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 2024-2025 WAL1 season, the WAL1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2025-2026 non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2024-2025 WAL1 UEFA Europa Conference League playoff winner
The winner of the 2024-2025 Cwpan Cymru (Welsh Cup), typically a WAL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Wales
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| WAL1 | Welsh Premier League | 12 |
| WAL2A | Cymru North | 17 |
| WAL2B | Cymru South | 16 |
| WAL3 | Ardal Leagues | 62 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1st Phase 9 Aug 2024 - 17 Jan 2025 | 2nd Phase (Champ/Releg) 24 Jan 2025 - 20 Apr 2025 | UEFAECL Playoffs 23 Apr 2025 - 16 May 2025 | 12: WAL1 (10), WAL2 (2) |
Season Format
During 1st Phase of the 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 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.
Playoffs
At the end of the 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League. (If the winner of the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 WAL1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 31 | Caernarfon Town FC | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 00 | Cardiff Metro Univ | The Oval (Caernarfon) | |||
| Caernarfon Town FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
UEFAECL Playoffs - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 52 | Barry Town United FC | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
| 10 | Bala Town FC | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch |
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 | 26 -0-6 | 78 | - | 89 | 31 | 58 | 16 | 14 -0-2 | 42 | 47 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 12 -0-4 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 32 | 19 -7-6 | 64 | - | 56 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 10 -5-1 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 13 -12-7 | 51 | - | 39 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 7 -6-3 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town FC | 32 | 14 -6-12 | 48 | - | 53 | 51 | 2 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| 5 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 32 | 12 -8-12 | 44 | - | 42 | 45 | -3 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 6 | Bala Town FC | 32 | 8 -13-11 | 37 | - | 37 | 42 | -5 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 2 -9-5 | 15 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barry Town United FC | 32 | 15 -7-10 | 52 | - | 55 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
| 2 | Gap Connah's Quay | 32 | 12 -6-14 | 42 | - | 47 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Flint Town United FC | 32 | 13 -3-16 | 42 | - | 48 | 62 | -14 | 16 | 9 -1-6 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 20 | 43 | -23 |
| 4 | Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC | 32 | 9 -5-18 | 32 | - | 46 | 65 | -19 | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 16 | 5 -1-10 | 16 | 23 | 35 | -12 |
| 5 | Newtown AFC | 32 | 6 -8-18 | 26 | - | 36 | 65 | -29 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 6 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 32 | 6 -3-23 | 21 | - | 28 | 71 | -43 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 16 | 3 -0-13 | 9 | 13 | 41 | -28 |
2025-2026 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2025-2026 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 | 17 -0-5 | 51 | - | 61 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 9 -0-2 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 8 -0-3 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 22 | 15 -5-2 | 50 | - | 42 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County | 22 | 11 -7-4 | 40 | - | 29 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town FC | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Bala Town FC | 22 | 7 -11-4 | 32 | - | 27 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 -9-0 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 31 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Barry Town United FC | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 32 | 38 | -6 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 8 | Gap Connah's Quay | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 32 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC | 22 | 6 -3-13 | 21 | - | 33 | 45 | -12 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 11 | 3 -0-8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 10 | Flint Town United FC | 22 | 6 -2-14 | 20 | - | 27 | 47 | -20 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 13 | 32 | -19 |
| 11 | Newtown AFC | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 24 | 46 | -22 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| 12 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 22 | 4 -2-16 | 14 | - | 18 | 53 | -35 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 11 | 1 -0-10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | -24 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 40 | Newtown AFC | Essity Stadium |
| 50 | Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC | Jenner Park |
 | 11 | Gap Connah's Quay | Park Avenue Ground |
| 13 | The New Saints | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
| 21 | Cardiff Metro Univ | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
| 32 | Pen-y-Bont FC | Maes Tegid |
| 02 | Barry Town United FC | Essity Stadium |
| 31 | Caernarfon Town FC | SDM Glass Stadium |
| 23 | Aberystwyth Town FC | The Montgomery Waters Latham Park Stadium |
| 21 | Bala Town FC | Park Hall Stadium |
| 11 | Haverfordwest County | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch |
| 10 | The New Saints | SDM Glass Stadium |
| 11 | Caernarfon Town FC | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
| 00 | Cardiff Metro Univ | Maes Tegid |
| 12 | Flint Town United FC | Park Avenue Ground |
| 21 | Newtown AFC | Jenner Park |
| 32 | Barry Town United FC | Essity Stadium |
| 06 | The New Saints | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch |