The Football Association of Wales has received formal communication from Flint Mountain FC, requesting elective relegation from the Cymru North.
The FAW has granted this request and as per FAW Men’s Pyramid Regulation 4(b), Flint Mountain FC will compete in Tier 4 for the 2026/27 season.
FAW Men’s Pyramid Regulation 4(b) states:
“iii. The application will be determined by the Directors in their absolute discretion. Without limiting such discretion, the Directors shall have the power to:
a. grant consent as applied for; or
b. grant consent in principle but order the Qualifying Club play at a different Tier in Pyramid Tiers 1 -3 to that applied for; or
c. refuse consent for the Qualifying Club to play in Pyramid Tiers 1 – 3 but order the Qualifying Club play in a league at a Tier in the Pyramid League System below Tier 3; or
d. in any of the above cases where consent is granted or an order made, impose such conditions as the Directors think necessary including, without limitation, a condition requiring the applicant club to discharge (in whole or in part in the Directors’ absolute discretion) the Football Related Liabilities of the club before the commencement of the next Playing Season; or
e. refuse the application.
Solely as guidance to Qualifying Clubs making an application under this Regulation 4(b) and without limiting the absolute discretion of Directors, the FAW will ordinarily expect a Qualifying Club to play in Tier 3 of the Pyramid League System or two levels below the level at which it competed prior to ceasing to compete, whichever is the lower.”
As a result of the decision, Ruthin Town FC and Kerry FC have been granted a reprieve from relegation from their respective divisions, as the highest-ranked relegated Clubs in 2025/26.
Ruthin Town FC will continue to compete in the Cymru North in the 2026/27 season, while Kerry FC will continue to compete in the Ardal North East in the 2026/27 season.
The complete FAW Men’s National Leagues composition for 2026/27 will be confirmed in due course.
