The 2021–22
Welsh League Cup
The Cymru League Cup, currently known as the Nathaniel MG Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a cup competition in Welsh association football, football organised by the Football Association of Wales.
The competition was established in 1992 and is c ...
(known for sponsorship purposes as The Nathaniel MG Cup) was the 30th season of the Welsh League cup competition, which was established in 1992. The reigning champions were
Connah's Quay Nomads
Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club () is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the .
The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted the Connah's Quay Nomads ...
.
Format
*44 clubs in 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 ...
,
Cymru North
The Cymru North is a regional association football, football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It initially had clubs with semi-professional status. Together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh fo ...
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 ...
leagues will enter the season's League Cup.
* Newport County and Denbigh Town were awarded the two wildcard spots for the current season.
*In the first round, the wildcard entrants were placed one in each section, joining 13 clubs from each of the Cymru North and South
*Three teams from each of the Cymru North and Cymru South were awarded byes in the first round, and along with the 12 Cymru Premier teams join the competition in the Second round.
Access List
First round
The draw for the first round took place on 24 June 2021. The game between Port Talbot Town and Swansea University was postponed on 16 July after two Port Talbot players tested positive for COVID-19 and the Port Talbot squad was told to self-isolate by Welsh health authorities. Port Talbot Town subsequently forfeited the match in line with the approach adopted by 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 ...
for the 2021–22 season's cup matches in relation to teams unable to play cup games due to Coronavirus infections.
Northern
Southern
Second round
The draw for the Second round took place on 21 July 2021. All ties were played 6 and 7 August. The tie between Llandudno and Connah's Quay Nomads was reversed with Connah's Quay Nomads hosting the game instead of Llandudno.
Northern
Southern
Third round
The draw for the Third round took place on 11 August 2021. All ties were played 21 and 22 September.
Northern
Southern
Quarter-finals
The draw was made on 23 September with this being the last round where clubs were placed in regional draws. All ties were played on 26 October.
Northern
Southern
Semi-finals
The semi finals saw both remaining North Walian and South Walian clubs drawn together.
Final
References
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Welsh League Cup seasons
League Cup