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.
On 10 November 2016 it became the first local league to broadcast a live draw, doing so for its Milsom Harries Cup.https://clwbpeldroed.org/2017/03/06/cardiff-combination-make-history-with-live-cup-draw/ In 2018 a match between Aberystwyth Exiles and Cathays Conservatives (won 4–1 by Cathays) was attended by John Hartson and Robbie Savage. They were there as part of the filming for the BT Sport Pub Cup, where the Exiles were set to represent the Four Elms pub in Roath.https://clwbpeldroed.org/2018/04/11/former-wales-stars-attend-cardiff-combination-league/
Divisions The league is composed of two divisions. There are also two Reserve divisions - a Reserve Premier and a Reserve First.
Member clubs 2026–27 Premier Division
AFC Rumney (combination team) Aberystwyth Exiles CPD Treganna Caerau (Ely) (community) Fairwater K & H Forever Young North Cardiff Cosmos Pontprennau Pumas Radyr Rangers Tiger Bay
First Division
Butetown CF Dragons Cardiff Crusaders Cardiff Town Cathays United Earlswood Rangers Lisvane Pathers Pentwyn Dynamos Roath Park Rangers Splott Albion OB Thornhill AFC Tremorfa Wanderers
Reserve Premier Division
AFC Rumney (reserves) AFC Whitchurch (combination) Aberystwyth Exiles (reserves) Bridgend Street (reserves) CPD Treganna (reserves) K & H Forever Young (reserves) Llanishen (reserves) Pontprennau Pumas (reserves)
Reserve First Division
Caerau (Ely) (community reserves) Cardiff Cosmopolitan (reserves) Cardiff Draconians (reserves) Cardiff Hibernian (reserves) Pentwyn Dynamos (reserves) Radyr Rangers (reserves) St Mellons (reserves) Wanderers (reserves)
Promotion and relegation Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the lowest tier of the South Wales Premier 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.
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 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 2023–24: Cardiff Hibernian 2024–25: Cardiff Hibernian (promoted to SWPL) 2025–26: Llanishen (promoted to SWPL)
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 Cardiff Hibernian – 4 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 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 Llanishen – 1 title RAFA – 1 title STM Sports – 1 title Thornhill – 1 title Thornhill United – 1 title Whitchurch – 1 title Whitchurch Hospital Grasshoppers – 1 title
External links League official website
References