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{{infobox football tournament season
| title               = Welsh League Cup
| year                = 2016–17
| other_title         = Nathaniel MG Cup
| image               =
| imagesize           =
| caption             =
| country             = Wales<br>England
| dates               = 6 September 2016 – 21 January 2017
| num_teams           = 28
| champions           = [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]
| runner-up           = [[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]]
| matches             = 27
| goals               = 111
| top goalscorer      = 
| player              = 
| updated             = 3 February 2017
| prevseason          = [[2015–16 Welsh League Cup|2015–16]]
| nextseason          = [[2017–18 Welsh League Cup|2017–18]]
}}

The '''2016–17 [[Welsh League Cup]]''' (known for sponsorship purposes as '''The Nathaniel MG Cup''') was the 25th season of the [[Welsh Premier League]]'s cup competition, which was established in 1992.

Played under a regionalised, knock-out format, the 2016–17 competition was the third to be held since the tournament was expanded to include clubs from outside the [[Welsh Premier League]]. 

As well as the 12 [[Welsh Premier League]] clubs from the previous season, the top five qualifying clubs from the [[Cymru Alliance|northern]] and [[Welsh Football League|southern]] feeder leagues would enter the tournament, along with a number of wildcard entrants. 

[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]] reached their ninth final and won the match 4–0, retaining the trophy and securing their eighth title. 

Their opponents were [[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]] of the [[Welsh Football League|southern section]] of the [[Welsh football league system]]'s second tier.

The prize fund for the competition was £15,000, with £10,000 for the winners. 

==First round==

Ties were played on 6 & 7 September 2016.

The semi-finalists from the [[2015-16 Welsh League Cup|previous season]], [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]], [[Denbigh Town F.C.|Denbigh Town]], [[Connah's Quay F.C.|Connah's Quay]] and [[Carmarthen Town]] received a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] to the second round.

{{OneLegStart}}
|-
{{OneLegResult|[[Abergavenny_Town_F.C.|Abergavenny Town]]|| 1–2 {{aet}} |'''[[Goytre_A.F.C.|Goytre]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Cambrian_%26_Clydach_Vale_B._%26_G.C.|Cambrian and Clydach]] || 1–3 {{aet}} |'''[[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Flint Town United]] || 1–5 |'''[[Bala Town F.C.|Bala Town]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Guilsfield]]''' || 2–1 |[[Airbus UK Broughton F.C.|Airbus UK Broughton]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Haverfordwest County A.F.C.|Haverfordwest County]]''' || 6–2 {{aet}} |[[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Llandudno]]''' || 2–1 |[[Holyhead Hotspur F.C.|Holyhead Hotspur]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Caernarfon Town]] || 1–5 |'''[[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Cardiff_Metropolitan_University_F.C.|Cardiff Met]]''' || 5–0 |[[Taffs Well F.C.|Taffs Well]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Holywell Town]]|| 3–5 |'''[[Cefn Druids F.C.|Cefn Druids]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Penrhyncoch]] || 1–2 |'''[[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Pontypridd_Town_A.F.C.|Pontypridd Town]] || 2–4 |'''[[Newtown F.C.|Newtown]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Prestatyn Town]] || 4–4 (1–3 on pens)|'''[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]'''}}
|}

==Second round==

Ties were played on 4 & 5 October 2016.

{{OneLegStart}}
|-
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]]''' || 1–0 |[[Cardiff_Metropolitan_University_F.C.|Cardiff Met]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Haverfordwest County F.C.|Haverfordwest County]]''' || 1–0 |[[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Llandudno F.C.|Llandudno]] || 0–1 |'''[[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]''' || 2–1 |[[Bala Town F.C.|Bala Town]]}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Carmarthen Town F.C.|Carmarthen Town]]''' || 4–2 |[[Goytre_A.F.C.|Goytre]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Cefn Druids F.C.|Cefn Druids]]|| 2–3 |'''[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Connah's Quay F.C.|Connah's Quay Nomads]]''' || 3–1 |[[Denbigh Town F.C.|Denbigh Town]]}}
{{OneLegResult|[[Guilsfield F.C.|Guilsfield]] || 0–3 |'''[[Newtown F.C.|Newtown]]'''}}
|}

==Quarter-finals==

Ties were played on 25 & 26 October 2016.

{{OneLegStart}}
|-
{{OneLegResult|[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]] || 0–1 |'''[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]'''}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]]''' || 7–1 |[[Haverfordwest County A.F.C.|Haverfordwest County]] }}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Connah's Quay F.C.|Connah's Quay Nomads]]''' || 2–1 |[[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]] }}
{{OneLegResult|[[Newtown F.C.|Newtown]] || 2–3 {{aet}} |'''[[Carmarthen Town F.C.|Carmarthen Town]]''' }}
|}

==Semi-finals==

Ties were played on 8 & 22 November 2016 respectively. 

The second semi-final was originally played on 15 November, only to be abandoned due to heavy fog with the score at 2–2.

{{OneLegStart}}
|-
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]]''' ||1–0 |[[Carmarthen Town F.C.|Carmarthen Town]] }}
{{OneLegResult|[[Connah's Quay F.C.|Connah's Quay Nomads]] ||0–1  |'''[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]'''}}
|}

==Final==

The match was played on Saturday 21 January 2017 at [[Cardiff_Metropolitan_University_F.C.|Cyncoed Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] and was the first time the Welsh capital city had hosted the final.

The tie was broadcast live on [[S4C]].

{{football box
|date=21 January 2017
|time=17:15
|team1=[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]] (0)
|goals1= Seargeant {{goal|78}}<br />Cieślewicz {{goal|80}}<br />Seargeant {{goal|84}}<br />Seargeant {{goal|89}}
|score=4–0
|report=[http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/tns-beat-barry-town-town-united-lift-first-silverware-season/]
|team2=[[Barry Town F.C.|Barry Town United]] (0)
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Cardiff_Metropolitan_University_F.C.|Cyncoed Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance= 1,116
|referee=Iwan Griffith ([[Conwy]])
}}

==External links==

{{2016–17 in Welsh football}}
{{Welsh League Cup seasons}}
{{2016–17 in European football (UEFA)}}

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[[Category:Welsh League Cup seasons]]
[[Category:2016–17 in Welsh football|League Cup]]
[[Category:2016–17 European domestic association football cups|Wales]]