The Cardiff & District League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh to ninth levels of the Welsh football league system.
Area of the league Clubs within the bounds of St Mellons, Rumney, Tremorfa, Splott, The Docks, Llandough, Bonvilston, Peterstone, Super Ely, Radyr, Pentyrch, Gwaelod y Garth, Taffs Well, Thornhill, Lisvane, Cyncoed, Pentwyn and Llanrumney are eligible to apply to play in the league.
Divisions The league is composed of three divisions.
Member clubs 2026–27 Premier Division
Canton Rangers Cardiff Bay Clwb Cymric Ail Dim Clwb Sparta Cwrt Y Vil Grangetown Catholic OB Splott Albion St Josephs St Mellons
Division One
Avenue Hotspur Cardiff Academicals Cardiff Allstars Grange Albion (reserves) Llanrumney Athletic Llanrumney United Reserves Pentyrch Rangers (development) Splott Albion (seconds) Tongwynlais (reserves)
Division Two
AFC Whitchurch (reserves) Canton Rangers (reserves) Cardiff All Stars (reserves) Clwb Sparta (reserves) Ely Rangers (reserves) Grangetown Catholic OB (reserves) Llanrumney Athletic (development) Llanrumney United (district)
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 flight division)
1901–02: – Cardiff Albion 1904–05: – Barry Dock Albions 1905–06: – Roath Park Old Boys 1908–09: – Gordon's FC 1930–31: – Barry Amateurs 1931–32: – Barry Amateurs 1946–47: – Grange Albion 1959–60: – Docks Albion 1960–61: – Docks Albion 1961–62: – Docks Albion 1962–63: – Cardiff Cosmos 1963–64: – Canton Athletic 1964–65: – St Patrick's 1965–66: – St Patrick's 1966–67: – St Patrick's 1967–68: – St Patrick's 1968–69: – St Patrick's 1969–70: – St Patrick's 1970–71: – St Patrick's 1971–72: – St Patrick's 1972–73: – St Patrick's 1973–74: – St Patrick's 1974–75: – St Patrick's 1975–76: – St Patrick's 1976–77: – Cardiff Rovers 1981–82: – Bridgend Street 1983–84: – Grange Quins"Quins grab title in thriller", Saturday 12 May 1984 - South Wales Echo - via (1) Let’s set the record... - Cardiff Amateur Football teams of the past | Facebook 1984–85: – Bridgend Street"It's a season to remember" - via a reply to (1) Let’s set the record... - Cardiff Amateur Football teams of the past | Facebook 1985–86: – Bridgend Street 1986–87: – Bridgend Street 1987–88: – Grange Albion 1988–89: – Grange Albion"Grange celebrate title win" - South Wales Echo, Thursday 25 May 1989 (page 63) 1991–92: – Trelai YC"Trelai's Premier Glory" - South Wales Echo, Thursday 21 May 1992 (page 41) 1992–93: – St Joseph's 1993–94: – Bridgend Street 1995–96: – Llanrumney AFC"Premier crown for AFC" - South Wales Echo, Thursday 23 May 1996 (page 55) 2000–01: – Fairwater SS"Tables - Cardiff & District Association Football League" - South Wales Echo, Thursday 17 May 2001 (page 54) 2001–02: 2002–03: 2003–04: 2004–05: 2005–06: – Clwb Cymric 2006–07: – Pentwyn Dynamo reserves 2007–08: – Grangetown Catholics Old Boys 2008–09: – St. Albans 2009–10: – Clwb Cymric 2010–11: – Canton Liberal 2011–12: – Clwb Cymric 2012–13: – Canton Liberal 2013–14: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan 2014–15: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan 2015–16: – Creigiau 2016–17: – Pentwyn Dynamo 2017–18: – AFC Rumney Juniors 2018–19: – Canton Rangers 2019–20: – Tongwynlais 2020–21: – Season void 2021–22: – Tongwynlais (promoted via SWAL playoff) 2022–23: – Star 2023–24: – Splott Cons 2024–25: – Pentyrch Rangers (promoted via SWPL playoff) 2025–26: – Splott Albion 2026–27: –
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