News of Tier 3 licence applications – who’s been accepted and who got rejected?
Six North Wales Coast League clubs and four from the North East Wales equivalent have been granted Tier 3 licences for the 2024-25 season.
Those successful from Tier 4 North Wales Coast West/East leagues are: CPD Aberffraw, Glantraeth, Menai Bridge Tigers, NFA, Penmaenmawr Phoenix and Trearddur Bay.
Also securing a T3 licence from the T4 North East Wales Football League are: Connah’s Quay Town, Corwen, Greenfield and Mynydd Isa.
All of this season’s 16 Ardal North West clubs and the 15 which make up Ardal North East have retained Tier 3 licences for 2024-25.
The FAW Tier 3 First Instance Body met on Tuesday and Wednesday to consider the Tier 3 Licensing Applications for the 2024/25 season.
The Panel assessed 107 applicants for the Tier 3 Certification and clubs were assessed against a number of infrastructure and personnel criteria.
FAW Tier 3 Licensing is a mandatory requirement for clubs to participate at level 3 of the Welsh Football Pyramid for the 2024/25 season.
Following the meeting, the independent First Instance Body decided on the following:
EXISTING TIER 3 CLUBS APPLYING FOR T3 LICENCE
ARDAL NORTH EAST
Granted (15)
Bow Street
Builth Wells
Cefn Albion
CPD Rhos Aelwyd
Dolgellau AA
Llandrindod Wells
Llanfair United
Llangollen Town
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant
Llansantffraid Village
Llanuwchllyn
Penrhyncoch
Penycae
Radnor Valley
Welshpool Town
ARDAL NORTH WEST
Granted (16)
Bethesda Athletic
Brickfield Rangers
Conwy Borough
CPD Llannefydd
CPD Pwllheli
CPD Y Felinheli
CPD Y Rhyl 1879
Flint Mountain
Hawarden Rangers
Holyhead Hotspur
Llangefni Town
Llanrwst United
Llay Miners Welfare
Nantlle Vale
Saltney Town
St Asaph City
EXISTING TIER 4 CLUBS APPLYING FOR TIER 3 LICENCE
North Wales Coast West/East Leagues
Granted (6)
CPD Aberffraw
Glantraeth
Menai Bridge Tigers
NFA
Penmaenmawr Pheonix
Trearddur Bay
Refused (4)
CPD Nefyn United
CPD Penrhyndeudraeth
Kinmel Bay
Meliden
Withdrew (1)
Talysarn Celts
NORTH EAST WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Granted (4)
Connah’s Quay Town
Corwen
Greenfield
Mynydd Isa
Withdrew (1)
Rhostyllen
CURRENT TIER 2 CLUBS
CYMRU NORTH APPLYING FOR T3 LICENCE
Granted (2)
Chirk AAA – withdrew application for Tier 2 licence after relegation and applied for Tier 3 only instead
Llanidloes Town
All clubs have a right of appeal against these decisions and must be submitted within 10 days.