2015–16 Welsh Premier League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The New Saints (10th title) |
| Relegated | Port Talbot Town Haverfordwest County |
| Champions League | The New Saints |
| Europa League | Bala Town Llandudno |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 529 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Chris Venables (20) |
| Biggest home win | Connah's Quay 5–0 Port Talbot Town (12 December 2015) The New Saints 5–0 Airbus UK (27 February 2016) Rhyl 5–0 Port Talbot Town (9 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Newtown 0–6 The New Saints (13 February 2016) |
| Longest unbeaten run | The New Saints (21) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 9 April 2016. | |
The 2015–16 Welsh Premier League (known as the Dafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 24th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions.
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2016 – the top six and the bottom six. Teams who finish in positions third to sixth at the end of the regular season will take part in play-offs to determine the second participant for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Teams
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Cefn Druids and Prestatyn Town were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Llandudno were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance and Haverfordwest County were promoted as winners of Welsh Football League Division One. It will be Llandudno's debut campaign in the league.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue | 5,000 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | Broughton | The Airfield | 1,600 |
| Bala Town | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
| Bangor City | Bangor | Nantporth | 3,000 |
| Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1,500 |
| Haverfordwest County | Haverfordwest | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 |
| Llandudno | Llandudno | Park MBi Maesdu | 1,013 |
| Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Rhyl | Rhyl | The Corbett Sports Stadium | 3,000 |
| The New Saints | Oswestry | Park Hall | 2,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth |  Ian Hughes |
Stuart Jones |
Nike | Cambrian Tyres |
| Airbus UK | Andy Preece |
Andy Jones |
Macron | Gardner Aerospace |
| Bala | Colin Caton |
 Conall Murtagh |
Joma | Aykroyd's |
| Bangor | Neville Powell |
Leon Clowes |
Macron | Dafydd Hardy (home) Anglesey Sea Zoo (away) |
| Carmarthen | Mark Aizlewood |
Kyle Bassett |
Macron | Jeff White (home) Natwest Cymru (away) |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | Allan Bickerstaff |
George Horan |
Macron | Driving Force |
| Haverfordwest County | David Hughes |
Dale Griffiths |
Kappa | West Wales Properties.co.uk |
| Llandudno | Alan Morgan |
Tom Dix |
Adidas | The UPVC Outlet |
| Newtown | Chris Hughes |
Matthew Cook |
Givova | NEO/Elephant & Castle Hotel |
| Port Talbot | Andy Dyer |
Liam McCreesh |
Macron | Blanco's |
| Rhyl | Gareth Owen |
Dean Keates |
Adidas | VanTruck |
| TNS | Carl Darlington |
Paul Harrison |
Legea | PlanetHippo |
League table
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Results
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.
Matches 1–22
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Matches 23–32
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UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for first qualifying round.[1]
Semi-finals
| Newtown | 1–2 | Airbus UK Broughton |
|---|---|---|
Sutton  36' |
Report | McGinn 14' (pen.), 38' (pen.) |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–0 | Carmarthen Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rushton 5' Baynes 63' |
Report |
Final
References
The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[2]