# 2024–25 Cymru South

The 2024–25 Cymru South season (also known as the 2024–25 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) is the fifth season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid.

## Teams

The league consisted of 16 clubs; 12 clubs remaining from the previous season, 1 club relegated from the Cymru Premier, and 3 clubs promoted from the Ardal Leagues.
Trethomas Bluebirds and Penrhiwceiber Rangers were promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Ardal SE and 2023–24 Ardal SW respectively, while Ardal SE runners-up Newport City defeated Ardal SW runners-up Cefn Cribwr in the Ardal Southern play-off to also earn promotion. The three promoted teams replaced the three relegated 2023–24 Cymru South teams (Abergavenny Town, Abertillery Bluebirds, and Pontardawe Town). Pontypridd United were relegated from the 2023–24 Cymru Premier, replacing the promoted 2023–24 Cymru South winners (Briton Ferry Llansawel).

### Stadia and Locations

| Team | Home City | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Afan Lido | Aberavon, Port Talbot | Marston's Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ammanford | Ammanford | Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| Baglan Dragons | Baglan, Port Talbot | Evans Bevan Playing Field | 1,000 |
| Cambrian United | Clydach Vale | King George V New Field | 1,000 |
| Caerau (Ely) | Ely, Cardiff | Cwrt-yr-Ala Road | 1,000 |
| Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 2,500 |
| Cwmbran Celtic | Cwmbran | Celtic Park | 1,000 |
| Goytre United | Goytre, Port Talbot | Glenhafod Park Stadium | 1,500 |
| Llanelli Town | Llanelli | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
| Llantwit Major | Llantwit Major | Windmill Ground | 1,000 |
| Newport City | Newport | Newport Stadium | 5,058 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | Penrhiwceiber | Glasbrook Field | 1,000 |
| Pontypridd United | Treforest | USW Sport Park | 1,000 |
| Taff's Well | Taff's Well | Rhiw'r Ddar | 2,930 |
| Trefelin BGC | Velindre, Port Talbot | Ynys Park | 1,000 |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | Ystrad Mynach | CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence | 1,000 |

## Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
| Afan Lido | Garry Taylor | Liam Griffiths | Macron | Shrimpton Developments |
| Ammanford | Wyn Thomas | Morgan Clarke | Joma | Morganstone |
| Baglan Dragons | Carl Clement | Lewis Holmes | Joma | Pinetree Car Superstore |
| Caerau (Ely) | Dean Wheeler | Jack Ashford | Classic Sportswear | Mr Homes |
| Cambrian United | Liam Williams | Kyle Jones | Joma | Pinetree Car Superstore |
| Carmarthen Town | Mark Aizlewood | Noah Daley | Kappa | A.T.B. Davies & Son |
| Cwmbran Celtic | Simon Berry | Andrew Larcombe | Hummel | Avondale Motor Park |
| Goytre United | Stephen Kelleher | Keane Watts | Joma | CXJ Building Sponsors |
| Llanelli Town | Lee John | Josef Hopkins | Joma | First Choice Flooring Wales |
| Llantwit Major | Ben Stait | Rhys Llewelyn | Tor Sports | Compact Cars & Vans |
| Newport City | Sam Houldsworth | Louis Caramella-Gerrard | VX3 | Unseen Caffeine |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | Dean Brown | Warren Jones | Macron | W.A.G. Scaffolding Service |
| Pontypridd United | Andrew Whittington | Jarrad Wright | Joma | UPVCDIRECT.CO.UK |
| Taff's Well | Josh Anderson | Vaughn Fowler | Macron | Gentles Construction |
| Trefelin BGC | Andy Hill | Jordan Davies | Macron | |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | Mark Dunford | James Saddler | VX3 | Fernleigh Design |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Cwmbran Celtic | James Kinsella | Resigned | 7 March 2024 | Pre-season | Simon Berry | 11 May 2024 |
| Ammanford | Gruff Harrison | Resigned | 14 August 2024 | 15th | Wyn Thomas | 22 August 2024 |
| Afan Lido | Paul Evans | Mutual consent | 5 October 2024 | 15th | Garry Taylor | 10 October 2024 |
| Taff's Well | Geza Hajgato/ Nathan Cotterall | Sacked | 13 October 2024 | 15th | Josh Anderson | 30 October 2024 |
| Pontypridd United | Gavin Allen | Resigned | 30 October 2024 | 2nd | Andrew Whittington | 7 November 2024 |
| Goytre United | Laurie Marsh | Resigned | 3 November 2024 | 12th | Stephen Kelleher | 5 January 2025 |
* ^ Kinsella's resignation was announced during the 2023–24 season, but did not come into effect until the end of the season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Llanelli Town | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 56 | Promotion to the Cymru Premier |
| 2 | Trethomas Bluebirds | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 54 | |
| 3 | Pontypridd United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | |
| 4 | Trefelin BGC | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 | |
| 5 | Carmarthen Town | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Llantwit Major | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Cambrian United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Newport City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 39 | |
| 9 | Baglan Dragons | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 37 | |
| 10 | Caerau (Ely) | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 31 | |
| 11 | Ammanford | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Afan Lido | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | Cwmbran Celtic | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 26 | |
| 14 | Goytre United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 22 | Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
| 15 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 22 | Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
| 16 | Taff's Well | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
* ↑ Cambrian United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Pontypridd United on 1 January 2025.

## Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
| Home \ Away | AFL | AMM | BGD | CRU | CBU | CAR | CBC | GOU | LLI | LTM | NPT | PNR | PON | TAW | TRE | TTB |
| Afan Lido | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Ammanford | 5–1 | — | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | | 2–3 |
| Baglan Dragons | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Cambrian United | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Carmarthen Town | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Cwmbran Celtic | | 4–0 | | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–6 |
| Goytre United | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–4 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Llanelli Town | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | | 1–1 |
| Llantwit Major | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Newport City | 5–1 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Pontypridd United | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Taff's Well | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | — | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Trefelin BGC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | — | 2–2 |
| Trethomas Bluebirds | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | — |