| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pontardawe Town |
| Promoted | Pontardawe Town Ynyshir Albions |
| Relegated | Ton Pentre West End AFC Porth |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2021–22 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier northern 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 place team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SE. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.
Stadia and locations
LPCECDCUDPGVPRPPTPTPTWEYAYclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Ardal SW
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Llwydcoed | Llwydcoed | Welfare Ground | 1,000 |
| AFC Porth | Porth | Dinas Park | 1,200 |
| Caerau (Ely) | Cardiff | Cwrt-yr-Ala | 1,000 |
| Cardiff Draconians | Cardiff | Riverside Ground | 1,000 |
| Cwmamman United | Glanamman | Grenig Park | 1,500 |
| Dinas Powys | Dinas Powys | The Murch | 1,500 |
| Garden Village | Kingsbridge | Stafford Common | 2,000 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | Penrhiwceiber | Glasbrook Field | 1,000 |
| Penydarren BGC | Penydarren | The Bont Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Pontardawe Town | Pontardawe | Parc Ynysderw | 1,000 |
| Pontyclun | Pontyclun | Ivor Park | 1,000 |
| Ton Pentre | Ton Pentre | Ynys Park | 2,000 |
| Treharris Athletic | Trelewis | Parc Taff Bargoed | 1,000 |
| West End | Llandarcy | Llandarcy Academy of Sport | 1,000 |
| Ynyshir Albions | Porth | Dinas Park | 1,200 |
| Ynysygerwn | Llandarcy | Llandarcy Academy of Sport | 1,000 |
Source: Ardal SW Ground Information
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontardawe Town (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 71 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Ynyshir Albions (O, P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 68 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Pontyclun | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 67 | |
| 4 | Cardiff Draconians | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 57 | |
| 5 | Penydarren BGC | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 55 | |
| 6 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 51 | |
| 7 | Ynysygerwn | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 44 | |
| 8 | Caerau (Ely) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | Dinas Powys | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 38 | |
| 10 | Treharris Athletic | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Garden Village | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 34 | |
| 12 | Cwmamman United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 27 | |
| 13 | AFC Llwydcoed | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 27 | |
| 14 | Ton Pentre (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | West End (R) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 40 | 92 | −52 | 13 | |
| 16 | AFC Porth (R) | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 85 | −62 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Treharris Athletic Western deducted 12 points for fielding an ineligible player.
- Ton Pentre deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
- West End deducted 6 points for not fulfilling a fixture.
Results
| Home \ Away | LWY | PTH | CRU | CDD | CWM | DIP | GAV | PNR | PNY | PNT | PTY | TOP | TRH | WST | YNA | YNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Llwydcoed | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 |
| AFC Porth | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Cardiff Draconians | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–4 | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Cwmamman United | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Dinas Powys | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 |
| Garden Village | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Penydarren BGC | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Pontardawe Town | 9–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Pontyclun | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Ton Pentre | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Treharris Athletic | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 |
| West End | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 0–8 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Ynyshir Albions | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Ynysygerwn | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 | — |
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.
External links
- Football Association of Wales
- Ardal Southern Leagues
- Ardal Southern Twitter Page
- Tier 3 Rules & Regulations
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