Afan United F.C.
| Full name | Afan United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Afan | ||
| Founded | 2020[1] | ||
| Ground | Marstons Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Remi Whitelock[1] | ||
| Manager | Vincent Lewis[1] | ||
| League | South Wales Premier League Championship Division | ||
| 2024–25 | South Wales Premier League Championship Division, 1st of 12 (promoted) | ||
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Afan United Football Club are a Welsh football club from Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. They play in the South Wales Premier League Championship Division, which is at the fifth tier of the Welsh football pyramid.
History
The club was established in early 2020. The club gained four successive promotions as champions in the first four playing seasons, rising from Division One in the Port Talbot League to the top tier of the South Wales Premier League for the 2025–26 season.
They also have rivalries with Margam and Tata Steel United.
In May 2025 the club were awarded £300,000 by the Welsh Government towards upgrading their existing 3G pitch, LED floodlighting, fencing and for creating a new community hub.[2]
Honours
- South Wales Premier League Championship Division – Champions: 2024–25[3]
- South Wales Premier League Division One West – Champions: 2023–24[3]
- Port Talbot Football League Premier League – Champions: 2022–23
- Port Talbot Football League Division One – Champions: 2021–22
- Port Talbot Football League League Cup – Winners: 2021–22
- Port Talbot Football League First Division Challenge Cup – Winners: 2021–22
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Afan United still dreaming big ahead of JD Welsh Cup challenge". Football Association of Wales. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Major funding boost transforms spaces where communities gather". Welsh Government. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Afan United". Football Club History Database.