The 2021–22 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2021–22 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.[1]

Ardal SW
Season2021–22
ChampionsPontardawe Town
PromotedPontardawe Town
Ynyshir Albions
RelegatedTon Pentre
West End
AFC Porth

Teams

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The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second place team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SE. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Ardal SW
Team Location Home Ground Capacity
AFC Llwydcoed Llwydcoed Welfare Ground 1,000
AFC Porth Porth Dinas Park 1,200
Caerau (Ely) Cardiff Cwrt-yr-Ala 1,000
Cardiff Draconians Cardiff Riverside Ground 1,000
Cwmamman United Glanamman Grenig Park 1,500
Dinas Powys Dinas Powys The Murch 1,500
Garden Village Kingsbridge Stafford Common 2,000
Penrhiwceiber Rangers Penrhiwceiber Glasbrook Field 1,000
Penydarren BGC Penydarren The Bont Playing Fields 1,000
Pontardawe Town Pontardawe Parc Ynysderw 1,000
Pontyclun Pontyclun Ivor Park 1,000
Ton Pentre Ton Pentre Ynys Park 2,000
Treharris Athletic Trelewis Parc Taff Bargoed 1,000
West End Llandarcy Llandarcy Academy of Sport 1,000
Ynyshir Albions Porth Dinas Park 1,200
Ynysygerwn Llandarcy Llandarcy Academy of Sport 1,000

Source: Ardal SW Ground Information

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Pontardawe Town (C, P) 30 22 5 3 69 24 +45 71 Promotion to Cymru South
2 Ynyshir Albions (O, P) 30 22 2 6 85 38 +47 68 Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off
3 Pontyclun 30 21 4 5 77 37 +40 67
4 Cardiff Draconians 30 18 3 9 70 41 +29 57
5 Penydarren BGC 30 16 7 7 83 46 +37 55
6 Penrhiwceiber Rangers 30 15 6 9 63 34 +29 51
7 Ynysygerwn 30 13 5 12 53 40 +13 44
8 Caerau (Ely) 30 11 5 14 56 68 −12 38
9 Dinas Powys 30 11 5 14 52 65 −13 38
10 Treharris Athletic 30 13 8 9 46 45 +1 35[a]
11 Garden Village 30 9 7 14 44 68 −24 34
12 Cwmamman United 30 7 6 17 45 73 −28 27
13 AFC Llwydcoed 30 8 3 19 38 66 −28 27
14 Ton Pentre (R) 30 8 4 18 30 52 −22 25[b] Relegation to Tier 4
15 West End (R) 30 6 1 23 40 92 −52 13[c]
16 AFC Porth (R) 30 3 3 24 23 85 −62 12
Source: Ardal SW
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Treharris Athletic Western deducted 12 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Ton Pentre deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. ^ West End deducted 6 points for not fulfilling a fixture.

Results

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Home \ Away LWY PTH CRU CDD CWM DIP GAV PNR PNY PNT PTY TOP TRH WST YNA YNS
AFC Llwydcoed 1–0 1–2 0–2 5–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 0–5
AFC Porth 1–1 0–0 0–7 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–5 1–5 1–4 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–0
Caerau (Ely) 2–1 3–2 0–3 4–4 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 6–2 0–2 2–0
Cardiff Draconians 1–0 3–0 5–4 2–0 6–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–6 1–0 3–0 6–1 1–2 2–1
Cwmamman United 2–1 0–2 2–5 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–5 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–4 1–1
Dinas Powys 1–2 3–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–3 4–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 3–4
Garden Village 4–2 1–2 4–3 0–6 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–6 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–4 2–2
Penrhiwceiber Rangers 3–0 6–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 4–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 2–2
Penydarren BGC 3–2 4–0 5–2 3–2 5–0 1–1 5–0 0–3 1–1 5–1 3–0 2–2 5–0 2–2 1–0
Pontardawe Town 9–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0
Pontyclun 5–3 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–1
Ton Pentre 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–4 1–2
Treharris Athletic 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–6 2–1
West End 0–2 3–1 1–4 2–1 1–4 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–5 4–2 0–8 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–2
Ynyshir Albions 6–0 5–0 2–3 1–3 4–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 5–0 2–0
Ynysygerwn 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–2 4–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 6–2 0–2
Source: Ardal SW Match Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Jordan (4 February 2021). "Football season cancelled for many in Wales after FAW meeting". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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