Cascade YC

Cascade YC Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed CI Penpedairheol) is a Welsh association football club based in the village of Penpedairheol (also known as Cascade), situated in the valleys of Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. The club was founded in 1974,^[1] and currently competes in the Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League.

Cascade YC

Full name	Cascade Youth Club Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cascades
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Ground	Penybryn Playing Fields
League	TERV Premier
2024–25	TERV Premier, 5th of 9

They also have a women's team, who currently play in the Adran South. In the 2020–21 season they played in the Welsh Premier Women's League but were relegated due to a league restructure.^[2][3]

History

Formation

Formed in 1974, Cascade FC began their football journey in the Rhymney Valley League, which they were in for many years.

Awards and Recognition

In 2003, the club had achieved a bronze status and was the first youth club in the Caerphilly County Borough to do so. The club was also recognised by the Caerphilly County Borough, and in 2002 and 2003, the club won the Caerphilly County Borough's Club of the Year award. They won the Bernard Martin Cup in 2025.^[4]

Cup competitions

The team competed in the qualifying stage of the Welsh Cup in 2023–24 and 2024–25, and were eliminated from all qualifying stages, including the 2025–26 Welsh Cup qualifying stage, with their first match being played on 26 July 2025.^[5]

Cascade have been entered into the Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy for the 2025–26 season where they will face Tongwynlais in the first qualifying stage on 2 August.^[6]

Results in cup competitions

• Only results with sources should go into the box

Season	Cup	Performance	Final opponent	Score	Ref.
2021-22	TERV Bernard Martin Cup	First Round	AFC Bargoed	3-4	[7]
2021-22	TERV Greyhound Cup	Semi-Finals	Cefn Hengoed	1-2	[8]
2022-23	TERV Bernard Martin Cup	Second Round	Mason Arms	1-4	[9]
2022-23	TERV Greyhound Cup	Second Round	Cwrt Rawlin	0-3	[10]
2023-24	Welsh Cup	1st Qualifying Stage	Treherbert BGC	3-6	[11]
2023-24	TERV Bernard Martin Cup	Semi-Finals	Pontypridd	1-3	[12]
2023-24	TERV Greyhound Cup	Quarter-Finals	Llantwit Fardre Reserves	3-3 (PEN 3-4)	[13]
2024-25	Welsh Cup	2nd Qualifying Stage	Abertillery Bluebirds F.C.	2-3	[14]
2024-25	TERV Bernard Martin Cup	Champions	Rhydyfelin	3-1	[15]
2024-25	TERV Greyhound Cup	Second Round	Llantwit Fardre Reserves	1-1 (PEN 1-2)	[16]
2025-26	Welsh Cup	1st Qualifying Stage	Bryncoch	2-2 (PEN 4-6)	[17]
2025-26	Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy	1st Qualifying Stage	Tongwynlais	2–2 (PEN 4–5)	[18]

Honours

Cascade have only ever won one trophy to date, according to available media. They won their first trophy on 31 May 2025, when they beat fellow TERV Premier team, Rhydyfelin 3-1 in the Bernard Martin Cup final.^[4] (not to be confused with Rhydyfelin Non Pol, whom they beat in the semi-final.)

• TERV Bernard Martin Cup: 2024–25

Rivalry

Cascade YC share main rivalry with AFC Bargoed.

Rivalry Record

• Results since the 2021-22 season

Rivalry with AFC Bargoed

Matches played	Cascade win	Draw	Bargoed win	Reference
10	2	2	6	[19]

Performance against Bargoed

Performance by Cascade (%)

1. Win - 2 (20.0%)
2. Draw - 2 (20.0%)
3. Loss - 6 (60.0%)

History

Cascade and Bargoed are local rivals. They both play in the TERV Premier.^[20] Bargoed have more victories against Cascade since the 2021-22 season.^[19]