The 2020–21 Cymru Premier () (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of the

Cymru Premier 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 ...

(formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest

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league within

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since its establishment in 1992. Connah's Quay Nomads were the defending champions. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups after phase 1 matches were completed. COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by the FAW. Starting Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could train in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were not allowed to take place at this time. On 21 August 2020, The Football Association of Wales received confirmation that the JD Cymru Premier has been granted elite athletic status by the Welsh Government, meaning that the 2020–21 season could commence on 11 September 2020.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier, the

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and

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 ...

. The two bottom placed teams from the 2019–20 season, Airbus UK Broughton and Carmarthen Town, were relegated to the

and the

respectively for the 2020–21 season. Flint Town United, runners-up of the

were promoted to the league due to champions Prestatyn Town's failure to secure a Tier 1 license. Similarly, Haverfordwest County, runners-up of the

, were also promoted due to champions

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's failure to secure a Tier 1 license.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

League table

Results

12 September 2020 - 31 May 2021

Matches 1–22

* On 17 August 2020 the FAW announced that all official domestic match balls will be sponsored by Macron * Welsh television channel S4C will broadcast certain matches

Matches 23–32

Top six

Bottom six

UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

Teams that finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season participated in play-offs to determine the third participant to enter the Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Monthly awards

Annual awards

References

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