West_Wales_Football_Association

West Wales Football Association

West Wales Football Association

Football governing body in west Wales

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Home". wwfa.org.uk.
  2. [2]
    "FAW / FA Wales Council Contacts".
  3. [3]
    "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". 4 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    "West Wales Premier League to be Pembrokeshire-Free Zone". 6 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Clubs".
  6. [6]
    "Affiliated Leagues 2020-21".
  7. [7]
    "Affiliated clubs to WWFA". West Wales Football Association (WWFA). Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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