2013–14 Welsh Premier League (women)
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 Welsh Premier League was the fifth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales.
Cardiff City were the defending champions having won their first championship last season. The season was won by Cardiff Met. Ladies.
During the winter break Northop Hall Girls withdrew from the league. All results including them were then wiped from the table.
Changes from 2012–13
- PILCS LFC replaced Caerphilly Castle who got relegated last season.
- Two instead of one team are relegated after the season.
Clubs
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town Ladies | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
| Caernarfon Town Ladies | Caernarfon | The Oval |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Leckwith Stadium |
| Cardiff Met. Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University, Cyncoed Campus |
| Llandudno Junction Ladies | Llandudno Junction | The Flyover |
| Llanidloes Ladies | Llanidloes | Victoria Avenue |
| Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | Newcastle Emlyn | Parc Emlyn |
| Northop Hall Girls | Rhydymwyn | Dolfechlas Road, Rhydymwyn F.C. |
| PILCS LFC | Pontypool | |
| Port Talbot Town F.C. | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
| Wrexham Ladies | Wrexham | Colliers Road |
Standings
Northop Hall Girls withdrew in the winter break because of a lack of players.[1] They had lost all of their ten matches. All results were deleted from the table.
Aberystwyth Town ended the season on a relegation place but were spared from relegation after Caernarfon withdraw for the next season.[2]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Met. Ladies | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 12 | +98 | 55 | 2014–15 Champions League |
| 2 | PILCS LFC | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 25 | +70 | 50 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Swansea City Ladies | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 37 | |
| 5 | Port Talbot Town F.C. | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25 | |
| 6 | Wrexham Ladies | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Llanidloes Ladies | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 21 | |
| 9 | Llandudno Junction | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 14 | |
| 10 | Caernarfon Town Ladies (R) | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 106 | −75 | 101 | |
| 11 | Aberystwyth Town Ladies | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 63 | −48 | 7 | |
| 12 | Northop Hall Girls (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: shekicks.net
- 1: Caernarfon had three points deducted for unfulfilment of fixture.
Results grid
| Aber | Caer | Card | C Met. | Junc | Llan | Newc | PILCS | Port | Swan | Wrex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | X | 1 - 0 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 0 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 2 |
| Caernarfon Town Women's F.C. | 3 - 2 | X | 1 - 7 | 0 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 0 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 5 - 2 | 0 - 5 | 2 - 5 |
| Cardiff City F.C. | 1 - 0 | 5 - 0 | X | 0 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | 10 - 0 | 15 - 0 | 7 - 0 | X | 4 - 0 | 9 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 6 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 4 - 0 |
| Llandudno Junction Ladies | 1 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 7 | 0 - 3 | X | 1 - 3 | 5 - 0 | 0 - 5 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 5 | 0 - 2 |
| Llanidloes Ladies | 4 - 1 | 6 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 3 | 2 - 2 | X | 3 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | 3 - 1 | 4 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 13 | 5 - 3 | 5 - 0 | X | 0 – 12 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 2 |
| P.I.L.C.S. Ladies | 4 - 0 | 18 - 0 | 4 - 4 | 2 - 5 | 5 - 1 | 9 - 2 | 3 - 3 | X | 4 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 1 |
| Port Talbot Ladies | 7 - 1 | 6 - 3 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 4 | X | 0 - 3 | 2 - 0 |
| Swansea City Ladies F.C. | 2 - 0 | 11 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 1 | 8 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 1 - 1 | X | 1 - 0 |
| Wrexham Ladies | 4 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 2 | X |
League Cup
For the first time a League Cup was played. The new competition was introduced to further develop women's football.[4] In the first round four teams (Port Talbot Town, Aberystwyth Town, Llanidloes Town and Newcastle Emlyn) were drawn to receive a bye to the second round.[5] The final was played on 30 March 2014 on neutral ground at Port Talbot. Cardiff Met. won the title.[6]
| First round | |||
| Cardiff Met | 4–1 | PILCS | |
| Llandudno Junction | 0–1 | Caernarfon | |
| Swansea City | 6–0 | Wrexham | |
| Northop Hall | 1–8 | Cardiff City | |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Caernarfon Town | 0–2 | Llanidloes | |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1–4 | Cardiff Met | |
| Cardiff City | 1–2 | Swansea City | |
| Port Talbot | 3–0 | Aberystwyth Town | |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Cardiff Met | 7–0 | Swansea City | |
| Port Talbot Town | 0–1 | Llanidloes | |
| Final | |||
| Cardiff Met | 1–0 | Llanidloes |
References
- ↑ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/news/WPL95730.ink
- ↑ "Aberystwyth Replace Caernarfon in WPWL". welshpremier.co.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.pilcsfc.co.uk/club/218982/ResultsGrid
- ↑ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/news/WPL94435.ink
- ↑ http://blogs.dailypost.co.uk/northwalesfootball/2013/08/first-ever-womens-welsh-premie.html
- ↑ "Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier Cup". shekicks.net. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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