# 2024–25 Cymru Premier

The 2024–25 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2024–25; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd season of the Cymru Premier (formerly known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992.

## Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the Cymru North, and one team promoted from the Cymru South. The New Saints entered the season as defending champions (for the third consecutive season).
The promoted teams were 2023–24 Cymru North runners-up Flint Town United (after champions Holywell Town failed to secure a Tier 1 licence), and 2023–24 Cymru South champions Briton Ferry Llansawel. They replaced the 2023–24 Cymru Premier bottom two teams, Colwyn Bay (relegated after one year in the top-flight) and Pontypridd United (relegated after two years in the top-flight). Flint Town United returned to the top-flight after a single-season absence, while Briton Ferry Llansawel marked their debut (not including former guise Briton Ferry Athletic).

### 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 |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Briton Ferry | Old Road | 2,300 |
| Caernarfon Town | Caernarfon | The Oval | 3,000 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cyncoed | Cyncoed Campus | 1,620 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Flint | Cae-y-Castell | 3,000 |
| Flint Town United | Flint | Cae-y-Castell | 3,000 |
| Haverfordwest County | Haverfordwest | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,100 |
| Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Penybont | Bridgend | SDM Glass 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 | Antonio Corbisiero | Jack Thorn | Acerbis | Aberystwyth University |
| Bala Town | Colin Caton | Nathan Peate | Macron | Aykroyd's |
| Barry Town United | Steve Jenkins | Kayne McLaggon | Macron | RIM Motors |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Andy Dyer | Alex Gammond | Macron | Woodpecker Garden Buildings |
| Caernarfon Town | Richard Davies | Darren Thomas | Surridge Sport | Williams Timber Solutions |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Ryan Jenkins | Alex Lang | Erreà | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Billy Paynter | John Disney | Adidas | Castle Green Homes |
| Flint Town United | Lee Fowler | Harry Owen | Macron | Essity |
| Haverfordwest County | Tony Pennock | Dylan Rees | Tor Sports | Gelli Mor |
| Newtown | Callum McKenzie | Shane Sutton | Adidas | Nidec |
| Penybont | Rhys Griffiths | Kane Owen | Macron | Nathaniel Cars |
| The New Saints | Craig Harrison | Danny Redmond | Macron | SiFi Networks |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Neil Gibson | Resigned | 13 August 2024 | 10th | Billy Paynter | 24 August 2024 |
| Aberystwyth Town | Anthony Williams | Resigned | 8 October 2024 | 12th | Antonio Corbisiero | 12 November 2024 |
| Newtown | Scott Ruscoe | Sacked | 5 November 2024 | 9th | Callum McKenzie | 22 November 2024 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The New Saints | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 2 | Penybont | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 5 | Bala Town | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 6 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship Conference |
| 7 | Barry Town United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |
| 9 | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 21 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |
| 10 | Flint Town United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 20 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |
| 11 | Newtown | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 19 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |
| 12 | Aberystwyth Town | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 14 | Qualification for the Play-Off Conference |

### Results

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
| Home \ Away | ABE | BAL | BAR | BFL | CAE | CMU | CQN | FTU | HAV | NEW | PEN | TNS |
| Aberystwyth Town | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| Bala Town | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Barry Town United | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Caernarfon Town | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–5 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 7–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Flint Town United | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Haverfordwest County | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Newtown | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–6 |
| Penybont | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| The New Saints | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — |

## Championship Conference

The top six teams from the regular season entered the Championship Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The New Saints (C, Q) | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Penybont (Q) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 55 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County (T) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off semi-finals |
| 4 | Cardiff Metropolitan University (T) | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 42 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town (T) | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 6 | Bala Town (Q) | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
* 1 2 The 2024–25 Welsh Cup winners (Connah's Quay Nomads or The New Saints) also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round. If The New Saints win the Welsh Cup, the Conference League spot will be passed to the second-placed team.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAL | CAE | CMU | HAV | PEN | TNS |
| Bala Town | — | 1–3 | 29 Mar | 0–0 | 19 Apr | 0–2 |
| Caernarfon Town | 21 Mar | — | 19 Apr | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 11 Apr | 2–1 | 22 Mar |
| Haverfordwest County | 3–2 | 29 Mar | 1–0 | — | 21 Mar | 19 Apr |
| Penybont | 3–2 | 13 Apr | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 29 Mar |
| The New Saints | 11 Apr | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — |

## Play-Off Conference

The bottom six teams from the regular season entered the Play-Off Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Barry Town United | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 43 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 38 | |
| 9 | Flint Town United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 30 | |
| 10 | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 26 | |
| 11 | Newtown | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 26 | Relegation to the Cymru North or Cymru South |
| 12 | Aberystwyth Town | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 17 | Relegation to the Cymru North or Cymru South |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ABE | BAR | BFL | CQN | FTU | NEW |
| Aberystwyth Town | — | 1–2 | 21 Mar | 19 Apr | 28 Mar | 0–1 |
| Barry Town United | 2–1 | — | 19 Apr | 0–2 | 3–1 | 28 Mar |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | 2–3 | 3–4 | — | 29 Mar | 12 Apr | 1–1 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 3–0 | 12 Apr | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Flint Town United | 2–0 | 22 Mar | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 19 Apr |
| Newtown | 12 Apr | 1–1 | 2–2 | 21 Mar | 2–2 | — |

## Conference League play-off

Teams placed 2nd–7th enter one-off play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. As the league has lost a place in the Conference League due to a decrease in coefficient score, the play-off format was changed from previous seasons to include the 2nd placed team. Teams finishing 2nd and 3rd receive byes to the semi-finals, whilst the other teams involved play quarter-finals.
If the 2024–25 Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two, the 2nd-placed team qualify automatically for the Conference League and the spot will be vacated. If the Welsh Cup winners finish in 3rd to 7th place, that spot will be vacated; the 2nd/3rd-placed team will receive a bye to the play-off final.

## Season statistics

    As of 27 January 2025

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Louis Lloyd | Caernarfon Town | 10 |
| 1 | Rhys Hughes | Connah's Quay Nomads | 10 |
| 3 | Ben Ahmun | Haverfordwest County | 9 |
| 3 | Ollie Hulbert | Barry Town United | 9 |
| 3 | Aramide Oteh | The New Saints | 9 |
| 8 | Aaron Williams | Newtown | 8 |
| 8 | Jordan Williams | The New Saints | 8 |
| 8 | Zack Clarke | Caernarfon Town / The New Saints | 8 |
| 8 | Chris Venables | Penybont | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Sion Bradley | The New Saints | Flint Town United | 1–4 (A) | 16 August 2024 |
| Zack Clarke | Caernarfon Town | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 3–2 (H) | 14 September 2024 |
| Florian Yonsian | Flint Town United | Aberystwyth Town | 3–0 (H) | 4 December 2024 |

#### Notes

(H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Ryan Reynolds | Cardiff Metropolitan University | Tony Pennock | Haverfordwest County |
| September | Sion Bradley | The New Saints | Rhys Griffiths | Penybont |
| October | Keenan Patten | Barry Town United | Tony Pennock | Haverfordwest County |
| November | James Crole | Penybont | Rhys Griffiths | Penybont |

### Attendances

| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
| Aberystwyth Town | 503 | 266 | 361 |
| Bala Town | 328 | 178 | 261 |
| Barry Town United | 812 | 270 | 438* |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | 1328 | 152 | 447 |
| Caernarfon Town | 959 | 370 | 596 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | 528 | 144 | 268* |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 387 | 170 | 240 |
| Flint Town United | 670 | 185 | 344 |
| Haverfordwest County | 1486 | 220 | 498 |
| Newtown | 580 | 263 | 385* |
| Penybont | 1022 | 354 | 608 |
| The New Saints | 287 | 179 | 229* |
Figures taken from FAW Cymru Football app and other club channels. Correct as of 27 December 2024.
* Denotes incomplete record, as some attendance figures are missing. Figures for Barry Town v Aberystwyth (27/9), Newtown v Flint Town (4/10), The New Saints v Flint Town (15/10), The New Saints v Briton Ferry (22/12) and Cardiff Met v Briton Ferry (26/12) have not been publicly recorded.