The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level.

They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Welsh football league system.

Both Northern and Southern leagues have two regionally-based sections of sixteen clubs each: The winners of each league are promoted to either the Cymru North or the Cymru South as long as they meet the FAW's tier 2 certification criteria.

After confirmation of their inclusion STM Sports announced on 27 July that they had folded, leaving only 15 sides in the South West league.

[8] They were replaced by Cardiff Draconians, as the highest placed team from the Alliance League who had been awarded a licence.