Welsh Cup, first qualifying round draw: How to watch, ball numbers, fixture date as Prestatyn Town, Port Talbot Town, Llanberis and Taffs Well enter

The Welsh Cup gets underway again this month, with the first qualifying round draw taking place this week.

It has been 12 weeks since Caernarfon Town lifted the trophy for the first time, defeating Flint Town United at Newport County’s Rodney Parade in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 spectators.

As a result of their historic triumph, the Cofis are now competing in the UEFA Conference League, where they face Estonian side FCI Levadia Tallinn. European qualification is the prize for the club that lifts one of Welsh football’s most prestigious trophies, so which team will begin dreaming of following in Caernarfon’s footsteps in 2026/27?

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) says a record 284 clubs have entered this season’s competition, making it one of the largest editions in the tournament’s long history.

Where can I watch the Welsh Cup first qualifying round draw?

Supporters will be able to watch the draw live on the new streaming platform Cymru Football TV.

Cymru Football TV is the new home of Welsh football, streaming every 2026/27 Cymru Premier match. The platform is also showing UEFA Conference League qualifiers and is offering a 14-day free trial to supporters who subscribe before Sunday, 12 July.

Click the link here, which will lead you directly to the Welsh Cup first round qualifying draw.

When will the Welsh Cup first qualifying round ties take place?

The first qualifying round ties will be played across the weekend of 24–26 July.

For most clubs, these fixtures will mark their first competitive matches of the 2026/27 season, with the Ardal Leagues and Cymru Leagues campaigns getting underway the following weekend.

Which clubs are in the Welsh Cup first qualifying round draw?

A total of 232 clubs will feature in the first qualifying round, with 100 teams from the North and 132 from the South.

Several finalists are involved in the earliest stages of the competition.

Depending on how you view a club’s history, Llansantffraid Village — which later became The New Saints — is back as a club in the village. When they competed as Llansantffraid, they reached the 1995/96 final, defeating Barry Town on penalties.

Prestatyn Town, who beat Bangor City 3-1 at the Racecourse Ground in the 2012/13 final, are also involved, along with five-time winners Chirk AAA. Port Talbot Town have never lifted the trophy, but they did reach the final in 2010.

To regionalise the draw and minimise travel, the clubs have been divided into four separate pots.

North Pot One: 

1. Berriew
2. Bethesda Athletic
3. Bethesda Rovers
4. Boded
5. Broughton United
6. Caerwys
7. Carno
8. Castell Alun Colts
9. Cefn Albion
10. Cemaes Bay
11. Conwy Borough
12. Corwen
13. Deiniolen
14. Dolgellau
15. Felinheli
16. Gaerwen
17. Greenfield
18. Gwalchmai
19. Halkyn United
20. Hawarden Rangers
21. Kinmel Bay
22. Lex XI
23. Llandudno Amateurs
24. Llanerch-y-Medd
25. Llangoed and District
26. Llangollen Town
27. Llanidloes Town
28. Llanrwst United
29. Llansantffraid Village
30. Llysfaen
31. Machynlleth
32. Meliden
33. Menai Bridge Tigers
34. Mochdre Sports
35. Montgomery Town
36. Mountain Rangers
37. Mynydd Llandegai
38. Nantlle Vale
39. Nefyn United
40. NFA
41. Penmaenmawr Phoenix
42. Penycae
43. Prestatyn Sports
44. Pwllheli
45. Rhayader Town
46. Talysarn Celts
47. Town
48. Tywyn Bryncrug
49. Waterloo Rovers
50. Welshpool Town

North Pot Two

1. Aberffraw
2. Acton
3. Amlwch Town
4. Barmouth & Dyffryn United
5. Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs
6. Blue Bridge
7. Bontnewydd
8. Bow Street
9. Cefni
10. Cerrigydrudion
11. Chirk AAA
12. Coedpoeth United
13. Connah’s Quay Town
14. FC Mountain
15. FC Queens Park
16. Glantraeth
17. Gronant
18. Henllan
19. Holyhead Town
20. Holywell United
21. Kerry
22. Llanberis
23. Llandrindod Wells
24. Llandudno Swifts
25. Llanfair United
26. Llanfairfechan Town
27. Llanfairpwll
28. Llanfyllin Town
29. Llangefni Town
30. Llanilar
31. Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochant
32. Llanrug United
33. Llansannan
34. Llanystumdwy
35. Llay Welfare
36. Mynydd Isa
37. Penrhyndeudraeth
38. Penyfford Lions
39. Prestatyn Town
40. Radnor Valley
41. Rhos Aelwyd
42. Rhos United
43. Rhostyllen
44. Rhuddlan Town
45. Rhydymwyn
46. Saltney Town
47. St Asaph City
48. Sychdyn United
49. Trearddur Bay
50. Y Glannau

South Pot One

1. Abergavenny Town
2. Abernant
3. Abertillery Excelsiors
4. Afan United
5. AFC Bargoed
6. AFC Llwydcoed
7. AFC Penrhiwceiber
8. Albion Rovers
9. Barry Athletic
10. Blaenavon Blues
11. Brecon Corries
12. Bridgend Street
13. Bryncoch
14. Burry Port
15. Caerleon
16. Canton
17. Cardiff Airport
18. Cascade
19. Cefn Cribwr
20. Cefn Fforest
21. Clwb Cymric
22. Clydach
23. Cwm Wanderers
24. Cwm Welfare
25. Cwmamman United
26. Cwmcarn Athletic
27. Cwrt yr Vil
28. Ely Valley
29. Evans & Williams
30. FC Porthcawl
31. Felinfach
32. Ffostrasol
33. Garw
34. Graig Villa Dino
35. Lampeter Town
36. Llandarcy
37. Llantwit Fardre
38. Llanyrafon
39. Llechryd
40. Lliswerry
41. Machen
42. Margam Youth Centre
43. Monmouth Town
44. Morriston Town
45. Mumbles Rangers
46. New Inn
47. Newport Corinthians
48. Newport Saints
49. Pencoed Athletic
50. Pentwynmawr Athletic
51. Penygraig United
52. PILCS
53. Porthcawl Town Athletic
54. Red Lion
55. Rhydfelin Non Pol
56. Risca Town
57. Rogerstone
58. Splott Albion
59. Talbot Green
60. Tata Steel United
61. Tredegar Town
62. Trellis Welfare
63. Treorchy
64. Waunarlwydd Galaxy
65. West End
66. Ynystawe Athletic

South Pot Two

1. Aberbargoed Buds
2. Abercarn United
3. Abertillery Bluebirds
4. AFC Pontymister
5. AFC Whitchurch
6. Bedwas
7. Bettws
8. Blaen-y-Maes
9. Bryn Rovers
10. Brynna
11. Builth Wells
12. Caerau All Whites
13. Caldicot Town
14. Cardiff Corinthians
15. Carn Rovers
16. Chepstow Town
17. CKSV
18. Clydach Wasps
19. Croesyceiliog
20. Cwmbach Royal Stars
21. Cwrt Herbert Colts
22. Cwrt Rawlin
23. Dinas Powys
24. Ely Rangers
25. FC Cwmaman
26. FC Tredegar
27. Garden Village
28. Glynneath Town
29. Goytre
30. Goytre United
31. Grange Albion
32. Llangeinor
33. Llangennech
34. Llanishen
35. Llanrumney United
36. Longford
37. Nantyglo
38. Nelson Cavaliers
39. Penlan
40. Penrhiwceber Rangers
41. Pentyrch Rangers
42. Penydarren
43. Pill
44. Pontarddulais Town
45. Pontyclun
46. Port Talbot Town
47. Rhydfelin
48. Risca United
49. Rockspur
50. RTB Ebbw Vale
51. Seven Sisters Onllwyn
52. Sifil
53. South Gower
54. Splott
55. Taffs Well
56. Ton Pentre
57. Tongwynlais
58. Treforest
59. Tregaron Turfs
60. Treharris Athletic Western
61. Treherbert BGC
62. Trinant
63. Undy
64. Vale United
65. Wattsville
66. Ynysygerwn