| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The New Saints |
| Relegated | Llanelli |
| Champions League | The New Saints |
| Europa League | Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town Prestatyn Town (viadomestic cup) |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 677 (3.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Wilde (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bangor City 7–1Aberystwyth The New Saints 6–0 Bangor City |
| Biggest away win | Newtown 1–7Airbus UK |
| Highest scoring | Connah's Quay 6–4Afan Lido |
| Highest attendance | 846[1] Bangor City 2–1Connah's Quay |
| Lowest attendance | 76[2] Afan Lido 2–1Connah's Quay |
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13 Welsh Premier League, known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of theWelsh Premier League, the highestfootball league withinWales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 17 August 2012.[3]
The New Saints successfully defended their title.
Following a decision by UEFA not to allowNeath F.C. a license to compete both domestically and in continental competitions, it was ruled that they would be relegated no matter where in the league they finished.[4] Bottom clubNewtown were spared relegation.
Gap Connah's Quay finished first in the2011–12 Cymru Alliance to return to the Welsh Premier League after a two-year absence.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nantporth | 3,000 |
| Carmarthen Town | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
| Gap Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1,500 |
| Llanelli AFC | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
| Newtown AFC | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Port Talbot Town | Victoria Road | 2,500 |
| Prestatyn Town | Bastion Road | 2,500 |
| The New Saints | Park Hall | 3,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Saints(C) | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 76 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Airbus UK Broughton | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 54 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Bangor City | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 51 | Qualification forEuropa League play-offs |
| 4 | Port Talbot Town | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 47 | |
| 5 | Prestatyn Town | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 40 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 37 | Qualification forEuropa League play-offs |
| 7 | Bala Town(O) | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 56 | Qualification forEuropa League play-offs |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads[b] | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Newtown | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 37 | |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 37 | |
| 11 | Llanelli(R) | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 36 | Relegation toWelsh Division Three |
| 12 | Afan Lido | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 27 |
On 22 April 2013,Llanelli A.F.C. wereliquidated byHM Revenue and Customs at the High court in London with debts of £21,000; this did not affect the final league table as the club had already played all their league fixtures prior to the ruling.[5]
Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2013 - 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 \ Away | ABE | AFA | AIR | BAL | BAN | CMR | CQN | LLA | NEW | PTA | PRE | TNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–4 | |
| Afan Lido | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bala Town | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bangor City | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–2 | 6–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Llanelli | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–6 | |
| Newtown | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 2–4 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Prestatyn Town | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| The New Saints | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 |
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 third through eighth at the end of the regular season will play-off to determine the second participant for the2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
| Bala Town | 1 – 0 | Gap Connah's Quay |
|---|---|---|
Hunt 76' (pen.) | Report |
| Bangor City | 2 – 4 | Bala Town |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 57' Hoy 79' | Report | S. Jones 29' M. Jones 34'Sheridan 43',47' |
| Port Talbot Town | 1 – 0 | Carmarthen Town |
|---|---|---|
| Brooks 72' | Report |
| Port Talbot Town | 0 – 1 | Bala Town |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Irving 89' |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael Wilde | The New Saints | 25 |
| 2 | Chris Simm | Bangor City | 21 |
| 3 | Andy Parkinson | Prestatyn Town | 19 |
| 4 |  Alex Darlington | The New Saints | 18 |
| Lee Hunt | Bala Town | 18 | |
| 6 | Mark Jones | Afan Lido / Aberystwyth Town | 17 |
| 7 | David Brooks | Port Talbot Town | 16 |
| 8 | Martin Rose | Llanelli | 14 |
| 9 | Jamie Petrie | Gap Connah's Quay | 13 |
| Liam Thomas | Carmarthen Town | 13 |
