2009–10 Welsh Premier League
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
The New Saints (5th title) |
| Relegated |
Rhyl Connah's Quay CPD Porthmadog Welshpool Town Caersws Cefn Druids |
| Champions League | The New Saints |
| Europa League |
Llanelli Port Talbot Town Bangor City (via dom. cup) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 861 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (30) |
| Biggest home win | Pt. Talbot 7–0 Cefn Druids |
| Biggest away win |
Welshpool 0–5 Prestatyn Cefn Dr. 0–5 Prestatyn |
| Highest scoring | Bangor 6–3 Bala |
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The 2009–10 Welsh Premier League was the 18th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 14 August 2009 and ended on 24 April 2010. Rhyl were the defending champions.
Bala Town were promoted from the Cymru Alliance and played in the top division for the first time in their history. Caersws survived relegation for a second straight year after ENTO Aberaman Athletic failed in their appeal to get a domestic licence after their floodlights were not up to the Welsh FA's expectations. None of the remaining top two teams in the Welsh Football League First Division could meet ground regulations.
The league was reduced to a size of 12 teams after this season following a unanimous decision by the Premier League clubs in June 2009. As a result of this, six clubs were relegated. The number of relegated teams could also have been seven or eight (the maximum), depending on whether any Cymru Alliance / Welsh Football League First Division clubs were eligible to be promoted to the 2010–11 Premier League. None of them were, so six teams were relegated, including last season's champions Rhyl.
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Bangor City are the winners of the Welsh Cup 2009–10 competition and have qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
2Rhyl were denied the domestic licence for competing in the 2010–11 Welsh Premier League and were therefore relegated to the second tier. Welsh Premier League aspirants Llangefni Town (Cymru Alliance) and Afan Lido (Welsh Football League First Division) were also denied licenses meaning that no team from the second tier was promoted. Since these three teams failed to obtain licenses, the best three teams originally to be relegated, with all three obtaining their licenses, were spared from relegation (Bala Town, Haverfordwest County and Newtown AFC).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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