| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The New Saints (10th title) |
| Relegated | Port Talbot Town Haverfordwest County |
| Champions League | The New Saints |
| Europa League | Bala Town Llandudno Connah's Quay Nomads |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 529 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Connah's Quay Nomads 5–0Port Talbot Town (12 December 2015) The New Saints 5–0Airbus UK Broughton (27 February 2016) Rhyl 5–0Port Talbot Town (9 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Newtown 0–6The New Saints (13 February 2016) |
| Longest unbeaten run | The New Saints (21) |
2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 9 April 2016. | |
The2015–16 Welsh Premier League (known as theDafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of theWelsh Premier League, the highestfootball league withinWales since its establishment in 1992.The New Saints were the defending champions.
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league was split into two groups at the end of January 2016 – the top six and the bottom six.
Cefn Druids andPrestatyn Town were relegated out of theWelsh Premier Leaguethe previous season, whileLlandudno were promoted as winners of theCymru Alliance andHaverfordwest County were promoted as winners ofWelsh Football League Division One. It will be Llandudno's debut campaign in the league.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | Nike | Cambrian Tyres | ||
| Airbus UK | Macron | Gardner Aerospace | ||
| Bala | Joma | Aykroyd's | ||
| Bangor | Macron | Dafydd Hardy (home)Anglesey Sea Zoo (away) | ||
| Carmarthen | Macron | Jeff White (home) Natwest Cymru (away) | ||
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Macron | Driving Force | ||
| Haverfordwest County | Kappa | West Wales Properties.co.uk | ||
| Llandudno | Adidas | The UPVC Outlet | ||
| Newtown | Givova | NEO/Elephant & Castle Hotel | ||
| Port Talbot | Macron | Blanco's | ||
| Rhyl | Adidas | VanTruck | ||
| TNS | Legea | PlanetHippo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Saints(C) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 64 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round[b] |
| 2 | Bala Town | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Llandudno | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Connah's Quay Nomads(O) | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 48 | Qualification for theEuropean competition play-offs[c] |
| 5 | Newtown | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Airbus UK Broughton | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropean competition play-offs[c] |
| 8 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bangor City | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 45 | |
| 10 | Port Talbot Town(R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 | Relegation toWelsh Division One[d] |
| 11 | Rhyl | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 27 | |
| 12 | Haverfordwest County(R) | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 21 | Relegation toWelsh Division One[d] |
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | BAL | BAN | CMR | CQN | HAV | LND | NTW | PTA | RHL | TNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bala Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bangor City | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Haverfordwest County | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Llandudno | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| Newtown | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Rhyl | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| The New Saints | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Top six
Source:Welsh Premier League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Bottom six
Source:Welsh Premier League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season participated in play-offs to determine the third participant for the2016–17 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for thefirst qualifying round.[3]
| Newtown | 1–2 | Airbus UK Broughton |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton | Report | McGinn |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–0 | Carmarthen Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rushton Baynes | Report |
The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[4]
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