The 2012–13 Welsh Premier League, known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of 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. It was found ...
, the highest
football
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league within
Wales
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since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 17 August 2012.
The New Saints successfully defended their title.
Teams
Following a decision by UEFA not to allow
Neath F.C. a license to compete both domestically and in continental competitions, it was ruled that they would be relegated no matter where in the league they finished. Bottom club
Newtown were spared relegation.
Gap Connah's Quay finished first in the
2011–12 Cymru Alliance to return to the Welsh Premier League after a two-year absence.
Stadia and locations
League table
Llanelli A.F.C.
On 22 April 2013,
Llanelli A.F.C.
Llanelli Town Association Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club that plays in the .
The original club was wound up on 22 April 2013 at the High Court in London following a petition presented by HM Revenue and Customs. The ...
were
liquidated
Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end. The assets and property of the business are redistributed. When a firm has been liquidated, it is sometimes referred to as wound-up or dissolved, although di ...
by
HM Revenue and Customs
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at the High court in London with debts of £21,000; this did not affect the final league table as the club had already played all their league fixtures prior to the ruling.
Results
Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2013 - the top six and the bottom six.
Clubs in these groups will play each other twice again to bring the total fixture count to 32.
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–32
Top six
Bottom six
UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finished in positions third through eighth at the end of the regular season will play-off to determine the second participant for the
2013–14 UEFA Europa League
The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season under its current title.
The final was played between Sevilla and Benfica at the Juventus Stadium in Tu ...
.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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Final
Top goalscorers
References
External links
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Cymru Premier seasons
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