Find out which clubs have applied for a Tier 2 and Tier 3 licence next season

Fourteen fourth-tier North Wales football clubs have applied for a Tier 3 licence for the 2024-25 season..

Nine currently play in the North Wales Coast East and West, while five are members of the North East Wales League.

The FAW Club Licensing applicants for the 2024/25 season of Tier 1 and 2 in women’s and Tier 2 and 3 in men’s football were confirmed today.

TIER 2 MEN’S LICENCE APPLICATIONS (68 – 32 from North)

CYMRU NORTH (16)

1. Airbus UK Broughton
2. Bangor 1876
3. Buckley Town
4. Caersws
5. Chirk AAA
6. Denbigh Town
7. Flint Town United
8. Gresford Athletic
9. Guilsfield
10. Holywell Town
11. Llandudno
12. Llanidloes Town
13. Mold Alexandra
14. Porthmadog
15. Prestatyn Town
16. Ruthin Town

ARDAL NORTH EAST (7)

1. Bow Street
2. Cefn Albion
3. Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant
4. Llansantffraid Village
5. Llanuwchllyn
6. Penrhyncoch
7. Radnor Valley

ARDAL NORTH WEST (9)

1. Brickfield Rangers
2. Conwy Borough
3. CPD Y Rhyl 1879
4. Flint Mountain
5. Holyhead Hotspur
6. Llangefni Town
7. Llanrwst United
8. Llay Welfare
9. Nantlle Vale

TIER 3 MEN’S LICENCE APPLICATIONS (102 – 45 North)

ARDAL NORTH EAST (15)

1. Bow Street
2. Builth Wells
3. Cefn Albion
4. CPD Rhos Aelwyd
5. Dolgellau AA
6. Llandrindod Wells
7. Llanfair United
8. Llangollen Town
9. Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant
10. Llansantffraid Village
11. Llanuwchllyn
12. Penrhyncoch
13. Penycae
14. Radnor Valley
15. Welshpool Town

ARDAL NORTH WEST (16)

1. Bethesda Athletic
2. Brickfield Rangers
3. Conwy Borough
4. CPD Llannefydd
5. CPD Pwllheli
6. CPD Y Felinheli
7. CPD Y Rhyl 1879
8. Flint Mountain
9. Hawarden Rangers
10. Holyhead Hotspur
11. Llangefni Town
12. Llanrwst United
13. Llay Welfare
14. Nantlle Vale
15. Saltney Town
16. St Asaph City

NORTH WALES COAST (10)

1. CPD Aberffraw
2. CPD Nefyn United
3. CPD Penrhyndeudraeth
4. Glantraeth
5. Meliden
6. Menai Bridge Tigers
7. NFA
8. Penmaenmawr Phoenix
9. Talysarn Celts
10. Trearddur Bay

NORTH EAST WALES (5)

1. Connah’s Quay Town
2. Corwen
3. Greenfield
4. Mynydd Isa
5. Rhostyllen

HOW IT WORKS

The FAW Club Licensing applicants for the 2024/25 season of Tier 1 and 2 in Women’s football and Tier 2 and 3 in Men’s football have now been confirmed.

A Licence is granted on an annual basis and automatically expires at the end of the season for which it has been awarded. 

Therefore, in order for clubs to maintain their status at their level of the Pyramid, they must annually apply for and meet the licensing criteria.

It’s important that clubs at all levels are assessed annually in order to ensure that the high standards clubs have already met remain in place and that all ground share agreements remain valid.

Club Licensing is used as a tool for continuous improvement so any changes to the criteria are carefully considered and are made with the intention of increasing standards.

Six Panels, made up of independent experts, meet to assess each club’s application.

The six Panels cover the Women’s Tier 1 (First Instance Body & Appeals Body), Tier 2 Men’s & Women’s (First Instance & Appeals Body) and Men’s Tier 3 (First Instance & Appeals Body). The Panels meet during March, April and May.

Panel members cover a range of skills & expertise and include; senior lawyers & other legal experts, chartered accountants, UEFA stadium inspectors & consultants and former international footballers.

The First Instance Bodies and the Appeals Bodies must be independent of each other.

The First Instance Bodies decide on whether a Licence should be granted to an applicant club on the basis of the documents provided by the submission deadline or, whether the Licence should be withdrawn.

The Appeals Bodies decide on appeals submitted in writing and make a final decision on whether the Licence should be granted or withdrawn.