| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Trethomas Bluebirds |
| Promoted | Newport City Trethomas Bluebirds |
| Relegated | Aberbargoed Buds Hay St Marys Lliswerry |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2023–24 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
The winners (Trethomas Bluebirds) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru South. The runners-up (Newport City) were also promoted after winning the Ardal Southern play-off. The bottom two teams (Hay St Marys and Lliswerry) and Aberbargoed Buds (who withdrew after the completion of the season) were relegated to Tier 4.
Teams
The league was made up of sixteen teams; twelve teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from Tier 4, and one team transferred from the 2022–23 Ardal SW.
The teams promoted from Tier 4 were Aberbargoed Buds and Abercarn United from the Gwent County League Premier Division, and Hay St Marys from the Mid Wales Football League South Division (replacing the relegated Ardal SE teams of Croesyceiliog, Monmouth Town, and RTB Ebbw Vale). Since no team was relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru South, Treharris Athletic Western were transferred from the Ardal SW (replacing the promoted Ardal SE team of Abertillery Bluebirds).
Stadia and locations
BBBCCALCHPGOYLLSNCRUTTTSTBUAclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Ardal SE
| Team | Location | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed Buds | Aberbargoed | Aberbargoed Recreational Ground |
| Abercarn United | Abercarn | The Welfare Ground |
| Blaenavon Blues | Blaenavon | The Memorial Ground |
| Brecon Corinthians | Brecon | The Richfield |
| Caldicot Town | Caldicot | Jubilee Way |
| Chepstow Town | Chepstow | Larkfield Park |
| Goytre | Penperlleni | Plough Road |
| Hay St Marys | Hay-on-Wye | Forest Road |
| Lliswerry | Newport | Newport Stadium |
| Newport City | Newport | Newport Stadium |
| Risca United | Llanfabon | CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence |
| Tredegar Town | Tredegar | Tredegar Leisure Complex |
| Treharris Athletic Western | Treharris | Parc Taf Bargoed |
| Treowen Stars | Newbridge | Bush Park |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | Llanfabon | CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence |
| Undy Athletic | Undy | The Causeway |
Source: Ardal SE Ground Information
- (Risca United and Trethomas Bluebirds groundshare, as do Lliswerry and Newport City)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trethomas Bluebirds (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 25 | +75 | 78 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Newport City (O, P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 97 | 26 | +71 | 71 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Risca United | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 62 | |
| 4 | Goytre | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 61 | |
| 5 | Chepstow Town | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 52 | |
| 6 | Caldicot Town | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 47 | |
| 7 | Brecon Corinthians | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 45 | |
| 8 | Undy Athletic | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | Aberbargoed Buds | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 40 | Club withdrew |
| 10 | Treowen Stars | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Tredegar Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | Blaenavon Blues | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Treharris Athletic Western | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 30 | |
| 14 | Abercarn United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 26 | |
| 15 | Lliswerry (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 16 | Hay St Marys (R) | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 155 | −122 | 7 |
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 | ABB | ACU | BLE | BRE | CLD | CHP | GYR | HSM | LLI | NPT | RIS | TDG | TAW | TOW | TTB | UND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed Buds | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Abercarn United | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–5 |
| Blaenavon Blues | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 12–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Brecon Corinthians | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 3–0 |
| Caldicot Town | 1–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Chepstow Town | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Goytre | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 7–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Hay St Marys | 2–6 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 2–5 | — | 3–5 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–12 | 0–5 |
| Lliswerry | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Newport City | 3–0 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 14–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Risca United | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
| Tredegar Town | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Treharris Athletic Western | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Treowen Stars | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 6–0 |
| Undy Athletic | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 10–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- https://faw.cymru/cymru-leagues/news/2024-25-jd-cymru-leagues-composition-confirmed/
- "Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2023/24 season". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. June 2023.
- "New names galore rise to tier 3 for the 2023-24 campaign". Grassroots North Wales. June 2023.
- ""Back where we belong": Aberbargoed Buds promoted". Caerphilly Observer. 23 May 2023.
- "Abertillery Bluebirds promoted to Cymru South after league title win". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. May 2023.
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