The JD Cymru Premier European Play-Offs kick off on Saturday 26 April, as four clubs compete in the quarter-finals.
At 12:15, Caernarfon Town host Barry Town United at The Oval – live on Sgorio’s online platforms and your smart TV.
The Cofis will be hoping to replicate their Play-Off campaign from last year, when they defeated Cardiff Met and Penybont to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history.
While other clubs have suffered hangovers from European campaigns in previous seasons, Caernarfon have had no such issue and finished fourth in the table with 48 points – their highest tally in the top-flight since 1998/99.
Barry head into the Play-Offs as the form side, having won five of their last six matches to secure seventh place – 10 points ahead of nearest challengers Connah’s Quay Nomads.
While the Linnets have qualified for Europe twice in the last six years, their only previous two Play-Off campaigns have ended in defeats at the first hurdle against Cardiff Met and Caernarfon in 2018 and 2021 respectively.
The two sides drew 1-1 in their first meeting this season at Jenner Park, before Matty Jones scored an 82nd-minute winner in a 3-2 victory for the Cofis at The Oval in their most recent encounter in December.
Later on Saturday, at 14:30, experienced Play-Off campaigners Cardiff Met and Bala Town meet at Cyncoed Campus.
Met famously qualified for Europe for the first time by beating the Lakesiders in the Play-Off final in 2019, but they have suffered back-to-back semi-final defeats against Haverfordwest County and Caernarfon in the last two seasons.
The fifth-place Archers finished the regular season without a win in five matches, but they lost just one of their five home games in Phase Two and that was against champions TNS.
Bala’s 3-2 home win over Penybont last weekend was their first and only victory in the whole of Phase Two, having lost seven of their previous nine matches to finish sixth – seven points behind Met.
Colin Caton’s side have qualified for Europe on nine previous occasions, but have only done so through the Play-Offs once in 2013.
In the four meetings between Met and Bala this season, there have been two draws and two wins for the Archers – including when they last went head-to-head at Cyncoed in February.
The structure of the play-off semi-finals (9-11 May) and final (16-18 May) will then be decided by the outcome of the JD Welsh Cup final on Sunday 4 May.
If The New Saints win the JD Welsh Cup, league runners-up Penybont will qualify automatically for European competition. If Connah’s Quay Nomads win the JD Welsh Cup, Penybont will compete in the play-offs.
JD Cymru Premier play-off format
Scenario 1
| JD Welsh Cup winner | QF1 | QF2 | SF | Final |
| The New Saints | Caernarfon Town v Barry Town United | Cardiff Met v Bala Town | QF1 winner v QF2 winner (highest ranked at home) | Haverfordwest County v SF winner |
Scenario 2
| JD Welsh Cup winner | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | Final |
| Connah’s Quay Nomads | Caernarfon Town v Barry Town United | Cardiff Met v Bala Town | Penybont v lowest ranked QF winner | Haverfordwest County v highest ranked QF winner | SF1 winner v SF2 winner (highest ranked at home) |
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