South Wales Alliance League
Founded2015
Country Wales
Divisions34
Number of teams47
Level on pyramid4-6
Promotion toArdal Leagues
Relegation toAberdare Valley League
Bridgend & District League
Cardiff & District League
Cardiff Combination League
Port Talbot League
Rhondda & District League
Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley League
Vale of Glamorgan League
Current championsCardiff Corinthians
(2022-23)
WebsiteSouth Wales Alliance League

The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League.[1] The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth tier of the Welsh Football Pyramid and offers promotion opportunities to the tier 3 Football Association of Wales administered Ardal Leagues. The league is run by the South Wales Football Association.

The league was formed in 2015 by a merger of the South Wales Senior League and the South Wales Amateur League.[2]

In April 2022, the league, after discussions with the South Wales Football Association, announced planned changes to the league structure from the 2023–24 season. The current set up of three divisions of sixteen clubs will move to four divisions of twelve with a Premier Division, Division One and two regionalised Division Twos.[3] As a result of this at the end of the 2022–23 season, teams finishing in 11th to 16th places in the Premier Division were relegated to Division One (renamed as the 'Championship Division').

Member clubs for 2023–24 season

The following clubs will compete.[4][5]

Premier Division

Championship Division

Division One East

  • AFC Penrhiwceiber
  • AFC Whitchurch
  • Cardiff Cosmopolitan
  • Cwmbach Royal Stars
  • Cwrt Rawlin
  • Nelson Cavaliers
  • Penrhiwfer AFC
  • Penygraig United
  • St Albans
  • St Josephs
  • Ton & Gelli
  • Tongwynlais

Division One West

Recent champions

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two
2015–16 Trefelin BGC Canton Liberal Ynyshir Albions
2016–17 Pontyclun Cardiff Draconians Garw SBGC
2017–18 Penydarren BGC Cefn Cribwr Blaenrhondda
2018–19 Ynyshir Albions[6] Porthcawl Town Athletic Llanrumney United
2019–20 Pencoed Athletic[7] Aber Valley Maesteg Park
2020–21 No competition
2021–22 Baglan Dragons Cardiff Airport Treherbert BGC
2022–23 Cardiff Corinthians Caerphilly Athletic Llantwit Fardre

References

  1. ↑ "Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance Football League - Latest News". Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance Football League - League History". Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "South Wales Alliance League restructure from 2023-24". South Wales Football Association. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "South Wales clubs discover promotion and relegation fate". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Jones, Jordan (18 August 2020). "Rhondda League's Treherbert BGC promoted to South Wales Alliance League". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Season Review | Part 1 – Welsh Football League, SWAL, Gwent County League". Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Jones, Jordan (30 May 2020). "South Wales Alliance League: Aber Valley, Maesteg Park and Pencoed crowned champions". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 11 June 2020.


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