Cardiff Airport have been promoted to the third tier of Welsh league football.
The club won the South Wales Premier League title earlier this month, having dropped just eight points in their 22 games this season.
On Wednesday, the FAW confirmed the club had secured a Tier Three licence, which sees them promoted to the Ardal Leagues, along with runners-up Caerphilly Athletic.
The club groundshares with Barry Town United, playing their home matches at Jenner Park.
Airport achieved a double this season by winning the W John Owen Cup with a 3-0 victory over Porthcawl Town Athletic in last Saturday's final.
Alfie Tipples, Curtis Scotto and substitute Sonny Lambert scored for the league champions at Treforest.
Not only did we win the South Wales Premier League title we added the WJ Owen Cup as well. Fantastic performance in a 3-0 win against @PorthcawlTownFC . What a season it has been and history records smashed ✈️💙✈️💙✈️💙✈️💙✈️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/pSN959UpZc
— CardiffAirportF.C (@CAFootballClub) May 11, 2025
They were the only club in the Vale of Glamorgan to apply for a licence, which is a pre-requisite for playing in the third tier Ardal Leagues, which is split between the South West and the South East of Wales.
A panel decided the fate of their application based on key criteria such as infrastructure, personnel & administration, legal affairs and their sporting setup, including coaching and youth teams.
Across Wales, 121 applications were recieved for a tier three licence, with 85 being successful - including 56 Ardal League teams and 24 clubs from the fourth tier.
Among those who failed were former Cymru Premier club Prestatyn Town, who were relegated from the Cymru North and may not even be allowed to play in the Ardal Leagues unless they win an appeal later this month.
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Elsewhere, St Athan missed out on promotion to the South Wales Premier League.
The club finshed runners up in the Vale of Glamorgan League, finishing only a point behind champions Cardiff Airport Reserves.
St Athan went onto face Pentyrch Rangers Seniors in last Saturday's play-off at Penybont's SDM Glass Stadium in Bridgend, but lost 4-2 despite a brace from Sean Nash.
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