Cardiff Combination League
| Founded | 10 August 1939[1] |
|---|---|
| Country |  Wales |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 7–8 |
| Promotion to | South Wales Alliance League |
| Current champions | Cardiff Hibernian (2022–23) |
| Most championships | Caerau (Ely) 10 |
| Website | Cardiff Combination League |
The Cardiff Combination Football League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh, and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
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, 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.[2]
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
1970s
- 1970–71: Ely Rangers
- 1971–72: Cardiff Draconians
- 1972–73: Caerau (Ely)
- 1973–74: Cardiff Draconians
- 1974–75: Caerau (Ely)
- 1975–76: Ely Rangers
- 1976–77: Caerau (Ely)
- 1977–78: Ely Rangers
- 1978–79: Ely Rangers
- 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[3]
- 2012–13: Avenue Hotspur[4]
- 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[5]
2020s
- 2020-21: Not contested - Covid 19 pandemic
- 2021-22: Fairwater (promoted to SWAL through play-off finals)[6]
- 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
- Ely Rangers – 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
- ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
- ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
- ^ "2011-12 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ @cardiffcomb (May 22, 2020). "Update from @cardiffcomb: #CCL..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (21 May 2022). "Church Village 0-3 Fairwater: Ryan Hocking inspires Water to promotion". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
