The 2024–25 season of the Adran Premier, also known as Genero Adrian Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the 16th season, 4th since the establishment of the current format, of the top-level women's football league in Wales.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 2024 – 13 April 2025 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 44 (3.67 per match) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2024. | |
The general schedule of the 2024–25 edition has been published on 16 May 2024, with the regular season running from 15 September 2024 to 2 February 2025 and the championship conference and plate conference scheduled between 2 March 2025 and 13 April 2024.[1] The exact fixtures of the regular season were further specified on 2 August 2024.[2]
Cardiff City are the defending champions, having won their second title in a row, and third overall, in the 2023–24 season.[3]
Tiebreakers for league ranking
editThe following criteria are applied to determine the order of the teams in all rounds of the league:[4]
- The total number of points;
- Goal difference in all league matches;
- Number of goals scored in all league matches;
- Total number of points obtained in head-to-head matches;
- Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches;
- Number of away goals scored in head-to-head matches;
- Total number of wins in all league matches;
- Total number of away wins in all league matches;
- Lower disciplinary points total, based on yellow and red cards only;
If two or more teams are still tied after all the above criteria are applied, a play-off match or tournament will be organised.
Teams
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| Team | Home city | Home ground | Capacity | 2023–24 finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue | 5,000 | 4th |
| Barry Town United | Barry | Jenner Park Stadium | 2,650 | 7th |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Briton Ferry | Old Road Ground | 2,000 | 1st (Ardan South) |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff International Sports Stadium | 4,953 | 1st |
| Cardiff Met | Cardiff | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus | 1,620 | 6th |
| Swansea City | Neath | Llandarcy Academy of Sport | 2,000 | 2nd |
| The New Saints FC | Oswestry | Park Hall | 3,000 | 5th |
| Wrexham | Wrexham | The Rock | 3,000 | 3rd |
Team changes
edit| Entering league | Exiting league |
|---|---|
| Promoted from 2023 to 2024 Adran South | Relegated to 2024–25 Adran South |
Regular season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Advances to championship conference |
| 2 | The New Saints FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 11 | |
| 4 | Barry Town United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Participates in plate conference |
| 6 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Cardiff Met | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 | |
| 8 | Aberystwyth Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results
editChampionship conference
editConference table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular season position 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Secures a spot in the 2025–26 Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Regular season position 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Regular season position 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Regular season position 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results
editPlate conference
editConference table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular season position 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Regular season position 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Regular season position 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Regular season position 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2025–26 Adran North or 2025–26 Adran South |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ffion Price
|
Cardiff City | 6 |
| 2 |  Chantelle Teare
|
The New Saints | 5 |
| 3 | Alison Witts
|
Briton Ferry Llansawel | 4 |
| Ellie Preece
|
Barry Town United |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source:Siôn Misra [5]
References
edit- ^ "2024/25 Genero Adran Leagues season dates confirmed". FAW. 16 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Genero Adran Premier fixtures released". FAW. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff City crowned Adran Premier champions after thrashing Swansea City". Clwb Pêl-droed. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Adran Premier Trophy Rules 2024–25" (pdf). FAW. p. 5. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/sionmisra/status/1850630113123033463