Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League

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Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League
Founded2001
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Number of teams29
Level on pyramid79
Promotion to South Wales Alliance League
Current championsTalbot Green
(2023–24)
Website Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley League

The Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley (TERV) is a football league covering the Taff-Ely and Rhymney Valley in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, eighth and ninth levels of the Welsh football league system.

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Divisions

The league is composed of three divisions.

Member clubs 2023–24

Premier Division

  • AFC Bargoed
  • Cascade YC
  • Church Village
  • Cilfynydd
  • Gilfach FC
  • Graig
  • Pontypridd
  • Rhydyfelin
  • Talbot Green
  • Ynysybwl

First Division

Second Division

  • Cilfynydd (reserves)
  • FC Cwmfelin
  • Hopkinstown
  • Llanbradach
  • Pontypridd (reserves)
  • Rhydyfelin reserves
  • Rhydyfelin Non-Political (reserves)
  • Nelson Cavaliers (reserves)
  • Talbot Green (reserves)

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 (Premier Division)

Cup Competitions

All teams entered in to both Premier and Division One compete in two domestic cup competitions each season, the Bernard Martin Cup and Greyhound Cup

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