The 2020–21 Ardal SW season (also known as the 2020–21 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SW season for sponsorship reasons) was to be the first season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, the Football Association of Wales cancelled the 2020–21 seasons of the Ardal Leagues and below.
Teams Normally, the league is made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second place team goes into a play-off with the second place team of Ardal SE. Three teams are relegated to tier 4. STM Sports were confirmed in the Ardal SW league by the FAW. However, on 27 July 2020, they announced that they had folded, leaving only 15 sides in the South West league. Cardiff Draconians were announced as the replacement team to be admitted to the league on 3 August.
Team changes
To Ardal SW Relegated from Cymru South STM Sports (Folded) Cwmamman United Caerau (Ely)
From Welsh Football League Division One Garden Village Penydarren BGC Ton Pentre Pontardawe Town AFC Llwydcoed Dinas Powys
From Welsh Football League Division Two Ynysygerwn Ynyshir Albions Penrhiwceiber Rangers Pontyclun West End Treharris Athletic AFC Porth
From South Wales Alliance League Premier Division Cardiff Draconians
Stadia and locations
Team Location Home Ground Capacity AFC Llwydcoed Llwydcoed Welfare Ground 1,000 AFC Porth Porth Dinas Park 1,200 Caerau (Ely) Cardiff Cwrt-yr-Ala 1,000 Cardiff Draconians Cardiff Riverside Ground 1,000 Cwmamman United Glanamman Grenig Park 1,500 Dinas Powys Dinas Powys The Murch 1,500 Garden Village Kingsbridge Stafford Common 2,000 Penrhiwceiber Rangers Penrhiwceiber Glasbrook Field 1,000 Penydarren BGC Penydarren The Bont Playing Fields 1,000 Pontardawe Town Pontardawe Parc Ynysderw 1,000 Pontyclun Pontyclun Ivor Park 1,000 Ton Pentre Ton Pentre Ynys Park 2,000 Treharris Athletic Trelewis Parc Taff Bargoed 1,000 West End Llandarcy Llandarcy Academy of Sport 1,000 Ynyshir Albions Porth Dinas Park 1,200 Ynysygerwn Llandarcy Llandarcy Academy of Sport 1,000
Source: Ardal SW Ground Information
Season overview On 28 July 2020, the Football Association of Wales announced that this league would be named Ardal SW and would be sponsored by Floodlighting and Electrical Services. Ardal SE & Ardal SW divisions will make up the Ardal Southern region of tier 3 in the men's Welsh domestic game.
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place.
League table
Results
References
External links Football Association of Wales Ardal Southern Leagues Ardal Southern Twitter Page Tier 3 Rules & Regulations