2024–25 Cymru Premier

Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
ChampionsThe New Saints (17th title)
RelegatedAberystwyth Town
Newtown
UEFA Champions LeagueThe New Saints
UEFA Conference LeagueHaverfordwest County
Penybont
Matches played192
Goals scored578 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerLouis Lloyd/Rhys Hughes (10 goals)
Biggest home winThe New Saints 5–0 Flint Town United
(15 October 2024)
Connah's Quay Nomads 7–2 Flint Town United
(26 December 2024)
Biggest away winNewtown 1–6 The New Saints
(27 September 2024)
Highest scoringConnah's Quay Nomads 7–2 Flint Town United
(26 December 2024)
Longest winning run12 – The New Saints
(22 December 2024–22 March 2025)
Longest unbeaten run12 – The New Saints
(22 December 2024–22 March 2025)
Longest winless run13 – Newtown
(15 October 2024–22 February 2025)
Longest losing run9 – Aberystwyth Town
(26 August 2024–15 October 2024)
Highest attendance1,486 - Haverfordwest County 1–0 Aberystwyth Town
(1 January 2025)
Lowest attendance144 - Cardiff Metropolitan University 2–0 Flint Town United
(14 December 2024)
Average attendance403

The 2024–25 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2024–25; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of the Cymru Premier (formerly known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992.

The New Saints were the season's champions, their fourth successive title.[1]

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the Cymru North, and one team promoted from the Cymru South. The New Saints entered the season as defending champions (for the third consecutive season).

The promoted teams were 2023–24 Cymru North runners-up Flint Town United (after champions Holywell Town failed to secure a Tier 1 licence), and 2023–24 Cymru South champions Briton Ferry Llansawel.[2][3] They replaced the 2023–24 Cymru Premier bottom two teams, Colwyn Bay (relegated after one year in the top-flight) and Pontypridd United (relegated after two years in the top-flight).[4][5] Flint Town United returned to the top-flight after a single-season absence, while Briton Ferry Llansawel marked their debut (not including former guise Briton Ferry Athletic).

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2024–25 Cymru Premier teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000
Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000
Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park Stadium 2,650
Briton Ferry Llansawel Briton Ferry Old Road 2,300
Caernarfon Town Caernarfon The Oval 3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University Cyncoed Cyncoed Campus 1,620
Connah's Quay Nomads Flint Cae-y-Castell 3,000
Flint Town United Flint Cae-y-Castell 3,000
Haverfordwest County Haverfordwest Bridge Meadow Stadium 2,100
Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000
Penybont Bridgend SDM Glass Stadium 3,000
The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall 2,034

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town Antonio Corbisiero Jack Thorn Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Bala Town Colin Caton Nathan Peate Macron Aykroyd's
Barry Town United Andy Legg Kayne McLaggon Macron RIM Motors
Briton Ferry Llansawel Andy Dyer Alex Gammond Macron Woodpecker Garden Buildings
Caernarfon Town Richard Davies Darren Thomas Surridge Sport Williams Timber Solutions
Cardiff Metropolitan University Ryan Jenkins CJ Craven Erreà Cardiff Metropolitan University
Connah's Quay Nomads John Disney Adidas Castle Green Homes
Flint Town United Lee Fowler Harry Owen Macron Essity
Haverfordwest County Tony Pennock Dylan Rees Tor Sports Gelli Mor
Newtown Shane Sutton Adidas Nidec
Penybont Rhys Griffiths Kane Owen Macron Nathaniel Cars
The New Saints Craig Harrison Danny Redmond Macron SiFi Networks

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Connah's Quay Nomads Neil Gibson Resigned 13 August 2024[6] 10th Billy Paynter 24 August 2024[7]
Aberystwyth Town Anthony Williams 8 October 2024[8] 12th Antonio Corbisiero 12 November 2024[9]
Newtown Scott Ruscoe Sacked 5 November 2024[10] 9th Callum McKenzie 22 November 2024[11]
Barry Town United Steve Jenkins Restructure 31 January 2025[12] 7th Andy Legg 31 January 2025
Newtown Callum McKenzie Sacked 8 April 2025[13] 11th Nathan Leonard 3 May 2025[14]
Connah's Quay Nomads Billy Paynter Sacked 13 April 2025[15] 11th

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The New Saints 22 17 0 5 61 26 +35 51 Qualification for Championship Conference
2 Penybont 22 15 5 2 42 16 +26 50
3 Haverfordwest County 22 11 7 4 29 11 +18 40
4 Caernarfon Town 22 10 4 8 35 35 0 34
5 Bala Town 22 7 11 4 28 21 +7 32
6 Cardiff Metropolitan University 22 9 5 8 32 29 +3 32
7 Barry Town United 22 8 6 8 32 38 −6 30 Qualification for Play-Off Conference
8 Connah's Quay Nomads 22 7 5 10 32 26 +6 26
9 Briton Ferry Llansawel 22 6 3 13 33 45 −12 21
10 Flint Town United 22 6 2 14 27 47 −20 20
11 Newtown 22 5 4 13 24 46 −22 19
12 Aberystwyth Town 22 4 2 16 18 53 −35 14
Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.

Results

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

Home \ Away ABE BAL BAR BFL CAE CMU CQN FTU HAV NEW PEN TNS
Aberystwyth Town — 0–0 1–0 1–6 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–4
Bala Town 3–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0
Barry Town United 1–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–4
Briton Ferry Llansawel 4–0 2–2 0–0 — 0–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–1
Caernarfon Town 1–4 0–0 3–2 3–2 — 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–5 2–5
Cardiff Metropolitan University 3–0 3–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 — 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2
Connah's Quay Nomads 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 7–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2
Flint Town United 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–4
Haverfordwest County 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 — 3–0 0–0 0–1
Newtown 4–1 0–0 2–4 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–3 2–4 0–2 — 1–2 1–6
Penybont 5–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–1
The New Saints 2–0 2–3 4–0 5–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 —
Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Conference

The top six teams from the regular season entered the Championship Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The New Saints (C) 32 26 0 6 89 31 +58 78 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Penybont 32 19 7 6 56 32 +24 64 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Haverfordwest County (O) 32 13 12 7 39 26 +13 51 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round play-off final
4 Caernarfon Town 32 14 6 12 53 51 +2 48 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
5 Cardiff Metropolitan University 32 12 8 12 43 45 −2 44
6 Bala Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 −5 37
Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Welsh Cup winners qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (The New Saints) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the second-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away BAL CAE CMU HAV PEN TNS
Bala Town — 1–3 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–2
Caernarfon Town 5–0 — 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1
Cardiff Metropolitan University 2–1 4–2 — 1–1 2–1 0–6
Haverfordwest County 3–2 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 1–3
Penybont 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 — 1–0
The New Saints 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 4–0 —
Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-Off Conference

The bottom six teams from the regular season entered the Play-Off Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Barry Town United 32 15 7 10 55 51 +4 52 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
8 Connah's Quay Nomads 32 12 6 14 47 35 +12 42
9 Flint Town United 32 13 3 16 48 62 −14 42
10 Briton Ferry Llansawel 32 9 5 18 46 65 −19 32
11 Newtown (R) 32 6 8 18 36 65 −29 26 Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Aberystwyth Town (R) 32 6 3 23 28 71 −43 21
Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ABE BAR BFL CQN FTU NEW
Aberystwyth Town — 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1
Barry Town United 2–1 — 5–0 0–2 3–1 2–1
Briton Ferry Llansawel 2–3 3–4 — 1–0 1–2 1–1
Connah's Quay Nomads 3–0 0–2 0–1 — 4–0 1–0
Flint Town United 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 — 4–0
Newtown 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 —
Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 2nd–7th qualified for one-off play-off matches, with the winners earning the second spot in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round; the higher-placed team per game received home advantage. As the league lost a place in the Conference League due to a decrease in coefficient score, the play-off format was changed from previous seasons to include the 2nd-placed team. Teams finishing 4th-7th qualified for the quarter-finals; the 2nd and 3rd-placed teams qualified for the semi-finals.

Since the 2024–25 Welsh Cup winners (The New Saints) finished in the top two (1st), the 2nd-placed team qualified automatically for the Conference League and the spot was vacated; the 3rd-placed team received a bye to the final.[16]

Bracket

Quarter-finals

26 April 2025 Caernarfon Town (4th) 5–2Barry Town United (7th)Caernarfon
12:15 Lloyd 23', 45+1', 58' (pen.), 73'
Davies 46'		 Report Richards 6'
McLaggon 86'		 Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 834
Referee: John Jones
26 April 2025 Cardiff Metropolitan University (5th) 1–0Bala Town (6th)Cyncoed
14:30 Reynolds 90+3' Report Stadium: Cyncoed Campus Stadium
Attendance: 291
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones

Semi-final

11 May 2025 Caernarfon Town (4th) 0–0
(4–2 p)		Cardiff Metropolitan University (5th)Caernarfon
17:10 Report Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 1,568
Referee: Ryan Kenny
Penalties
Lloyd
Lock
Owen
Canavan 		Veale
Rees
Evans
Chubb

Final

18 May 2025 Haverfordwest County (3rd) 3–1Caernarfon Town (4th)Haverfordwest
17:10 Ahmun 17', 86'
Hawkins 33'		 Report Lloyd 90+4' Stadium: Bridge Meadow Stadium
Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

Season statistics

As of 8 April 2025[17]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Louis Lloyd Caernarfon Town 16
James Crole Penybont
3 Rhys Hughes Connah's Quay Nomads 15
Ollie Hulbert Barry Town United
5 Aramide Oteh The New Saints 13
6 Aaron Williams Newtown 11
Ben Ahmun Haverfordwest County
Elliott Reeves Flint Town United

Hat-tricks

As of 23 March 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Sion Bradley The New Saints Flint Town United 1–4 (A) 16 August 2024
Zack Clarke Caernarfon Town Briton Ferry Llansawel 3–2 (H) 14 September 2024
Florian Yonsian Flint Town United Aberystwyth Town 3–0 (H) 4 December 2024
Harry Owen Flint Town United Briton Ferry Llansawel 3–1 (H) 22 February 2025
Adam Wilson The New Saints Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–6 (A) 22 March 2025
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Monthly awards

As of 23 March 2025
Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
July/ August[18] Ryan Reynolds Cardiff Metropolitan University Tony Pennock Haverfordwest County
September[19] Sion Bradley The New Saints Rhys Griffiths Penybont
October[20] Keenan Patten Barry Town United Tony Pennock Haverfordwest County
November[21] James Crole Penybont Rhys Griffiths Penybont
December[22] Alex Gammond Briton Ferry Llansawel Andy Dyer Briton Ferry Llansawel
January[23] Ben Ahmun Haverfordwest County Richard Davies Caernarfon Town
February[24] Danny Davies The New Saints Craig Harrison The New Saints
March[25] Will Fuller Briton Ferry Llansawel Rhys Griffiths Penybont
April[26] Louis Lloyd Caernarfon Richard Davies Caernarfon

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
Aberystwyth Town 503 254 352
Bala Town 421 160 272*
Barry Town United 812 270 433
Briton Ferry Llansawel 1384 152 549
Caernarfon Town 959 364 576
Cardiff Metropolitan University 528 144 285
Connah's Quay Nomads 387 170 234
Flint Town United 670 185 341
Haverfordwest County 1486 220 520
Newtown 580 192 334
Penybont 1235 354 618
The New Saints 1234 179 360

Figures taken from FAW Cymru Football app and other club channels. Correct as of 14 April 2025.

* Denotes incomplete record, as some attendance figures are missing. Figures Bala v Cardiff Met (29/3) have not been publicly recorded. Average is total of home attendances recorded divided by actual number of home games played.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The New Saints crowned JD Cymru Premier champions". Football Association of Wales. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Flint Town United clinch promotion back to the JD Cymru Premier". Football Association of Wales. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ Ben Thomas (9 April 2024). "Briton Ferry promoted to Cymru Premier after four-goal haul from Luke Bowen". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Cymru Premier: Pontypridd face relegation after FAW Tier 1 licence appeal fails". BBC Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Cymru Premier round-up: Colwyn Bay down as Aberystwyth stay up and New Saints finish unbeaten". BBC Sport. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Gibson departs as Nomads manager". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Nomads appoint Billy Paynter new head coach". BBC Sport. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Williams resigns as Aberystwyth boss". BBC Sport. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Corbisiero makes Aberystwyth return". BBC Sport. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Newtown part ways with manager Ruscoe". BBC Sport. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  11. ^ "McKenzie takes the helm as Newtown unveil new head coach". County Times. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Legg appointed head coach in Barry restructure". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Struggling Newtown sack manager McKenzie". BBC Sport. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Nathan Leonard appointed as Newtown AFC manager". County Times. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Club Statement: Billy Paynter". Connah's Quay Nomads. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  16. ^ "2024/25 JD Cymru Premier European qualification explained". FAW. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  17. ^ "BBC Sport". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  18. ^ "July/August's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  19. ^ "September's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  20. ^ "October's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  21. ^ "November's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  22. ^ "December's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  23. ^ "January's Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  24. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues February Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  25. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues March Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  26. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues March Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.