2018–19 Welsh Premier League

Welsh Premier League
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The 2018–19 Welsh Premier League is the 27th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions. The season fixtures were announced on 27 June 2018.[1] The season began on 10 August 2018. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2019 – the top six and the bottom six.

Teams

The bottom placed team from the previous season, Prestatyn Town, and Bangor City, were relegated to the Cymru Alliance for the 2018–19 season. Despite finishing 2nd the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke Bangor City's Tier 1 and UEFA licence[2] meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football. This meant a reprieve for Carmarthen Town who had finished second bottom and would otherwise have been relegated.

Bangor and Prestatyn were replaced by Llanelli Town and Caernarfon Town, champions of the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One and 2017–18 Cymru Alliance respectively. Caernarfon Town are playing in the Welsh Premier League for the first time since the 2008–09 season, while Llanelli Town are a new side, replacing the original Llanelli AFC who were relegated at the end of the 2012–13 season and then wound up in the high court. The arrival of Barry Town United the previous season means that both of the former South Wales 'giants' are now back in the Welsh top-flight. In addition, Cardiff Met remain and Carmarthen Town were reprieved, so the balance of power is slowly shifting from what was for a while, an almost predominantly North Wales-based league.

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts [lower-alpha 1]
1 The New Saints 7 5 1 1 22 2 +20 16
2 Connah's Quay Nomads 7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 15
3 Barry Town United 7 4 1 2 10 11 −1 13
4 Caernarfon Town 7 4 0 3 6 6 0 12
5 Bala Town 7 3 1 3 11 11 0 10
6 Newtown 7 3 1 3 8 9 −1 10
7 Aberystwyth Town 7 3 1 3 11 17 −6 10
8 Cardiff Metropolitan University 7 3 0 4 8 8 0 9
9 Llandudno 7 2 2 3 4 7 −3 8
10 Carmarthen Town 7 2 2 3 8 14 −6 8
11 Cefn Druids 7 2 0 5 10 10 0 6
12 Llanelli Town A.F.C. 7 1 1 5 6 21 −15 4
Source: Welsh Premier League, Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000
Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000
Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park 3,500
Caernarfon Town Caernarfon The Oval 3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff Cyncoed Campus 1,620
Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park 3,000
Cefn Druids Wrexham The Rock 3,000
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Deeside Stadium 1,500
Llandudno Llandudno Park MBi Maesdu 1,013
Llanelli Town A.F.C. Llanelli Stebonheath Park 3,700
Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000
The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall 2,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 The New Saints 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12 9 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Connah's Quay Nomads 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9 Qualification to the Europa League preliminary round
3 Newtown 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
4 Barry Town United 4 2 1 1 7 8 −1 7 Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
5 Cardiff Metropolitan University 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
6 Aberystwyth Town 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
7 Bala Town 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
8 Caernarfon 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 6
9 Carmarthen Town 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
10 Llandudno 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
11 Cefn Druids 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 3
12 Llanelli Town 4 1 1 2 5 13 −8 4 Relegation to Cymru Alliance
Source: ,
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[3]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.

Results

Teams play 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 ABE BAL BAR CAE CMU CMR CDR CQN LND LNE NTW TNS
Aberystwyth Town — 1–4 1–0 3–1
Bala Town — 2–1 2–1
Barry Town United —
Caernarfon Town —
Cardiff Metropolitan University —
Carmarthen Town —
Cefn Druids —
Connah's Quay Nomads —
Llandudno —
Llanelli Town A.F.C. —
Newtown —
The New Saints —
Source: Welsh Premier League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32

UEFA Europa League play-offs


Season statistics

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
August


References

  1. ↑ "WPL Fixtures for New Season Announced - Welsh Premier League". Welsh Premier League. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Decisions of the FAW Club Licencing Appeals Body". Welsh Premier League. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=74&view=rules|title=Premier League2018/2019 - Season rules|work=Scoresway|accessdate=3 September 2018}}

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