Welsh Premier League 2015/16

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Welsh Premier League 2015/16
master The New Saints FC
Champions League
qualification		 The New Saints FC
Europa League
qualification		 Bala Town
Llandudno FC
Gap Connah's Quay
Cup winners The New Saints FC
Relegated Port Talbot Town
Haverfordwest County AFC
Teams 12
Games 192 + 3 play-off games
Gates 556  (ø 2.85 per game)
Top scorer EnglandEngland Chris Venables (20 goals)
← Welsh Premier League 2014/15
Cymru Alliance
Football League Div. 1 ↓

The 2015/16 Welsh Premier League was the 24th season of the top Welsh division in men's football . It began on August 21, 2015 and ended with the Europa League playoff final in May 2016.

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 2016/17 Champions League qualification . 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 places seven to twelve play 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  13  8th  1 048:160 +32 47
 2. Bala Town  22nd  11  8th  3 033:170 +16 41
 3. Llandudno FC (N)  22nd  11  4th  7th 036:260 +10 37
 4th Airbus UK  22nd  10  4th  8th 032:320  ± 0 34
 5. Gap Connah's Quay  22nd  10  2  10 037:290  +8 32
 6th Newtown AFC  22nd  9  5  8th 033:320  +1 32
 7th Bangor City  22nd  9  2  11 030:340  −4 29
 8th. Carmarthen Town  22nd  8th  4th  10 029:420 −13 28
 9. Aberystwyth Town  22nd  7th  5  10 032:370  −5 26th
10. Port Talbot Town  22nd  6th  6th  10 024:420 −18 24
11. Rhyl FC  22nd  3  10  9 021:300  −9 19th
12. Haverfordwest County AFC (N)  22nd  5  2  15th 018:370 −19 17th
  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Welsh champion
    (P) reigning Welsh cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    2015/16 Aberystwyth Town Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Gap Connah's Quay Haverfordwest County AFC Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town Rhyl FC The New Saints FC
    Aberystwyth Town 1: 2 1: 1 4-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 4 1: 2 1: 3 3: 1 0: 4
    Airbus UK 2-0 2-0 1: 4 5: 1 3: 2 2: 1 0: 2 1: 4 2-0 0-0 1: 1
    Bala Town 0: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 2-0 3: 2 3-0 1-0 5: 2 0-0 0-0
    Bangor City 2: 3 3-0 1: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 2
    Carmarthen Town 0: 3 2: 3 0-0 2: 1 1-0 4: 1 2: 4 0: 2 0-0 1: 1 1: 6
    Gap Connah's Quay 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 3 4-0 2: 1 2: 1 0: 2 5-0 3: 1 2-0
    Haverfordwest County AFC 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 0-0 0: 2 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 4
    Llandudno FC 3: 2 1-0 0-0 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 4
    Newtown AFC 0-0 0: 3 2: 3 0: 3 4: 1 4: 2 3-0 0: 3 1: 1 1: 2 2: 2
    Port Talbot Town 4: 2 2: 2 0-0 2-0 0: 3 0: 4 1: 2 1: 4 1: 1 0: 3 0: 1
    Rhyl FC 2: 2 1-0 1: 3 1: 1 1: 4 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0-0
    The New Saints FC 1: 1 4-0 1: 1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1: 1 4: 1 3: 1 2: 2

    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  18th  10  4th 072:240 +48 64
     2. Bala Town  32  15th  12  5 048:270 +21 57
     3. Llandudno FC (N)  32  15th  7th  10 053:460  +7 52
     4th Gap Connah's Quay  32  15th  3  14th 050:420  +8 48
     5. Newtown AFC  32  11  9  12 046:540  −8 42
     6th Airbus UK  32  12  6th  14th 046:550  −9 42
  • Welsh champion and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the Europa League playoffs
    • (M) reigning Welsh champion
    (P) reigning Welsh cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    2015/16 Bala Town Gap Connah's Quay Newtown AFC The New Saints FC
    Airbus UK 0: 3 0: 1 3: 4 2: 2 3: 2
    Bala Town 3: 1 3: 1 0-0 1: 1 0-0
    Gap Connah's Quay 2: 1 0: 1 2: 3 1-0 2: 1
    Llandudno FC 1: 1 3: 2 1: 2 3: 2 1: 5
    Newtown AFC 0: 3 2: 2 3: 2 1: 1 0: 6
    The New Saints FC 5-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1: 2

    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 Carmarthen Town  32  14th  5  13 045:520  −7 47
     8th. Aberystwyth Town  32  13  7th  12 051:470  +4 46
     9. Bangor City  32  13  6th  13 049:520  −3 45
    10. Port Talbot Town 1  32  10  9  13 039:560 −17 39
    11. Rhyl FC 1  32  5  12  15th 036:500 −14 27
    12. Haverfordwest County AFC (N)  32  5  6th  21st 027:570 −30 21st
    1The tenth-placed Port Talbot Town received no license for the coming season and therefore had to relegate at the end of the season in place of Rhyl FC .
  • Participation in the Europa League playoffs
  • Relegated to the Cymru Alliance or the Welsh Football League First Division
    • (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    2015/16 Aberystwyth Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Haverfordwest County AFC Port Talbot Town Rhyl FC
    Aberystwyth Town 4-0 2: 4 3: 1 1-0 3: 1
    Bangor City 0-0 2: 2 5: 2 0: 2 4: 3
    Carmarthen Town 1-0 0: 1 1-0 2: 3 2-0
    Haverfordwest County AFC 1: 3 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    Port Talbot Town 2: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 4-0
    Rhyl FC 0: 1 3: 4 1-0 1: 1 5-0

    Europa League playoffs

    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 knockout system , a participant in the first qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League was determined. The game was played two rounds on May 7th and 14th, 2016.

      Semifinals final
                 
     Newtown AFC 1      
     Airbus UK 2  
       Airbus UK 0
       Gap Connah's Quay 1
     Gap Connah's Quay 2  
     Carmarthen Town 0  

    List of goalscorers

    Preliminary round

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. EnglandEngland Tony Gray Airbus UK 15th
    02. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mike Williams Llandudno FC 13
    03. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Chris Venables Aberystwyth Town 12
    04th EnglandEngland Neil Michell Newtown AFC 11
    05. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town 09
    06th EnglandEngland Connor Bell Rhyl FC 08th
    EnglandEngland Lee Hunt Bala Town
    EnglandEngland Scott Quigley The New Saints FC

    Finals

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Chris Venables Aberystwyth Town 8th
    02. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Jones Carmarthen Town 6th
    03. PolandPoland Adrian Cieślewicz The New Saints FC 5
    New ZealandNew Zealand Greg Draper The New Saints FC
    EnglandEngland Lee Hunt Bala Town
    EnglandEngland Jason Oswell Newtown AFC
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matty Owen Newtown AFC

    total

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Chris Venables Aberystwyth Town 20th
    02. EnglandEngland Tony Gray Airbus UK 18th
    03. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Marc Williams Llandudno FC 15th
    04th EnglandEngland Lee Hunt Bala Town 13
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Jones Carmarthen Town
    06th EnglandEngland Neil Michell Newtown AFC 12
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body. Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
    2. ↑ Goal scorers preliminary round. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
    3. ↑ Final scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .