Welsh Premier League 2015/16
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 | 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 | 48:16 | +32 | 47 |
2. | Bala Town | 22nd | 11 | 8th | 3 | 33:17 | +16 | 41 |
3. | Llandudno FC (N) | 22nd | 11 | 4th | 7th | 36:26 | +10 | 37 |
4th | Airbus UK | 22nd | 10 | 4th | 8th | 32:32 | ± 0 | 34 |
5. | Gap Connah's Quay | 22nd | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37:29 | +8 | 32 |
6th | Newtown AFC | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 8th | 33:32 | +1 | 32 |
7th | Bangor City | 22nd | 9 | 2 | 11 | 30:34 | −4 | 29 |
8th. | Carmarthen Town | 22nd | 8th | 4th | 10 | 29:42 | −13 | 28 |
9. | Aberystwyth Town | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 10 | 32:37 | −5 | 26th |
10. | Port Talbot Town | 22nd | 6th | 6th | 10 | 24:42 | −18 | 24 |
11. | Rhyl FC | 22nd | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21:30 | −9 | 19th |
12. | Haverfordwest County AFC (N) | 22nd | 5 | 2 | 15th | 18:37 | −19 | 17th |
(M) | reigning Welsh champion |
(P) | reigning Welsh cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers last season |
Crosstab
2015/16 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 72:24 | +48 | 64 |
2. | Bala Town | 32 | 15th | 12 | 5 | 48:27 | +21 | 57 |
3. | Llandudno FC (N) | 32 | 15th | 7th | 10 | 53:46 | +7 | 52 |
4th | Gap Connah's Quay | 32 | 15th | 3 | 14th | 50:42 | +8 | 48 |
5. | Newtown AFC | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46:54 | −8 | 42 |
6th | Airbus UK | 32 | 12 | 6th | 14th | 46:55 | −9 | 42 |
(M) | reigning Welsh champion |
(P) | reigning Welsh cup winner |
(N) | Newcomers last season |
Crosstab
2015/16 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 45:52 | −7 | 47 |
8th. | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 13 | 7th | 12 | 51:47 | +4 | 46 |
9. | Bangor City | 32 | 13 | 6th | 13 | 49:52 | −3 | 45 |
10. | Port Talbot Town 1 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 39:56 | −17 | 39 |
11. | Rhyl FC 1 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15th | 36:50 | −14 | 27 |
12. | Haverfordwest County AFC (N) | 32 | 5 | 6th | 21st | 27:57 | −30 | 21st |
(N) | Newcomers last season |
Crosstab
2015/16 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Tony Gray | Airbus UK | 15th |
2. | Mike Williams | Llandudno FC | 13 |
3. | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 12 |
4th | Neil Michell | Newtown AFC | 11 |
5. | Liam Thomas | Carmarthen Town | 9 |
6th | Connor Bell | Rhyl FC | 8th |
Lee Hunt | Bala Town | ||
Scott Quigley | The New Saints FC |
Finals
Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 8th |
2. | Mark Jones | Carmarthen Town | 6th |
3. | Adrian Cieślewicz | The New Saints FC | 5 |
Greg Draper | The New Saints FC | ||
Lee Hunt | Bala Town | ||
Jason Oswell | Newtown AFC | ||
Matty Owen | Newtown AFC |
total
Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 20th |
2. | Tony Gray | Airbus UK | 18th |
3. | Marc Williams | Llandudno FC | 15th |
4th | Lee Hunt | Bala Town | 13 |
Mark Jones | Carmarthen Town | ||
6th | Neil Michell | Newtown AFC | 12 |
Liam Thomas | Carmarthen Town |
Web links
- Wales - List of Champions (English)
- The story of the JD Cymru Premier Golden Boot
- Table on soccerway.com
Individual evidence
- ^ FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body. Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Goal scorers preliminary round. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Final scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .