West Wales Football Association
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The West Wales Football Association (WWFA; Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Orllewin Cymru) is the governing body of association football in West Wales and is affiliated to the Football Association of Wales.[1][2] The highest league run solely by the West Wales Football Association will be the West Wales Premier League at Tier 4 of the Welsh League Pyramid, when it commences in the 2020-21 season.[3][4]
All clubs playing according to the laws of the Football Association of Wales and having their grounds and headquarters west of a line drawn from Briton Ferry, Neath, northwards to Glynneath, and then again northwards to the boundary line of the South Wales Football Association shall be eligible for membership.[5]
Affiliated leagues and clubs
[edit]The WWFA has senior men's, senior women's, junior men's and junior girls' clubs affiliated to it. The senior men's leagues are the Carmarthenshire League, Neath & District League, Pembrokeshire League, Swansea Senior League and West Wales Premier League. Other Leagues include the West Wales Youth League and West Wales Womens & Girls AFL.[6]
Additionally, teams that compete in the South Wales United Churches League from outside the area are also affiliated to the WWFA - AC Pontypridd, Aberaman Pentecostal, Bethany Ynyshir, Bethel Baptist (Rhondda), Bethlehem Life Centre (Bridgend), Highfields & St Denys (Cardiff), Inter Churches Aberdare, Penarth Vale, R B C United (Cardiff), Rhondda Royals, Tab Life Centre (Newport), U C Bridgend and Woodville Baptist (Cardiff).[7]
All clubs are split into three groups - Classes A, B and C - with the teams plying their trade in the Premier League (Swansea City), the Welsh Premier League and Welsh Football League in the top class.
WWFA knock-out competitions
[edit]- WWFA Senior Cup - this ceased in 2009 after 86 years in existence
- WWFA Intermediate Cup
- WWFA Youth Cup
- WWFA Junior Cup
- WWFA Under-13s Cup
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Home". wwfa.org.uk.
- ^ "FAW / FA Wales Council Contacts".
- ^ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". 4 July 2020.
- ^ "West Wales Premier League to be Pembrokeshire-Free Zone". 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Clubs".
- ^ "Affiliated Leagues 2020-21".
- ^ "Affiliated clubs to WWFA". West Wales Football Association (WWFA). Retrieved 28 May 2011.