2023–24 Cymru Premier

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Cymru Premier 2023–24
Season information
Dates	11 August 2023–11 May 2024
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League
Conference League
Season statistics
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The 2023–24 Cymru Premier known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the Cymru Premier (formerly known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints will be the defending champions.

Teams

Twelve teams contest the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier leagues, the Cymru North and Cymru South.

The two bottom placed teams from the 2022–23 season, Airbus UK Broughton and Flint Town United, were both relegated to the Cymru North for the 2023–24 season. Flint's relegation was only confirmed on the final day of the previous season, where a dramatic victory for Aberystwyth Town, combined with Flint's defeat to Pontypridd United, saw the Silkmen drop into the relegation zone.

Haverfordwest County came close to being relegated following their failure to achieve a Tier One license at the first time of asking, but their appeal was successful, ensuring their stay in the league.

Colwyn Bay, winners of the 2022–23 Cymru North were promoted to the league, as were 2022-23 Cymru South champions Barry Town United, who were promoted back to the top tier on the first time of asking following their relegation in the previous season.

Team changes

To Cymru Premier Promoted from the Cymru North Colwyn Bay Promoted from the Cymru South Barry Town United

From Cymru Premier Relegated to the Cymru North Airbus UK Broughton Flint Town United

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aberystwyth Town	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue	5,000
Bala Town	Bala	Maes Tegid	3,000
Barry Town United	Barry	Jenner Park Stadium	2,650
Caernarfon Town	Caernarfon	The Oval	3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Cyncoed	Cyncoed Campus	1,620
Colwyn Bay	Old Colwyn	Llanelian Road	2,500
Connah's Quay Nomads	Connah's Quay	Cae-y-Castell	3,000
Haverfordwest County	Haverfordwest	Bridge Meadow Stadium	2,100
Newtown	Newtown	Latham Park	5,000
Penybont	Bridgend	Bryntirion Park	3,000
Pontypridd United	Treforest	USW Sports Park	1,000
The New Saints	Oswestry	Park Hall	2,034

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town	Anthony Williams	Jack Thorn	Acerbis	Aberystwyth University
Bala Town	Colin Caton	Kieran Smith	Macron	Aykroyd's
Barry Town United	Steve Jenkins	Kayne McLaggon	Macron	RIM Motors
Caernarfon Town	Richard Davies	Darren Thomas	Errea	Gofal Bro Cyf
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Ryan Jenkins	Kyle McCarthy	Errea	[Cardiff Metropolitan University
Colwyn Bay	Steve Evans	Tom McCready	Hope and Glory	GO2 People
Connah's Quay Nomads	Neil Gibson	John Disney	Adidas	Castle Green Homes
Haverfordwest County	Tony Pennock	Dylan Rees	Macron	Clegg Gifford / The Athletic
Newtown	Chris Hughes	Shane Sutton	Errea	Control Techniques
Penybont	Rhys Griffiths	Kane Owen	Macron	Nathaniel Car Sales
Pontypridd United	Andrew Stokes	Clayton Green	Joma	UPVCDIRECT.CO.UK
The New Saints	Craig Harrison	Chris Marriott	Macron	SiFi Networks

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Barry Town United	Lee Kendall	Resigned	26 July 2023	Pre-season	Steve Jenkins	5 August 2023

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	The New Saints	11	9	2	0	37	8	+29	29	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Connah's Quay Nomads	11	8	1	2	31	14	+17	25	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	Newtown	11	7	1	3	21	11	+10	22	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-offs
4	Caernarfon Town	11	5	2	4	19	19	0	17
5	Penybont	11	5	2	4	15	15	0	17
6	Bala Town	11	4	4	3	8	8	0	16
7	Cardiff Metropolitan University	11	4	4	3	11	15	−4	16
8	Pontypridd United	11	3	3	5	4	9	−5	12
9	Haverfordwest County	11	2	4	5	11	21	−10	10
10	Colwyn Bay	11	2	2	7	12	20	−8	8
11	Barry Town United	11	1	3	7	10	20	−10	6	Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12	Aberystwyth Town	11	1	2	8	6	25	−19	5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away	ABE	BAL	BAR	CAE	CMU	COL	CQN	HAV	NEW	PYB	PON	TNS
Aberystwyth Town	—			2–4	0–1		1–1			1–2	0–1
Bala Town	0–1	—	1–0			2–1	1–0			2–1		0–0
Barry Town United		3–1	—	0–3		1–1	1–4	2–2
Caernarfon Town		1–1		—			0–4		2–1		1–0	1–3
Cardiff Metropolitan University		0–0	2–1		—	1–0		1–1			2–0	1–5
Colwyn Bay	3–1			0–4	2–2	—		1–2	2–4			0–1
Connah's Quay Nomads	4–0				4–0	2–1	—		3–1	4–2
Haverfordwest County	3–0			1–1			1–3	—	0–4		0–0
Newtown	0–0	1–0	2–0	4–0	2–1				—	1–3
Penybont			1–0	3–2	0–0	0–1		2–0		—		1–4
Pontypridd United		0–0	1–0					2–0	0–1	0–0	—	0–1
The New Saints	6–0		2–2				6–2	5–1			4–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League play-offs

Teams placed 3rd-7th enter one-off play-off matches for the third spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. One of the spots is vacated if the 2023–24 Welsh Cup winners finish 7th or higher, with the 3rd-placed team qualifying automatically if the Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two. The higher-placed team gains home advantage.

Season statistics

Attendances

Team	Highest	Lowest	Average
Aberystwyth Town	401	401	401
Bala Town	364	364	364
Barry Town United	521	521	521
Caernarfon Town	575	575	575
Cardiff Metropolitan University	178	178	178
Colwyn Bay	1411	1411	1411
Connah's Quay Nomads	263	263	263
Haverfordwest County	536	536	536
Newtown	306	306	306
Penybont	476	476	476
Pontypridd United	357	357	357
The New Saints	353	248	299

External links

• Official website
• League rules

2023–24 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
2022-23                                                        2024-25