2013–14 Welsh Premier League

The 2013–14 Welsh Premier League (known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 23 August 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014 with the Europa League play-off final.[1]

Welsh Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsThe New Saints
RelegatedAfan Lido
Champions LeagueThe New Saints
Europa LeagueAirbus UK Broughton
Aberystwyth Town
Bangor City
Matches played192
Goals scored620 (3.23 per match)

The New Saints won the league after 29 games.

Teams
Location of teams in the 2013–14 Welsh Premier League

Llanelli were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Rhyl were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance.

Stadia and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aberystwyth TownAberystwythPark Avenue5,000
Afan LidoAberavonLido Ground4,200
Airbus UK BroughtonBroughtonThe Airfield1,600
Bala TownBalaMaes Tegid3,000
Bangor CityBangorNantporth3,000
Carmarthen TownCarmarthenRichmond Park3,000
Gap Connah's QuayConnah's QuayDeeside Stadium1,500
NewtownNewtownLatham Park5,000
Port Talbot TownPort TalbotVictoria Road6,000
Prestatyn TownPrestatynBastion Road2,300
RhylRhylBelle Vue3,000
The New SaintsOswestryPark Hall2,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 The New Saints (C) 32 22 7 3 86 20 +66 73 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Airbus UK Broughton 32 17 9 6 56 34 +22 59[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Carmarthen Town 32 14 6 12 54 51 +3 48 Qualification for Europa League play-offs
4 Bangor City (O) 32 14 6 12 47 50 −3 48
5 Newtown 32 12 6 14 46 58 −12 42
6 Rhyl 32 11 5 16 43 49 −6 38
7 Aberystwyth Town 32 15 9 8 72 48 +24 51[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
8 Bala Town 32 13 6 13 61 45 +16 45
9 Port Talbot Town 32 10 8 14 45 53 −8 38
10 Connah's Quay Nomads 32 10 8 14 47 65 −18 38
11 Prestatyn Town 32 9 8 15 42 47 −5 35[lower-alpha 4]
12 Afan Lido (R) 32 3 6 23 21 100 −79 15 Relegation to Welsh Division One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Airbus UK Broughton were deducted one point over a registration of a player.
  2. Aberystwyth Town were deducted three points for fielding a player under a yellow card suspension.
  3. The 2013–14 Welsh Cup final was won by The New Saints. As The New Saints qualified for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, Aberystwyth Town qualify automatically for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round.
  4. Prestatyn Town were spared from relegation as Haverfordwest County, the only Welsh Football League Division 1 team to have been awarded a FAW Domestic Licence, failed to finish in the top two of the mentioned 2nd-tier league.

Points deductions

Before the league season split into two, both Airbus UK Broughton and Aberystwyth Town both had a points deduction and fines given to them, with Airbus UK Broughton receiving a one point deduction over a player registration,[2] with Aberystwyth Town's ruling at a Disciplinary Panel meant they were deducted three points over playing a suspended player in a match against gap Connah's Quay.[3]

Results

Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league was split into two groups at the end of January 2014 - the top six and the bottom six.

Matches 1–22
Home \ Away ABE AFA AIR BAL BAN CMR CQN NEW PTA PRE RHL TNS
Aberystwyth Town 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 3–3 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–2
Afan Lido 2–1 1–3 1–6 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–2
Airbus UK Broughton 4–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 6–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Bala Town 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–4 7–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3
Bangor City 3–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–2
Carmarthen Town 0–3 3–0 0–1 2–0 4–4 3–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Connah's Quay Nomads 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–4
Newtown 0–0 3–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–4 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Port Talbot Town 3–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3
Prestatyn Town 2–2 1–2 2–3 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 5–2 0–0 0–0 1–0
Rhyl 0–3 3–0 2–2 2–4 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 5–2 2–1 0–2
The New Saints 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 5–1 6–0 3–0 3–0
Source: Welsh Premier League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32

UEFA Europa League play-offs

Teams who finished in positions third through sixth at the end of the regular season took part in play-offs to determine the second participant for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Semi-finals
Bangor City1–0Newtown
Chris Jones  57' Report
Attendance: 1572
Referee: Huw Jones
Carmarthen Town1–6Rhyl
Bassett  45+3' Report Forbes  42', 90'
McManus  51' (pen.)
Cadwallader  53'
Lewis  59', 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 311
Referee: Lee Evans
Notes
  1. ^
    Carmarthen Town played their home match at GenQuip Stadium, Port Talbot instead of their regular stadium, Richmond Park, Carmarthen.

Final
Bangor City2–0Rhyl
Davies  64'
Chris Jones  74' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Mark Whitby

References

The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[4]

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/national/wales/premier-league/20132014/1st-phase/r21911/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02
  2. "Point Deduction and Fine for Airbus UK Broughton". Welsh Premier.com. 2014-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  3. "Aberystwyth Town fined and Deducted Three points". Welsh Premier.com. 2014-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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