Promotion, relegation confirmed by the FAW

CARMARTHEN Town and Airbus have been relegated from the Cymru Premier on a points-pergame basis, the Football Association of Wales has confirmed.

Flint Town and Haverfordwest County will take their places in the top flight after their promotion was confirmed at a FAW meeting.

The FAW officially ended the season last month after it was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Connah’s Quay were declared champions on unweighted points-per-game average.

In a statement, the governing body said: “Following careful consideration of all options that were available to them, the FAW board of directors decided that promotion and relegation should be implemented in line with the existing pyramid regulations, based on the final standings in each league/division having applied the unweighted points-per-game method and subject to club licensing/ground criteria requirements for the national leagues.

“The decision was consistent with the recommendation from the FAW national leagues board.”

Airbus drop into the secondtier Cymru North having finished bottom of the Cymru Premier.

Former Welsh Cup winners Carmarthen, who have been in the top-flight since 1996, are relegated to the Cymru South.

The pair are replaced by sides who failed to win their respective divisions but whose rivals were not successful in attaining a FAW Tier One licence – needed to play in Welsh football’s top division.

Flint finished behind Prestatyn in the Cymru North but will return to the top division for the first time since 1998.

Despite finishing second behind Swansea University in the Cymru South, Haverfordwest are back in the Cymru Premier after four years.

JD Cymru Premier (Tier 1) Promoted: Flint Town United; Haverfordwest County Relegated: Airbus UK Broughton (to JD Cymru North); Carmarthen Town (to JD Cymru South)

JD Cymru North (Tier 2) Promoted: Llanidloes Town; Holywell Town, Holyhead Hotspur Relegated: Llanfair United, Corwen & Porthmadog (all to Tier 3 North)

JD Cymru South (Tier 2) Promoted: Trefelin BGC; Risca United & Port Talbot Town Relegated: STM Sports (failed to obtain FAW Tier 2 Certification); Cwmamman United and Caerau Ely (all to Tier 3 South). The National Leagues Board will consider the reorganisation of Tier 3 clubs on July 10 following the Tier 3 Ground Criteria certification process. Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League

Promoted: Cascade YC Ladies

Relegated: None