| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Matches played | 129 |
| Goals scored | 406 (3.15 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Llanelli 9-2 Newtown |
| Biggest away win | Aberystwyth Town 0-4 Bala Town Newtown 0-4 Neath |
| Highest scoring | Llanelli 9-2 Newtown |
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The 2011–12 Welsh Premier League season will be the 20th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league of Wales since its establishment in 1992. Its begin and end dates are yet to be determined. Bangor City are the defending champions.
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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.[1]
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Location |
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| 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 | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 | |
| 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 | 2,000 |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Bangor City | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 50 | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | The New Saints | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 49 | 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 3 | Llanelli | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 45 | Qualification to the UEFA Europa League play-offs |
| 4 | Neath | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 39 | |
| 5 | Bala Town | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 36 | |
| 6 | Prestatyn Town | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Airbus UK Broughton | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Afan Lido | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Port Talbot Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 18 | |
| 11 | Newtown | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 16 | Relegation to the Cymru Alliance Welsh Football League First Division |
| 12 | Carmarthen Town | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 13 |
Updated to games played on 2 January 2012
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups - the top six and the bottom six. Clubs in these groups will play each other twice again to bring the total fixture count to 32.
| Home \ Away1 | ABE | AFA | AIR | BAL | BAN | CAR | 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 | ||
| 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 | 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 | 3–1 | 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 | 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 |
Updated to games played on 2 January 2012
Source: Welsh Premiership Football League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The teams placed third through seventh at the end of the season will participate in a play-off to determine the second participant for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Should the 2011–12 Welsh Cup winners finish in one of the play-off spots, the eighth-placed team will participate in their place.
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