Liga de Gales - 1ª Divisão

Liga de Gales - 1ª Divisão

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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.

A "Liga de Gales - 1ª Divisão" é um torneio de futebol realizado na Grã-Bretanha. É a principal competição de futebol do país de Gales, onde os melhores clubes da região competem pelo título de campeão. A liga é composta por 12 equipes e é disputada ao longo de uma temporada, com jogos emocionantes e intensos. Os times se enfrentam em partidas de ida e volta, buscando acumular pontos para garantir uma boa posição na tabela. Além do título de campeão, as equipes também lutam por vagas em competições europeias. A "Liga de Gales - 1ª Divisão" é conhecida por sua atmosfera vibrante e pelo alto nível de competitividade, proporcionando aos fãs de futebol momentos emocionantes e grandes jogadas. É uma oportunidade para os talentos locais brilharem e para os torcedores apoiarem seus clubes do coração.