2015–16 Welsh Premier League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The New Saints (10th title) |
| Relegated |
Port Talbot Town Haverfordwest County |
| Champions League | The New Saints |
| Europa League |
Bala Town Llandudno Connah's Quay Nomads |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 529 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 |
| Biggest home win |
Connah's Quay Nomads 5–0 Port Talbot Town (12 December 2015) The New Saints 5–0 Airbus UK Broughton (27 February 2016) Rhyl 5–0 Port Talbot Town (9 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Newtown 0–6 The New Saints (13 February 2016) |
| Longest unbeaten run | The New Saints (21) |
|
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 9 April 2016. | |
The 2015–16 Welsh Premier League (known as the Dafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints were the defending champions.
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league was split into two groups at the end of January 2016 – the top six and the bottom six.
Teams
Location of the 2015-16 Welsh Premier League clubs
Cefn Druids and Prestatyn Town were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Llandudno were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance and Haverfordwest County were promoted as winners of Welsh Football League Division One. It will be Llandudno's debut campaign in the league.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | .svg.png){kind=small} | | Nike | Cambrian Tyres |
| Airbus UK | | | Macron | Gardner Aerospace |
| Bala | |  | Joma | Aykroyd's |
| Bangor | | | Macron | Dafydd Hardy (home) Anglesey Sea Zoo (away) |
| Carmarthen | | | Macron | Jeff White (home) Natwest Cymru (away) |
| Connah's Quay Nomads |  | | Macron | Driving Force |
| Haverfordwest County | | | Kappa | West Wales Properties.co.uk |
| Llandudno | | | Adidas | The UPVC Outlet |
| Newtown | | | Givova | NEO/Elephant & Castle Hotel |
| Port Talbot | | | Macron | Blanco's |
| Rhyl | | | Adidas | VanTruck |
| TNS | | | Legea | PlanetHippo |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Saints (C) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 2 | Bala Town | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Llandudno | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Connah's Quay Nomads (O) | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 48 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 3] |
| 5 | Newtown | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Airbus UK Broughton | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 47 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 3] |
| 8 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bangor City | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 45 | |
| 10 | Port Talbot Town (R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 | Relegation to Welsh Division One[lower-alpha 4] |
| 11 | Rhyl | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 27 | |
| 12 | Haverfordwest County (R) | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to Welsh Division One[lower-alpha 4] |
Source: Welsh Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.
- ↑ The New Saints qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Welsh Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
- 1 2 Teams played for a spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.
- 1 2 Rhyl were spared from relegation as Port Talbot Town failed to obtain a FAW domestic licence[1].
Results
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.
Matches 1–22
| Home \ Away[1] | ABE | AIR | BAL | BAN | CMR | CQN | HAV | LND | NTW | PTA | RHL | TNS |
| Aberystwyth Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bala Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bangor City | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Haverfordwest County | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Llandudno | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| Newtown | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Rhyl | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| The New Saints | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Welsh Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–32
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Top six
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Bottom six
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season participated in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for the first qualifying round.[3]
Semi-finals
| Newtown | 1–2 | Airbus UK Broughton |
|---|---|---|
Sutton  |
Report | McGinn |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–0 | Carmarthen Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rushton Baynes |
Report |
Final
References
The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[4]
- ↑ "FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body". welshpremier.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Premier League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/news/Play-Offs-rest-on-Cup-Final-Winner/103537/
- ↑ "{title}" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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