Cymru South

The Cymru South^[1] is a regional football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It initially had clubs with semi-professional status. Together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system.

Cymru South

Founded	2019
Country	Wales
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Cymru Premier
Relegation to	Ardal Leagues
Domestic cup(s)	Welsh League Cup Welsh Cup
Current champions	Llanelli Town (1st title) (2024–25)
Broadcaster(s)	S4C
Website	cymrufootball.wales
Current: 2025–26 Cymru South

The first year of its operation was in 2019–20 with the Football Association of Wales owning and administering the tier 2 leagues for the first time. These changes followed on from a review of the Welsh Football Pyramid.^[2] Prior to 2019, the equivalent league was the Welsh Football League Division One, covering South Wales.

Member clubs for 2025–26 season

Newport

Cwmbran

Treowen

Trethomas

Draconians

Caerau

Llantwit Major

Ammanford

Aberystwyth

Carmarthen

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru South.

Trefelin

Afan Lido

Baglan

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru South from Neath Port Talbot.

Pontypridd

Cambrian

Ynyshir

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru South from Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2024–25 season
Aberystwyth Town↓	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue	5,000	12th in Cymru Premier
Afan Lido	Aberavon	Lido Ground	3,000	11th in Cymru South
Ammanford	Ammanford	Recreation Ground	1,000	10th in Cymru South
Baglan Dragons	Baglan	Evans Bevan Playing Field	1,000	8th in Cymru South
Caerau (Ely)	Ely	Cwrt-yr-Ala Road	1,000	12th in Cymru South
Cambrian United	Clydach Vale	Evans Bevan Playing Field	1,000	6th in Cymru South
Cardiff Draconians↑	Gabalfa	Lydstep Park	1,000	1st in Ardal SW
Carmarthen Town	Carmarthen	LHP Stadium	2,500	7th in Cymru South
Cwmbran Celtic	Cwmbran	Celtic Park	1,000	13th in Cymru South
Llantwit Major	Llantwit Major	Windmill Ground	1,000	9th in Cymru South
Newport City	Newport	Newport Stadium	5,058	3rd in Cymru South
Pontypridd United	Treforest	USW Sport Park	1,000	5th in Cymru South
Trefelin Boys & Girls	Port Talbot	Ynys Park	1,500	4th in Cymru South
Treowen Stars↑	Newbridge	Bush Park	1,000	1st in Ardal SE
Trethomas Bluebirds	Ystrad Mynach	CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence	1,500	2nd in Cymru South
Ynyshir Albions↑	Ynyshir	The Oval	1,000	2nd in Ardal SW

↓	Relegated from the Cymru Premier
↑	Promoted from the Ardal Leagues

Champions

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Third place
2019-20	Swansea University (1)	Haverfordwest County	Briton Ferry Llansawel
2020-21	Season cancelled due to Covid-19
2021-22	Llantwit Major (1)	Pontypridd Town	Briton Ferry Llansawel
2022-23	Barry Town United (1)	Llanelli Town	Briton Ferry Llansawel
2023-24	Briton Ferry Llansawel (1)	Llanelli Town	Ammanford
2024-25	Llanelli Town (1)	Trethomas Bluebirds	Newport City

Promoted to Cymru Premier

• 2019–20: Haverfordwest County (runners-up)
• 2020-21: Competition cancelled
• 2021–22: Pontypridd Town (runners-up)
• 2022–23: Barry Town
• 2023–24: Briton Ferry Llansawel
• 2024–25: Llanelli Town

Relegated into Cymru South from Cymru Premier

• 2019–20: Carmarthen Town
• 2020–21: Competition cancelled
• 2021-22: Barry Town United
• 2022–23: None
• 2023–24: Pontypridd United
• 2024–25: Aberystwyth Town

Relegated from Cymru South

• 2019–20: STM Sports, Cwmamman United and Caerau (Ely)
• 2020–21: Competition cancelled
• 2021–22: Port Talbot Town, Risca United and Undy Athletic
• 2022–23: Swansea University and Ynyshir Albions
• 2023–24: Pontardawe Town, Abertillery Bluebirds and Abergavenny Town
• 2024–25: Penrhiwceiber Rangers, Goytre United and Taffs Well

Promoted into Cymru South

• 2019–20: Trefelin, Risca United and Port Talbot Town
• 2020–21: Competition cancelled
• 2021–22: Abergavenny Town, Pontardawe Town and Ynyshir Albions
• 2022–23: Abertillery Bluebirds, Baglan Dragons and Caerau (Ely)
• 2023–24: Newport City, Penrhiwceiber Rangers and Trethomas Bluebirds
• 2024–25: Cardiff Draconians, Treowen Stars and Ynyshir Albions

See also

• List of association football competitions
• Welsh Football League
• Cymru Championship