The Aberdare Valley Association Football League is a football league affiliated to the South Wales FA and provides football at the seventh level of the

Welsh football league system 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 ...

. The league's boundaries stretch from

Rhigos Rhigos () is a small village on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. It was part of the old Neath Rural district Council under Glamorgan until 1974. The village then came under the jurisdiction of The Cynon ...

in the north to Carnetown,

Abercynon Abercynon (), is both a village and a community (and electoral ward) in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown and Grovers Field to the south, ...

in the South of the

Cynon Valley Cynon Valley () is a former coal mining valley in Wales. Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley and takes its name from the River Cynon. Aberdare is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash is in the south of th ...

. As of 2015 the league is only responsible for providing Mini football (Under 7 to Under 11) and Senior Men's football to the area. Junior (Under 12 to Under 16) football became the responsibility of the newly formed Aberdare Rhondda Junior Football League now called the Cynon Rhondda Merthyr Junior Football League.

Division One

As of the 2023–24 season, the league consists of 12 clubs:

Member Clubs 2023–24

*AFC Abercynon *AFC Abercynon (reserves) *Carnetown *Cwmbach Royal Stars (reserves) * FC Cwmaman (reserves) * FC Cwmaman (thirds) *Gadlys Rovers *Hirwaun *Penrhiwceiber (reserves) *Penrhiwceiber Navigation *Penywaun *Royal Oak

Promotion and Relegation

Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the

South Wales Alliance League The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourt ...

, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions (Top Division)

*1905–06: – Aberdare Crescents *1906–07: – Aberdare Crescents *1907–08: – *1908–09: – ''No competition'' *1909–10: – *1924-25: *1930-31: – Hirwaun K.B.R. *1933-34: – Hirwaun K.B.R. *1934-35: – Hirwaun K.B.R. *1936-37: – Hirwaun Welfare *1946-47: – Hirwaun Welfare *1968–69: – Ivy Bush *2001-02: – Hirwaun Welfare *2005–06: – AFC Abercynon *2006–07: – Abernant Rovers '97 *2007–08: – Aberaman *2008–09: – Aberaman *2009–10: – Perthcelyn United *2010–11: – Perthcelyn United *2011–12: – AFC Abercynon 'A' *2012–13: – Tynte Rovers *2013–14: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' *2014–15: – Carnetown 'A' *2015–16: – Carnetown 'A' *2016–17: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' *2017–18: – Hirwaun Sports FC *2018–19: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' *2019–20: – AFC Abercynon 'A' *2021–22: – Cwmbach Royal Stars reserves *2022–23: –

References

External links

Aberdare Valley League

Aberdare Valley League Twitter
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