The 2017–18 Welsh Premier League was the 26th season of the
Welsh Premier League, the highest
football
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league within
Wales since its establishment in 1992.
The New Saints are the defending champions. The season fixtures were announced on 23 June 2017. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded in April 2018; the Europa League play-offs followed afterwards. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2018 – the top six and the bottom six.
On 26 April 2018 the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke
Bangor City's Tier 1 and UEFA licence meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football the next season and would not be able to compete for a place in the
following season's Europa League.
Teams
The bottom two placed teams from the
previous season,
Rhyl and
Airbus UK Broughton
Airbus UK Broughton Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Airbus DU Brychdyn) is a professional football club based in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. They had their origins as the works team of the Airbus UK aerospace factory where the wings o ...
were relegated to the
Cymru Alliance for the
2017–18 season. They were replaced by
Barry Town United and
Prestatyn Town
Prestatyn Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Prestatyn) is a Welsh football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire who play in the Cymru North.
History Early years
Records show that football has been played in Prestatyn since the e ...
, champions of the
2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One
The 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top football league in South Wales. Together with its North Wales counterpart ...
and
2016–17 Cymru Alliance
The 2016–17 Cymru Alliance (known as the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top football league in North Wales. Mirroring its South Wales counterpart the Welsh Football League Division One, the 16-t ...
respectively. Barry Town United are playing in the Welsh Premier League for the first time since the
2003–04 season, while Prestatyn Town were returning to the top flight after being relegated in the
2014–15 season.
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–32
Top six
Bottom six
UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams that finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the
2018–19 UEFA Europa League
The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League was the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The final was played at the Olympic St ...
, who will qualify for the
preliminary round. However, due to Bangor City's expulsion, there was just one semi-final, with fifth place Cefn Druids gaining a bye to the final after Bala Town (who had finished 4th) took Bangor's place.
Semi-final
Final
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
References
External links
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League rules
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Cymru Premier seasons
2017–18 in Welsh football
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