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The Cymru North and Cymru South are the two football leagues in Wales that form the second level of the Welsh football league system. They have semi-professional status clubs. The first year of their operation was 2019–20, with the Football Association of Wales owning and administering the Tier 2 leagues for the first time.
Cymru Premier (Level 1) Cymru North / Cymru South (Level 2) Ardal Leagues Northeast / Northwest / Southeast / Southwest (Level 3) Below these, there are the regional feeders (starting at Level 4): Gwent County League Premier (there are also a Division One and Two at Levels 5 & 6) Mid Wales Football League East / West
Since the 2020–21 season, the Football Association of Wales has run the third tier after a review of the Welsh league pyramid. Tier 3, called the Ardal Leagues is split into a Northern and Southern League, with each league divided into two regionally based divisions, giving North East, North West, South East and South West leagues, each consisting of a maximum of 16 clubs.
The Cymru Premier, formerly named the League of Wales and the Welsh Premier League, was founded in 1992 as Wales did not have a national league at that time. [17] [18] Teams relegated from the Cymru Premier are either relegated to the Cymru North (Northern Wales) or the Cymru South (Southern Wales).
The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. It was founded in 1992, as the first league representing all of Wales.
Formed in 1992 as the League of Wales, it was the first national football league in the country. [1] The competition changed its name to the Welsh Premier League in 2002 and then to the Cymru Premier in 2019. In its inaugural season 20 teams played in the league, but it has been restructured since and has 12 member clubs in the 2024–25 season.
0–9. Ardal Leagues; Cymru North; Cymru South; Welsh Football League Division One; North East Wales Football League; South Wales Alliance League; Welsh Football League Division Two
Vale of Glamorgan League; Founded: 1998 [1] Country Wales: Number of clubs: 28: Level on pyramid: 7–9: Promotion to: South Wales Alliance League: Current champions: St Athan (2023–24) Website: Vale of Glamorgan Association Football League