Football league season
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
| ← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 Welsh Premier League was the fifth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales.
Cardiff City were the defending champions having won their first championship last season. The season was won by Cardiff Met. Ladies.
During the winter break Northop Hall Girls withdrew from the league. All results including them were then wiped from the table.
Changes from 2012–13
- PILCS LFC replaced Caerphilly Castle who got relegated last season.
- Two instead of one team are relegated after the season.
Clubs
WrexhamLlanidloesNorthop Hall GirlsCaernarfon TownAberystwyth TownSwansea CityPILCS LFCNewcastle EmlynCardiff Met. & Cardiff CityPort Talbot TownLlandudno Junctionclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Premier League
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town Ladies | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
| Caernarfon Town Ladies | Caernarfon | The Oval |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Leckwith Stadium |
| Cardiff Met. Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University, Cyncoed Campus |
| Llandudno Junction Ladies | Llandudno Junction | The Flyover |
| Llanidloes Ladies | Llanidloes | Victoria Avenue |
| Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | Newcastle Emlyn | Parc Emlyn |
| Northop Hall Girls | Rhydymwyn | Dolfechlas Road, Rhydymwyn F.C. |
| PILCS LFC | Pontypool | |
| Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
| Wrexham Ladies | Wrexham | Colliers Road |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Met. Ladies | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 12 | +98 | 55 | 2014–15 Champions League |
| 2 | PILCS LFC | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 25 | +70 | 50 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Swansea City Ladies | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 37 | |
| 5 | Port Talbot Town Ladies | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25 | |
| 6 | Wrexham Ladies | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Llanidloes Ladies | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 21 | |
| 9 | Llandudno Junction | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 14 | |
| 10 | Caernarfon Town Ladies (R) | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 106 | −75 | 10 | |
| 11 | Aberystwyth Town Ladies | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 63 | −48 | 7 | |
| 12 | Northop Hall Girls (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Caernarfon had three points deducted for unfulfillment of fixture.
- Aberystwyth Town ended the season on a relegation place but were spared from relegation after Caernarfon withdraw for the next season.
- Northop Hall Girls withdrew in the winter break because of a lack of players. They had lost all of their ten matches. All results were deleted from the table.
Results grid
| Home \ Away | ABE | CAE | CCI | CMT | JUN | LLL | NEW | PIL | PTT | SWA | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 3–2 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 4–6 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 2–5 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cardiff Met. | 10–0 | 15–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Llandudno Junction | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |
| Llanidloes | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–13 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 0–12 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| P.I.L.C.S. | 4–0 | 18–0 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 7–1 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 1–8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Swansea City | 2–0 | 11–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wrexham | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
League Cup
- 2014–15 →
For the first time a League Cup was played. The new competition was introduced to further develop women's football. In the first round four teams (Port Talbot Town, Aberystwyth Town, Llanidloes Town and Newcastle Emlyn) were drawn to receive a bye to the second round. The final was played on 30 March 2014 on neutral ground at Port Talbot. Cardiff Met. won the title.
| First round | |||
| Cardiff Met | 4–1 | PILCS | |
| Llandudno Junction | 0–1 | Caernarfon | |
| Swansea City | 6–0 | Wrexham | |
| Northop Hall | 1–8 | Cardiff City | |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Caernarfon Town | 0–2 | Llanidloes | |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1–4 | Cardiff Met | |
| Cardiff City | 1–2 | Swansea City | |
| Port Talbot | 3–0 | Aberystwyth Town | |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Cardiff Met | 7–0 | Swansea City | |
| Port Talbot Town | 0–1 | Llanidloes | |
| Final | |||
| Cardiff Met | 1–0 | Llanidloes |
|
References
- "Aberystwyth Replace Caernarfon in WPWL". welshpremier.co.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Northop Hall Withdraw from Shared Access WPWL". welshpremier.co.uk. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- "Results Grid". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- "Welsh Premier League: Historic WPWL League Cup Starts this Weekend Womens Football". welshpremier.co.uk. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
- "Football - Latest news, pictures, video - North Wales Live". dailypost.co.uk.
- "Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier Cup". shekicks.net. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
| Adran Premier seasons | |
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| Welsh Premier Women's League | |
| Adran Premier | |
| 2013–14 in Welsh football | |
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| Domestic leagues | |
| Domestic cups | |
| European competitions | |
| Related to national team | |
| List of Welsh football transfers 2013–14 | |