The Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley (TERV) is a football league covering the Taff-Ely and Rhymney Valley in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
Divisions The league is currently composed of two divisions.
Member clubs 2025–26 Premier Division Team Location Stadium AFC Bargoed Bargoed Bargoed Park Cascade YC Penpedairheol Pen-y-Bryn Playing Fields Church Village Upper Boat Upper Boat Cilfynydd Upper Boat Upper Boat Gelligaer Gelligaer Gelligaer Playing Fields Graig Pontypridd Ynysangharad Park Hopkinstown Hopkinstown Great Western Field Llanbradach Llanbradach Llanbradach Park Pontypridd Pontypridd Taff Vale Park Rhydyfelin Rhydyfelin The Dog Track Ground Rhydyfelin Non-Political Upper Boat Upper Boat Springfield United (withdrew February 2026) Tir-y-Berth Tir-y-Berth Football Pitch Talbot Green Talbot Green Talbot Park Ynysybwl Ynysybwl Ynysybwl Recreation Ground
Division One Team Location Stadium AFC Bargoed (reserves) Bargoed Bargoed Park Aber Valley (reserves) Abertridwr Abertridwr Park Caerphilly Athletic (reserves) Caerphilly Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Y Gwyndy Campus Cilfynydd (reserves) Upper Boat Upper Boat Cwm Welfare (reserves) Beddau Mount Pleasant Park Cwrt Rawlin (reserves) Caerphilly Owain Glyndŵr Playing Fields Llanbradach (reserves) Llanbradach Llanbradach Park Llantwit Fardre (reserves) Llantwit Fardre Tonteg Park Nelson Cavaliers (reserves) Nelson The Wern Park Pontyclun (reserves) Pontyclun Ivor Park Pontypridd (reserves) Pontypridd Taff Vale Park Rhydyfelin (reserves) Rhydyfelin The Dog Track Ground Rhydyfelin Non-Political (reserves) Upper Boat Upper Boat Talbot Green (reserves) Talbot Green Talbot Park Treforest (development) Treforest White Tips Stadium Treforest (reserves) Treforest White Tips Stadium
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.
Since 2025 the league has been made up of two divisions - a Premier Division for first teams, and a Division One for reserve teams. Before then both first and reserve teams could play in the same divisions, though reserve teams were banned from the Premier Division.
Champions (Premier Division)
Season Team Promoted 2001-02unknown—— 2002-03 Aber Valley YMCA Promoted to SW Amateur League 2003-04 Caerphilly Town —2004-05unknown——2005-06unknown—— 2006-07 Ynysybwl? — 2007-08 AFC Talbot Green Promoted to SW Amateur League 2008-09 Penyrheol — 2009-10unknown—— 2010-11 Pontlottyn — 2011-12 Pontlottyn Promoted to SW Senior League 2012-13 Penrhos FC — 2013-14 Dynamo Aber Promoted to SW Amateur League 2014-15 Llanbradach Promoted to SW Alliance League 2015-16 Ynysybwl Athletic — 2016-17 Ynysybwl Athletic — 2017-18 Nelson Cavaliers — 2018-19 Ynysybwl Athletic — — 2019-20 Nelson Cavaliers Promoted to SW Alliance League 2020-21 Cancelled due to Covid-19 — — 2021-22 Church Village — — 2022-23 Cwrt Rawlin Promoted to SW Alliance League via play-offs — 2023-24 Talbot Green Promoted to SW Premier League — 2024-25 Rhydyfelin — — 2025-26 AFC Bargoed — —
Cup Competitions All teams entered in to both Premier and Division One compete in two domestic cup competitions each season, the Bernard Martin Cup and Greyhound Cup.
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