2025–26 Cymru South

Cymru South
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 18 April 2026
PromotedCambrian United
Trefelin BGC
Top goalscorerLiam Eason (17 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)
Highest scoringTrethomas Bluebirds 4–5 Carmarthen Town
(6 March 2026)
Longest winning run14 – Trefelin
(10 October 2025–present)
Longest unbeaten run21 – Trefelin
(16 August 2025–present)
Longest winless run21 – Cwmbran Celtic
(26 July 2025–present)
Longest losing run7 – Afan Lido
(29 November 2025–20 February 2026)
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
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 BGC 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 Craig Williams Desean Martin Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Afan Lido Lee Surman 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 Lathan Garrett VX3 Unseen Caffeine
Pontypridd United Matt Driscoll Jamie Veale Joma UPVCDIRECT.CO.UK
Trefelin BGC Andy Hill Jordan Davies Macron
Treowen Stars Ben Murphy Christian Davies VX3
Trethomas Bluebirds Paul Evans Travis James VX3 Fernleigh Design
Ynyshir Albions Craig Hopkins 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 Lee Surman 23 January 2026[19]
Aberystwyth Town 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 (P) 27 21 4 2 68 18 +50 67 Promotion to the Cymru Premier
2 Trefelin BGC (P) 26 21 3 2 61 15 +46 66
3 Ammanford 27 14 9 4 38 24 +14 51
4 Caerau (Ely) 27 15 5 7 60 33 +27 50
5 Carmarthen Town 27 10 12 5 37 33 +4 42
6 Aberystwyth Town 26 13 3 10 32 32 0 42
7 Llantwit Major 27 9 9 9 40 38 +2 36
8 Cardiff Draconians 26 11 2 13 40 40 0 35
9 Newport City 27 8 10 9 35 39 −4 34
10 Treowen Stars 27 9 7 11 46 51 −5 34
11 Pontypridd United 26 8 5 13 42 46 −4 29
12 Trethomas Bluebirds 27 6 8 13 38 55 −17 26
13 Baglan Dragons 27 5 9 13 25 42 −17 24
14 Afan Lido 27 7 3 17 26 52 −26 24
15 Ynyshir Albions 27 5 6 16 25 52 −27 21
16 Cwmbran Celtic 25 0 7 18 18 61 −43 7 Relegation to the Ardal SE or Ardal SW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: Cymru South
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(P) Promoted

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 0–4 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4 Apr 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 4–0
Afan Lido 0–1 — 3–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–3 0–1 4 Apr 4–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–2
Ammanford 2–1 6–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 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 — 0–5 0–1 0–0 28 Mar 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–4 18 Apr 2–1
Caerau (Ely) 1–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 — 2–3 2–1 3–4 0–0 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 3 Apr
Cambrian United 2–0 4–0 1–1 3 Apr 3–0 — 5–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 4–2 2–0
Cardiff Draconians 3–1 18 Apr 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 — 2–3 2–1 2–0 28 Mar 1 Mar 0–4 4–3 3–0 4–1
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 0–0
Cwmbran Celtic 21 Feb 1–4 18 Apr 0–1 0–2 27 Mar 0–1 0–4 — 1–3 1–1 2–5 13 Mar 2 Jan 2–2 1–3
Llantwit Major 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 28 Mar 18 Apr 0–2 0–0 3–1 — 8 Nov 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1
Newport City 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–4 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 18 Apr 2–3 1–1 1–1
Pontypridd United 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 18 Apr 2–4 1–2 3–1 7–0 0–4 1–3 — 27 Mar 5–2 28 Nov 2–3
Trefelin BGC 4–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–3 0–2 2–0 — 3 Apr 3–1 2–0
Treowen Stars 2–3 0–1 28 Mar 4–1 0–5 2–2 1–0 18 Apr 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 — 2–0 3–0
Trethomas Bluebirds 2–3 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–5 4 Apr 4–5 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 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 2–3 4–0 1–3 0–5 1–1 28 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 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 Liam Eason Cambrian United 16
2 Dan Griffiths Caerau Ely 10
3 Tyler Brock Trefelin 9
4 Dan John Ammanford 8
Luke Bowen Trefelin

Hat-tricks

As of 25 January 2026
Player For Against Result Date
Liam Eason[22] Cambrian United Treowen Stars 4–0 (H) 25 July 2025
Luke Bowen[23] Trefelin BGC Ynyshir Albions 0–5 (A) 27 September 2025
Cody Williams[24] Cambrian United Cardiff Draconians 5–2 (H) 1 November 2025
Dan John[25] Ammanford Afan Lido 6–0 (H) 7 November 2025
Andzejs Dubjaga[26] Baglan Dragons Afan Lido 3–1 (H) 26 December 2025
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 17 February 2026
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[33] Liam Eason Cambrian United Andy Hill Trefelin
February
March
April

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Aberystwyth Town 3,710 428 201 285 n/a†
2 Afan Lido 3,882 707 101 277 −12.9%†
3 Ammanford 3,344 512 176 279 +50.8%†
4 Baglan Dragons 2,341 395 85 195 +10.8%†
5 Caerau (Ely) 2,175 307 82 155 +24.0%†
6 Cambrian United 3,175 797 100 227 +155.1%†
7 Cardiff Draconians 2,284 340 98 208 n/a‡
8 Carmarthen Town 3,316 447 148 237 −6.7%†
9 Cwmbran Celtic 1,419 262 60 129 +29.0%†
10 Llantwit Major 1,906 238 57 147 +2.1%†
11 Newport City 3,026 462 88 233 +8.9%†
12 Pontypridd United 3,358 378 172 258 +10.3%†
13 Trefelin BGC 5,796 557 278 414 +22.8%†
14 Treowen Stars 1,047 131 37 87 n/a‡
15 Trethomas Bluebirds 2,226 257 52 171 −18.2%†
16 Ynyshir Albions 2,718 926 50 209 n/a‡
League total 45,966 222 +11.0%†

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

Home matches played

As of 22 March 2026
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Aberystwyth Town 341 281 353 245 214 283 201 205 428 201 353 401 204
Afan Lido 203 151 151 537 221 171 101 707 201 705 223 243 153 115
Ammanford 237 226 361 387 512 176 312 220 412 209 214 178 243
Baglan Dragons 320 191 347 161 131 85 187 140 140 395 127 117
Caerau (Ely) 176 150 136 149 197 247 112 307 165 132 103 82 113 106
Cambrian United 168 224 177 797 222 284 135 138 100 195 196 203 213 123
Cardiff Draconians 240 275 305 98 120 255 220 340 145 165 121
Carmarthen Town 243 425 245 235 179 205 215 167 191 447 148 185 205 226
Cwmbran Celtic 95 81 110 75 220 105 262 160 150 60 101
Llantwit Major 238 194 164 151 149 103 130 124 175 102 184 57 135
Newport City 239 357 462 273 129 207 281 280 349 121 139 88 101
Pontypridd United 378 172 369 187 236 264 310 229 267 228 279 217
Trefelin BGC 376 462 481 431 557 278 278 421 438 521 282 381 357 533
Treowen Stars 67 116 77 101 67 85 86 131 88 97 95 37
Trethomas Bluebirds 257 213 257 224 190 52 97 55 233 136 124 212 176
Ynyshir Albions 248 212 208 50 202 112 87 926 126 112 137 163 135
League total 0

Source: Cymru South

See also

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