The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League.[1] The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth tier of the Welsh Football Pyramid and offers promotion opportunities to the tier 3 Football Association of Wales administered Ardal Leagues. The league is run by the South Wales Football Association.
Founded | 2015 |
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Country | Wales |
Divisions | 34 |
Number of teams | 47 |
Level on pyramid | 4–6 |
Promotion to | Ardal Leagues |
Relegation to | Aberdare Valley League Bridgend & District League Cardiff & District League Cardiff Combination League Port Talbot League Rhondda & District League Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley League Vale of Glamorgan League |
Current champions | Cardiff Corinthians (2022-23) |
Website | South Wales Alliance League |
The league was formed in 2015 by a merger of the South Wales Senior League and the South Wales Amateur League.[2]
In April 2022, the league, after discussions with the South Wales Football Association, announced planned changes to the league structure from the 2023–24 season. The current set up of three divisions of sixteen clubs will move to four divisions of twelve with a Premier Division, Division One and two regionalised Division Twos.[3] As a result of this at the end of the 2022–23 season, teams finishing in 11th to 16th places in the Premier Division were relegated to Division One (renamed as the 'Championship Division').
The following clubs will compete.[4][5]
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
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2015–16 | Trefelin BGC | Canton Liberal | Ynyshir Albions |
2016–17 | Pontyclun | Cardiff Draconians | Garw SBGC |
2017–18 | Penydarren BGC | Cefn Cribwr | Blaenrhondda |
2018–19 | Ynyshir Albions[6] | Porthcawl Town Athletic | Llanrumney United |
2019–20 | Pencoed Athletic[7] | Aber Valley | Maesteg Park |
2020–21 | No competition | ||
2021–22 | Baglan Dragons | Cardiff Airport | Treherbert BGC |
2022–23 | Cardiff Corinthians | Caerphilly Athletic | Llantwit Fardre |