Cardiff & District League

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Cardiff & District League
Founded1897 [1]
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Number of teams37
Level on pyramid710
Promotion to South Wales Alliance League
Current championsStar
(2022-23)
Website Cardiff & District League

The Cardiff & District League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh to tenth levels of the Welsh football league system.

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Area of the league

Clubs within the bounds of St Mellons, Rumney, Tremorfa, Splott, The Docks, Llandough, Bonvilston, Peterstone, Super Ely, Radyr, Pentyrch, Gwaelod y Garth, Taffs Well, Thornhill, Lisvane, Cyncoed, Pentwyn and Llanrumney are eligible to apply to play in the league. [2]

Divisions

The league is composed of four divisions.

Member clubs 2023–24

Premier Division

  • Cardiff Academicals
  • Cardiff Bay
  • Cwrt Y Vil
  • Llandaff Cosmos
  • Llanrumney Athletic
  • Pentwyn Dynamo
  • Splott Albion
  • Splott Conservatives
  • Star

Division One

  • AFC Whitchurch (reserves)
  • Canton Rangers (reserves)
  • Cardiff Academicals (reserves)
  • Cardiff Allstars
  • Clwb Cymric (reserves)
  • Clwb Sparta
  • Ely Rangers (reserves)
  • Pentyrch Rangers
  • St Josephs (reserves)
  • Tongwynlais (reserves)

Division Two

  • AFC Rumney
  • Avenue Hotspur
  • Bridgend Street (reserves)
  • Caerau (Ely) (district team)
  • Cardiff Cosmopolitan (reserves)
  • Cardiff Villa
  • Grangetown Catholics Old Boys
  • Llanrumney Athletic (reserves)
  • Splott Albion (seconds)
  • Splott Conservatives (reserves)

Division Three

  • Avenue Hotspur (reserves)
  • Cardiff Bay (reserves)
  • Cyncoed Athletic
  • Grange Albion (reserves)
  • Llanrumney United (reserves)
  • North Cardiff Cosmos
  • Splott Albion Old Boys
  • St Albans


Promotion and relegation

Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the South Wales Alliance League, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions (top flight division)

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