Welsh Premier League Cynghrair Bel Droid Cymru 2015 - 2016
The WPL is the national, semi-professional competition for Welsh clubs. It is fed by the Huws Gray Alliance in the north and the Welsh Football League in the south. Prestatyn Town, who were reprieved last season, finished last and were relegated while Cefn Druids returned to the Alliance after one season having finished in 11th place.
After missing out repeatedly in recent seasons, Haverfordwest County, the only club in the Welsh Football League to hold a Premier League licence, were promoted to the top tier. Llandudno join them from the Alliance.
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The Green and Blacks improved on last season's final placing but lost out on a place in the Europa League after defeat in the play-offs. They rotate each kit every two years so we now have a new change strip in the same Victory III template as the first kit.
The Wingmakers finished third last season and once again qualified for the first qualifying round of the Europa League for the third successive season. Last season's blue strip was worn in the first leg and a new red version in Zagreb.
Bala were runners up last season and qualified for the Europa League. To capitalise on this the club has commissioned additional strips and shirt sponsorship to be exclusively worn in Europe just as they did in 2013-14. The current deal with Joma and Newport-based Total Teamwear has been renewed for a further three years. A brand new first kit is introduced and we were promised that this would be a completely new look, to be kept until 2017. It is in fact Joma's "Standard" design. The change strip is retained for one more season.
Bangor had a poor season, finishing in tenth place. Their usual first colours of all blue are updated to a new Macron design. The change strip is also new, substituting white shirts for last season's red.
The Old Gold and Black finished ninth last season. Their strips are unchanged but both have new sponsorship.
Connah's Quay Nomads usually wear Macron strips and have introduced a new red first strip and a plain white alternative.
The Bluebirds return to the WPL after an absence of four seasons having finished as runners up in the Welsh Football League, thanks to a 5-0 victory in their final match. Their blue first strip is very similar to last season's but is now made by Kappa rather than Macron.
MBi Llandudno (the prefix is part of a sponsorship deal with MBi Consulting) appear in the WPL for the first time having won the Huws Gray Alliance.
The mid Wales club finished in sixth place and then won the play-offs to secure the last Europa League place. Drawn against Valletta of Malta they achieved a rare win over two legs wearing a special strip before losing to FC Copenhagen in the third qualifying round. Their league strips are the same as last seasons except they are now worn with matching shorts and the shirt sponsorship has been altered.
The Steelmen have adopted white shorts having played in predominantly all-blue for many seasons.
The Welsh Lilywhites have signed up with Adidas for two years and adopted an all-white first strip, a style worn several times in the past and associated with success in the Welsh Cup and Cheshire League titles. It is complemented by an alternative in two shades of blue.
TNS dominate the WPL as the competition's only remaining fully professional team and last season they won the title by 18 points and beat Newtown to lift the Welsh Cup. They have two new strips which were unveiled in the Champions' League Qualifiers.