| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Abergavenny Town |
| Promoted | Abergavenny Town |
| Relegated | Panteg Abertillery Excelsiors Aberbargoed Buds |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2021–22 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.
Teams
The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SW. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.
Stadia and locations
ABATABAECTCTCGLWMTNCPRTTTTSTBclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Ardal SE
| Team | Location | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed Buds | Aberbargoed | Bedwellty Road |
| Abergavenny Town | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | Abertillery | Abertillery Leisure Centre |
| Abertillery Excelsiors | Abertillery | Jim Owen Field |
| Caldicot Town | Caldicot | Jubilee Way |
| Chepstow Town | Chepstow | Larkfield Park |
| Croesyceiliog | Croesyceiliog | Woodland Road |
| Goytre | Penperlleni | Plough Road |
| Llandrindod Wells | Llandrindod Wells | Lant Avenue Broadway |
| Monmouth Town | Penperlleni | Plough Road |
| Newport City | Newport | Newport Stadium |
| Panteg | Pontymister | Ty-Isaf Park |
| Rhayader Town | Rhayader | The Weirglodd |
| Tredegar Town | Tredegar | Tredegar Leisure Complex |
| Treowen Stars | Newbridge | Bush Park |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | Llanfabon | CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence |
Source: Ardal SE Ground Information
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abergavenny Town (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 66 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Abertillery Bluebirds | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Caldicot Town | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 62 | |
| 4 | Trethomas Bluebirds | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 59 | |
| 5 | Goytre | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 20 | +85 | 57 | |
| 6 | Monmouth Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Treowen Stars | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Llandrindod Wells | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 44 | Transferred to Ardal NE |
| 9 | Chepstow Town | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 39 | |
| 10 | Croesyceiliog | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 36 | |
| 11 | Newport City | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Tredegar Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 30 | |
| 13 | Rhayader Town | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 20 | Transferred to Ardal NE |
| 14 | Panteg (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 19 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Abertillery Excelsiors (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 85 | −48 | 17 | |
| 16 | Aberbargoed Buds (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Goytre were deducted 15 points, fined £150 and removed from the Ardal League Cup quarter-finals. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.
- Aberbargoed Buds were deducted 30 points after the end of the season. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.
Results
| Home \ Away | ABB | ABT | ATB | ATE | CLD | CHP | CRS | GYR | LDW | MON | NPT | PAN | RHY | TDG | TOW | TTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed Buds | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Abergavenny Town | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | 5–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
| Abertillery Excelsiors | 1–5 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Caldicot Town | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Chepstow Town | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Croesyceiliog | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Goytre | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 8–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Monmouth Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Newport City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Panteg | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Rhayader Town | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| Tredegar Town | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–6 | 0–3 |
| Treowen Stars | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–5 |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- Jones, Jordan (4 February 2021). "Football season cancelled for many in Wales after FAW meeting". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "Goytre deducted 15-points". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Aberbargoed Buds handed mammoth points deduction – relegated from Ardal South East". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
- Football Association of Wales
- Ardal Southern Leagues
- Ardal Southern Twitter Page
- Tier 3 Rules & Regulations
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