| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Caerau (Ely) |
| Promoted | Caerau (Ely) Baglan Dragons |
| Relegated | Dinas Powys Garden Village Cwmamman United |
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2022–23 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
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 are relegated to Tier 4.
Team changes
To Ardal SWPromoted from South Wales Alliance League Premier Division Promoted from West Wales Premier League Relegated from Cymru South
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From Ardal SWPromoted to Cymru South Relegated
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Stadia and locations
LWYBDCECDCCCUDPGVMRPRWPNDPTYPTTSSOTAWYNSclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Ardal SW
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Llwydcoed | Llwydcoed | Welfare Ground | 1,000 |
| Baglan Dragons | Baglan | Evans Bevan Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Caerau (Ely) | Cardiff | Cwrt-yr-Ala | 1,000 |
| Cardiff Draconians | Cardiff | Lydstep Park | 1,000 |
| Cefn Cribwr | Clydach Vale | King George V New Field | 900 |
| Cwmamman United | Glanamman | Grenig Park | 1,500 |
| Dinas Powys | Dinas Powys | The Murch | 1,500 |
| Garden Village | Kingsbridge | Stafford Common | 2,000 |
| Mumbles Rangers | Swansea | Sketty Lane | 1,500 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | Penrhiwceiber | Glasbrook Field | 1,000 |
| Penydarren BGC | Penydarren | The Bont Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Pontyclun | Pontyclun | Ivor Park | 1,000 |
| Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Seven Sisters Onllwyn | Neath | Welfare Ground | 500 |
| Treharris Athletic | Trelewis | Parc Taf Bargoed | 1,000 |
| Ynysygerwn | Llandarcy | Llandarcy Academy of Sport | 1,000 |
Source: Ardal SW Ground Information
- (Cefn Cribwr are ground sharing at Cambrian & Clydach Vale, whilst Mumbles Rangers share at Swansea University)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caerau (Ely) (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 66 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Baglan Dragons (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 64 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Pontyclun | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 62 | |
| 4 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 57 | |
| 5 | Cefn Cribwr | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 48 | |
| 6 | Penydarren BGC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 48 | |
| 7 | Ynysygerwn | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 46 | |
| 8 | AFC Llwydcoed | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mumbles Rangers | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 38 | |
| 10 | Treharris Athletic Western | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 37 | Transferred to Ardal SE |
| 11 | Seven Sisters Onllwyn | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 35 | |
| 12 | Port Talbot Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 33 | |
| 13 | Cardiff Draconians | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 29 | |
| 14 | Garden Village (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 27 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Cwmamman United (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | |
| 16 | Dinas Powys (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 18 |
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
Results
| Home \ Away | LWY | BGD | CRU | CDD | CFN | CWM | DIP | GAV | MUR | PNR | PNY | PTY | PTT | SSO | TRH | YNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Llwydcoed | — | 0–5 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Baglan Dragons | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Cardiff Draconians | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 |
| Cefn Cribwr | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Cwmamman United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Dinas Powys | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 8–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Garden Village | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Mumbles Rangers | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Penydarren BGC | 6–0 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 |
| Pontyclun | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Port Talbot Town | 4–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Seven Sisters Onllwyn | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Treharris Athletic | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Ynysygerwn | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
References
External links
- Football Association of Wales
- Ardal Southern Leagues
- Ardal Southern Twitter Page
- Tier 3 Rules & Regulations
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