2011–12 Welsh Premier League

March 2015 March 2020 Welsh Premier League 2011–12 TNS Neath Champions League TNS Europa League Bangor CityLlanelliCefn Druids (via cup) Llanelli 9–2 Newtown Neath 1–5 LlanelliAberystwyth Town 0–4 Bala TownNewtown 0–4 NeathPrestatyn 0–4 TNSNewtown 0–4 Airbus Llanelli 9–2 Newtown 192 608 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Welsh Premier League season was the 20th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league of Wales since its establishment in 1992. Bangor City were the defending champions, but lost their title to The New Saints in a meeting on the final game of the season. Teams Haverfordwest County were relegated to the 2011–12 Football League Division One at the end of the 2010–11 season after finishing at the bottom of the table. The club thus ended a fourteen-year tenure in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Football League runners-up Afan Lido, who returned to the Premier League after six seasons. Originally, Bala Town as 11th-placed team were going to be relegated as well; however, they were eventually spared as 2010–11 Cymru Alliance champions Connah's Quay Nomads were denied a Premier League licence.Connah’s Quay see Welsh Premier hopes dashed http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2011/04/29/connah-s-quay-see-welsh-premier-hopes-dashed-55578-28603119/ www.dailypost.co.uk Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 2011 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120929165751/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2011/04/29/connah-s-quay-see-welsh-premier-hopes-dashed-55578-28603119/ 29 September 2012 dead Stadia and location UK Wales right 300 Location of teams in 2011–2012 Welsh Premier League UK Wales 52.42 -4.07 Aberystwyth Town left UK Wales 51.590278 -3.802222 Afan Lido bottom UK Wales 53.169 -2.985 Airbus UK left UK Wales 52.911 -3.596 Bala Town left UK Wales 53.224167 -4.131389 Bangor City left UK Wales 51.859936 -4.302218 Carmarthen Town UK Wales 51.683471 -4.161369 Llanelli top UK Wales 51.66 -3.81 Neath UK Wales 52.51152 -3.322876 Newtown bottom UK Wales 51.590278 -3.802222 Port Talbot Town UK Wales 53.331 -3.405 Prestatyn Town UK Wales 52.875869 -3.026306 The New Saints bottom Team Stadium Capacity Aberystwyth Town Park Avenue 5,500 Afan Lido Marston Stadium 4,200 Airbus UK Broughton The Airfield 2,100 Bala Town Maes Tegid 3,000 Bangor City Nantporth 3,000 Carmarthen Town Richmond Park 3,000 Llanelli AFC Stebonheath Park 3,700 Neath The Gnoll 7,000 Newtown AFC Latham Park 5,000 Port Talbot Town Victoria Road 2,500 Prestatyn Town Bastion Road 2,500 The New Saints Park Hall 2,500 League table main WDL QR 5 TNS The New Saints BAN Bangor City NEA Neath LLA Llanelli BAL Bala Town PRE Prestatyn Town AIR Airbus UK Broughton ABE Aberystwyth Town PTA Port Talbot Town AFA Afan Lido CMR Carmarthen Town NEW Newtown y 23 5 4 75 31 C 22 3 7 72 45 18 8 6 60 36 R 18 5 9 63 36 O 14 7 11 48 41 8 4 20 41 63 10 9 13 48 50 8 10 14 44 50 -1 8 9 15 39 51 7 11 14 40 55 10 2 20 33 67 7 5 20 44 82 -3 Aberystwyth Town deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player Newtown deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players. green1 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round EL1 red1 Relegated Neath were relegated on 27 April 2012, after failing in their Domestic and UEFA Competitions Licensing appeal, meaning they were relegated from the Welsh Premier League. Newtown would have been relegated otherwise. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW84601.ink https://web.archive.org/web/20150403113751/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW84601.ink usurped 3 April 2015 Club Licensing Appeals Football Association of Wales 2012-04-27 R yellow1 Qualification for Europa League play-offs ELPR ELPR ELPR ELPR ELPR inherit Spared from relegation Haverfordwest County would have replaced Newtown AFC should they have finished second in a feeder league, and thus gaining promotion. A win for Taffs Well in a game Vs Caerau Ely meant this could not happen, sparing Newtown's relegation.http://www.welshpremier.com/news/WelshPrem36701.ink Taffs Well Win keeps Newtown in WPL Welshpremier.com 2012-05-03December 2024 medicmedic NR 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.Cefn Druids, playing in the 2011–12 Cymru Alliance, will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, even though they lost to The New Saints (themselves qualifiers for the UEFA Champions League), in the final of the 2011–12 Welsh Cup. complete Welsh Premier Results Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league was split into two groups at the end of round 22 – the top six and the bottom six. Clubs in these groups played each other twice again bringing the total fixture count to 32. Matches 1–22 main FBR grey ABE AFA AIR BAL BAN CMR LLA NEA NEW PTA PRE TNS Aberystwyth Town 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 Afan Lido 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 Airbus UK Broughton 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–4 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 Bala Town 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–4 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 Bangor City 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 5–3 0–3 Carmarthen Town 2–1 2–5 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 Llanelli 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 9–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 Neath 4–2 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 Newtown 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 4–2 0–2 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 Port Talbot Town 0–4 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 Prestatyn Town 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 0–5 6–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 The New Saints 3–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–4 4–0 4–2 3–0 5–0 3–2 2–1 complete Welsh Premiership Football League Matches 23–32 Top six main FBR grey BAN TNS LLA NEA BAL PRE Bangor City 1–3 2–2 1–3 4–2 2–1 The New Saints 5–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 Llanelli 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 Neath 1–3 0–1 1–5 2–0 1–0 Bala Town 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 Prestatyn Town 0–4 0–4 1–2 2–3 1–2 complete rsssf.com Bottom six main FBR grey AIR PTA AFA ABE NEW CMR Airbus UK Broughton 2–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 Port Talbot Town 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 Afan Lido 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–6 5–1 Aberystwyth Town 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 Newtown 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 Carmarthen Town 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 complete rsssf.com UEFA Europa League play-offs Teams who finished in positions fourth through eighth at the end of the season participated in a play-off to determine the second participant for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. As Neath failed to win their appeal against an FAW Domestic licence, Aberystwyth Town took their place (See Relegation Section) Quarter-finals 7 May 2012 14:00 BST Airbus UK Broughton 0–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Aberystwyth Town Thomas 57 The Airfield, Broughton 327 Lee Evans Semi-finals 12 May 2012 14:00 BST Llanelli 1–0 yes ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Aberystwyth Town Follows 108 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli 281 Bryn Markham-Jones 12 May 2012 14:30 BST Bala Town 2–1 reportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Prestatyn Town Sheridan 4Hunt 47 Hayes 30 Maes Tegid, Bala 426 Dean John Final 19 May 2012 15:15 BST Llanelli 2–1 reportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Bala Town Griffiths 4Grist 19 Hunt 76 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli 318 Huw Jones Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1WAL Rhys GriffithsLlanelli AFC 222NZ Greg DraperThe New Saints213WAL Les DaviesBangor City154ENG Ian SheridanAirbus UK/Bala Town14ENG Lee HuntBala Town145WAL Luke BowenNeath Athletic13 References External links Welsh Premier League Football Category:Cymru Premier seasons 1 Wales