2022–23 Adran Premier

The 2022–23 Adran Premier season (also known as Genero Adran Premier for sponsorship reasons), was the second edition of the Adran Premier, the highest level of league competition for women's football in Wales, and the fourteenth season of top-flight women's football in Wales overall. The competition began on 4 September 2022.^[1]

Adran Premier

Season	2022–23
Dates	4 September 2022 – 9 April 2023
Champions	Cardiff City
Relegated	Abergavenny Town
Matches played	80
Goals scored	304 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Stacey John-Davis (15 goals)
Biggest home win	Cardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women (16 November 2022) Cardiff City Women 9–0 Cardiff Met (19 March 2023)
Biggest away win	Barry Town United Women 1–8 Cardiff Met (22 January 2023)
Highest scoring	Cardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women (16 November 2022) Barry Town United Women 1–8 Cardiff Met (22 January 2023) Cardiff City Women 9–0 Cardiff Met (19 March 2023)
Longest winning run	Cardiff City Women (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Cardiff City Women (20 games)
Longest winless run	Abergavenny Women (12 games)
Longest losing run	Abergavenny Women (10 games)
Highest attendance	5,175 Cardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women (16 November 2022)
← 2021–22 2023-24 → All statistics correct as of 26 February 2023.

Teams

Abergavenny Town

Aberystwyth Town

Barry Town United

Cardiff City

Cardiff Met

Swansea City

Pontypridd United

The New Saints

Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Adran Premier

Club	City	Ground
Abergavenny Women	Abergavenny	Pen-Y-Pound Stadium
Aberystwyth Town Women's	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue
Barry Town United Women	Barry	Jenner Park
Cardiff City Women	Cardiff	Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Cardiff Met WFC	Cardiff	Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
Pontypridd United Women	Pontypridd	UWS Sports Park
Swansea City Ladies	Neath	Llandarcy Academy of Sport
The New Saints FC Women	Oswestry	Park Hall

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[a]
1	Cardiff City (C)	20	17	3	0	70	12	+58	54	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round
2	Swansea City	20	12	5	3	52	20	+32	41
3	Cardiff Metropolitan University	20	9	2	9	38	43	−5	29
4	The New Saints	20	8	2	10	43	50	−7	26
5	Pontypridd United	20	9	4	7	35	27	+8	31
6	Aberystwyth Town	20	7	3	10	31	37	−6	24
7	Barry Town United	20	4	3	13	21	52	−31	15
8	Abergavenny Town (R)	20	2	2	16	14	63	−49	8	Relegation to Adran South

Source: Adran Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).^[2]

Results

Matches 1–14

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away	ABT	ABE	BAR	CAR	CMU	PNT	SWA	TNS
Abergavenny Town	—	1–2	2–3	0–5	1–3	1–0	1–3	2–4
Aberystwyth Town	4–1	—	5–1	1–5	0–4	1–2	2–2	3–3
Barry Town United	3–3	1–0	—	0–3	1–8	0–3	0–6	2–3
Cardiff City	9–0	1–0	1–0	—	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–2
Cardiff Metropolitan University	0–0	4–0	3–1	0–5	—	1–0	1–1	3–0
Pontypridd United	3–0	2–1	6–1	1–1	3–4	—	0–2	0–4
Swansea City	5–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	—	5–2
The New Saints	4–0	3–0	1–3	1–5	1–2	2–2	1–3	—

Source: Adran League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–20

After fourteen matches, the league splits into two sections of four teams (i.e. the top four and the bottom four), with the teams playing every other team in their section twice (once at home and once away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

Championship (top four) Home \ Away CAR CMU SWA TNS Cardiff City — 9–0 3–1 3–1 Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–2 — 0–4 4–5 Swansea City 2–2 3–0 — 4–1 The New Saints 1–5 2–0 2–1 — Source: Adran League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Plate (bottom four) Home \ Away ABT ABE BAR PNT Abergavenny Town — 0–1 0–4 1–5 Aberystwyth Town 3–0 — 3–0 1–2 Barry Town United 0–1 0–2 — 1–1 Pontypridd United 2–0 3–0 0–0 — Source: Adran League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.