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Posted: Mon 13th Jan 2025
New plans could see Wrexham AFC ‘play under the Welsh flag in Europe’, say the FAW as part of a Welsh League Cup revamp.
The plan would see Wrexham alongside Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport compete in a revamped 16-team Welsh League Cup alongside the 12 JD Cymru Premier clubs.
The competition winner would go into the qualifying rounds of a UEFA club competition.
The plan has been discussed with European football’s governing body UEFA as well as the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Government.
It is now subject to a final decision by The Football Association which must approve the participation of clubs playing in English competitions.
The FAW said today, “The Football Association of Wales has today set out further details of plans to revamp the Welsh League Cup, outlining how it could generate an additional £3million per season to support football at all levels throughout Wales.
“The plan, which is part of the FAW’s broader vision to elevate the profile of the JD Cymru Premier, will present those clubs with greater opportunities to play the highest ranked Welsh clubs competing in the English football pyramid.
“Under the new proposal the winner of the revamped Welsh League Cup will go into the qualifying rounds of a UEFA club competition. This will also present opportunities for the Welsh clubs in the English football pyramid to play under the Welsh flag in Europe, measuring themselves against the leading clubs of Europe whilst helping to raise the standards across the whole of the game in Wales.
“The proposal has already received the unanimous backing of the JD Cymru Premier clubs.
“In addition, the four highest ranked Welsh clubs playing in England – Cardiff City, Newport County, Swansea City, and Wrexham – have given their approval to the revenue sharing model for the new-look competition which is designed to boost the whole of the game in Wales.”
Cardiff City, Newport County, Swansea City and Wrexham have apparently agreed to exclude any profit derived by representing Wales in UEFA competitions for financial regulations in the English Football League or the English Premier League.
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