2011–12 in Welsh football

The 2011–12 season was the 137th season of competitive football in Wales.

Overview

    Men's national team
    Main article: Wales national football team

    The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Friendly match
    10 Aug 2011 Friendly Wales  1 – 2  Australia Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    19:45 Darcy Blake  38' Tim Cahill  44'
    Robbie Kruse  60'    		 Attendance: 6,378
    Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
    12 Nov 2011 Friendly Wales  4 – 1  Norway Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    15:00 Gareth Bale  11'
    Craig Bellamy  16'
    Sam Vokes 88', 89'    		 Erik Huseklepp  61' Attendance: 12,637
    Referee: Gerher Grobelnik (Austria)

    Euro 2012 qualification

    The Welsh men's national team were drawn into UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G.[1]

    All fixtures for this group were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on 21 and 22 February 2010.[2]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  England 8 5 3 0 17 5 +12 18 Qualify for final tournament
    2  Montenegro 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 12 Advance to play-offs
    3   Switzerland 8 3 2 3 12 10 +2 11
    4  Wales 8 3 0 5 6 10 −4 9
    5  Bulgaria 8 1 2 5 3 13 −10 5
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
    2 Sep 2011 Euro 2012 qualif. Wales  2 – 1  Montenegro Cardiff
    19:45 Steve Morison  29'
    Aaron Ramsey  50'    		 report Stevan Jovetić  71' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 17,500
    Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
    6 Sep 2011 Euro 2012 qualif. England  1 – 0  Wales London
    19:45 Ashley Young  35' Source Stadium: Wembley Stadium
    Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
    7 Oct 2011 Euro 2012 qualif. Wales  2 – 0   Switzerland Swansea
    19:45 Aaron Ramsey  60'
    Gareth Bale  71'    		 Source Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
    11 Oct 2011 Euro 2012 qualif. Bulgaria  0 – 1  Wales Sofia
    20:05 Source Gareth Bale  45' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
    Referee: Pawel Gil (Portugal)

    Welsh Cup
    Main article: Welsh Cup

    Latest Round
    Round 4

    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    Rhyl 3-4 Llanelli
    Afan Lido 2−3 Airbus UK Broughton
    Buckley Town 2−4 Bala Town
    Flint Town United 1−3 Neath
    Aberystwyth Town 2−1 Llandudno Town
    The New Saints 4−0 Newport County
    Prestatyn Town 0−2 Cefn Druids
    Carmarthen Town 3−1 AFC Porth

    Quarter Finals

    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    The New Saints 1-0 Neath
    Bala Town 2-1 Llanelli
    Airbus UK Broughton 3−1 Carmarthen Town
    Aberystwyth Town 0−1 Cefn Druids

    Semi Finals

    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    Airbus UK Broughton 1−4 Cefn Druids
    Bala Town 0-4 The New Saints

    Final

    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    Cefn Druids 0−2 The New Saints

    Welsh League Cup
    Main article: Welsh League Cup

    Final: Afan Lido 1-1 Newtown (Afan Lido won 3-2 on penalties)

    Welsh Premier League
    Main article: 2011–12 Welsh Premier League
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 The New Saints (C) 32 23 5 4 75 31 +44 74 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
    2 Bangor City 32 22 3 7 72 45 +27 69 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
    3 Neath (R) 32 18 8 6 60 36 +24 62 Relegated[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Llanelli (O) 32 18 5 9 63 36 +27 59 Qualification for Europa League play-offs
    5 Bala Town 32 14 7 11 48 41 +7 49
    6 Prestatyn Town 32 8 4 20 41 63 −22 28
    7 Airbus UK Broughton 32 10 9 13 48 50 −2 39 Qualification for Europa League play-offs
    8 Aberystwyth Town[lower-alpha 2] 32 8 10 14 44 50 −6 33
    9 Port Talbot Town 32 8 9 15 39 51 −12 33
    10 Afan Lido 32 7 11 14 40 55 −15 32
    11 Carmarthen Town 32 10 2 20 33 67 −34 32
    12 Newtown[lower-alpha 3] 32 7 5 20 44 82 −38 23 Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 4]
    Source: Welsh Premier
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    Cefn Druids, playing in the 2011–12 Cymru Alliance, will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, even though they lost to The New Saints (themselves qualifiers for the UEFA Champions League), in the final of the 2011–12 Welsh Cup.
    (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. Neath were relegated on 27 April 2012, after failing in their Domestic and UEFA Competitions Licensing appeal, meaning they were relegated from the Welsh Premier League. Newtown would have been relegated otherwise.[3]
    2. Aberystwyth Town deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player
    3. Newtown deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players.
    4. Haverfordwest County would have replaced Newtown AFC should they have finished second in a feeder league, and thus gaining promotion. A win for Taffs Well in a game Vs Caerau Ely meant this could not happen, sparing Newtown's relegation.[4]

    Welsh Football League First Division
    Main article: Welsh Football League First Division

    Cymru Alliance League
    Main article: 2011–12 Cymru Alliance
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Connah's Quay Nomads (C) 30 21 5 4 89 23 +66 68 Promotion to Welsh Premier League[lower-alpha 1]
    2 Rhyl 30 19 5 6 80 22 +58 62
    3 Buckley Town 30 19 4 7 67 43 +24 61
    4 Porthmadog[lower-alpha 2] 30 19 5 6 68 41 +27 59
    5 Penrhyncoch 30 17 4 9 56 44 +12 55
    6 Cefn Druids 30 17 3 10 58 42 +16 54 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
    7 Caersws[lower-alpha 2] 30 17 4 9 68 49 +19 52
    8 Llandudno 30 14 7 9 55 40 +15 49
    9 Flint Town United 30 13 7 10 59 47 +12 46
    10 Conwy United 30 10 7 13 59 65 −6 37
    11 Guilsfield 30 10 4 16 41 58 −17 34
    12 Ruthin Town 30 6 7 17 28 60 −32 25
    13 Penycae 30 7 4 19 30 76 −46 25
    14 Llanrhaeadr (R) 30 3 9 18 40 77 −37 18 Relegation to Welsh Level 3
    15 Llangefni Town (R) 30 4 2 24 32 96 −64 14
    16 Rhos Aelwyd (R) 30 2 7 21 29 76 −47 13
    Source: Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
    Notes:
    1. Promotion to the Premier League is subject to a licence application and approval process. If the champions do not apply for a Premier League licence or are declined of the same, the runners-up may be promoted instead.
    2. Caersws & Porthmadog deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[5][6]

    References
    1. "UEFA EURO 2012 - Standings". UEFA. 12 April 2010.
    2. Quali-Termine für Euro 2012 stehen fest
    3. "Club Licensing Appeals". Football Association of Wales. 27 April 2012.
    4. "Taffs Well Win keeps Newtown in WPL". Welshpremier.com. 3 May 2012.
    5. "Caersws docked points". Huws Gray Alliance. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
    6. "Porthmadog deducted points". Huws Gray Alliance. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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