2016–17 Welsh Premier League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 100 |
| Goals scored | 295 (2.95 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
The New Saints 10–0 Rhyl (28 August 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Llandudno 0–5 The New Saints (20 August 2016) Carmarthen Town 0–5 Aberystwyth Town (20 September 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
The New Saints 10–0 Rhyl (28 August 2016) |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2016. | |
The 2016–17 Welsh Premier League (known as the Dafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 25th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.[1] The season began on 12 August 2016 and will end in May 2017.
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2017 – the top six and the bottom six.
Teams
Haverfordwest County and Port Talbot Town were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Cefn Druids were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance and Cardiff Metropolitan University were promoted as winners of Welsh Football League Division One. It will be Cardiff Metropolitan University's debut campaign in the league under that name, although they were formerly members when known as Inter Cardiff.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue | 5,000 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | Broughton | The Airfield | 1,600 |
| Bala Town | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
| Bangor City | Bangor | Nantporth | 3,000 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff | Cyncoed Campus | 1,620 |
| Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
| Cefn Druids | Wrexham | The Rock | 3,000 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1,500 |
| Llandudno | Llandudno | Park MBi Maesdu | 1,013 |
| Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Rhyl | Rhyl | The Corbett Sports Stadium | 3,000 |
| The New Saints | Oswestry | Park Hall | 2,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Saints | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 9 | +51 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 33 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Bala Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 30 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Bangor City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | |
| 6 | Carmarthen Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 20 | |
| 7 | Llandudno | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Rhyl | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 17 | |
| 9 | Cefn Druids | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 16 | |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 16 | |
| 11 | Newtown | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14 | Relegation to Welsh Division One or Cymru Alliance |
| 12 | Airbus UK Broughton | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
- ↑ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league will split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.
- ↑ Teams play for one spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.
Results
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.
Matches 1–22
| Home ╲ Away | ABE | AIR | BAL | BAN | CMU | CMR | CDR | CQN | LND | NTW | RHL | TNS |
| Aberystwyth Town | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | |||||
| Airbus UK Broughton | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | ||||
| Bala Town | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| Bangor City | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |||
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Carmarthen Town | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | |||
| Cefn Druids | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | ||||
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Llandudno | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | ||||
| Newtown | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | ||||
| Rhyl | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| The New Saints | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 10–0 |
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: Welsh Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–32
Top six
Source: Welsh Premier League |
Bottom six
Source: Welsh Premier League |
UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for the first qualifying round.
References
The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[3]
- ↑ "2016/17 Dafabet WPL Fixtures Unveiled". www.welshpremier.co.uk. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rules" (PDF). Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2016.