2021–22 Adran Premier

{{short description|Welsh women's 1st tier association football season}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Adran Premier

| season = 2021–22

| winners = Swansea City

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| relegated = Port Talbot Town

| dates = {{nowrap|5 September 2021 – 17 April 2022}}

| matches =

| total goals =

| league topscorer = Stacey John-Davis
(14 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

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| updated =

| prevseason = 2020–21

| nextseason = 2022–23

}}

The 2021–22 Adran Premier season (also known as genero Adran Premier for sponsorship reasons), was the first edition of the Adran Premier, the highest level of league competition for women's football in Wales, and the thirteenth season of top-flight women's football in Wales overall. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Cymru Premier, and it is organized by the Football Association of Wales. The competition began on 5 September 2021 and ended on 17 April 2022.

Teams

{{Location map+|Wales|width=350|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Adran Premier|places=

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.59055|long=-3.79859|label=Port Talbot Town|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=52.41|long=-4.08|label=Aberystwyth Town|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.4118|long=-3.26|label=Barry Town United|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.4736|long=-3.2106|label=Cardiff City|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.4955|long=-3.2115|label=Cardiff Met|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.616667|long=-3.95|position=left|label=Swansea City}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.5714|long=-3.2854||label=Pontypridd United|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=52.8753|long=-3.0266|label=The New Saints|position=right}}

}}

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!Club

!City

!Ground

Aberystwyth Town Women'sAberystwythPark Avenue
Barry Town United WomenBarryJenner Park
Cardiff City WomenCardiffCardiff International Sports Stadium
Cardiff Met WFCCardiffCardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
Pontypridd United WomenPontypriddUWS Sports Park
Port Talbot Town LadiesPort TalbotVictoria Road
Swansea City LadiesNeathLlandarcy Academy of Sport
The New Saints FC WomenOswestryPark Hall

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.adranleagues.cymru/adran-premier/table/ Adran Leagues]

|team1=SWA |team2=CMU |team3=CAR |team4=ABE |team5=PNT |team6=TNS |team7=BAR |team8=PTT

|result1=WCLR1 |result8=REL

|update=complete

|win_ABE=6 |draw_ABE=3 |loss_ABE=11 |gf_ABE=18 |ga_ABE=41

|win_BAR=6 |draw_BAR=0 |loss_BAR=14 |gf_BAR=31 |ga_BAR=57

|win_CAR=13 |draw_CAR=1 |loss_CAR=6 |gf_CAR=54 |ga_CAR=28

|win_CMU=15 |draw_CMU=2 |loss_CMU=3 |gf_CMU=65 |ga_CMU=19

|win_PNT=6 |draw_PNT=2 |loss_PNT=12 |gf_PNT=24 |ga_PNT=38

|win_PTT=6 |draw_PTT=0 |loss_PTT=14 |gf_PTT=21 |ga_PTT=56

|win_SWA=16 |draw_SWA=3 |loss_SWA=1 |gf_SWA=58 |ga_SWA=12

|win_TNS=6 |draw_TNS=1 |loss_TNS=13 |gf_TNS=26 |ga_TNS=46

|split4=yes

|note_header_res=Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).{{Cite web|url=https://handbook.faw.cymru/regulations/competition-regulations/adran-premier/|title=Adran Premier|publisher=FAW|work=Handbook Cymru|access-date=19 December 2022}}

|status_SWA=C

|status_PTT=R

|name_ABE=Aberystwyth Town

|name_BAR=Barry Town United

|name_CAR=Cardiff City

|name_CMU=Cardiff Metropolitan University

|name_PNT=Pontypridd United

|name_PTT=Port Talbot Town

|name_SWA=Swansea City

|name_TNS=The New Saints

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.

|res_col_header=Q

|col_WCLR1=green1 |text_WCLR1=Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Adran South

}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite web|url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/adran-premier-fixtures-results-2021-22/|title=Adran Premier – Fixtures and Results – 2021/2022 season|publisher=Y Clwb Pêl-Droed|access-date=21 April 2023}}

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Stacey John-Davis

|align="left"|Swansea City

|14

rowspan="3"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Emily Allen

|align="left"|Cardiff Met

|rowspan="3"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Phoebie Poole

|align="left"|Cardiff City

align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Catherine Walsh

|align="left"|Cardiff City

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mackenzie Olden

|align="left"|Barry Town United

|10

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Chloe Chivers

|align="left"|Swansea City

|rowspan="2"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Katy Hosford

|align="left"|Swansea City

References

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