Draft:2025–26 Cymru Premier

Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru
Season	2025–26
Dates	8 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
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The 2025–26 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2024–25; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) will be the 34th 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 will consist 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 will enter the season as defending champions (for the fourth consecutive season). This will be the final season featuring twelve teams, with the league set to expand to sixteen teams from 2026–27.^[1]

The promoted teams will be 2024–25 Cymru North champions Colwyn Bay, who returned to the top tier at the first time of asking after being relegated in 2023–24^[2], and 2024–25 Cymru South champions Llanelli Town, who return to the Cymru Premier for the first time since 2018–19.^[3]

Stadia and locations

Bala Town

Barry Town United

Briton Ferry Llansawel

Caernarfon Town

Cardiff Metropolitan
University

Locations of the 2025–26 Cymru Premier teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
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
Colwyn Bay	Old Colwyn	Llanelian Road	3,000
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
Llanelli Town	Llanelli	Stebonheath Park	3,700
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
Bala Town			Macron	Aykroyd's
Barry Town United	Andy Legg		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	CJ Craven	Erreà	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Colwyn Bay	Michael Wilde	Sam Hart	Hope + Glory	KHS
Connah's Quay Nomads	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
Llanelli Town	Lee John	Josef Hopkins	Macron	Red Town Taverns
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	Billy Paynter	Fired	13 April 2025^[4]	Pre-season	John Disney	25 May 2025^[5]
Bala Town	Colin Caton	Resigned	3 June 2025^[6]	Pre-season

References

^ "Cymru Premier expansion will see six teams promoted". BBC Sport. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Colwyn Bay win JD Cymru North title on last day of season". North Wales Pioneer. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Llanelli secure Cymru South title". BBC Sport. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
^ "Club Statement: Billy Paynter". Connah's Quay Nomads. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
^ [hhttps://www.deeside.com/john-disney-named-new-connahs-quay-nomads-manager/ "John Disney named new Connah's Quay Nomads manager"]. Deeside.com. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
^ "Colin Caton departs Bala Town after historic 22-year tenure". Football Association of Wales. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[1] "Cymru Premier expansion will see six teams promoted". BBC Sport. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[2] "Colwyn Bay win JD Cymru North title on last day of season". North Wales Pioneer. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[3] "Llanelli secure Cymru South title". BBC Sport. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[4] "Club Statement: Billy Paynter". Connah's Quay Nomads. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[5] [hhttps://www.deeside.com/john-disney-named-new-connahs-quay-nomads-manager/ "John Disney named new Connah's Quay Nomads manager"]. Deeside.com. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[6] "Colin Caton departs Bala Town after historic 22-year tenure". Football Association of Wales. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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