Welsh Premier League

The League of Wales is the highest league in the Welsh football. Through a sponsorship deal the league is currently referred to as the " Principality Building Society Welsh Premier Football League," or short PBS Welsh Premier League.

The League suffers because five of the biggest football clubs in the English league system play. These clubs include the professional clubs Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham FC and amateur clubs AFC Newport County and Colwyn Bay FC. For those clubs participating in the English leagues is more attractive than their own national league. This lack of clubs in the average attendance in the league is at about 300

The League

The League of Wales was founded in 1992 and comprised of 19 teams. In the meantime, play 12 teams in the league. The Champion will qualify for the qualification for the UEFA Champions League, the runner-up, third place and the winner of the Welsh Cup for the qualification for the Europa League. The low level of the league sports teams divorce usually relatively early from the competition. The two last- placed teams relegated to the two regional leagues Cymru Alliance and Welsh Football League Division One.

For the season 2010/11 the number of participants of the league was first reduced from 18 to 12 teams.

Creation of the League

The establishment of the first national football league for Wales was a traumatic event. For geographical reasons, it was always easier than to travel from east to west, from north to south. Therefore, the Welsh clubs sought their opponents rather in England. Clubs like the later League of Wales champions Bangor City or Barrytown played in English amateur leagues.

In the early 1990s urged UEFA to the fact that clubs should not play in leagues other associations. The argument that it is a country with Great Britain, was dismissed on the grounds that there are four football associations in the UK. Finally, the League of Wales was founded. A total of eleven clubs that were active in the English leagues, initially refused to participate in the game mode. In addition to eight teams from the non -League football, these were to Cardiff City, Wrexham FC and Swansea City, who all played in the Football League. The Football Association of Wales allowed the latter three teams to remain in the English league system, while three of the other objectors opted for a Contribute in the newly formed Welsh League. The remaining five teams were forced to stage their home games in exile in England. This decision was overturned by a court decision in April 1995. After Barrytown of the League of Wales was joined now and Caernarfon Town followed in 1995, ultimately benefited only AFC Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil and Colwyn Bay FC FC of this judgment.

Meanwhile accepts the UEFA participation Welsh teams in the English Championship, but only under the condition that the said teams are no longer allowed to participate in the Welsh Cup competition.

Sponsors

In the history of the League of Wales, there have been four names sponsors for the league. Between 1993 and 2001 there was no title sponsor.

Participant

The field of the League of Wales 2013/14 is as follows:

  • Aberystwyth Town
  • Afan Lido FC
  • Airbus UK
  • Bala Town
  • Bangor City
  • Carmarthen Town
  • Gap Connah 's Quay
  • Newtown AFC
  • Port Talbot Town
  • Prestatyn Town
  • Rhyl FC ( promoted )
  • The New Saints FC ( defending champion )

Master

  • 2006/ 07: The New Saints FC
  • 2007/ 08: AFC Llanelli
  • 2008/ 09: Rhyl FC
  • 2009/10: The New Saints FC
  • 2010/11: Bangor City
  • 2011/12: The New Saints FC
  • 2012/13: The New Saints FC

Barrytown is championships with seven giants.

All time standings

In the eternal table record champions The New Saints FC is just before Bangor City. Barrytown - such as TNS, also with 7 tracks record champion - is ranked 11th play Contrasting Clubs in the 2013/14 season in the League of Wales.

UEFA five year ranking

Position in the UEFA five year ranking (in brackets the previous year placement). The abbreviation CL and EL countries behind the coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2014/15 season of the Champions League and the Europa League.

  • 46 (49 ) Luxembourg Luxembourg (league, cup ) - coefficient: 3.375 - CL: 1, EL: 3
  • 47 (48 ) Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (league, cup ) - coefficient: 3.083 - CL: 1, EL: 3
  • 48 (46 ) Wales Wales (league, cup ) - coefficient: 2.583 - CL: 1, EL: 3
  • 49 (47 ) Estonia (league, cup ) - coefficient: 2.208 - CL: 1, EL: 3
  • 50 (50 ) Armenia Armenia (league, cup ) - coefficient: 1,750 - CL: 1, EL: 3

As of the end of the European campaign of 2012/13

Barry Town F.C. Cardiff City F.C. Swansea City A.F.C. Newport County A.F.C. Bangor City F.C. Caernarfon Town F.C. Mitsubishi Vauxhall Motors 2013–14 Welsh Premier League Aberystwyth Town F.C. Airbus UK Broughton F.C. Bala Town F.C. Carmarthen Town A.F.C. Port Talbot Town F.C. Prestatyn Town F.C. Cwmbrân Town A.F.C. 1993–94 League of Wales 1994–95 League of Wales 1995–96 League of Wales 1996–97 League of Wales 1997–98 League of Wales 1998–99 League of Wales 1999–2000 League of Wales 2000–01 League of Wales 2001–02 League of Wales 2002–03 Welsh Premier League 2003–04 Welsh Premier League 2004–05 Welsh Premier League 2005–06 Welsh Premier League 2006–07 Welsh Premier League 2007–08 Welsh Premier League Llanelli A.F.C. 2008–09 Welsh Premier League 2009–10 Welsh Premier League 2010–11 Welsh Premier League 2011–12 Welsh Premier League 2012–13 Welsh Premier League 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Irish Football Association NIFL Premiership Irish Cup Estonian Football Association Bulgarian A Football Group Gibraltar Premier Division Prva HNL A Lyga Ekstraklasa Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio Scottish Premiership Ukrainian Premier League Cypriot First Division Amateurliga Saarland
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