The 2017–18 Welsh Premier League was the 26th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions. The season fixtures were announced on 23 June 2017.[6] The season began on 11 August 2017[7] and concluded in April 2018; the Europa League play-offs followed afterwards. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2018 – the top six and the bottom six.
On 26 April 2018 the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke Bangor City's Tier 1 and UEFA licence[8] meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football the next season and would not be able to compete for a place in the following season's Europa League.[9]
Source: Welsh Premier League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
UEFA Europa League play-offsedit
Teams that finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for the preliminary round. However, due to Bangor City's expulsion, there was just one semi-final, with fifth place Cefn Druids gaining a bye to the final after Bala Town (who had finished 4th) took Bangor's place.
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The 2017 18 Welsh Premier League was the 26th season of the Welsh Premier League the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992 The New Saints are the defending champions The season fixtures were announced on 23 June 2017 6 The season began on 11 August 2017 7 and concluded in April 2018 the Europa League play offs followed afterwards Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2018 the top six and the bottom six Welsh Premier LeagueSeason2017 18Dates11 August 2017 20 May 2018ChampionsThe New Saints 12th title RelegatedPrestatyn TownBangor City 1 Champions LeagueThe New SaintsEuropa LeagueConnah s Quay NomadsBala TownCefn DruidsMatches played192Goals scored544 2 83 per match Biggest home winAberystwyth Town 7 1 Prestatyn Town 16 December 2017 2 Biggest away winCarmarthen Town 0 5 The New Saints 30 September 2017 3 Highest scoringBangor City 5 2 The New Saints 11 August 2017 4 The New Saints 6 1 Prestatyn Town 14 October 2017 The New Saints 5 2 Carmarthen Town 25 November 2017 5 2016 172018 19 All statistics correct as of 15 December 2017 On 26 April 2018 the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke Bangor City s Tier 1 and UEFA licence 8 meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football the next season and would not be able to compete for a place in the following season s Europa League 9 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Stadia and locations 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 Matches 1 22 3 2 Matches 23 32 3 2 1 Top six 3 2 2 Bottom six 4 UEFA Europa League play offs 4 1 Semi final 4 2 Final 5 Season statistics 5 1 Scoring 5 1 1 Top scorers 6 References 7 External linksTeams edit nbsp nbsp Aberystwyth Town nbsp Barry Town United nbsp Bala Town nbsp Bangor City nbsp Cardiff Met nbsp Carmarthen Town nbsp Cefn Druids nbsp Connah s Quay nbsp Llandudno nbsp Newtown nbsp Prestatyn Town nbsp The New Saintsclass notpageimage Locations of the 2017 18 Welsh Premier League teams The bottom two placed teams from the previous season Rhyl and Airbus UK Broughton were relegated to the Cymru Alliance for the 2017 18 season They were replaced by Barry Town United and Prestatyn Town champions of the 2016 17 Welsh Football League Division One and 2016 17 Cymru Alliance respectively Barry Town United are playing in the Welsh Premier League for the first time since the 2003 04 season while Prestatyn Town were returning to the top flight after being relegated in the 2014 15 season Stadia and locations edit Team Location Stadium CapacityAberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5 000Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3 000Bangor City Bangor Nantporth 3 000Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park 3 500Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff Cyncoed Campus 1 620Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park 3 000Cefn Druids Wrexham The Rock 3 000Connah s Quay Nomads Connah s Quay Deeside Stadium 1 500Llandudno Llandudno Park MBi Maesdu 1 013Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5 000Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2 000The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall 2 000League table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation a 1 The New Saints C 32 23 5 4 83 32 51 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round2 Bangor City R 32 19 3 10 49 32 17 60 Relegation to Cymru Alliance b 3 Connah s Quay Nomads 32 17 6 9 46 29 17 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round c 4 Bala Town 32 15 4 13 37 48 11 49 Qualification to the Europa League preliminary round5 Cefn Druids O 32 12 8 12 38 41 3 44 Qualification for the Europa League play offs d 6 Cardiff Metropolitan University 32 12 7 13 46 41 5 437 Barry Town United 32 16 5 11 39 31 8 53 Qualification for the Europa League play offs d 8 Newtown 32 12 4 16 52 55 3 409 Aberystwyth Town 32 10 7 15 47 56 9 3710 Llandudno 32 9 9 14 39 44 5 3611 Carmarthen Town 32 8 5 19 35 62 27 2912 Prestatyn Town R 32 4 7 21 27 67 40 19 Relegation to Cymru Alliance b Source Welsh Premier League SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Matches won 5 Play off 11 C Champions O Play off winners R RelegatedNotes Teams play each other twice 22 matches before the league split into two groups the top six and the bottom six for the last 10 matches a b Bangor City were relegated after failing to obtain Tier One and UEFA licences for the 2018 19 Welsh Premier League and 2018 19 UEFA Europa League respectively Carmarthen Town therefore remained in the league for the following season Connah s Quay Nomads qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 18 Welsh Cup a b Teams play for one spot in the Europa League preliminary round 10 Results editTeams play each other twice on a home and away basis before the league split into two groups the top six and the bottom six Matches 1 22 edit Home Away ABE BAL BAN BAR CMU CMR CDR CQN LND NTW PRE TNSAberystwyth Town 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 3 0 7 1 1 2Bala Town 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 3Bangor City 3 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 5 2Barry Town United 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 1Cardiff Metropolitan University 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0Carmarthen Town 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5Cefn Druids 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3Connah s Quay Nomads 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 2Llandudno 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 1Newtown 4 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 3 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 3Prestatyn Town 1 2 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 4The New Saints 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 5 2 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 1 Source Welsh Premier LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 23 32 edit Top six edit Home Away BAL BAN CMU CDR CQN TNSBala Town 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4Bangor City 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0Cardiff Metropolitan University 4 3 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 1Cefn Druids 3 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 2Connah s Quay Nomads 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1The New Saints 3 0 3 0 3 3 5 1 3 1 Source Welsh Premier LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Bottom six edit Home Away ABE BAR CMR LND NTW PREAberystwyth Town 0 2 1 1 3 1 5 3 1 1Barry Town United 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 0Carmarthen Town 3 3 0 1 3 2 3 2 3 1Llandudno 1 0 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 2Newtown 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 0Prestatyn Town 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Source Welsh Premier LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win UEFA Europa League play offs editTeams that finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play offs to determine the third participant for the 2018 19 UEFA Europa League who will qualify for the preliminary round However due to Bangor City s expulsion there was just one semi final with fifth place Cefn Druids gaining a bye to the final after Bala Town who had finished 4th took Bangor s place Semi final edit 12 May 2018 2018 05 12 17 15hrsCardiff Met4 1Barry Town UnitedRoscrow nbsp 26 73 Evans nbsp 30 Sainty nbsp 43 o g Report Hood nbsp 89 Cyncoed CampusAttendance 665Referee Dean John Final edit 20 May 2018 2018 05 20 12 25hrsCefn Druids1 0Cardiff MetJ Davies nbsp 16 The RockAttendance 779Referee Nick PrattSeason statistics editMonth Manager of the Month Player of the MonthManager Club Player ClubAugust nbsp Alan Morgan Llandudno nbsp Adam Roscrow Cardiff Met September nbsp Scott Ruscoe The New Saints nbsp Kayne McLaggon Barry Town UnitedOctober nbsp Huw Griffiths Cefn Druids nbsp Eliot Evans Cardiff Met November nbsp Kevin Nicholson Bangor City nbsp Dean Rittenberg Bangor CityDecember nbsp Colin Caton Bala Town nbsp Chris Venables Bala TownJanuary nbsp Scott Ruscoe The New Saints nbsp Aeron Edwards The New SaintsFebruary nbsp Gavin Chesterfield Barry Town United nbsp Declan Walker Aberystwyth TownMarch nbsp Gavin Chesterfield Barry Town United nbsp Michael Bakare Connah s Quay NomadsScoring edit Top scorers edit Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Greg Draper The New Saints 212 nbsp Eliot Evans Cardiff Met 143 nbsp Wes Fletcher The New Saints 134 nbsp Kayne McLaggon Barry Town United 125 nbsp Adam Roscrow Cardiff Met 11 nbsp Declan Walker Aberystwyth Town nbsp Michael Wilde Connah s Quay Nomads nbsp Dean Rittenberg Bangor City9 nbsp Mike Hayes Bala Town 9 nbsp Craig Hobson Aberystwyth TownReferences edit Bangor City Third placed club to be demoted from Welsh Premier League BBC Sport 26 April 2018 Retrieved 13 January 2019 Cardiff MU vs Carmarthen Town Soccerway 4 November 2017 Retrieved 4 November 2017 Carmarthen Town vs The New Saints Soccerway 30 September 2017 Retrieved 4 November 2017 Bangor City vs The New Saints Soccerway 11 August 2017 Retrieved 13 August 2017 The New Saints vs Carmarthen Town Soccerway 25 November 2017 Retrieved 15 December 2017 WPL Fixtures for New Season Announced Welsh Premier League Welsh Premier League 23 June 2017 Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 Retrieved 10 August 2017 JD Welsh Premier League Season Launch 2017 18 Welsh Premier League Welsh Premier League 9 August 2017 Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 Retrieved 10 August 2017 Decisions of the FAW Club Licencing Appeals Body Welsh Premier League 26 April 2018 Archived from the original on 27 April 2018 Retrieved 26 April 2018 JD Welsh Premier League permutations following Licencing Decisions Welsh Premier League 26 April 2018 Archived from the original on 27 April 2018 Retrieved 26 April 2018 https www cefndruidsafc co uk single post 2018 05 07 Druids reach the play off final permanent dead link Premier League 2017 2018 Season rules Scoresway Archived from the original on 29 June 2017 Retrieved 17 June 2017 External links editOfficial website League rules permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 18 Welsh Premier League amp oldid 1208652066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,