The 2020–21 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2020–21 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was to be the first season of the new third-tier southern region football in
Welsh football pyramid, part of the
Ardal Leagues
The Ardal Leagues are a association football, football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the t ...
. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Wales on 28 February 2020, with a case being reported in the Swansea area; this first known case was a person who had recently returned from Italy. The first known case of community transmi ...
, the
Football Association of Wales
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; ) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its Wales women's national football team, correspo ...
cancelled the 2020–21 seasons of the Ardal Leagues and below.
Teams
Normally, the league is made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to
Cymru South
The Cymru South is a regional association football, football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It initially had clubs with semi-professional status. Together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh fo ...
, whilst the second place team goes into a play-off with the second place team of
Ardal SW
The Ardal Leagues are a association football, football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the t ...
. Three teams are relegated to tier 4.
Team changes
To Ardal SE
From
Mid Wales Football League Division 1
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Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells (; ; ; ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was Historic counties of Wales, historically in ...
Promoted from
Mid Wales Football League Division 2
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Rhayader Town
From
Welsh Football League Division One
The Welsh Football League Division One, known as the Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League First Division for sponsorship reasons, was a association football, football league in South Wales. It formed the top division of the Welsh Football League and ...
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Goytre
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Caldicot Town
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Abergavenny Town
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Aberbargoed Buds
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Monmouth Town
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Croesyceiliog
Croesyceiliog (; ) is a suburb and community of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.
Housing
Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built ...
From
Welsh Football League Division Two
The Welsh Football League Division Two, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Two'', for sponsorship reasons) was a football league and forms the fourth level of the Welsh football league system in South Wales.
If the ...
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Trethomas Bluebirds
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Abertillery Bluebirds
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Newport City
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Chepstow Town
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Tredegar Town
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Treowen Stars
* Panteg
From
Gwent County League Premier Division
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Abertillery Excelsiors
Stadia and locations
Source
Ardal SW Ground Information
Season overview
On 28 July 2020, The Football Association of Wales announced that this league would be named Ardal SW and would be sponsored by Floodlighting and Electrical Services. Ardal SE & Ardal SW divisions will make up the Ardal Southern region of tier 3 in the men's Welsh domestic game.
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place.
League table
Results
References
External links
Football Association of WalesArdal Southern LeaguesArdal Southern Twitter PageTier 3 Rules & Regulations
{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Ardal SE
2020–21 in Welsh football
Ardal Leagues
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...