The 2025–26 Cymru Premier (; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) will be the 34th season of the

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

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since its establishment in 1992.

Teams

The league will consist of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the

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, and one team promoted from the

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will enter the season as defending champions (for the fourth consecutive season). This will be the final season featuring twelve teams, with the league set to expand to sixteen teams from 2026 to 2027. The promoted teams will be

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champions

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, who returned to the top tier at the first time of asking after being relegated in 2023–24, and

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champions Llanelli Town, who return to the Cymru Premier for the first time since 2018–19.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

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References

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