The 2020–21 Cymru South season (also known as the 2020–21
JD Cymru South
The Cymru South is a regional football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system.
The fi ...
season for sponsorship reasons) would have been the second season of the second-tier Southern region football in
Welsh football pyramid
The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
While most Welsh clubs play in the Welsh pyramid and most clubs in that pyramid are Welsh, five Welsh clubs play ...
. Teams were play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Swansea University were the defending champions. They were not promoted last season due to the fact that they did not meet FAW tier 1 guidelines. Second placed Haverfordwest County were promoted instead. Because of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, this season was cancelled.
Teams
The league consists of 16 clubs.
Team Changes
To Cymru South
Promoted from
Welsh Football League Division One
The Welsh Football League Division One, known as the Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League First Division for sponsorship reasons, was a football league in South Wales. It formed the top division of the Welsh Football League and the second level of ...
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Trefelin BGC
Trefelin Boys & Girls Club, often shortened to Trefelin BGC, is an association football club who play their home games at Ynys park in Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Their men's team play in the Cymru South.
Trefelin BGC was founded in 1 ...
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Port Talbot Town
Port Talbot Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Port Talbot) is a Welsh association football, football club from Port Talbot. It was founded in 1901 as Port Talbot Athletic, one of the first clubs in the country. The club plays in the Arda ...
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Risca United
Relegated from
Cymru Premier
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Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen Town Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Caerfyrddin) is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen. The team play their home games at Richmond Park. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit ...
From Cymru South
Promoted to
Cymru Premier
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Haverfordwest County
Haverfordwest County Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Sir Hwlffordd) is a Welsh semi-professional football team based in Haverfordwest, Wales. They currently play in the Cymru Premier, the top flight of Welsh football.
The club w ...
Relegated to
Ardal SW
The Ardal Leagues are a football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Wels ...
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STM Sports
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Cwmamman United
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Caerau (Ely)
Stadia and Locations
Source
Cymru South Ground Information
Season overview
The Professional Registration Periods for the 2020–21 season were as follows:
The first period was to open on 27 July 2020 and was to close at midnight on 16 October 2020.
Dates for the second period were to be confirmed prior to the season's cancellation.
Past Summer transfers can be foun
here
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, as from Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place. The FAW eventually cancelled the 2020–21 season on 18 March 2021 because Cymru North and South did not have their Elite Status designation reinstated by the National Sport Group.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
League placing
Fair Play winner
The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table will be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.
External links
Football Association of WalesCymru South FootballArdal Southern Twitter Page
References
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2020–21 in Welsh football
Cymru South seasons
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...