The 2022–23 FAW

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup (), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most prestigious of the cup competitions ...

was the 135th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in

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 ...

. The winners qualified for the 2023–24 Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, commonly known as The New Saints () or TNS FC, are an English professional football club that play in the , but are based completely within England, in Oswestry, Shropshire. They a ...

won the cup by defeating

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club () is a Welsh professional football club from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the . They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Although the current Bala Tow ...

in the final, their third consecutive Welsh Cup win and ninth overall. Since they qualified for the Europa Conference League based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot for winning the cup was passed to the third-placed team in the 2022–23 Cymru Premier.

Schedule

Format changes

The National Cup Board changed the rules for the new season: five substitutes could be used, within three substitute periods for all rounds; and seedings for Round 2, introduced in the previous season, were retained with the 28 seeded clubs from the JD Cymru Premier (12), JD Cymru North (8) and JD Cymru South (8) drawn away from home.

First qualifying round

The competition achieved 253 entries, surpassing the record from the previous season by ten. The first qualifying round matches were announced on 6 July at the FAW HQ in Hensol and played on the weekend of 29, 30 & 31 July 2022. There were 194 clubs in the draw with fifteen Tier 3 clubs receiving byes into Qualifying Round 2, based on their League positions at the end of last season. The teams receiving a bye into the second qualifying round are: *

Ardal NE 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 ...

Caersws Caersws (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community on the River Severn, in the Wales, Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, Powys, Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. ...

, Cefn Albion, Llanfair United, Llangollen Town, Llanrhaeadr * Ardal NW: Denbigh Town, Llangefni Town, Llanrwst United *

Ardal SE 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 ...

: Abertillery Bluebirds, Caldicot Town, Risca United, Undy Athletic * Ardal SW: Cardiff Draconians,

Pontyclun Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a town and Community (Wales), community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as 'bridge

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the Afon Clun, River Clun', the Clun being a tributa ...

, Port Talbot Town

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Second qualifying round

The Qualifying Round 2 draw was made at the Football Association of Wales Headquarters in Hensol on 1 August with ties to be played over the weekend of Saturday 20 August.

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First round

The First Round draw was made at the Football Association of Wales Headquarters in Hensol on 22 August. Matches for this round were played on Saturday 17 September 2022. Tier 2 teams entered the competition with 16 teams competing and the remaining 16 receiving a bye into the second round. The teams that received a bye into the Second Round were: *

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 ...

: Buckley Town, Cefn Druids,

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...

Guilsfield Guilsfield (, "Apiaceae, Hemlock-field") is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It lies beside Guilsfield Brook about three miles north of Welshpool. It is located on the B4392 road and a disused b ...

, Holyhead Hotspur,

Holywell Town Holywell Town Football Club () is a Welsh football club from Holywell, Flintshire. They are nicknamed 'The Wellmen', and play their home games at the Bartons North Wales Stadium (commonly known as 'Halkyn Road'), Holywell. They currently pla ...

Llandudno Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 UK census, the community � ...

, Ruthin Town *

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 ...

: Barry Town United, Briton Ferry Llansawel, Cambrian & Clydach Vale, Carmarthen Town, Goytre United,

Llantwit Major Llantwit Major () is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry and ...

Swansea University Swansea University () is a public university, public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it chang ...

Taff's Well Taff's Well () is a semi-rural village, Community (Wales), community and electoral ward located at the south-eastern tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, north-west of the city centre of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Known locally as the 'Gates to the So ...

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Second round

Matches for this round were played on Saturday 8 October 2022.

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 ...

teams entered the competition in this round. The procedure of seeding the 28 clubs from the JD Cymru Premier (12), JD Cymru North (8) and JD Cymru South (8), instituted in 2021–22 the competition, was maintained. The seeded clubs were all drawn away from home in Round 2.

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Third round

Matches for this round were played on Saturday 12 November 2022.

Fourth round

Matches for this round were played on Saturday 14 January 2023 except for the Cwmbran Celtic versus Pennydarren tie which was postponed multiple times and eventually completed on 25 January.

Fifth round

Matches for this round were played on 4 and 5 February 2023. ;Notes

Semi-finals

Matches for this round were played on 3 and 4 March 2023. ;Notes

Final

The final was played on Sunday 30 April 2023. ;Notes

References

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