2022–23 Adran Premier

The 2022–23 Adran Premier season (also known as Genero Adran Premier for sponsorship reasons), was the second edition of the Adran Premier, the highest level of league competition for women's football in Wales, and the fourteenth season of top-flight women's football in Wales overall. The competition began on 4 September 2022.[1]

Adran Premier
Season2022–23
Dates4 September 2022 – 9 April 2023
ChampionsCardiff City
RelegatedAbergavenny Town
Matches played80
Goals scored304 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorerStacey John-Davis
(15 goals)
Biggest home winCardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women
(16 November 2022)
Cardiff City Women 9–0 Cardiff Met
(19 March 2023)
Biggest away winBarry Town United Women 1–8 Cardiff Met
(22 January 2023)
Highest scoringCardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women
(16 November 2022)
Barry Town United Women 1–8 Cardiff Met
(22 January 2023)
Cardiff City Women 9–0 Cardiff Met
(19 March 2023)
Longest winning runCardiff City Women (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runCardiff City Women (20 games)
Longest winless runAbergavenny Women (12 games)
Longest losing runAbergavenny Women (10 games)
Highest attendance5,175
Cardiff City Women 9–0 Abergavenny Women
(16 November 2022)
2023-24
All statistics correct as of 26 February 2023.

Teams

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Club City Ground
Abergavenny Women Abergavenny Pen-Y-Pound Stadium
Aberystwyth Town Women's Aberystwyth Park Avenue
Barry Town United Women Barry Jenner Park
Cardiff City Women Cardiff Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Cardiff Met WFC Cardiff Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
Pontypridd United Women Pontypridd UWS Sports Park
Swansea City Ladies Neath Llandarcy Academy of Sport
The New Saints FC Women Oswestry Park Hall

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Cardiff City (C) 20 17 3 0 70 12 +58 54 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round
2 Swansea City 20 12 5 3 52 20 +32 41
3 Cardiff Metropolitan University 20 9 2 9 38 43 −5 29
4 The New Saints 20 8 2 10 43 50 −7 26
5 Pontypridd United 20 9 4 7 35 27 +8 31
6 Aberystwyth Town 20 7 3 10 31 37 −6 24
7 Barry Town United 20 4 3 13 21 52 −31 15
8 Abergavenny Town (R) 20 2 2 16 14 63 −49 8 Relegation to Adran South
Source: Adran Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[2]

Results

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Matches 1–14

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Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away ABT ABE BAR CAR CMU PNT SWA TNS
Abergavenny Town 1–2 2–3 0–5 1–3 1–0 1–3 2–4
Aberystwyth Town 4–1 5–1 1–5 0–4 1–2 2–2 3–3
Barry Town United 3–3 1–0 0–3 1–8 0–3 0–6 2–3
Cardiff City 9–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–2
Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–0 4–0 3–1 0–5 1–0 1–1 3–0
Pontypridd United 3–0 2–1 6–1 1–1 3–4 0–2 0–4
Swansea City 5–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 5–2
The New Saints 4–0 3–0 1–3 1–5 1–2 2–2 1–3
Source: Adran League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–20

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After fourteen matches, the league splits into two sections of four teams (i.e. the top four and the bottom four), with the teams playing every other team in their section twice (once at home and once away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

References

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  1. ^ "2022/23 Genero Adran Premier fixtures released". Adran Leagues. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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