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2025–26 Cymru South

Cymru South
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 18 April 2026
Top goalscorerLiam Eason (16 goals)
Biggest home winPontypridd United 7–0 Cwmbran Celtic
(7 November 2025)
Biggest away winTrethomas Bluebirds 0–5 Cambrian United
(15 August 2025)
Treowen Stars 0–5 Caerau Ely
(27 September 2025)
Ynyshir Albions 0–5 Trefelin
(27 September 2025)
Longest winning run9 – Trefelin
(10 October 2025–present)
Longest unbeaten run16 – Trefelin
(16 August 2025–present)
Longest winless run18 – Cwmbran Celtic
(26 July 2025–present)
Longest losing run6 – Cwmbran Celtic
(4 October 2025–27 December 2025)
Highest attendance926 - Ynyshir Albions 1–3 Cambrian United
(26 December 2025)
Lowest attendance50 - Ynyshir Albions 0–5 Trefelin
(27 September 2025)
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
Decrease Relegated from Cymru Premier
Increase Promoted from Ardal Leagues
From Cymru South
Increase Promoted to Cymru Premier
Decrease 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 Wales national football team Craig Williams Montserrat national football team Desean Martin Italy Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Afan Lido Wales national football team Lee Surman Wales national football team Ben Parry Italy Macron[7] Shrimpton Developments
Ammanford Wales national football team Wyn Thomas Wales national football team Adam Orme Spain Joma Morganstone
Baglan Dragons Wales national football team Carl Clement Wales national football team Lewis Holmes Spain Joma Pinetree Car Superstore
Caerau Ely Wales national football team Dean Wheeler Wales national football team Tom McLean Australia Classic Sportswear[8] Mr Homes
Cambrian United Wales national football team Liam Williams Wales national football team Kyle Jones Spain Joma Pinetree Car Superstore
Cardiff Draconians Wales national football team Nana Baah Wales national football team Luke Bridgeman Spain Joma
Carmarthen Town Wales national football team Mark Aizlewood Wales national football team Liam Reed Spain Joma A.T.B. Davies & Son[9]
Cwmbran Celtic Wales national football team Simon Berry Wales national football team Andrew Larcombe Denmark Hummel Avondale Motor Park
Llantwit Major Wales national football team Karl Lewis Wales national football team Rhys Llewelyn Wales Tor Sports Compact Cars & Vans
Newport City Wales national football team Sam Houldsworth Wales national football team Lathan Garrett England VX3 Unseen Caffeine
Pontypridd United Wales national football team Matt Driscoll Wales national football team Jamie Veale Spain Joma UPVCDIRECT.CO.UK
Trefelin Boys & Girls Wales national football team Andy Hill Wales national football team Jordan Davies Italy Macron
Treowen Stars Wales national football team Ben Murphy Wales national football team Christian Davies England VX3
Trethomas Bluebirds Wales national football team Paul Evans Wales national football team Travis James England VX3 Fernleigh Design
Ynyshir Albions Wales national football team Craig Hopkins Wales national football team Jacob Matthews Wales

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival
Trethomas Bluebirds England Mark Dunford Resigned 9 April 2025[10] Wales Paul Evans 14 May 2025[11]
Pontypridd United Wales Andrew Whittington 15 April 2025[12] England Mark Dunford 15 April 2025[13]
Llantwit Major Wales Ben Stait 21 April 2025[14] Wales Karl Lewis 27 April 2025[15]
Aberystwyth Town England Antonio Corbisiero 1 May 2025[16] Wales 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 Wales Garry Taylor[18] 20 October 2025 Fired 11 13th Lee Surman 23 January 2026[19]
Aberystwyth Town Wales Callum McKenzie[20] 23 November 20251 Resigned 15 8th Craig Williams 1 December 2025[21]
  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 21 17 2 2 52 14 +38 53 Promotion to the Cymru Premier
2 Trefelin Boys & Girls 19 15 3 1 44 10 +34 48
3 Aberystwyth Town 21 12 3 6 28 20 +8 39
4 Ammanford 21 10 8 3 29 17 +12 38
5 Caerau (Ely) 21 11 4 6 41 28 +13 37
6 Cardiff Draconians 20 10 2 8 32 26 +6 32
7 Carmarthen Town 22 7 10 5 21 20 +1 31
8 Newport City 21 7 9 5 26 24 +2 30
9 Llantwit Major 19 5 9 5 23 23 0 24
10 Pontypridd United 21 6 4 11 31 34 −3 22
11 Treowen Stars 18 6 4 8 31 36 −5 22
12 Baglan Dragons 20 4 8 8 22 26 −4 20
13 Trethomas Bluebirds 21 4 8 9 27 40 −13 20
14 Ynyshir Albions 20 3 4 13 14 41 −27 13
15 Afan Lido 21 3 3 15 16 42 −26 12
16 Cwmbran Celtic 20 0 5 15 14 50 −36 5 Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. 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 BAG CAE CAM CFD CAR CWM LTM NPT PON TRE TRN TTB YNY
Aberystwyth Town — 28 Mar 0–0 2–1 1 Mar 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4 Apr 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 14 Mar 4–0
Afan Lido 0–1 — 1 Mar 1–1 3–2 13 Mar 1–3 0–1 4 Apr 20 Mar 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 20 Feb 0–2
Ammanford 24 Feb 6–0 — 20 Mar 3–2 20 Feb 6 Mar 1–1 2–1 2–1 3 Apr 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–0
Baglan Dragons 0–1 3–1 0–3 — 14 Mar 0–1 0–0 28 Mar 1 Mar 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–4 18 Apr 2–1
Caerau (Ely) 1–0 6 Mar 3–1 2–1 — 2–3 2–1 20 Feb 21 Mar 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 20 Jan 1–1 3 Apr
Cambrian United 21 Mar 4–0 1–1 3 Apr 3–0 — 5–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1 Mar 2–0
Cardiff Draconians 3–1 18 Apr 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 — 14 Mar 2–1 2–0 28 Mar 1 Mar 7 Feb 4–3 3–0 31 Jan
Carmarthen Town 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–0 4 Apr 0–2 1–1 1–1 21 Mar
Cwmbran Celtic 21 Feb 1–4 18 Apr 0–1 0–2 27 Mar 0–1 0–4 — 20 Jan 1–1 23 Jan 13 Mar 2 Jan 2–2 6 Mar
Llantwit Major 1–2 1–0 14 Mar 0–0 28 Mar 18 Apr 0–2 0–0 3–1 — 8 Nov 2–0 1 Mar 24 Jan 2–1 2–1
Newport City 0–1 1–0 0–0 6 Mar 1–1 2–1 2–1 1 Mar 2–2 20 Feb — 0–0 18 Apr 20 Mar 1–1 1–1
Pontypridd United 0–1 2–0 0–3 21 Feb 18 Apr 2–4 1–2 3–1 7–0 6 Mar 1–3 — 27 Mar 5–2 28 Nov 2–3
Trefelin Boys & Girls 7 Mar 0–0 2–0 27 Jan 3–0 30 Jan 20 Mar 2–0 4–0 3–3 0–2 2–0 — 3 Apr 3–1 20 Feb
Treowen Stars 2–3 11 Apr 28 Mar 31 Jan 0–5 7 Mar 21 Feb 18 Apr 2–2 1–1 2–0 14 Mar 1–3 — 2–0 3–0
Trethomas Bluebirds 2–3 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–5 4 Apr 6 Mar 2–0 2–2 6 Feb 20 Mar 1–2 1–1 — 4–1
Ynyshir Albions 18 Apr 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 7 Feb 14 Mar 1–3 0–5 1 Mar 28 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. 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 scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Wales Liam Eason Cambrian United 16
2 Wales Dan Griffiths Caerau Ely 10
3 Wales Tyler Brock Trefelin 9
4 Wales Dan John Ammanford 8
Wales Luke Bowen Trefelin

Hat-tricks

As of 25 January 2026
Player For Against Result Date
Wales Liam Eason[22] Cambrian United Treowen Stars 4–0 (H) 25 July 2025
Wales Luke Bowen[23] Trefelin BGC Ynyshir Albions 0–5 (A) 27 September 2025
Wales Cody Williams[24] Cambrian United Cardiff Draconians 5–2 (H) 1 November 2025
Wales Dan John[25] Ammanford Afan Lido 6–0 (H) 7 November 2025
Latvia Andzejs Dubjaga[26] Baglan Dragons Afan Lido 3–1 (H) 26 December 2025
Wales Dan Griffiths[27] Caerau Ely Trethomas Bluebirds 1–5 (A) 23 January 2026
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[28] Liam Eason Cambrian United Liam Williams Cambrian United
September[29] Dan Bowen Cardiff Draconians Nana Baah Cardiff Draconians
October[30] Jack Bevan Llantwit Major Nana Baah Cardiff Draconians
November[31] Corey Jenkins Treowen Stars Andy Hill Trefelin BGC
December[32] Sam Cawley Cardiff Draconians Liam Williams Cambrian United
January
February
March
April

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Aberystwyth Town 2,752 428 201 275 n/a†
2 Afan Lido 2,443 537 101 271 −14.8%†
3 Ammanford 2,743 512 176 305 +64.9%†
4 Baglan Dragons 2,224 395 85 202 +14.8%†
5 Caerau (Ely) 1,771 307 112 177 +41.6%†
6 Cambrian United 2,636 797 100 240 +169.7%†
7 Cardiff Draconians 1,853 340 98 232 n/a‡
8 Carmarthen Town 2,885 425 148 240 −5.5%†
9 Cwmbran Celtic 1,108 262 75 139 +39.0%†
10 Llantwit Major 1,428 238 103 159 +10.4%†
11 Newport City 2,698 357 121 270 +26.2%†
12 Pontypridd United 2,862 378 172 260 +11.1%†
13 Trefelin Boys & Girls 3,722 557 278 414 +22.8%†
14 Treowen Stars 730 131 67 91 n/a‡
15 Trethomas Bluebirds 1,714 257 52 171 −18.2%†
16 Ynyshir Albions 2,171 926 50 241 n/a‡
League total 35,740 232 +16.0%†

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

Home matches played

As of 8 February 2026
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Aberystwyth Town 341 281 353 245 214 283 201 205 428 201
Afan Lido 203 151 151 537 221 171 101 707 201
Ammanford 237 226 361 387 512 176 312 220 412
Baglan Dragons 320 191 347 161 131 85 187 140 140 395 127
Caerau (Ely) 176 150 136 149 197 247 112 307 165 132
Cambrian United 168 224 177 797 222 284 135 138 100 195 196
Cardiff Draconians 240 275 305 98 120 255 220 340
Carmarthen Town 243 425 245 235 179 205 215 167 191 447 148 185
Cwmbran Celtic 95 81 110 75 220 105 262 160
Llantwit Major 238 194 164 151 149 103 130 124 175
Newport City 239 357 462 273 129 207 281 280 349 121
Pontypridd United 378 172 369 187 236 264 310 229 267 228
Trefelin Boys & Girls 376 462 481 431 557 278 278 421 438
Treowen Stars 67 116 77 101 67 85 86 131
Trethomas Bluebirds 257 213 257 224 190 52 97 55 233 136
Ynyshir Albions 248 212 208 50 202 112 87 926 126
League total 0

Source: Cymru South

See also

References

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  31. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues November Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  32. ^ "JD Cymru Leagues December Player and Manager of the Month winners". Football Association of Wales. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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