2019–20 Cymru Premier

Cymru Premier 2019–20
Season information
Dates	16 August 2019 – 11 March 2020
Winners	Connah's Quay
Relegated	Airbus UK Broughton Carmarthen Town
Season statistics
Goals scored	388
Top goalscorer	Chris Venables (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Barry Tow United 7–1 Carmarthen (18 January 2020)
Biggest away win	Airbus UK 0–12 The New Saints (30 November 2019)
Highest scoring	Airbus UK 0–12 The New Saints (30 November 2019)
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The 2019–20 Cymru Premier (known as JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as The Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. Thirteenth-time champions, The New Saints are the defending champions. The season commenced on 16 August 2019 and concluded in March 2020, a few weeks earlier than the scheduled end date of 25 April 2020. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league splits into two groups after phase 1 matches are completed on 17 January 2020 – the top six and the bottom six.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

On 13 March 2020, all games were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 19 May 2020, the league was cancelled. Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. were declared the champions and given the league's bid to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. The New Saints and Bala Town finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, earning the league's two places in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The 2019–20 Welsh Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA deadline of entering European qualification, therefore the 4th placed finished team, Barry Town, earned the preliminary round spot that would have normally gone to the winners of the European play-offs which would now not take place. The decision of promotion and relegation between leagues will be made in due course.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the Cymru North and Cymru South.

The two bottom placed teams from the 2018-2019 season, Llandudno, and Llanelli Town, were relegated to Cymru North and Cymru South, respectively, for the 2019–20 season.

Airbus UK Broughton, champions of the now defunct Cymru Alliance and Pen-y-Bont, champions of the Welsh Football League Division One were promoted to the Cymru Premier. Airbus UK Broughton are returning to the Cymru Premier after two years in the now defunct Cymru Alliance, while Bridgend-based Pen-y-Bont are making their first appearance in the Cymru Premier having only been formed in 2013. By replacing Llanelli Town, the South Wales based clubs remain at four.

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aberystwyth Town	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue	5,000
Airbus UK Broughton	Broughton	Hollingsworth Group International Airfield	1,600
Bala Town	Bala	Maes Tegid	3,000
Barry Town United	Barry	Jenner Park Stadium	3,500
Caernarfon Town	Caernarfon	The Oval	3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Cyncoed	Cyncoed Campus	1,620
Carmarthen Town	Carmarthen	Richmond Park	3,000
Cefn Druids	Rhosymedre	The Rock	3,000
Connah's Quay Nomads	Connah's Quay	Deeside Stadium	1,500
Newtown	Newtown	Latham Park	5,000
Pen-y-Bont	Bridgend	Kymco Stadium	3,000
The New Saints	Oswestry	Park Hall	2,034

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town	Matthew Bishop	Marc Williams	Acerbis	Aberystwyth University
Airbus UK Broughton	Steve O'Shaughnessy	Paul Harrison	Umbro	Gardner Aerospace
Bala Town	Colin Caton	Chris Venables	Macron	Aykroyd's
Barry Town United	Gavin Chesterfield	Luke Cooper	Macron	RIM Motors, LDS Motor Factors
Caernarfon Town	Huw Griffiths	Nathan Craig	Errea	Gofal Bro Cyf, Parc Gwêl y Fenai
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Christian Edwards	Bradley Woolridge	Errea	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Carmarthen Town	Kristian O'Leary	Lee Surman	Kappa	Gravells Seat, Castell Howell Foods
Cefn Druids	Stuart Gelling	Neil Ashton	Errea	Wrexham Lager
Connah's Quay Nomads	Andy Morrison	George Horan	Nike	Gap Personnel
Newtown	Chris Hughes	Craig T. Williams	Errea	Control Techniques
Pen-y-Bont	Rhys Griffiths	Rhys Wilson	Macron	Nathaniel House of Cars
The New Saints	Scott Ruscoe	Paul Harrison	Legea	RUK Group

League table

Template:2019–20 Cymru Premier table

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Chris Venables	Bala Town	15
2	Greg Draper	The New Saints	13
3	Kayne McLaggon	Barry Town United	10
4	Henry Jones	Bala Town	9
	Eliot Evans	Cardiff Metropolitan University	9
	Jamie Insall	Connah's Quay Nomads	9
	Louis Robles	Bala Town	9
7	Dean Ebbe	The New Saints	8
8	Michael Bakare	Connah's Quay Nomads	7
	James Davies	Cefn Druids	7
	Luke Bowen	Carmarthen	7
	Andy Owens	Airbus UK Broughton	7

External links

• Official website
• League rules

2019–20 in Welsh football
Domestic leagues
Cymru Premier · Cymru North · Cymru South · Welsh Alliance League · Welsh National League
Domestic cups
Welsh Cup · Welsh League Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying (Group E)
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