威爾士聯賽甲組

威爾士聯賽甲組

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The Ardal Leagues are a football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Welsh football league system. The first year of their operation would have been 2020–21 but the 2020–21 Ardal North East season, 2020–21 Ardal North West season, 2020–21 Ardal South East season and 2020–21 Ardal South West season were all cancelled. The inaugural season was moved to 2021–22. The creation of the leagues mark the first time the Football Association of Wales owns and is administering tier 3 of the Welsh league system. These changes follow from a review of the Welsh football pyramid. To be eligible clubs need to meet the criteria for FAW tier 3 certification.

The league is split into two leagues, covering North and South Wales. Both Northern and Southern leagues have two regionally-based sections of sixteen clubs each:

  • Ardal Northern
    • Ardal North East (2023–24 Ardal NE season)
    • Ardal North West (2023–24 Ardal NW season)
  • Ardal Southern
    • Ardal South East (2023–24 Ardal SE season)
    • Ardal South West (2023–24 Ardal SW season)

The winners of each league are promoted to either the Cymru North or the Cymru South as long as they meet the FAW's tier 2 certification criteria. Subject to also meeting these criteria, the four runners-up clubs enter play-off matches with two of the clubs also gaining promotion (one from the north and one from the south).

The Ardal Leagues structure replaced the former tier 3 leagues: Welsh Football League Division One, Mid Wales Football League Division One, Welsh Alliance League Division One and the Welsh National League Premier Division, leagues based in South Wales, Mid Wales, North West Wales and North East Wales respectively.

Relegation from the Ardal Leagues is to six local tier 4 leagues, with three clubs relegated from each of the tier 3 leagues at the end of the season. The tier 4 leagues are run by each of the Area Associations of Welsh football, the West Wales Football Association, the South Wales Football Association, the Gwent County Football Association, the Central Wales Football Association, the North East Wales Football Association and the North Wales Coast Football Association.

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威爾士聯賽甲組的比賽水平高,球隊之間的競爭激烈。參賽球隊包括來自威爾士各地的俱樂部,他們在聯賽中爭奪冠軍榮譽。這個錦標賽不僅提供了一個展示球技的平台,也是球員們提升實力和追求足球夢想的機會。

威爾士聯賽甲組的比賽場地遍布威爾士各地,包括首都卡迪夫以及其他城市和鎮。比賽期間,球迷們可以在現場觀看比賽,感受現場氛圍和激烈的比賽場面。同時,這個錦標賽也吸引了大量的電視觀眾,他們可以透過電視轉播欣賞比賽。

威爾士聯賽甲組不僅是威爾士足球的重要組成部分,也是威爾士文化和社會的一部分。這個錦標賽不僅提供了足球娛樂,還促進了社區凝聚力和人們對足球的熱愛。無論是球迷還是球員,威爾士聯賽甲組都是一個令人期待的足球盛事,為威爾士足球注入了無限的活力和激情。