# 2022–23 Ardal SW

The 2022–23 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2022–23 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.

## Teams

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

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
| AFC Llwydcoed | Llwydcoed | Welfare Ground | 1,000 |
| Baglan Dragons | Baglan | Evans Bevan Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Caerau (Ely) | Cardiff | Cwrt-yr-Ala | 1,000 |
| Cardiff Draconians | Cardiff | Lydstep Park | 1,000 |
| Cefn Cribwr | Clydach Vale | King George V New Field | 900 |
| Cwmamman United | Glanamman | Grenig Park | 1,500 |
| Dinas Powys | Dinas Powys | The Murch | 1,500 |
| Garden Village | Kingsbridge | Stafford Common | 2,000 |
| Mumbles Rangers | Swansea | Sketty Lane | 1,500 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | Penrhiwceiber | Glasbrook Field | 1,000 |
| Penydarren BGC | Penydarren | The Bont Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Pontyclun | Pontyclun | Ivor Park | 1,000 |
| Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Seven Sisters Onllwyn | Neath | Welfare Ground | 500 |
| Treharris Athletic | Trelewis | Parc Taf Bargoed | 1,000 |
| Ynysygerwn | Llandarcy | Llandarcy Academy of Sport | 1,000 |
Source: Ardal SW Ground Information
* (Cefn Cribwr are ground sharing at Cambrian & Clydach Vale, whilst Mumbles Rangers share at Swansea University)

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caerau (Ely) (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 66 | Promotion to Cymru South |
| 2 | Baglan Dragons (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 64 | Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off |
| 3 | Pontyclun | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 62 | |
| 4 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 57 | |
| 5 | Cefn Cribwr | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 48 | |
| 6 | Penydarren BGC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 48 | |
| 7 | Ynysygerwn | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 46 | |
| 8 | AFC Llwydcoed | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mumbles Rangers | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 38 | |
| 10 | Treharris Athletic Western | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 37 | Transferred to Ardal SE |
| 11 | Seven Sisters Onllwyn | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 35 | |
| 12 | Port Talbot Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 33 | |
| 13 | Cardiff Draconians | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 29 | |
| 14 | Garden Village (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 27 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Cwmamman United (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 27 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 16 | Dinas Powys (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to Tier 4 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | LWY | BGD | CRU | CDD | CFN | CWM | DIP | GAV | MUR | PNR | PNY | PTY | PTT | SSO | TRH | YNS |
| AFC Llwydcoed | — | 0–5 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Baglan Dragons | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Cardiff Draconians | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 |
| Cefn Cribwr | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Cwmamman United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Dinas Powys | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 8–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Garden Village | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Mumbles Rangers | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Penrhiwceiber Rangers | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Penydarren BGC | 6–0 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 |
| Pontyclun | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Port Talbot Town | 4–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Seven Sisters Onllwyn | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Treharris Athletic | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Ynysygerwn | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |