The Basketball Wales National League, or BWNL for short, is a league competition for basketball clubs from Wales. The league was formed in 2021 by Basketball Wales, the governing body of the sport in Wales, to increase interest and competitive standards in the country. Wales was the only remaining home nation member of British Basketball not to run a national league. The new competition would bring it in line with the National Basketball League and the Scottish Basketball Championship, behind Super League Basketball, and now British Championship Basketball, the professional leagues in Great Britain.Basketball Wales National League - BasketballWales Welsh teams have historically competed in the North Wales Basketball League, the South Wales Basketball League or the National Basketball League in England. For the inaugural season, teams also continued to compete in their previous league competitions.
Teams Current teams ClubLocationFoundedJoinedCaerphilly CobrasCaerphilly 20152022Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff19992021Kenfig CougarsBridgend 20062021Mold Magic Mold19992021RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf 20052021Swansea Storm Swansea20052023Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead 19902021
Former teams ClubLocationJoinedLeftCardiff City Cardiff20232024Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff 20212024Cheshire RaptorsEllesmere Port 20212022West Coast Warriors Aberystwyth20212024
Seasons 2024-25 Teams
ClubLocationFoundedCaerphilly CobrasCaerphilly 2015Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff 2012Kenfig CougarsBridgend 2006Mold Magic Mold1999RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf 2005Swansea StormSwansea 2005Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead 1990
League table
Shield
Plate
Cup
2023-24 Teams
ClubLocationFoundedBridgend CougarsBridgend 2006Caerphilly CobrasCaerphilly 2015Cardiff CityCardiff 2007Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff1999Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff 2012Mold Magic Mold1999RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf 2005Swansea StormSwansea 2005West Coast Warriors Aberystwyth1991Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead 1990
Group A
Group B
Plate Semi-finals
Final
Trophy Semi-finals
Final
2022-23 Teams
ClubLocationFoundedBridgend CougarsBridgend 2006Caerphilly CobrasCaerphilly 2015Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff1999Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff 2012Mold Magic Mold1999RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf 2005West Coast Warriors Aberystwyth1991Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead 1990
Group A
Group B
Plate Semi-finals
Final
Trophy Semi-finals
Final
Final ranking
2021-22 Teams
ClubLocationFoundedAberystwyth Warriors Aberystwyth1991Bridgend CougarsBridgend 2006Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff1999Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff 2012Cheshire RaptorsEllesmere Port 2019Mold Magic Mold1999RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf 2005Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead 1990
Group A
Group B
Plate
Cup
Semi-finals
Final
Final ranking
References