The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...

and surrounding areas in

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. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the

Welsh football league system The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them. While most Welsh clubs play in the Welsh pyramid and most clubs in that pyramid are Welsh, five Welsh clubs play ...

. The most successful club in the league's history is Caerau (Ely), with ten top division titles.

Divisions

The league is composed of three divisions.

Member clubs 2023–24

Premier Division

* Aberystwyth Exiles * Caerau (Ely) (seconds) * Cardiff Hibernian * Cathays Conservatives * Grange Allstars * Llanishen Wanderers * Radyr Rangers * Thornhill AFC * Tiger Bay AFC

Division One

* Aberystwyth Exiles (reserves) * AFC Rumney (combination team) * Caerau (Ely) (thirds) * Cardiff Central * Cardiff Hibernian (seconds) * Cathays Conservatives (reserves) * Cathays United * Forever Young * Llanishen FC * Pontprennau Pumas * Roath Lions

Promotion and relegation

Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the

South Wales Alliance League The South Wales Alliance League is a football league structure in South Wales, currently known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance League''. The top tier of the league, the Premier Division is at the fourth ...

, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions - Top Division

The top division has been called the Senior Division or Premier Division throughout its history. A full set of the champions can be found below.

1940s

* 1940–41: Fairoak * 1941–42: Grange Albion * 1942–43: ''No competition'' * 1943–44: ''No competition'' * 1944–45: ''No competition'' * 1945–46: Grange Albion * 1946–47: A – Cardiff City Colts; B – Cogan British Legion * 1947–48: Fairoak * 1948–49: Fairoak * 1949–50: Fairoak

1950s

* 1950–51: Fairoak * 1951–52: Cogan * 1952–53: Cogan * 1953–54: Fairoak * 1954–55: Roath Rangers * 1955–56: Roath Rangers * 1956–57: Roath Rangers * 1957–58: The Nomads * 1958–59: Roath Rangers * 1959–60: Roath Rangers

1960s

* 1960–61: Roath Rangers * 1961–62: The Nomads * 1962–63: Caerau (Ely) * 1963–64: Bell Rangers * 1964–65: Roath Rangers * 1965–66: Roath Rangers * 1966–67: Roath Rangers * 1967–68: Cardiff Draconians * 1968–69: Gabalfa Grasshoppers * 1969–70:

Ely Rangers Ely Rangers Association Football Club are a Welsh association football team founded in 1965. They are based in Ely, Cardiff and they play at Station Road, Wenvoe near Cardiff. History Ely Rangers' origins date back to 1963–64 at a time when t ...

1970s

* 1970–71:

* 1971–72: Cardiff Draconians * 1972–73: Caerau (Ely) * 1973–74: Cardiff Draconians * 1974–75: Caerau (Ely) * 1975–76:

* 1976–77: Caerau (Ely) * 1977–78:

* 1978–79:

* 1979–80: Cardiff Draconians

1980s

* 1980–81: Anthony's * 1981–82: Home Guard (Ely) * 1982–83: Caerau (Ely) * 1983–84: Caerau (Ely) * 1984–85: Anthony's * 1985–86: Caerau (Ely) * 1986–87: Caerau (Ely) * 1987–88: Fairoak * 1988–89: Caerau (Ely) * 1989–90: Caerau (Ely)

1990s

* 1990–91: Whitchurch Hospital Grasshoppers * 1991–92: Gabalfa Draconians * 1992–93: Gabalfa Draconians * 1993–94: Whitchurch * 1994–95: Butetown YC * 1995–96: Butetown YC * 1996–97: Gabalfa Draconians * 1997–98: Ely West End * 1998–99: Gabalfa Draconians * 1999–2000: Cavalier

2000s

* 2000–01: AFC St Mellons * 2001–02: Heath Park United * 2002–03: AFC Butetown * 2003–04: Avenue Hotspur * 2004–05: AFC Butetown * 2005–06: Baybridge * 2006–07: Avenue Hotspur * 2007–08: Thornhill United * 2008–09: Adamsdown Athletic * 2009–10: STM Sports (promoted to the South Wales Amateur League)

2010s

* 2010–11: Cardiff Hibernian (promoted to the South Wales Amateur League) * 2011–12: RAFA * 2012–13: Avenue Hotspur * 2013–14: FC Zenith * 2014–15: STM Sports Old Boys * 2015–16: Thornhill * 2016–17: STM Sports Old Boys * 2017–18: STM Sports Old Boys ''(promoted to SWAL through play-off finals)'' * 2018–19: Fairwater * 2019–20: Fairwater

2020s

* 2020-21: ''Not contested - Covid 19 pandemic'' * 2021-22: Fairwater ''(promoted to SWAL through play-off finals)'' * 2022-23: Cardiff Hibernian

Number of top flight championships by club

* Caerau (Ely) – 10 titles * Roath Rangers – 9 titles * Cardiff Draconians – 8 titles (4 as Gabalfa Draconians) * Fairoak – 7 titles *

– 5 titles * Avenue Hotspur – 3 titles * Fairwater – 3 titles * STM Sports Old Boys – 3 titles * AFC Butetown – 2 titles * Anthony's – 2 titles * Butetown YC – 2 titles * Cardiff Hibernian – 2 titles * Cogan – 2 titles * Grange Albion – 2 titles * The Nomads – 2 titles * Adamsdown Athletic – 1 title * AFC St Mellons – 1 title * Baybridge – 1 title * Bell Rangers – 1 title * Cardiff City Colts – 1 title * Cavalier – 1 title * Cogan British Legion – 1 title * Ely West End – 1 title * Gabalfa Grasshoppers - 1 title * Heath Park Avenue – 1 title * Home Guard (Ely) – 1 title * FC Zenith – 1 title * Rafa – 1 title * STM Sports – 1 title * Thornhill – 1 title * Thornhill United – 1 title * Whitchurch – 1 title * Whitchurch Hospital Grasshoppers – 1 title

References

External links

Cardiff Combination League
{{Football in Wales 8 Sport in Cardiff 1939 establishments in Wales Sports leagues established in 1939