2025–26 Welsh Cup

2025–26 Welsh Cup

The Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Defending champions	The New Saints
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The 2025–26 FAW Welsh Cup is the 138th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The winners qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The New Saints were the defending cup holders.

First qualifying round

Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round. The draw was split geographically, with 100 teams placed in the northern section, and 128 teams in the southern section, split at random into two pots of 64.^[1] The draw was made on 10 July 2025.^[2] Matches were played on the weekend of 26 July 2025.^[3]

North Home team Score Away team 25 July 2025 Dolgellau Athletic 3–1 Llanfairfechan Town Llangefni Town 5–0 Llanystumdwy Berriew 1–0 Llanfyllin Town Bangor City 1876 3–1 Mochdre Sports 26 July 2025 FC Queens Park 3–0 Mynydd Llandegai Porthmadog 1–0 Barmouth & Dyffryn United Hawarden Rangers 2–0 Llanilar Mynydd Isa 2–3 Nefyn United Cefn Albion 2–1[a] Rhos Aelwyd Conwy Borough Swifts 1–0 Rhydymwyn Y Felinheli 2–4 Bethesda Athletic Llandyrnog United 1–4 NFA Blue Bridge 0–5 Cemaes Bay Glan Conwy 0–4 Y Glannau Montgomery Town 1–2 Llanberis St Asaph City 1–1 (4–2 p) Castell Alun Colts Bethesda Rovers 3–3 (8–9 p) Llanrug United Caergybi w/o Trearddur Bay Four Crosses 3–2 Talysarn Celts Broughton United 5–1 Penrhyndeudraeth Pwllheli 2–0 Amlwch Town Penyffordd Lions 1–6 Knighton Town Machynlleth 1–0 Menai Bridge Tigers Llanfair United 4–0 Gaerwen Rhuddlan Town 2–6 Greenfield Rhostyllen 2–1 Deeside Dragons Llanuwchllyn 0–2 Llanrwst United Llandudno Junction 1–1 (4–5 p) Nantlle Vale Prestatyn Sports 1–3 Penmaenmawr Phoenix Saltney Town 4–1 Holyhead Town Llanrhaeadr 0–2 Forden United Prestatyn Town 1–3 Corwen Glantraeth 0–5 Gwalchmai Cerrigydrudion 3–1 Llangoed Cefni 0–4 Bow Street Rhayader Town 5–3 Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur Lex XI 1–1 (6–5 p) Builth Wells Coedpoeth United 6–3 Deiniolen Bontnewydd 1–5 Llannefydd Kerry 1–7 Penycae Llandrindod Wells 2–3 Llangollen Town Llanidloes Town 5–2 Llanfairpwll Llansantffraid Village 2–1 Bro Cernyw Welshpool Town 1–1 (5–4 p) Meliden Sychdyn United 3–0 Abermule Rhos United 6–0 Pentraeth Henllan 2–9 Llandudno Amateurs Connah's Quay Town 0–1 Llay Welfare Llanerchymedd 2–0 Waterloo Rovers 27 July 2025 Chirk AAA 1–1 (5–6 p) Kinmel Bay

South Home team Score Away team 25 July 2025 Treorchy BGC 3–2 Ton Pentre Treharris Athletic Western 0–4 Clwb Cymric Ynystawe Athletic 4–1 Fairfield United Penrhiwceiber Rangers 4–0 South Gower Taff's Well 1–0 Pontardawe Town 26 July 2025 Undy 5–0 Bettws Aberdare Town 6–3 Pentyrch Rangers Nantyglo 4–3 FC Porthcawl Tredegar Town 3–1 Bryn Rovers Rhydyfelin 9–1 Aberystwyth Exiles Pantyscallog Village 0–7 Caerau All Whites Bridgend Street 1–0 Caerleon Port Talbot Town 5–2 AFC Whitchurch Splott 1–5 Afan United Machen 0–3 Grange Albion FC Cwmaman 0–8 Pure Swansea Morriston Town 2–2 (5–4 p) Radnor Valley Cwmbrân Town 6–0 Heolgerrig Red Lion Community Glynneath Town 2–2 (5–4 p) Cardiff Corinthians Goytre United 4–0 Cwm Wanderers Goytre –[b] Penydarren BGC AFC Pontymister 1–2 Clydach Albion Rovers 0–11 Caldicot Town Canton Rangers 1–3 Pill Chepstow Town 1–2 Llandarcy Cwmcarn Athletic 1–1 (4–3 p) Sully Sports St Joseph's 5–1 Alway Newport Corinthians 12–0 Hay St Marys Rockspur 3–1 Newport Saints Tata Steel United 7–0 Risca Town Llantwit Fardre 1–3 Penygraig United Garden Village 0–0 (4–2 p) Mumbles Rangers Croesyceiliog 1–0 Penlan Treforest 2–0 Ponthir Cascade YC 2–2 (4–6 p) Bryncoch Burry Port 1–2 Cwmbach Royal Stars SC Lliswerry 3–1 Porthcawl Town Athletic Abergavenny Town 2–1 Ely Rangers Cwm Welfare 3–1 Llangennech Treherbert BGC 2–3 AFC Wattstown Caerphilly Athletic 4–1 Cwrt Rawlin Pentwynmawr Athletic 0–0 (3–2 p) New Inn Wattsville 3–5 Canton Sifil 1–0 Pencoed Athletic Brynna 3–3 (3–5 p) Nelson Cavaliers RTB Ebbw Vale 0–2 Pontyclun Blaen-y-Maes 1–4 Cwmamman United Pontarddulais Town 4–1 Carn Rovers Abertillery Bluebirds 1–1 (2–4 p) Giants Grave Tonyrefail BGC 2–3 Ffostrasol Wanderers West End 0–2 AFC Llwydcoed Abertillery Excelsiors 3–1 Monmouth Town Aber Valley 2–2 (1–4 p) Margam Youth Centre Ynysygerwn 2–1 AFC Bargoed Rogerstone 4–2 AFC Glais Talbot Green 0–5 Seven Sisters Onllwyn Dinas Powys 2–2 (4–1 p) Clydach Wasps Blaenavon Blues 7–0 The Baglan Abercarn United 2–0 CKSV Cardiff Airport 2–4 Evans & Williams Cefn Cribwr 7–1 Risca United Fairwater 2–0 Llangeinor Llanrumney United 2–1 Vale United 30 July 2025 Brecon Corries 3–1 Cardiff Bay Warriors Goytre 0–1 Penydarren BGC

Notes

1. Match abandoned in the 89th minute, result allowed to stand.^[4]
2. Match abandoned after 12 minutes.^[5] Rescheduled for 30 July 2025.

Second qualifying round

The 114 first qualifying round winners entered the second qualifying round. The draw was made on 6 August 2025.^[6] Matches were played on the weekend of 22 August 2025.

North Home team Score Away team 22 August 2025 Welshpool Town 1–1 (4–2 p) Four Crosses Sychdyn United 4–1 Lex XI 23 August 2025 Llanrug United 4–0 Gwalchmai Greenfield 1–2 Berriew Cerrigydrudion 0–7 FC Queens Park Llandudno Amateurs 1–4 Porthmadog Conwy Borough Swifts 0–12 Bangor City 1876 Llanberis 1–0 Llansantffraid Village Llanerchymedd 1–4 Rhayader Town Forden United 3–2 Llanrwst United Llay Welfare 0–3 Cefn Albion Bethesda Athletic 0–0 (6–7 p) NFA Broughton United 1–0 Corwen Penmaenmawr Phoenix 2–3 Nefyn United Kinmel Bay 3–0 Llangollen Town Llanfair United 4–2 Cemaes Bay Y Glannau 2–3 St Asaph City Bow Street 3–2 Penycae Machynlleth 0–3 Llannefydd Pwllheli 4–3 Knighton Town Llangefni Town 3–5 Trearddur Bay Rhos United 2–2 (2–3 p) Hawarden Rangers Dolgellau Athletic 6–0 Llanidloes Town Saltney Town 5–2 Coedpoeth United Rhostyllen 3–1 Nantlle Vale

South Home team Score Away team 22 August 2025 Undy 4–5 Taff's Well St Joseph's 0–3 Goytre United Canton 3–1 Fairwater Rogerstone 0–2 Penrhiwceiber Rangers 23 August 2025 Caldicot Town 3–0 Abergavenny Town Tredegar Town 2–1 Caerau All Whites Cwm Welfare 4–2 Bridgend Street Evans & Williams 1–1 (4–3 p) Bryncoch Cwmbrân Town 3–1 Pontarddulais Town Abercarn United 2–1 Rockspur Abertillery Excelsiors 4–1 Ffostrasol Wanderers Penydarren BGC 2–0 Cwmamman United Giants Grave 0–2 Seven Sisters Onllwyn Treforest 2–2 (3–4 p) Cwmbach Royal Stars SC Afan United 6–4 Sifil AFC Wattstown 1–2 Blaenavon Blues Brecon Corries 1–4 Cefn Cribwr Nantyglo 1–1 (0–3 p) Penygraig United Pure Swansea 7–1 Newport Corinthians Aberdare Town 0–1 Caerphilly Athletic Cwmcarn Athletic 1–3 Pontyclun Pentwynmawr Athletic 2–0 Nelson Cavaliers Treorchy BGC 2–8 Morriston Town Clydach 2–0 Clwb Cymric Dinas Powys 2–1 Croesyceiliog Pill 3–1 Llanrumney United Ynysygerwn 0–2 AFC Llwydcoed Grange Albion 1–1 (4–5 p) Port Talbot Town Glynneath Town 2–1 Margam Youth Centre Llandarcy 1–3 Lliswerry Tata Steel United 2–1 Ynystawe Athletic 24 August 2025 Rhydyfelin 2–9 Garden Village

First round

The 57 second qualifying round winners and 17 lowest-ranked teams in Tier 2 from the previous season entered the first round. The draw was made on 28 August 2025.^[7] Matches were played on the weekend of 19 September 2025.

The following teams received byes:

• 2025–26 Cymru North (2): Airbus UK Broughton, Buckley Town, Flint Mountain, Guilsfield, Holywell Town, Llandudno, Mold Alexandra, and Newtown
• 2025–26 Cymru South (2): Aberystwyth Town, Cambrian United, Carmarthen Town, Newport City, Pontypridd United, Trefelin Boys & Girls, and Trethomas Bluebirds

North Home team Score Away team 19 September 2025 Broughton United 1–1 (3–2 p) Welshpool Town 20 September 2025 Rhostyllen 5–2 Nefyn United Llannefydd 5–1 Llanberis Berriew 0–2 Trearddur Bay Brickfield Rangers 3–1 NFA Bow Street 4–2 Cefn Albion Pwllheli 1–3 Rhyl 1879 Caersws 6–1 Hawarden Rangers Holyhead Hotspur 4–0 Forden United Saltney Town 3–7 Gresford Athletic Llanrug United 3–3 (4–1 p) Ruthin Town Porthmadog –[a] Denbigh Town Penrhyncoch 2–0 Sychdyn United Llanfair United 1–2 Kinmel Bay St Asaph City 0–6 Bangor City 1876 24 September 2025 Porthmadog 2–2 (11–10 p) Denbigh Town 27 September 2025 Dolgellau Athletic 8–3 FC Queens Park

South Home team Score Away team 19 September 2025 Afan Lido 3–2 Evans & Williams 20 September 2025 Cardiff Draconians 4–2 Cwmbran Celtic Cwmbrân Town 4–4 (3–2 p) Ynyshir Albions Rhayader Town 0–4 Cefn Cribwr Abercarn United 1–2 Pure Swansea Pontyclun 4–1 Tata Steel United Penydarren BGC 0–5 Caerau (Ely) Caerphilly Athletic 1–3 Caldicot Town Morriston Town 0–0 (7–6 p) Clydach Penrhiwceiber Rangers 7–0 Pentwynmawr Athletic Tredegar Town 1–3 Glynneath Town Pill w/o[9] Treowen Stars Dinas Powys 3–1 Afan United Llantwit Major 2–0 Baglan Dragons Port Talbot Town 2–1 Seven Sisters Onllwyn Taff's Well 2–1 Abertillery Excelsiors Cwmbach Royal Stars SC 3–3 (2–3 p) Garden Village Blaenavon Blues 4–1 Canton Penygraig United 2–2 (4–3 p) Cwm Welfare Goytre United 1–1 (7–6 p) Ammanford 27 September 2025 AFC Llwydcoed 3–1 Lliswerry

Notes

1. Abandoned during the game, with Denbigh Town leading 4–1.^[8]

Second round

The 37 first round winners, the 15 teams given first round byes, and the 12 teams of the 2025–26 Cymru Premier entered the second round. The draw was made on 25 September 2025.^[10] Matches were played on the weekend of 17 October 2025.

North Home team Score Away team 17 October 2025 Colwyn Bay 5–0 Kinmel Bay Llandudno 3–0 Flint Mountain 18 October 2025 Holywell Town 3–2 Rhostyllen Bangor City 1876 1–1 (4–3 p) Guilsfield Bow Street 0–3 Flint Town United Caersws 0–1 Dolgellau Athletic Porthmadog 0–0 (4–1 p) Buckley Town Gresford Athletic 9–0 Llanrug United Rhyl 1879 1–0 Brickfield Rangers Holyhead Hotspur 2–5 Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town 0–3 Connah's Quay Nomads Broughton United 0–6 Trearddur Bay Mold Alexandra 1–2 The New Saints Newtown 0–3 Caernarfon Town Llannefydd 1–1 (1–3 p) Penrhyncoch

South Home team Score Away team 17 October 2025 Llanelli Town 3–0 Haverfordwest County Goytre United 0–6 Cambrian United Pontypridd United 3–1 Cefn Cribwr 18 October 2025 Garden Village 2–4 Glynneath Town Dinas Powys 1–3 Cardiff Draconians AFC Llwydcoed 2–5 Treowen Stars Newport City 3–1 Penygraig United Aberystwyth Town 0–5 Barry Town United Llantwit Major 1–1 (7–8 p) Cwmbrân Town Cardiff Metropolitan University 5–1 Taff's Well Port Talbot Town 3–1 Afan Lido Carmarthen Town 5–1 Trethomas Bluebirds Caerau (Ely) 3–0 Morriston Town Caldicot Town 0–2 Penrhiwceiber Rangers Pure Swansea 1–6 Trefelin Boys & Girls Briton Ferry Llansawel 0–5 Penybont 25 October 2025 Blaenavon Blues 4–2 Pontyclun

Third round

The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was made on 23 October 2025.^[11] Matches were played on the weekend of 21 November 2025. Fifth-tier Glynneath Town were the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition.^[12]

Home team	Score	Away team
21 November 2025
Cambrian United	1–3	Penybont
Llandudno	2–1	Connah's Quay Nomads
Cardiff Metropolitan University	2–1	The New Saints
Llanelli Town	0–6	Barry Town United
22 November 2025
Carmarthen Town	1–3	Colwyn Bay
Treowen Stars	1–1 (3–4 p)	Pontypridd United
Bangor City 1876	2–1	Holywell Town
Glynneath Town	2–5	Trearddur Bay
Dolgellau Athletic	0–2	Caerau (Ely)
Caernarfon Town	4–0	Penrhyncoch
Porthmadog	3–2	Port Talbot Town
Rhyl 1879	3–2	Cwmbrân Town
Penrhiwceiber Rangers	0–3	Gresford Athletic
Flint Town United	1–0	Airbus UK Broughton
23 November 2025
Newport City	2–2 (5–4 p)	Blaenavon Blues
29 November 2025
Cardiff Draconians		Trefelin Boys & Girls

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Hat-trick

As of 18 October 2025

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Notes
Alex Berrow	Blaenavon Blues	The Baglan	7–0 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Zac Davies	Penycae	Kerry	1–7 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Gruffudd Edwards	CPD Cerrigydrudion	Llangoed & District	3–1 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Louis Gizzi	Rhos United	CPD Pentraeth	6–0 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Cole Greenhaf^4	Caldicot Town	Albion Rovers	0–11 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Akorede Hamzat^4	Rhydyfelin	Aberystwyth Exiles	9–1 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Jack Hoyle	Knighton Town	Penyffordd Lions	1–6 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Rhys Hughes	Bow Street	CPD Cefni	0–4 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Iwan John	Caerphilly Athletic	Cwrt Rawlin	4–1 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Tomas Lilley	St Joseph FC (Swansea)	Alway	5–1 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Adam Lloyd^4	Coedpoeth United	CPD Deiniolen	6–3 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Macauley Morgan	Aberdare Town	Pentyrch Rangers	6–3 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Joseph Pelosi	Seven Sisters Onllwyn	Talbot Green	0–5 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Morgan Thomas	Llandudno Amateurs	CPD Henllan	2–9 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Jayden Ward^5	Newport Corinthians	Hay St Mary's	12–0 (H)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Osian Williams	Penycae	Kerry	1–7 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Rhydian Williams	CPD Llannefydd	Bontnewydd	1–5 (A)	26 July 2025	First Qualifying Round
Sebastian Thomas^4	Taffs Well	Undy	4–5 (A)	22 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Jordan Walker	CPD Sychdyn United	Lex XI	4–1 (H)	22 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Casey Coughlin	Pure Swansea	Newport Corinthians	7–1 (H)	23 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Luke Harris	Morriston Town	Treorchy BGC	2–8 (A)	23 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Tom Hilditch^4	Trearddur Bay	Llangefni Town	3–5 (A)	23 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Michael Latham	FC Queens Park	CPD Cerrigydrudion	0–7 (A)	23 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Jamie Reed	Bangor City 1876	Conwy Borough Swifts	0–12 (A)	23 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Harrison Davies^5	Garden Village	Rhydyfelin	2–9 (A)	24 August 2025	Second Qualifying Round
Adam Campbell	Garden Village	Cwmbach Royal Stars	3–3 (A)	20 September 2025	First Round
Callum Francis	Caersws	Hawarden Rangers	6–1 (H)	20 September 2025	First Round
Gerwyn Williams^4	Dolgellau AA	FC Queens Park	8–3 (H)	27 September 2025	First Round
Ollie Hulbert	Barry Town United	Aberystwyth Town	0–5 (A)	18 October 2025	Second Round
Jasper Jones	Treflin	Pure Swansea	1–6 (A)	18 October 2025	Second Round
Jasper Payne	Cardiff Met	Taffs Well	5–1 (H)	18 October 2025	Second Round
Iwan Roberts	Gresford Athletic	Llanrug United	9–0 (H)	18 October 2025	Second Round
Jake Roberts	Gresford Athletic	Llanrug United	9–0 (H)	18 October 2025	Second Round

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
⁴ – player scored 4 goals
⁵ – player scored 5 goals

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