Summary
The Welsh Premier League (WAL1), Cyrmu Premier, is comprised of professional and semi-professional teams (11 from Wales, 1 from England) and is the Welsh national football league. At the end of the 2021-2022 WAL1 season, the WAL1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2022-2023 non-league play:
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2021-2022 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2021-2022 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2021-2022 WAL1 UEFA Europa Conference League playoff winner
The winner of the 2021-2022 Cwpan Cymru (Welsh Cup), typically a WAL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Wales
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| WAL1 | Welsh Premier League | 12 |
| WAL2A | Cymru North | 16 |
| WAL2B | Cymru South | 16 |
| WAL3 | Ardal Leagues | 64 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1st Phase 13 Aug 2021 - 26 Feb 2022 | 2nd Phase (Champ/Releg) 4 Mar 2022 - 23 Apr 2022 | UEFAECL Playoffs 26 Apr 2022 - 14 May 2022 | 12: WAL1 (12), WAL2 (0) |
Season Format
During 1st Phase of the 2021-2022 WAL1 regular season, each WAL1 team plays each other 11 WAL1 teams twice for a total of 22 league matches. In the 2nd Phase, the top six teams play in the Championship Group and the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Group. Each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams in their group (10 more matches, 32 matches total) to determine final rankings for 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League, Europa League placements, and relegation. Table rankings ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) head-to-head points, (3) goals scored, then (4) matches won.
Due to COVID-19, no teams were relegated after the 2020-2021 WAL1 season.
Playoffs
At the end of the 2021-2022 WAL1 regular season, the 3rd through 6th place WAL1 Championship Round teams and the 1st place WAL1 Relegation Round team have a European Competition playoff. The playoff winner receives a a berth in the Preliminary Round of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League. (If the winner of the 2021-2022 Welsh Cup has already received a berth in the Champions League or the Europa League, the other playoff Finalist receives this berth.)
Relegation
At the end of the 2021-2022 WAL1 regular season, the 5th and 6th place WAL1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated to either the WAL2A or WAL2B, and the top 2 teams in the WAL2A/2B are promoted to the 2022-2023 WAL1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 21 | Flint Town United FC | The Oval (Caernarfon) | |||
| AET | ||||||
UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11 | Pen-y-Bont FC | Essity Stadium | |||
| Flint Town United FC advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| 10 | Cardiff Metro Univ | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
2nd Phase
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The New Saints | 32 | 25 -5-2 | 80 | - | 86 | 26 | 60 | 16 | 14 -1-1 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 16 | 11 -4-1 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Bala Town FC | 32 | 16 -11-5 | 59 | - | 67 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 8 -6-2 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 8 -5-3 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 | Newtown AFC | 32 | 15 -6-11 | 51 | - | 50 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town FC | 32 | 13 -4-15 | 43 | -3 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | Flint Town United FC | 32 | 12 -6-14 | 42 | - | 51 | 53 | -2 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | 21 | 30 | -9 |
| 6 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 32 | 10 -10-12 | 40 | - | 49 | 57 | -8 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 32 | 10 -12-10 | 42 | - | 35 | 38 | -3 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| 2 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 32 | 11 -7-14 | 40 | - | 38 | 45 | -7 | 16 | 6 -1-9 | 19 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 3 | Gap Connah's Quay | 32 | 15 -11-6 | 38 | - | 44 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 -8-2 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 10 -8-14 | 38 | - | 45 | 46 | -1 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 5 -1-10 | 16 | 26 | 34 | -8 |
| 5 | Barry Town United FC | 32 | 8 -7-17 | 31 | - | 31 | 47 | -16 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -12 |
| 6 | Cefn Druids AFC | 32 | 2 -3-27 | 9 | - | 22 | 109 | -87 | 16 | 2 -2-12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | -30 | 16 | 0 -1-15 | 1 | 7 | 64 | -57 |
2022-2023 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation to WAL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Phase
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | The New Saints | 22 | 18 -3-1 | 57 | - | 61 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 11 -0-0 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 22 | 9 -9-4 | 36 | - | 43 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 6 -5-0 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | Newtown AFC | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 38 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Flint Town United FC | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 41 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| 5 | Bala Town FC | 22 | 8 -10-4 | 34 | - | 38 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | Caernarfon Town FC | 22 | 9 -4-9 | 31 | - | 35 | 37 | -2 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 22 | 6 -9-7 | 27 | - | 21 | 28 | -7 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 8 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 22 | 7 -4-11 | 25 | - | 23 | 30 | -7 | 11 | 4 -0-7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 9 | Barry Town United FC | 22 | 6 -5-11 | 23 | - | 26 | 36 | -10 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
| 10 | Haverfordwest County | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 21 | 35 | -14 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -16 |
| 11 | Gap Connah's Quay | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 16 | -18 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Cefn Druids AFC | 22 | 0 -2-20 | 2 | - | 14 | 74 | -60 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 6 | 41 | -35 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 12 | Cardiff Metro Univ | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
 | 110 | Pen-y-Bont FC | Maes Tegid |
| 11 | Newtown AFC | Essity Stadium |
 | 10 | Barry Town United FC | The Rock |
 | 11 | Gap Connah's Quay | Park Avenue Ground |
 | 31 | Caernarfon Town FC | Park Hall Stadium |
| 01 | Aberystwyth Town FC | Jenner Park |
| 02 | The New Saints | Latham Park |
| 02 | Bala Town FC | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
| 03 | Flint Town United FC | SDM Glass Stadium |
| 30 | Haverfordwest County | Deeside Stadium |
| 50 | Cefn Druids AFC | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch |
| 10 | Newtown AFC | Maes Tegid |
| 60 | Cefn Druids AFC | Park Avenue Ground |
| 70 | Flint Town United FC | Park Hall Stadium |
| 10 | Pen-y-Bont FC | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
| 20 | Barry Town United FC | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
| 20 | Cardiff Metro Univ | Deeside Stadium |
| 11 | Gap Connah's Quay | Jenner Park |
| 12 | The New Saints | SDM Glass Stadium |