The West Wales Football Association (WWFA; cy, Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Orllewin Cymru) is the governing body of association football in West Wales and is affiliated to the

Football Association of Wales The Football Association of Wales (FAW; cy, Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, Welsh national foo ...

. The highest league run solely by the West Wales Football Association will be the

West Wales Premier League The West Wales Premier League (known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Macron West Wales Premier League'') is a football league in Wales, at tier 4 of the Welsh Football Pyramid in South West Wales under the control of the West Wales Football Asso ...

at Tier 4 of the Welsh League Pyramid, when it commences in the 2020-21 season. All clubs playing according to the laws of the

and having their grounds and headquarters west of a line drawn from Briton Ferry, Neath, northwards to Glynneath, and then again northwards to the boundary line of the South Wales Football Association shall be eligible for membership.

Affiliated leagues and clubs

The WWFA has senior men's, senior women's, junior men's and junior girls' clubs affiliated to it. The senior men's leagues are the

Carmarthenshire League The Carmarthenshire League (currently the ''LTC Mobility Carmarthenshire Association Football League'') is a football league in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, sitting at the fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the Welsh football league system. Teams ...

Neath & District League The Neath & District League is a football league in South Wales. The league consists of four divisions, named The Premier Division, Division One, Two and Three. The Premier League is a feeder to the West Wales Premier League, and therefore sits a ...

Pembrokeshire League The Pembrokeshire League (currently the ''Manderwood Pembrokeshire League'') is a football league in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, running from levels five to nine of the Welsh football league system. Teams promoted from Division One may enter the W ...

Swansea Senior League The Swansea Senior Association Football League or Swansea Senior League, is a league competition featuring non-professional association football clubs in the area of Swansea, south Wales. The league consists of seven divisions, three for "first t ...

and

. Other Leagues include the West Wales Youth League and

West Wales Womens & Girls AFL West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

. Additionally, teams that compete in the South Wales United Churches League from outside the area are also affiliated to the WWFA - AC Pontypridd, Aberaman Pentecostal, Bethany Ynyshir, Bethel Baptist (Rhondda), Bethlehem Life Centre (Bridgend), Highfields & St Denys (Cardiff), Inter Churches Aberdare, Penarth Vale, R B C United (Cardiff), Rhondda Royals, Tab Life Centre (Newport), U C Bridgend and Woodville Baptist (Cardiff). All clubs are split into three groups - Classes A, B and C - with the teams plying their trade in the Premier League (

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

), the

Welsh Premier League 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 20 ...

and

Welsh Football League The Welsh Football League (also known as the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League for sponsorship reasons) was a club football league in Wales. For its final season in 2019–20 season it operated at levels 3 and 4 of the Welsh football leagu ...

in the top class.

WWFA knock-out competitions

* WWFA Senior Cup - this ceased in 2009 after 86 years in existence *

WWFA Intermediate Cup The West Wales Intermediate Challenge Cup is the regional knock-out competition for clubs beneath the umbrella of the West Wales Football Association, at the level of Tier 4 and below of the Welsh Football Pyramid in South West Wales. The tourn ...

* WWFA Youth Cup * WWFA Junior Cup * WWFA Under-13s Cup

External links

Official website

Clubs affiliated to WWFA

References

{{reflist Football governing bodies in Wales