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2022–23 Cymru Premier
Next season of the highest league in Welsh football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2022–23 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2022–23) (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992.
The winners (The New Saints, their second consecutive league title win and fifteenth overall) qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up (Connah's Quay Nomads), third-placed team (Penybont), and Europa Conference League play-off winners (Haverfordwest County) qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round.[1] The bottom two teams (Airbus UK Broughton and Flint Town United) were relegated to the 2023–24 Cymru North.
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Teams
Twelve teams contested the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier leagues, the Cymru North and Cymru South. The New Saints entered the season as defending champions.
Airbus UK Broughton, winners of the 2021–22 Cymru North were promoted to the league. Due to 2021–22 Cymru South champions Llantwit Major's failure to achieve a tier one licence, runners-up Pontypridd Town were promoted in their place.[2] In June 2022, Pontypridd Town changed their name to Pontypridd United.
The two bottom placed teams from the 2021–22 season, Cefn Druids[3] and Barry Town United,[2] were relegated to the Cymru North and the Cymru South respectively for the 2022–23 season.
Team changes
To Cymru PremierPromoted from the Cymru North Promoted from the Cymru South |
From Cymru PremierRelegated to the Cymru North Relegated to the Cymru South
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Stadia and locations
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Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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League table
Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).[21]
- The 2022–23 Welsh Cup also qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners, The New Saints, qualified based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot was passed to the third-placed team.
- Penybont were deducted six points for fielding ineligible players against Airbus UK Broughton on 3 January 2023 and Cardiff Metropolitan University on 17 February 2023.[22]
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Results
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Matches 1–22
Matches 23–32
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Europa Conference League play-offs
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Teams placed 3rd-7th enter one-off play-off matches for the third spot in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. One of the spots is vacated if the Welsh Cup winners finish 7th or higher, with the 3rd-placed team qualifying automatically if the Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two. The higher-placed team gains home advantage.
Bala Town, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Haverfordwest County, Newtown, and Penybont qualified for the play-offs. Since the 2022–23 Welsh Cup winners, The New Saints, qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round based on league position, Penybont's play-off spot was vacated and they directly qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 3rd-placed team.
Semi-finals
5 May 2023 | Bala Town | 2–4 | Newtown | Maes Tegid |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) |
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Report | Referee: Mark Petch |
6 May 2023 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Haverfordwest County | Cyncoed Campus Stadium |
17:15 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Attendance: 561[25] Referee: Thomas Owen | ||
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Final
13 May 2023 | Newtown | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Haverfordwest County | Latham Park |
17:15 BST (UTC+01) |
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Attendance: 1,826[26] Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones | |
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Season statistics
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- As of 13 April 2023[27]
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(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Attendances
Figures taken from FAW Cymru Football app and other club channels. Correct as of 24 April 2023. Excludes Europa Conference League playoff fixtures. *Denotes incomplete record, as missing attendance figures. Figures for Bala v TNS (14/4), Haverfordwest v Airbus (18/3), TNS v CQN (22/4) and Penybont v Cardiff Met (17/2), CQN (18/3) and Newtown (22/4) have not been publicly recorded.
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References
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