2021–22 Ardal SE

The 2021–22 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2021–22 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.[1]

Ardal SE
Season2021–22
ChampionsAbergavenny Town
PromotedAbergavenny Town
RelegatedPanteg
Abertillery Excelsiors
Aberbargoed Buds

Teams

The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SW. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Ardal SE
Team Location Home Ground
Aberbargoed BudsAberbargoedBedwellty Road
Abergavenny TownAbergavennyPen-Y-Pound Stadium
Abertillery BluebirdsAbertilleryAbertillery Leisure Centre
Abertillery ExcelsiorsAbertilleryJim Owen Field
Caldicot TownCaldicotJubilee Way
Chepstow TownChepstowLarkfield Park
CroesyceiliogCroesyceiliogWoodland Road
GoytrePenperlleniPlough Road
Llandrindod WellsLlandrindod WellsLant Avenue Broadway
Monmouth TownPenperlleniPlough Road
Newport CityNewportNewport Stadium
PantegPontymisterTy-Isaf Park
Rhayader TownRhayaderThe Weirglodd
Tredegar TownTredegarTredegar Leisure Complex
Treowen StarsNewbridgeBush Park
Trethomas BluebirdsLlanfabonCCB Centre For Sporting Excellence

Source: Ardal SE Ground Information

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Abergavenny Town (C, P) 30 21 3 6 66 31 +35 66 Promotion to Cymru South
2 Abertillery Bluebirds 30 20 4 6 56 33 +23 64 Qualification for the Ardal Southern Play-Off
3 Caldicot Town 30 20 2 8 65 38 +27 62
4 Trethomas Bluebirds 30 18 5 7 77 35 +42 59
5 Goytre 30 22 6 2 105 20 +85 57[lower-alpha 1]
6 Monmouth Town 30 13 7 10 51 47 +4 46
7 Treowen Stars 30 14 2 14 62 60 +2 44
8 Llandrindod Wells 30 13 5 12 51 50 +1 44 Transferred to Ardal NE
9 Chepstow Town 30 12 3 15 43 60 −17 39
10 Croesyceiliog 30 10 6 14 43 63 −20 36
11 Newport City 30 9 6 15 43 45 −2 33
12 Tredegar Town 30 8 6 16 38 63 −25 30
13 Rhayader Town 30 4 8 18 32 71 −39 20 Transferred to Ardal NE
14 Panteg (R) 30 5 4 21 38 83 −45 19 Relegation to Tier 4
15 Abertillery Excelsiors (R) 30 4 5 21 37 85 −48 17
16 Aberbargoed Buds (R) 30 9 4 17 48 71 −23 1[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ardal SE
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Goytre were deducted 15 points, fined £150 and removed from the Ardal League Cup quarter-finals. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.[2]
  2. Aberbargoed Buds were deducted 30 points after the end of the season. They were found to have contravened the FAW’s Rule 62, which prevents any player from taking part in their matches whilst having an active eligibility request from another youth team.[3]

Results
Home \ Away ABB ABT ATB ATE CLD CHP CRS GYR LDW MON NPT PAN RHY TDG TOW TTB
Aberbargoed Buds — 2–0 0–3 4–2 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 5–5 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–2
Abergavenny Town 3–1 — 0–1 4–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 7–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–0
Abertillery Bluebirds 5–2 0–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 0–6 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 1–0
Abertillery Excelsiors 1–5 0–4 3–0 — 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–3 1–4 2–3
Caldicot Town 5–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–2 2–1 2–0
Chepstow Town 3–0 1–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 — 1–4 1–6 1–5 2–2 1–1 2–5 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
Croesyceiliog 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–4 — 0–5 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Goytre 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 8–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 8–1 2–1 2–3 2–2
Llandrindod Wells 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 — 0–2 3–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 1–2 4–1
Monmouth Town 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–4 3–1 0–1 0–5 2–2 — 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–3
Newport City 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 1–1
Panteg 1–2 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–2 4–4 0–5 — 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–3
Rhayader Town 2–3 0–2 0–2 3–0 1–4 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 1–6
Tredegar Town 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–6 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 — 2–6 0–3
Treowen Stars 4–2 2–4 0–2 4–0 1–2 3–0 6–0 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–5 4–1 7–2 3–0 — 0–5
Trethomas Bluebirds 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 6–0 4–1 2–2 1–2 3–2 6–1 3–1 2–0 6–0 —
Source: Ardal SE Match Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. Jones, Jordan (4 February 2021). "Football season cancelled for many in Wales after FAW meeting". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Goytre deducted 15-points". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "Aberbargoed Buds handed mammoth points deduction – relegated from Ardal South East". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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