Welsh Premier League 2014/15
Welsh Premier League 2014/15 | |
master | The New Saints FC |
Champions League qualification |
The New Saints FC |
Europa League qualification |
Bala Town Airbus UK Newtown AFC |
Cup winners | The New Saints FC |
Relegated |
Cefn Druids AFC Prestatyn Town |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 192 + 3 play-off games |
Gates | 663 (ø 3.4 per game) |
← Welsh Premier League 2013/14 | |
Cymru Alliance
Football League Div. 1 ↓ |
The 2014/15 Welsh Premier League was the 23rd season of the top Welsh division in men's football . It began on August 22, 2014 and ended with the final of the Europa League playoff on May 17, 2015.
The reigning champions were The New Saints FC .
mode
The twelve teams initially competed against each other twice in a first half of the season, so that each club played 22 games. The league was then split, with the top six teams playing for the championship and international starting places while the rest battled relegation. In these divided rounds, the teams competed against each other twice. All results from the preliminary round were adopted.
The top-ranked team in the championship round became Welsh champions and qualified for the 2015/16 Champions League . The runner-up was entitled to start in the qualification for the Europa League 2015/16 . The remaining four teams of the championship round, as well as the best team of the relegation round, played in a playoff tournament for last place in the Europa League qualification.
Preliminary round
The six best-placed clubs reached the championship round, the teams in positions seven to twelve played against relegation. It should be noted that the number of points achieved in each of the 22 games in the preliminary round was transferred to the individual groups.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | The New Saints FC (M, P) | 22nd | 17th | 5 | 0 | 64:16 | +48 | 56 |
2. | Aberystwyth Town | 22nd | 12 | 6th | 4th | 49:35 | +14 | 42 |
3. | Bala Town | 22nd | 13 | 2 | 7th | 47:28 | +19 | 41 |
4th | Airbus UK | 22nd | 12 | 4th | 6th | 41:22 | +19 | 40 |
5. | Port Talbot Town | 22nd | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40:33 | +7 | 33 |
6th | Newtown AFC | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 8th | 40:38 | +2 | 32 |
7th | Carmarthen Town | 22nd | 9 | 4th | 9 | 31:40 | −9 | 31 |
8th. | Rhyl FC | 22nd | 5 | 7th | 10 | 23:36 | −13 | 22nd |
9. | Gap Connah's Quay | 22nd | 5 | 7th | 10 | 26:40 | −14 | 22nd |
10. | Cefn Druids AFC (N) | 22nd | 6th | 4th | 12 | 29:47 | −18 | 22nd |
11. | Bangor City | 22nd | 3 | 5 | 14th | 23:48 | −25 | 14th |
12. | Prestatyn Town | 22nd | 3 | 4th | 15th | 31:61 | −30 | 13 |
(M) | reigning Welsh champion |
(P) | reigning Welsh cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers last season |
Crosstab
2014/15 | ||||||||||||
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Aberystwyth Town | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 3 | 5: 3 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | |
Airbus UK | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | |
Bala Town | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 8: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | |
Bangor City | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 5 | |
Carmarthen Town | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | |
Cefn Druids AFC | 0: 5 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | |
Gap Connah's Quay | 2: 4 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 5 | |
Newtown AFC | 6: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | |
Port Talbot Town | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 5 | |
Prestatyn Town | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 4 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | |
Rhyl FC | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | |
The New Saints FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 6: 1 |
Finals
Championship round
The six best-placed clubs in the preliminary round reached the championship round, which was not only about the championship but also about the international places in the European Cup .
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | The New Saints FC (M, P) | 32 | 23 | 8th | 1 | 90:24 | +66 | 77 |
2. | Bala Town | 32 | 18th | 5 | 9 | 67:42 | +25 | 59 |
3. | Airbus UK | 32 | 18th | 4th | 10 | 62:33 | +29 | 58 |
4th | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 14th | 10 | 8th | 68:61 | +7 | 52 |
5. | Port Talbot Town | 32 | 13 | 4th | 15th | 54:59 | −5 | 43 |
6th | Newtown AFC | 32 | 10 | 8th | 14th | 52:65 | −13 | 38 |
(M) | reigning Welsh champion |
(P) | reigning Welsh cup winner |
Crosstab
2014/15 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberystwyth Town | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | |
Airbus UK | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | |
Bala Town | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Newtown AFC | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | |
Port Talbot Town | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | |
The New Saints FC | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 6-0 |
Relegation round
The winner of the relegation round got the chance to qualify for an international starting place via the Europa League playoffs . The team in twelfth place was relegated to the second division.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7th | Gap Connah's Quay | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44:53 | −9 | 43 |
8th. | Rhyl FC | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41:49 | −8 | 42 |
9. | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 12 | 6th | 14th | 48:57 | −9 | 42 |
10. | Bangor City | 32 | 9 | 8th | 15th | 48:62 | −14 | 35 |
11. | Cefn Druids AFC (N) | 32 | 7th | 6th | 19th | 38:64 | −26 | 27 |
12. | Prestatyn Town | 32 | 4th | 6th | 22nd | 43:86 | −43 | 18th |
(N) | Newcomers last season |
Crosstab
2014/15 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangor City | 1-0 | 5: 3 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 4: 3 | |
Carmarthen Town | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 5: 2 | 1: 3 | |
Cefn Druids AFC | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | |
Gap Connah's Quay | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Prestatyn Town | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 4 | 1: 2 | |
Rhyl FC | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 |
Europa League play-offs
The teams in places four to six of the championship round , as well as the winner of the relegation round , reached the playoffs. In the knock-out system , a subscriber has been at the first qualifying round of the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League determined. Two rounds were played, with the semi-finals being played on May 9 and 10, while the final was played on May 17, 2015.
Semifinals | final | |||||
Port Talbot Town | 0 | |||||
Newtown AFC | 1 | |||||
Newtown AFC | 2 | |||||
Aberystwyth Town | 1 | |||||
Aberystwyth Town | 3 | |||||
Gap Connah's Quay | 2 |
List of goalscorers
Preliminary round
Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 24 |
2. | Martin Rose | Port Talbot Town | 14th |
3. | Jason Oswell | Newtown AFC | 13 |
4th | Mark Connolly | Bala Town | 12 |
Lee Hunt | Prestatyn Town | ||
6th | Greg Draper | The New Saints FC | 11 |
Lee Healey | Bangor City | ||
Michael Wilde | The New Saints FC | ||
9. | Luke Bowen | Port Talbot Town | 10 |
10. | Tom Field | Airbus UK | 9 |
Ian Sheridan | Bala Town |
Finals
Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Tom Field | Airbus UK | 7th |
Michael Parker | Prestatyn Town | ||
3. | Greg Draper | The New Saints FC | 6th |
Callum Morris | Bangor City | ||
5. | Sam Hart | Bangor City | 5 |
Lee Hunt | Prestatyn Town | ||
Jason Oswell | Newtown AFC | ||
Ashley Ruane | Rhyl FC | ||
Michael Wilde | The New Saints FC |
total
Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 28 |
2. | Martin Rose | Port Talbot Town | 18th |
Jason Oswell | Newtown AFC | ||
4th | Greg Draper | The New Saints FC | 17th |
Lee Hunt | Prestatyn Town | ||
6th | Michael Wilde | The New Saints FC | 16 |
Tom Field | Airbus UK | ||
8th. | Luke Bowen | Port Talbot Town | 14th |
9. | Mark Connolly | Bala Town | 13 |
Ian Sheridan | Bala Town |
Web links
- Wales - List of Champions (English)
- The story of the JD Cymru Premier Golden Boot
- Table on soccerway.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official League Rules ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Goal scorers preliminary round. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Final scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .