Referee Categories

International (FIFA List) Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 1A Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 1B Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 2 Cymru North & South and Below. 4th Official Cymru Premier League.

Category 3 Tier 3 Leagues & Below. Permitted to act as Assistant Referees at Tier 2.

Category 4A Category 4B Category 4C Category 4D Category 4E 3rd Season 2nd Season 1st Year Referees Qualified & Qualified & Referees (& Referees (& longer) over the age of Registered Registered longer). over the age of 16. 16. Referees under Referees – (Non- Referee at Area Referee at Area Referee at Area the ages of 14- Active). Association Level. Association Level. Association 16. Permitted to Permitted to Level. referee in Directly referee in Directly Affiliated reserve Affiliated reserve league matches. leagues. Permitted to act Permitted to act as as Assistant Assistant Referees Referees at Tier 2 at Tiers 2 & 3 and below. subject to attending an Assistant Referee course.

Assistant Referee Categories

International (FIFA List) Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 1AR Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 1ART Cymru Premier League & Below.

Category 2AR Cymru North & South and Below.

Category 3AR Tier 3 & Below.

Category 4AR Specialist Assistant referee (in training). (Assistant Referees to serve a minimum of 1-year core refereeing experience prior to electing to join the Assistant Referee pathway).

Female Referee & Assistant Referee Categories

International (FIFA List) Referee & Assistant Referee Welsh Premier Women’s League and Below.

F-1A Referee F-1AR Assistant Referee Welsh Premier Women’s League and Below.

F-1B Referee Welsh Premier Women’s League Talent Referee. Welsh Premier Women’s League and Below

F-2A Referee F-2B Referee 2nd Year Referee in Feeder Leagues to 1st Year Referee in Feeder Leagues to

Welsh Premier Women’s League. Welsh Premier Women’s League.

Assistant Referee in Welsh Premier Assistant Referee in Welsh Premier Women’s League. Women’s League having attended an Assistant Refereeing course.

Should female match officials wish to progress in women’s football as well as men’s football, they will require 2 categories (1 men’s category and 1 female category).

Junior Referee Categories

AJR CJR Adult Referee officiating junior football Child junior Referee officiating junior with Referee’s Leaders Award Qualification football with Referee’s Leaders Award only. Qualification only. (CJR Referee’s must only referee football matches of an age range below their academic year.