Welsh Premier League 2016/17

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Welsh Premier League 2016/17
master The New Saints FC
Europa League
qualification		 Gap Connah's Quay
Bala Town
Bangor City
Cup winners Bala Town
Relegated Rhyl FC
Airbus UK
Teams 12
Games 192 + 3 play-off games
Gates 595  (ø 3.05 per game)
Top scorer EnglandEngland Jason Oswell (Newtown AFC)
← Welsh Premier League 2015/16
Cymru Alliance
Football League Div. 1 ↓

The 2016/17 Welsh Premier League was the 25th season of the top Welsh division in men's football . It began on August 12, 2016 and ended with the final of the Europa League playoffs in May 2017. 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 2017/18 Champions League qualification . The runner-up was allowed to start in the qualification for the Europa League 2017/18 . 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.

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. The New Saints FC (M, P)  22nd  21st  1  0 077:140 +63 64
 2. Gap Connah's Quay  22nd  12  7th  3 033:160 +17 43
 3. Bala Town  22nd  11  7th  4th 041:270 +14 40
 4th Bangor City  22nd  11  3  8th 035:340  +1 36
 5. Cardiff Metropolitan University FC (N)  22nd  9  4th  9 028:180 +10 31
 6th Carmarthen Town  22nd  7th  7th  8th 030:300  ± 0 28
 7th Llandudno FC  22nd  6th  8th  8th 018:290 −11 26th
 8th. Aberystwyth Town  22nd  7th  2  13 025:410 −16 23
 9. Rhyl FC  22nd  6th  3  13 027:560 −29 21st
10. Cefn Druids AFC (N)  22nd  4th  8th  10 024:400 −16 20th
11. Newtown AFC  22nd  4th  7th  11 026:320  −6 19th
12. Airbus UK  22nd  4th  3  15th 028:550 −27 15th
  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Welsh champion
    (P) reigning Welsh cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    2016/17 Aberystwyth Town Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Gap Connah's Quay Newtown AFC Rhyl FC The New Saints FC
    Aberystwyth Town 3: 1 1: 3 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3 0: 1 1: 3 0-0 1-0 4-0 1: 5
    Airbus UK 0: 1 2: 4 4: 2 1-0 1: 1 3: 2 0: 3 2: 3 0: 2 0: 3 1: 4
    Bala Town 4-0 3: 3 1: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 6: 1 0: 2
    Bangor City 4-0 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3: 2 1: 2
    Cardiff Metropolitan University FC 1-0 2-0 0: 1 4-0 1: 3 5-0 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 1: 2
    Carmarthen Town 0: 5 2: 1 2: 3 1: 1 0-0 2: 2 0-0 0: 1 3: 1 5-0 2: 4
    Cefn Druids AFC 0: 3 2: 2 4: 4 2: 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1: 3 1-0 4: 3 0: 2
    Gap Connah's Quay 4-0 5: 1 1: 1 2: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 0: 3
    Llandudno FC 0: 1 2-0 1: 3 1-0 0: 1 2-0 0-0 0: 2 0-0 2: 2 0: 5
    Newtown AFC 2: 2 2: 4 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 4: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 3: 3 3: 3
    Rhyl FC 3: 1 3: 1 2-0 1-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 1: 2 0-0 1: 3 1: 2
    The New Saints FC 2: 1 4-0 5: 1 4-0 3: 1 2: 1 4-0 3-0 5-0 1-0 10-0

    Finals

    Championship round

    The six best-placed clubs in the preliminary round reached the championship round, in which not only the championship but also the international places in the European Cup are at stake.

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. The New Saints FC (M, P)  32  28  1  3 101: 260 +75 85
     2. Gap Connah's Quay  32  16  10  6th 045:240 +21 58
     3. Bala Town  32  16  9  7th 061:460 +15 57
     4th Bangor City  32  16  4th  12 053:530  ± 0 52
     5. Carmarthen Town  32  10  9  13 040:460  −6 39
     6th Cardiff Metropolitan University FC (N)  32  10  6th  16 041:410  ± 0 36
  • Welsh champion and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the Europa League playoffs
    • (M) reigning Welsh champion
    (P) reigning Welsh cup winner
    (N) Newcomers last season

    Crosstab

    2016/17 Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Gap Connah's Quay The New Saints FC
    Bala Town 3: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 4: 6
    Bangor City 1: 2 3: 2 0: 2 2: 1 3-0
    Cardiff Metropolitan University FC 2: 3 2: 3 2: 2 0-0 0: 5
    Carmarthen Town 0: 1 2: 3 0: 4 1: 3 1-0
    Gap Connah's Quay 2-0 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 2: 1
    The New Saints FC 3: 2 4-0 2-0 2-0 1-0

    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 Newtown AFC  32  12  9  11 059:410 +18 45
     8th. Cefn Druids AFC (N)  32  9  12  11 040:480  −8 39
     9. Llandudno FC  32  7th  14th  11 031:450 −14 35
    10. Aberystwyth Town  32  10  4th  18th 041:630 −22 34
    11. Rhyl FC  32  8th  6th  18th 038:760 −38 30th
    12. Airbus UK  32  5  6th  21st 037:780 −41 21st
  • Participation in the Europa League playoffs
  • Relegated to the Cymru Alliance or the Welsh Football League First Division

    • Crosstab

    2016/17 Aberystwyth Town Newtown AFC Rhyl FC
    Aberystwyth Town 1-0 0-0 3: 4 0: 4 4-0
    Airbus UK 4: 2 0-0 0-0 0: 7 0: 2
    Cefn Druids AFC 2: 1 3: 1 3: 2 1: 2 4: 1
    Llandudno FC 0: 2 2: 2 0-0 1: 2 1: 1
    Newtown AFC 6: 1 4: 1 1: 1 2: 2 3: 2
    Rhyl FC 2: 2 2: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2

    Europa League playoffs

    The teams in places four to six of the championship round , as well as the winner of the relegation round, reach the playoffs. In the knockout system , a participant in the 1st qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League is determined. Two rounds will be played on May 6th and 7th, and May 13th 2017.

      Semifinals final
                 
     Bangor City 3      
     Newtown AFC 2  
       Bangor City 1
       Cardiff Metropolitan University FC 0
     Carmarthen Town 1  
     Cardiff Metropolitan University FC 2  

    List of goalscorers

    Preliminary round

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. New ZealandNew Zealand Greg Draper The New Saints FC 13
    EnglandEngland Mike Hayes Bala Town
    03. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Alex Darlington The New Saints FC 11
    04th EnglandEngland Jason Oswell Newtown AFC 09
    EnglandEngland Christian Seargeant The New Saints FC
    06th EnglandEngland Tony Gray Airbus UK 08th
    EnglandEngland Lee Hunt Bala Town
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Daniel Nardiello Bangor City

    Finals

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. EnglandEngland Jason Oswell Newtown AFC 13
    02. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Nick Rushton Newtown AFC 7th
    03. PolandPoland Adrian Cieślewicz The New Saints FC 6th
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Henry Jones Bangor City
    EnglandEngland Ashley Ruane Cefn Druids AFC
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town
    07th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Daniel Nardiello Bangor City 5

    total

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. EnglandEngland Jason Oswell Newtown AFC 22nd
    02. New ZealandNew Zealand Greg Draper The New Saints FC 15th
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Alex Darlington The New Saints FC
    04th EnglandEngland Mike Hayes Bala Town 14th
    05. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Daniel Nardiello Bangor City 13
    06th PolandPoland Adrian Cieślewicz The New Saints FC 12
    07th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Nick Rushton Newtown AFC 11
    WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Goal scorers preliminary round. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
    2. ↑ Final scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .