The Welsh Cup is a cup competition in Wales, with recorded coverage from 2011 to 2025. This page brings together live scores, fixtures and results, plus standings and player and team statistics, helping users follow the competition, compare seasons and review its data in one place with a clear, practical overview of the competition for visitors.
Upcoming matches, Welsh Cup
Round of 32
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- Round of 32No H2HNewport City
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- Round of 32
Llandudno
No H2HY Felinheli -
- Round of 32
Newtown AFC
No H2HCaerphilly Athletic
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- Round of 32
Penybont
No H2HCardiff Draconians
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- Round of 32RockspurNo H2H
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- Round of 32
The New Saints
Briton Ferry
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- Round of 32
Holyhead Hotspur
No H2H -
- Round of 32
Haverfordwest County AFC
Ammanford AFC
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- Round of 32
GAP Connah S Quay FC
No H2HMochdre Sports -
- Round of 32
Colwyn Bay
Aberystwyth Town
Latest played matches, Welsh Cup
Round of 64
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Round of 64FC Cwmaman2 - 4Ammanford AFC
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Round of 645 - 2Ely Rangers
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Round of 641 - 1Pontardawe Town
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Round of 640 - 2Mochdre Sports
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Round of 643 - 1Goytre United
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Round of 64Radnor Valley1 - 3Cardiff Draconians
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Round of 64Penycae1 - 4Dolgellau Athletic
Welsh Cup Standings
Welsh Cup Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Welsh Cup teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Aberystwyth Town | 14 |
| Bala Town | 14 |
| The New Saints | 14 |
| Carmarthen Town | 14 |
| Llandudno | 14 |
| Afan Lido | 14 |
| Airbus UK | 14 |
| Buckley Town | 14 |
| Flint Town United | 14 |
| Rhyl | 14 |
| Caernarfon Town | 13 |
| GAP Connah S Quay FC | 13 |
| Newtown AFC | 13 |
| Barry Town | 13 |
| Goytre United | 13 |
| Cwmbran Celtic | 13 |
| Haverfordwest County AFC | 13 |
| Taffs Well | 13 |
| Cambrian & Clydach | 13 |
| Guilsfield | 13 |
| Penrhyncoch | 13 |
| Porthmadog | 13 |
| Prestatyn Town | 13 |
| Caersws | 13 |
| Holyhead Hotspur | 13 |
| Holywell | 13 |
| Mold Alexandra | 13 |
| Cardiff MET | 12 |
| Penybont | 12 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 12 |
| Ruthin Town | 12 |
| Denbigh Town | 12 |
| llanelli AFC | 11 |
| Cefn Druids AFC | 11 |
| Llantwit Major | 11 |
| Briton Ferry | 11 |
| Conwy Borough | 11 |
| Gresford Athletic | 11 |
| Ammanford AFC | 10 |
| Pontypridd Town | 10 |
| Goytre AFC | 10 |
| Llanfair United | 10 |
| Llanidloes Town | 10 |
| Monmouth Town | 10 |
| Trefelin | 10 |
Welsh Cup top scorer teams
Welsh Cup About
Welsh Cup is the national association football cup competition of Wales, providing a knockout setting in which clubs compete for one of the country’s most distinctive domestic honours.
Role in Welsh football
The competition belongs to the cup side of the Welsh football system rather than the league structure. Its purpose is to bring clubs together in a contest decided through successive match rounds, creating a direct route to a final and the chance to lift a major Welsh trophy. That makes it different from the Cymru Premier, which is Wales’s top-flight league and uses a season-long table and split-phase structure.
The Welsh Cup also represents the breadth of Welsh club football. While league campaigns measure consistency across many fixtures, a cup competition places greater emphasis on individual ties, preparation and the ability to perform under pressure. Each participating club has the opportunity to progress beyond its initial stage and continue its pursuit of the trophy.
Governance and national identity
Welsh football is administered by the Football Association of Wales, whose rules and competition standards provide the national framework for the game. Within that framework, the Welsh Cup functions as a central domestic tournament: it celebrates Welsh clubs, supports the competitive development of players and teams, and preserves a distinct national football identity within the wider UEFA and FIFA landscape.
The competition should not be confused with the Cymru Premier or with international tournaments. It is a domestic cup, centred on clubs and the Welsh football community. Its importance comes from that national focus as well as from the sporting possibility that a successful run can transform a club’s season.
How the competition works
As a cup competition, the Welsh Cup is organised around progression from one round to the next rather than accumulation of points in a league table. Clubs must win their ties to remain in contention, while defeat ends a team’s run in that edition. The precise draw arrangements, entry points, match-resolution procedures and other regulations can be set out in the rules for the relevant season, so those details should be read in the context of the edition being followed.
This structure gives the Welsh Cup its characteristic tension. A club may have limited opportunity to recover from an unsuccessful performance, and every tie carries immediate consequences. The competition therefore rewards effective planning, resilience and execution in decisive matches, while also creating the possibility of memorable progress for teams outside the leading league positions.
Season coverage
The available Welsh Cup record on Xtra-Stats covers 14 seasons, from 2011 through 2025. This span allows readers to follow the competition across a substantial modern period, compare campaigns and examine how clubs have performed over time. Season-specific information remains important because entrants, scheduling, draw procedures and other regulations may change between editions.
Why the Welsh Cup matters
The Welsh Cup combines national identity with the drama of direct competition. It gives Welsh clubs a shared stage, creates a clear sporting prize and offers supporters the distinctive experience of following a campaign in which every round can alter a team’s season. For historical comparison, current results and competition records, it remains an essential part of the story of Welsh football.