Senior League and the South Wales Amateur League.[2]
In April 2022, the league, after discussions with the South Wales Football Association, announced planned changes to the league structure from the 2023–24 season. The current set up of three divisions of sixteen clubs will move to four divisions of twelve with a Premier Division, Division One and two regionalised Division Twos.[3] As a result of this at the end of the 2022–23 season, teams finishing in 11th to 16th places in the Premier Division were relegated to Division One (renamed as the 'Championship Division').
During the summer of 2024, the league was renamed as the 'South Wales Premier League'.
Member clubs for 2024–25 season
editThe following clubs will compete.[4]
South Wales Premier League
edit- Aber Valley
- Caerphilly Athletic
- Cardiff Airport
- Ely Rangers
- FC Cwmaman
- Llantwit Fardre
- Pencoed Athletic
- Penydarren
- Port Talbot
- Porthcawl Town Athletic
- Ton Pentre
- Tonyrefail BGC
Championship Division
edit- Aberdare Town
- Afan United
- AFC Wattstown
- Bettws
- Cardiff Bay Warriors
- Cardiff Cosmopolitan
- Clwb Cymric
- Cwmbach Royal Stars
- Dinas Powys
- Llanrumney United
- Merthyr Saints
- Treforest
- Vale United
Division One East
edit- AFC Penrhiwceiber
- Cwm Welfare
- Cwrt Rawlin
- Fairwater
- Nelson Cavaliers
- Pantyscallog VJ
- Penrhiwfer
- Penygraig United
- Splott
- St Josephs
- Treorchy
- Tongwynlais
Division One West
edit- Caerau All Whites
- Cogan Coronation
- Garw
- Grange Albion
- Holton Road
- Llangeinor
- Maesteg Park
- Margam YC
- Sully Sports
- Talbot Green
- Tata Steel United
Recent champions
edit| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Trefelin BGC | Canton Liberal | Ynyshir Albions |
| 2016–17 | Pontyclun | Cardiff Draconians | Garw SBGC |
| 2017–18 | Penydarren BGC | Cefn Cribwr | Blaenrhondda |
| 2018–19 | Ynyshir Albions[5] | Porthcawl Town Athletic | Llanrumney United |
| 2019–20 | Pencoed Athletic[6] | Aber Valley | Maesteg Park |
| 2020–21 | No competition | ||
| 2021–22 | Baglan Dragons | Cardiff Airport | Treherbert BGC |
| 2022–23 | Cardiff Corinthians | Caerphilly Athletic | Llantwit Fardre |
| Season | Premier Division | Championship | Division One East | Division One West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | FC Cwmaman | Ely Rangers | Cwmbach Royal Stars | Afan United |
References
edit- ^ "Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance Football League - Latest News". Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance Football League - League History". Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "South Wales Alliance League restructure from 2023-24". South Wales Football Association. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Here's how the 4 divisions are set up for the 2024/25 South Wales Premier League Season". X. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Season Review | Part 1 – Welsh Football League, SWAL, Gwent County League". Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (30 May 2020). "South Wales Alliance League: Aber Valley, Maesteg Park and Pencoed crowned champions". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links
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