# 2021–22 Ardal SE

The 2021–22 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2021–22 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.

## Teams

The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SW. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Home Ground |
| Aberbargoed Buds | Aberbargoed | Bedwellty Road |
| Abergavenny Town | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | Abertillery | Abertillery Leisure Centre |
| Abertillery Excelsiors | Abertillery | Jim Owen Field |
| Caldicot Town | Caldicot | Jubilee Way |
| Chepstow Town | Chepstow | Larkfield Park |
| Croesyceiliog | Croesyceiliog | Woodland Road |
| Goytre | Penperlleni | Plough Road |
| Llandrindod Wells | Llandrindod Wells | Lant Avenue Broadway |
| Monmouth Town | Penperlleni | Plough Road |
| Newport City | Newport | Newport Stadium |
| Panteg | Pontymister | Ty-Isaf Park |
| Rhayader Town | Rhayader | The Weirglodd |
| Tredegar Town | Tredegar | Tredegar Leisure Complex |
| Treowen Stars | Newbridge | Bush Park |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | Llanfabon | CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence |
Source: Ardal SE Ground Information

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Abergavenny Town (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 66 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Abertillery Bluebirds | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Caldicot Town | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 62 | |
| 4 | Trethomas Bluebirds | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 59 | |
| 5 | Goytre | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 20 | +85 | 57 | |
| 6 | Monmouth Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Treowen Stars | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Llandrindod Wells | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 44 | Transferred to Ardal NE |
| 9 | Chepstow Town | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 39 | |
| 10 | Croesyceiliog | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 36 | |
| 11 | Newport City | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Tredegar Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 30 | |
| 13 | Rhayader Town | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 20 | Transferred to Ardal NE |
| 14 | Panteg (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 19 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Abertillery Excelsiors (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 85 | −48 | 17 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 16 | Aberbargoed Buds (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 1 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
* ↑ Goytre were deducted 15 points, fined £150 and removed from the Ardal League Cup quarter-finals. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.
* ↑ Aberbargoed Buds were deducted 30 points after the end of the season. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABB | ABT | ATB | ATE | CLD | CHP | CRS | GYR | LDW | MON | NPT | PAN | RHY | TDG | TOW | TTB |
| Aberbargoed Buds | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Abergavenny Town | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | 5–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
| Abertillery Excelsiors | 1–5 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Caldicot Town | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Chepstow Town | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Croesyceiliog | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Goytre | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 8–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Monmouth Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Newport City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Panteg | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Rhayader Town | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| Tredegar Town | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–6 | 0–3 |
| Treowen Stars | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–5 |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — |