The West Wales Premier League (known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Macron West Wales Premier League'') is a

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league in

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, at tier 4 of the

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under the control of the

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. The league consists of teams 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. It offers promotion opportunities to the

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, at tier 3 of the

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pyramid. Its inaugural season was due run in 2020–21 but was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It is now due to start on 21 August 2021 with 11 clubs instead of the 12 planned for the 2020–21 season as

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were not part of the fixture list.

League history

Plans for the new league have come about through the

“2020 vision and strategic plan for Welsh football”. This plan has led to a reorganisation of the Welsh football Pyramid. The West Wales Premier League will be at tier 4, with initially 11 member clubs. The league champions and runners-up will be eligible for promotion to the

in South West Wales, should they secure a tier three certificate. The new league was formed with clubs invited from the

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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 ...

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and

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. Twelve clubs joined the inaugural season of the league, with 4 each from the leagues in Carmarthenshire, Neath and Swansea. Currently no clubs from Pembrokeshire have joined the league. For the 2022–23 season, the league received three applications to join the league. Ynystawe Athletic from the Swansea Senior League and Clydach FC and Bryn Rovers from the Neath & District League. Each of the clubs needed to meet the Tier 4 ground criteria and finish in the top two of their respective leagues to be promoted., The only one that met this criteria, Clydach joined the league for the 2022–23 season, along with West End, who had been relegated from the Ardal Leagues.

Member clubs for the 2022–23 season

* CK Swiss Valley * Clydach * Cwm Wanderers * Dafen Welfare * Evans & Williams * Giants Grave * Morriston Town * Penlan Club * Pontarddulais Town * South Gower * West End

Notes

Premier League Champions

2020s

*2020-21: Season void *2021-22: Penlan Club

References

External links

West Wales Premier League Official twitterWest Wales Football Association
{{UEFA fourth level leagues

2020 establishments in Wales Sports leagues established in 2020 Football leagues in Wales