Club Licensing: FAW Tier 2 Appeals Body decisions

The FAW men’s & women’s Tier 2 Appeals Body met on 21 May 2025 to consider the appeals as a result of the First Instance Body decisions for Tier 2 Licensing Applications for the 2025/26 season.

The Panel assessed appeals from the following clubs:

• Flint Mountain (Men’s)
• Prestatyn Town (Men’s)
• Cardiff Draconians (Men’s)
• Clydach (Men’s)
• Morriston Town (Men’s)
• St Asaph City (Men’s)
• Berriew (Women’s)
• CPDM Bangor (Women’s)

Flint Mountain, Prestatyn Town, Cardiff Draconians, Morriston Town and St Asaph City were successful with their appeals and have been granted an FAW Men’s Tier 2 Club Licence for the 2025/2026 season. 

Clydach were unsuccessful with their appeal and have not been granted an FAW Men’s Tier 2 Club Licence for the 2025/2026 season due to failing to meet all the mandatory personnel criteria.

Berriew and CPDM Bangor were successful with their appeals and have been granted an FAW Women’s Tier 2 Club Licence for the 2025/2026 season. 

As a result, this concludes the FAW Tier 2 Club Licensing cycle for participation in Tier 2 for both men’s and women’s competitions for the 2025/2026 season.

Awarded Tier 2 Men’s Licence for 2025/26 season (56 clubs) 

Existing Tier 2 North clubs:

1. Airbus UK Broughton
2. Bangor
3. Buckley Town
4. Caersws
5. Colwyn Bay
6. Denbigh Town
7. Flint Mountain
8. Gresford Athletic
9. Guilsfield
10. Holywell Town
11. Llandudno
12. Llay Miners Welfare
13. Mold Alexandra
14. Penrhyncoch
15. Prestatyn Town
16. Ruthin Town

Existing Tier 2 South clubs:

1. Afan Lido
2. Ammanford AFC
3. Baglan Dragons
4. Caerau Ely
5. Cambrian United
6. Carmarthen Town
7. Cwmbran Celtic
8. Goytre United
9. Llanelli Town
10. Llantwit Major
11. Newport City
12. Penrhiwceiber Rangers
13. Pontypridd United
14. Trefelin BGC
15. Trethomas Bluebirds

Existing Tier 3 North clubs:

1. Brickfield Rangers
2. Connah’s Quay Town
3. CPD Pwllheli
4. CPD Y Rhyl 1879
5. Dolgellau AA
6. Holyhead Hotspur
7. Llanfair United
8. Llangefni Town
9. Llanuwchllyn
10. Penycae
11. Porthmadog
12. St Asaph City

Existing Tier 3 South clubs:

1. Abergavenny Town
2. Caldicot Town
3. Canton
4. Cardiff Draconians
5. Chepstow
6. Evans & Williams
7. Goytre
8. Morriston Town
9. Pontardawe Town
10. Swansea University
11. Treowen Stars
12. Ynyshir Albions
13. Ynysygerwn

Refused FAW Men’s Tier 2 Licence for 2025/26 season (4 clubs)

1. Cardiff Corinthians – Refused on Personnel.
2. Clydach – Refused on Personnel.
3. NFA – Refused on Infrastructure.
4. Taffs Well – Refused on Personnel.

Withdrawn FAW Men’s Tier 2 Licence Applications for 2025/2026 season (7 clubs)

1. Builth Wells
2. Cefn Cribwr
3. Kerry
4. Llanrwst United
5. Nantlle Vale
6. Risca United
7. Trearddur Bay

Awarded FAW Women’s Tier 2 Licence Applications for 2025/2026 season (22 clubs)

Existing Tier 2 North clubs:

1. Connah’s Quay Nomads
2. CPD Y Rhyl 1879
3. CPDM Bangor WFC
4. CPDM Y Felinheli
5. Flint Town United
6. Llandudno
7. Llanfair United
8. NFA

Existing Tier 2 South clubs:

1. Caldicot Town
2. Cascade YC
3. Cwmbran Celtic
4. Llanelli Town
5. Penybont
6. Pontypridd United
7. Swansea University

Existing Tier 3 clubs:

1. Airbus UK Broughton
2. Berriew
3. Cambrian United
4. Carmarthen Town
5. Llangefni Town
6. Penydarren BGC
7. Taffs Well

Refused FAW Women’s Tier 2 Licence for 2025/26 season (1 clubs)

CPD Llanystumdwy – Refused on Sporting, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Infrastructure, Personnel, Legal and Financial

Withdrawn FAW Women’s Tier 2 Licence Applications for 2025/2026 season (1 club)

Pontarddulais Town

The First Instance Body and Appeals Body Committee’s extended their congratulations to those clubs successful in attaining the FAW Tier 2 Club Licence.