The 2022–23 Cymru Premier ( cy, Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2022–23) (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the

Cymru Premier The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 200 ...

(formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within

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since its establishment in 1992. The winners (

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, their second consecutive league title win and fifteenth overall) qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up ( Connah's Quay Nomads), third-placed team (

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), and Europa Conference League play-off winners ( Haverfordwest County) qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams ( Airbus UK Broughton and Flint Town United) were relegated to the 2023–24 Cymru North.

Teams

Twelve teams contested the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier leagues, the

Cymru North The Cymru North is a regional football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system. The f ...

and

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 ...

entered the season as defending champions. Airbus UK Broughton, winners of the 2021–22 Cymru North were promoted to the league. Due to 2021–22 Cymru South champions Llantwit Major's failure to achieve a tier one licence, runners-up Pontypridd Town were promoted in their place. In June 2022, Pontypridd Town changed their name to Pontypridd United. The two bottom placed teams from the 2021–22 season, Cefn Druids and Barry Town United, were relegated to the

and the

respectively for the 2022–23 season.

Team changes

To Cymru Premier

Promoted from the

* Airbus UK Broughton Promoted from the

* Pontypridd Town

From Cymru Premier

Relegated to the

* Cefn Druids Relegated to the

* Barry Town United

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–32

Top six

Bottom six

Europa Conference League play-offs

Teams placed 3rd-7th enter one-off play-off matches for the third spot in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. One of the spots is vacated if the

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mos ...

winners finish 7th or higher, with the 3rd-placed team qualifying automatically if the Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two. The higher-placed team gains home advantage. Bala Town,

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, Haverfordwest County, Newtown, and

qualified for the play-offs. Since the

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winners,

, qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round based on league position, Penybont's play-off spot was vacated and they directly qualified for the Europa Conference League as the 3rd-placed team.

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Attendances

Figures taken from FAW Cymru Football app and other club channels. Correct as of 24 April 2023. Excludes Europa Conference League playoff fixtures. ''*Denotes incomplete record, as missing attendance figures. Figures for Bala v TNS (14/4), Haverfordwest v Airbus (18/3), TNS v CQN (22/4) and Penybont v Cardiff Met (17/2), CQN (18/3) and Newtown (22/4) have not been publicly recorded.''

Monthly awards

References

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