2025–26 Cymru South

Cymru South
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 18 April 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Cymru South season (also known as the 2025–26 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) is the sixth season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid. The season began on 25 July 2025 and will conclude on 18 April 2026.[1]

Teams

The league consisted of sixteen teams; twelve teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from the Ardal Leagues, and one team relegated from the Cymru Premier. With the Cymru Premier expanding to sixteen teams for the following season, this was the first season where the top three teams will be promoted to the Cymru Premier, and one team will be relegated to third division.[2][3]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

To Cymru South
Relegated from Cymru Premier
Promoted from Ardal Leagues
From Cymru South
Promoted to Cymru Premier
Relegated to Ardal SW

The promoted teams were the 2024–25 Ardal SE champions Treowen Stars, the 2024–25 Ardal SW champions Cardiff Draconians, and the 2024–25 Ardal Southern play-off winners Ynyshir Albions.[4][5][6] They replaced the 2024–25 Cymru South bottom three teams; Goytre United, Penrhiwceiber Rangers, and Taff's Well.

The relegated team was the 2024–25 Cymru Premier bottom-placed team Aberystwyth Town (ending a 23-season streak in the top tier of Welsh football). They replaced the 2024–25 Cymru South champions Llanelli Town.

Stadia and Locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru South.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru South from Neath Port Talbot.
Team Location Stadium Cap. 2024–25 season
Aberystwyth Town↓ Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000 12th in Cymru Premier
Afan Lido Aberavon Lido Ground 3,000 11th in Cymru South
Ammanford Ammanford Recreation Ground 1,000 10th in Cymru South
Baglan Dragons Baglan Evans Bevan Playing Field 1,000 8th in Cymru South
Caerau (Ely) Ely Cwrt-yr-Ala Road 1,000 12th in Cymru South
Cambrian United Clydach Vale M&P Group 3G 1,000 6th in Cymru South
Cardiff Draconians↑ Gabalfa Lydstep Park 1,000 1st in Ardal SW
Carmarthen Town Carmarthen LHP Stadium 2,500 7th in Cymru South
Cwmbran Celtic Cwmbran Celtic Park 1,000 13th in Cymru South
Llantwit Major Llantwit Major Windmill Ground 1,000 9th in Cymru South
Newport City Newport Newport Stadium 5,058 3rd in Cymru South
Pontypridd United Treforest USW Sport Park 1,000 5th in Cymru South
Trefelin Boys & Girls Port Talbot Ynys Park 1,500 4th in Cymru South
Treowen Stars↑ Newbridge Bush Park 1,000 1st in Ardal SE
Trethomas Bluebirds Ystrad Mynach CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence 1,500 2nd in Cymru South
Ynyshir Albions↑ Ynyshir The Oval 1,000 2nd in Ardal SW
↓ Relegated from the Cymru Premier
↑ Promoted from the Ardal Leagues

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town Callum McKenzie Desean Martin Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Afan Lido Ben Parry Macron[7] Shrimpton Developments
Ammanford Wyn Thomas Adam Orme Joma Morganstone
Baglan Dragons Carl Clement Lewis Holmes Joma Pinetree Car Superstore
Caerau Ely Dean Wheeler Tom McLean Classic Sportswear[8] Mr Homes
Cambrian United Liam Williams Kyle Jones Joma Pinetree Car Superstore
Cardiff Draconians Nana Baah Luke Bridgeman Joma
Carmarthen Town Mark Aizlewood Liam Reed Joma A.T.B. Davies & Son[9]
Cwmbran Celtic Simon Berry Andrew Larcombe Hummel Avondale Motor Park
Llantwit Major Karl Lewis Rhys Llewelyn Tor Sports Compact Cars & Vans
Newport City Sam Houldsworth Luke Cooper VX3 Unseen Caffeine
Pontypridd United Mark Dunford Jamie Veale Joma UPVCDIRECT.CO.UK
Trefelin Boys & Girls Andy Hill Jordan Davies Macron
Treowen Stars Ben Murphy Christian Davies VX3
Trethomas Bluebirds Paul Evans Travis James VX3 Fernleigh Design
Ynyshir Albions Dane Williams Jacob Matthews

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival
Trethomas Bluebirds Mark Dunford Resigned 9 April 2025[10] Paul Evans 14 May 2025[11]
Pontypridd United Andrew Whittington 15 April 2025[12] Mark Dunford 15 April 2025[13]
Llantwit Major Ben Stait 21 April 2025[14] Karl Lewis 27 April 2025[15]
Aberystwyth Town Antonio Corbisiero 1 May 2025[16] Callum McKenzie 4 June 2025[17]

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Afan Lido Garry Taylor[18] 20 October 2025 Fired 11 13th
Aberystwyth Town Callum McKenzie[19] 23 November 20251 Resigned 15 8th
  1. ^ McKenzie's resignation was announced on the 12th of November, but he would stay on until the fixture against Ynyshir Albions on November 22nd.

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cambrian United 15 11 2 2 38 13 +25 35 Promotion to the Cymru Premier
2 Trefelin Boys & Girls 13 9 3 1 28 8 +20 30
3 Ammanford 15 7 7 1 22 10 +12 28
4 Carmarthen Town 15 6 7 2 16 10 +6 25
5 Caerau (Ely) 13 7 3 3 28 16 +12 24
6 Cardiff Draconians 13 7 2 4 22 16 +6 23
7 Aberystwyth Town 14 7 2 5 19 15 +4 23
8 Newport City 15 5 7 3 20 17 +3 22
9 Llantwit Major 15 4 7 4 19 19 0 19
10 Pontypridd United 16 4 4 8 26 28 −2 16
11 Treowen Stars 15 4 4 7 26 33 −7 16
12 Baglan Dragons 14 3 6 5 17 19 −2 15
13 Trethomas Bluebirds 15 2 7 6 21 29 −8 13
14 Afan Lido 15 3 3 9 15 31 −16 12
15 Ynyshir Albions 15 2 3 10 10 33 −23 9
16 Cwmbran Celtic 14 0 3 11 8 38 −30 3 Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2025. Source: Cymru South
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

Position by round

Promotion to the Cymru Premier
Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: Cymru South

Results

Home \ Away ABE AFL AMM BGD CRU CBU CFN CAR CBC LTM NPT PON TRE TRN TTB YNS
Aberystwyth Town — 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Afan Lido 0–1 — 1–1 1–3 0–4
Ammanford — 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Baglan Dragons — 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–4
Caerau (Ely) 2–1 — 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–1
Cambrian United 4–0 — 4–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0
Cardiff Draconians 3–1 0–1 0–1 — 2–1 3–0
Carmarthen Town 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–1
Cwmbran Celtic 1–4 0–2 0–4 — 1–1 2–2
Llantwit Major 1–2 0–2 0–0 — 2–0 2–1 2–1
Newport City 1–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–1
Pontypridd United 2–4 1–2 3–1 1–3 — 5–2 2–3
Trefelin Boys & Girls 0–0 2–0 4–0 3–3 2–4 —
Treowen Stars 2–3 0–5 2–2 1–3 —
Trethomas Bluebirds 3–2 1–1 0–5 1–2 1–1 — 4–1
Ynyshir Albions 1–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2025. Source: Cymru South
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2025. Source: Cymru South

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-tricks

As of 27 September 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Liam Eason[20] Cambrian United Treowen Stars 4–0 (H) 25 July 2025
Luke Bowen[21] Trefelin BGC Ynyshir Albions 0–5 (A) 27 September 2025
Cody Williams[22] Cambrian United Cardiff Draconians 5–2 (H) 1 November 2025
Dan John[23] Ammanford Afan Lido 6–0 (H) 7 November 2025
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Monthly awards

As of 16 October 2025
Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
July/ August[24] Liam Eason Cambrian United Liam Williams Cambrian United
September[25] Dan Bowen Cardiff Draconians Nana Baah Cardiff Draconians
October[26] Jack Bevan Llantwit Major Nana Baah Cardiff Draconians
November
December
January
February
March
April

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Aberystwyth Town 0 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Afan Lido 0 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Ammanford 0 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Baglan Dragons 0 0 0 0 n/a†
5 Caerau (Ely) 0 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Cambrian United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Cardiff Draconians 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
8 Carmarthen Town 0 0 0 0 n/a†
9 Cwmbran Celtic 0 0 0 0 n/a†
10 Llantwit Major 0 0 0 0 n/a†
11 Newport City 0 0 0 0 n/a†
12 Pontypridd United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
13 Trefelin Boys & Girls 0 0 0 0 n/a†
14 Treowen Stars 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
15 Trethomas Bluebirds 0 0 0 0 n/a†
16 Ynyshir Albions 0 0 0 0 n/a‡
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a†

Source: Cymru South
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Cymru Premier
‡ Teams played previous season in Ardal Leagues

Home matches played

As of future
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Aberystwyth Town
Afan Lido
Ammanford
Baglan Dragons
Caerau (Ely)
Cambrian United
Cardiff Draconians
Carmarthen Town
Cwmbran Celtic
Llantwit Major
Newport City
Pontypridd United
Trefelin Boys & Girls
Treowen Stars
Trethomas Bluebirds
Ynyshir Albions
League total 0

Source: Cymru South

See also

References

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  2. ^ "JD Cymru Premier promotion and relegation system confirmed for 2025/26 season". Football Association of Wales. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Pyramid system changes confirmed for 2025-26". Grassroots North Wales. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ^ Chris Kirwan (9 May 2025). "Treowen Stars promoted to Cymru South with Gwent trio also in mix". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Club Licensing: FAW Tier 2 Appeals Body decisions". Football Association of Wales. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Play-off wins secure promotion for Holyhead Hotspur and Ynyshir Albions". Football Association of Wales. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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  8. ^ "Caerau Ely AFC Club Shop". Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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  10. ^ ""One hell of a journey": Bluebirds boss to step down from club". Caerphilly Observer. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  11. ^ ""Very excited to get started": First look at new Trethomas Bluebirds boss". Caerphilly Observer. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Club Statement: Andrew Whittington To Leave Club". Pontypridd United. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Club Statement: Mark Dunford Appointed New First Team Manager". Pontypridd United. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Stait resigns as Llantwit manager". Bro Radio. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Lewis back in the Llantwit hotseat". Bro Radio. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Club Statement: Antonio Corbisiero". Aberystwyth Town. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Aberystwyth appoint McKenzie as manager". BBC Sport. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Afan Lido have mutually agreed with Garry Taylor to step down from his role as manager". Caerphilly Observer. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Aberystwyth Town FC manager Callum McKenzie departs for Wolverhampton Wanderers role". Cambrian News. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Cambrian United 4-0 Treowen Stars". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Ynyshir Albions 0-5 Trefelin BGC". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Cambrian United 5-2 Cardiff Draconians". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Ammanford 6-0 Afan Lido". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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  25. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues September Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  26. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues October Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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