The 2023–24 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2023–24 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the new third-tier southern region football in

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, part of the Ardal Leagues. The winners ( Penrhiwceiber Rangers) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru South. The runners-up (

Cefn Cribwr Cefn Cribwr is a village and community in Bridgend County Borough in south Wales. The village is located about 5 miles (8 km) from the centre of Bridgend town, and inbetween Bridgend and Pyle. Description The village is situated on a ridge ...

) qualified for the Ardal Southern play-off, losing and remaining in the league. The bottom three teams (

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Penydarren BGC Penydarren BGC is a football club based in Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, who play in the Ardal Leagues South West, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. History During the 2018-19 season they gained promotion to the Welsh Football Leagu ...

, and

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) were relegated to Tier 4.

Teams

The league was made up of sixteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, four teams promoted from Tier 4, and two teams relegated from the

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. The teams promoted from Tier 4 were Cardiff Corinthians and

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from the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division, and South Gower and

Morriston Town Morriston Town Football Club is an amateur association football team based in Morriston, Swansea, Wales. The club plays in the Ardal Leagues South West, which is tier three of the Welsh football pyramid. Brief History The club was formed in the 1 ...

from the

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(replacing the relegated Ardal SE teams of Garden Village, Cwmamman United, and

Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Dinas Powys hillfort, Iron Age hillfort wh ...

). The teams relegated from the Cymru South were Swansea University and Ynyshir Albions (replacing the promoted Ardal SW teams of Caerau (Ely) and Baglan Dragons)). Since no team was relegated to the Ardal SE from the

, Treharris Athletic Western were transferred from the Ardal SW.

Stadia and locations

Source
Ardal SW Ground Information
* (Cefn Cribwr are ground sharing at Cambrian & Clydach Vale, whilst Mumbles Rangers share at Swansea University)

League table

Results

References

External links

Football Association of WalesArdal Southern LeaguesTier 3 Rules & Regulations
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