Monmouth U16s
Monmouth (Trefynwy), Wales
About Welsh Academy
Read more →The Welsh Academy Amateur Football League (WAAFL) is a football league for amateur teams in Wales. It is a feeder league for the FAW Licensed Academies, which provide elite youth development opportunities for players in Wales.
The WAAFL was founded in 2009 and currently has 24 member clubs. The clubs are divided into three divisions: Premier, Division 1, and Division 2. The season runs from September to May, with each team playing each other twice.
The WAAFL was founded in 2009 by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) in order to provide a pathway for talented young players from grassroots football to the FAW Licensed Academies. The league was initially made up of 12 clubs, but it has since grown to 24 clubs.
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