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 2022-2023 WAL1 season, the WAL1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2023-2024 non-league play:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 WAL1 Championship Round team
- 2022-2023 WAL1 UEFA Europa Conference League playoff winner
The winner of the 2022-2023 Cwpan Cymru (Welsh Cup), typically a WAL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying of the 2023-2024 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 | 61 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1st Phase 12 Aug 2022 - 31 Jan 2023 | 2nd Phase (Champ/Releg) 11 Feb 2023 - 22 Apr 2023 | UEFAECL Playoffs 25 Apr 2023 - 14 May 2023 | 12: WAL1 (10), WAL2 (0) |
Season Format
During 1st Phase of the 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 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 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League. (If the winner of the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 WAL1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 11 | Haverfordwest County | Latham Park | |||
| Haverfordwest County wins on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 24 | Newtown AFC | Maes Tegid |
 | 00 | Haverfordwest County | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch | |||
| Haverfordwest County advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
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 -5-1 | 83 | - | 112 | 17 | 95 | 16 | 15 -1-0 | 46 | 61 | 9 | 52 | 16 | 11 -4-1 | 37 | 51 | 8 | 43 |
| 2 | Gap Connah's Quay | 32 | 17 -10-5 | 61 | - | 45 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 11 -5-0 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 3 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 32 | 16 -10-6 | 52 | -6 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 7 -6-3 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 4 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 32 | 16 -4-12 | 52 | - | 41 | 49 | -8 | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
| 5 | Bala Town FC | 32 | 12 -8-12 | 44 | - | 51 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| 6 | Newtown AFC | 32 | 12 -5-15 | 41 | - | 49 | 56 | -7 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 14 -5-13 | 47 | - | 49 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 5 -1-10 | 16 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| 2 | Pontypridd United AFC | 32 | 12 -5-15 | 41 | - | 41 | 52 | -11 | 16 | 9 -1-6 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
| 3 | Caernarfon Town FC | 32 | 12 -3-17 | 39 | - | 51 | 54 | -3 | 16 | 8 -1-7 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| 4 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 32 | 11 -5-16 | 38 | - | 41 | 73 | -32 | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 19 | 45 | -26 |
| 5 | Flint Town United FC | 32 | 9 -8-15 | 35 | - | 41 | 53 | -12 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
| 6 | Airbus UK Broughton FC | 32 | 0 -2-30 | -4 | -3 | 18 | 100 | -82 | 16 | 0 -1-15 | 1 | 11 | 58 | -47 | 16 | 0 -1-15 | 1 | 7 | 42 | -35 |
2023-2024 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2023-2024 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 | 19 -3-0 | 60 | - | 83 | 8 | 75 | 11 | 11 -0-0 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 11 | 8 -3-0 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | Gap Connah's Quay | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 33 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Pen-y-Bont FC | 22 | 12 -5-5 | 41 | - | 37 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Cardiff Metro Univ | 22 | 13 -2-7 | 41 | - | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 5 | Bala Town FC | 22 | 12 -4-6 | 40 | - | 42 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | Newtown AFC | 22 | 10 -3-9 | 33 | - | 41 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 7 | Haverfordwest County | 22 | 8 -3-11 | 27 | - | 29 | 35 | -6 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
| 8 | Caernarfon Town FC | 22 | 8 -1-13 | 25 | - | 33 | 41 | -8 | 11 | 6 -0-5 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 9 | Flint Town United FC | 22 | 6 -6-10 | 24 | - | 24 | 37 | -13 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town FC | 22 | 7 -1-14 | 22 | - | 23 | 58 | -35 | 11 | 6 -0-5 | 18 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | -28 |
| 11 | Pontypridd United AFC | 22 | 6 -2-14 | 20 | - | 22 | 42 | -20 | 11 | 5 -0-6 | 15 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -13 |
| 12 | Airbus UK Broughton FC | 22 | 0 -1-21 | -2 | -3 | 13 | 66 | -53 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 8 | 39 | -31 | 11 | 0 -0-11 | 0 | 5 | 27 | -22 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 32 | Flint Town United FC | Ynysangharad War Memorial Park |
 | 14 | Haverfordwest County | The Airfield |
 | 32 | Caernarfon Town FC | Park Avenue Ground |
 | 41 | Gap Connah's Quay | Park Hall Stadium |
 | 21 | Newtown AFC | SDM Glass Stadium |
| 21 | Bala Town FC | Cardiff International Sports Stadium |
| 23 | Caernarfon Town FC | Essity Stadium |
| 11 | Aberystwyth Town FC | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
| 12 | Pontypridd United AFC | The Oval (Caernarfon) |
| 12 | Cardiff Metro Univ | Latham Park |
| 00 | Pen-y-Bont FC | Deeside Stadium |
| 02 | The New Saints | Maes Tegid |
| 13 | Flint Town United FC | The Airfield |
| 11 | Airbus UK Broughton FC | Park Avenue Ground |
| 25 | The New Saints | SDM Glass Stadium |
| 02 | Gap Connah's Quay | Cyncoed Campus Artificial Pitch |
| 20 | Pontypridd United AFC | Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium |
| 12 | Newtown AFC | Maes Tegid |
| 11 | Aberystwyth Town FC | USW Sports Park |
| 02 | Haverfordwest County | Essity Stadium |