End of Season Review / Adroddiad Diwedd Tymor 2017 Football Association of Wales Cymdeithas Bêl-Droed Cymru
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FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES CYMDEITHAS BÊL-DROED CYMRU END OF SEASON REVIEW / ADRODDIAD DIWEDD TYMOR 2017 FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES CYMDEITHAS BÊL-DROED CYMRU END OF SEASON REVIEW / ADRODDIAD DIWEDD TYMOR 2017 02 Showcasing Welsh Football to the World Arddangos Pêl-droed Cymru i’r Byd 04 Chief Executive’s View Geiriau’r Prif Weithredwr 05 President’s View Geiriau’r Llywydd 06 UEFA Champions League Finals Rowndiau Terfynol Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA 18 Our Teams Ein Timau 24 Senior Men Dynion Uwch 25 Senior Women Merched Uwch 28 Futsal Futsal 29 Intermediate Canolradd 30 Domestic Leagues Cynghreiriau Domestig 31 Domestic Competitions Cystadlaethau Domestig 32 Our Supporters Ein Cefnogwyr 35 Coaches Hyfforddwyr 38 Referees Dyfarnwyr 39 Fans Cefnogwyr 40 Volunteers Gwirfoddolwyr 42 Our Communities Ein Cymunedau 45 FAW Trust Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC 46 Community Projects Prosiectau Cymunedol 48 Our Association Ein Cymdeithas 52 Safeguarding Amddiffyn 53 Governance Llywodraethu Communications and Engagement Cyfathrebu ac Ymgysylltu 54 Marketing and Commercial Masnach a Marchnata 56 Finance Report Adroddiad Cyllid 58 Looking Forward Edrych i’r Dyfodol FOR ONE WEEKEND IN JUNE, all the eyes of the sporting world were on Wales as we played host to the single largest FAW.CYMRU SHOWCASING sporting event in 2017, the UEFA Champions League finals. Over the course of four days, more than 300,000 fans descended on our capital city and a live global TV audience WELSH FOOTBALL spanning 200 countries tuned in to watch both the Men’s and Women’s matches. It was the perfect stage on which to showcase Wales and Welsh football to the world. Being able to host this prestigious event signals just TO THE WORLD / how far we have come as an Association and how much FA WALES FA / CBD CYMRU 2017 the game has progressed in recent times. This review highlights the main developments that ARDDANGOS have taken place across all aspects of our work over the past twelve months. It charts the efforts of all members of the Welsh football family — our teams, our supporters, our communities and the FAW — to continue building PEˆL-DROED a national sport that we can all be proud of. AM UN PENWYTHNOS YM MIS MEHEFIN, roedd llygaid y byd CYMRU I’R BYD chwaraeon ar Gymru wrth i ni gynnal digwyddiad chwaraeon unigol mwyaf 2017 — rowndiau terfynol Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA. Dros bedwar diwrnod, daeth dros 300,000 o 300,000 gefnogwyr i’n prifddinas ac roedd cynulleidfa deledu FANS / fyd-eang o 200 o wledydd wedi gwylio gemau’r Dynion CEFNOGWYR a’r Merched. Dyma oedd y llwyfan perffaith i ddangos 200 Cymru a phêl-droed Cymru i’r byd. COUNTRIES / GWLEDYDD Roedd medru cynnal y digwyddiad mawreddog hwn yn tanlinellu pa mor bell yr ydym wedi dod fel 200,000,000 Cymdeithas a chymaint y mae pêl-droed Cymru wedi LIVE TV AUDIENCE / CYNULLEIDFA datblygu yn ddiweddar. DELEDU FYW Mae’r adolygiad hwn yn tynnu sylw at y prif ddatblygiadau sydd wedi digwydd ar draws pob agwedd o’n gwaith yn ystod y deuddeg mis diwethaf. Mae’n dilyn ymdrechion holl aelodau teulu pêl-droed Cymru — ein timau, ein cefnogwyr, ein cymunedau a CBDC — er mwyn parhau i adeiladu camp genedlaethol y gallwn i gyd fod yn falch ohono. 02–03 JONATHAN FORD Welcome to the FAW’s End of Season Review. DAVID GRIFFITHS Since becoming FAW President I have been lucky enough to enjoy a fantastic few weeks in France, alongside thousands It has been another incredible year for of other Welsh fans for the dream that was Euro 2016 and FAW.CYMRU Welsh football and now is the time to reflect then the joy of seeing us host the Champions League finals. on our many recent achievements. These truly are exciting times to be involved in Welsh football. While these headline moments are important, what I find Croeso i Adroddiad Diwedd Tymor CBDC. most pleasing is that major achievements are being made across Mae wedi bod yn flwyddyn anhygoel all aspects of the game in Wales. arall i bêl-droed Cymru a nawr yw’r amser Our Senior Men’s team has 2018 World Cup qualification within their grasp and our Senior Women are about to embark i edrych dros ein campau niferus diweddar. on their qualifying campaign for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Our Intermediate squads are performing well — the U20s competed in the prestigious Toulon Tournament for the first time this year and the U15 girls became the first Welsh winners FA WALES FA / CBD CYMRU 2017 of the Bob Docherty Cup. Our domestic leagues and competitions remain vibrant and competitive and the community game is flourishing at the hands of the FAW Trust. As each aspect of the game develops and advances, so too does Welsh football as a whole. I hope reading this CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S VIEW / PRESIDENT’S VIEW / review will give you an idea of the work the FAW and its host GEIRIAU’R PRIF WEITHREDWR GEIRIAU’R LLYWYDD of partners and supporters are doing to take the game forward. Ers dod yn Llywydd CBDC rwyf wedi bod ddigon ffodus i fwynhau rhai wythnosau anhygoel yn Ffrainc ochr yn ochr â miloedd o gefnogwyr Cymru yn y freuddwyd o Euro 2016 ac yna’r llawenydd o’n gweld ni’n cynnal rowndiau terfynol Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA. Dyma gyfnod wirioneddol gyffrous i fod yn rhan o bêl-droed Cymru. Er bod y prif achlysuron hyn yn bwysig, yr hyn yr wyf i’n cael y pleser mwyaf ohono yw bod llwyddiannau mawr yn digwydd “ “ ymhob agwedd o’r gêm yng Nghymru. HOSTING THIS Hosting the UEFA Champions League finals Roedd cynnal rowndiau terfynol Cynghrair OUR DOMESTIC LEAGUES Mae cymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan Y Byd 2018 o fewn gafael SPECTACULAR EVENT was a huge honour for everyone involved in Pencampwyr UEFA yn anrhydedd enfawr AND COMPETITIONS Uwch Dîm y Dynion ac mae Uwch Dîm y Merched ar fin cychwyn HAS WELL AND TRULY football in Wales. The finals weekend was the i bawb sy’n ymwneud â phêl-droed yng REMAIN VIBRANT AND eu hymgyrch gymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd y Merched 2019. CEMENTED OUR PLACE culmination of three years of hard work by the Nghymru. Roedd penwythnos y rowndiau COMPETITIVE AND Mae ein carfannau canolradd yn perfformio’n dda — bu’r tîm ON THE GLOBAL FAW and our partners and we hope we did the terfynol yn benllanw tair blynedd o waith THE COMMUNITY GAME Dan 20 yn cystadlu yn Nhwrnamaint Toulon mawreddog am SPORTING STAGE whole country proud. After Euro 2016 raised caled gan CBDC a’n partneriaid ac rydym yn IS FLOURISHING y tro cyntaf eleni a daeth y merched Dan 15 yn enillwyr Cymreig our profile as a footballing nation, hosting this gobeithio ein bod wedi ennyn balchder Cymru cyntaf Gwpan Bob Docherty. MAE CYNNAL spectacular event well and truly cemented our gyfan. Ar ôl i Euro 2016 godi ein proffil fel MAE EIN CYNGHREIRIAU Mae ein cynghreiriau a chystadlaethau domestig yn Y DIGWYDDIAD place on the global sporting stage. cenedl bêl-droed, mae cynnal y digwyddiad A CHYSTADLAETHAU parhau’n fywiog a’n gystadleuol tra bod y gêm gymunedol YSBLENNYDD HON WIR The Champions League is just one highlight ysblennydd hon wir wedi cadarnhau ein lle DOMESTIG YN PARHAU’N yn ffynnu yn nwylo Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC. WEDI CADARNHAU from the past year. We remain committed to ar lwyfan chwaraeon y byd. FYWIOG A’N GYSTADLEUOL Wrth i bob agwedd o’r gêm ddatblygu a thyfu, felly hefyd EIN LLE AR LWYFAN our aim of making Wales a nation where football Mae Cynghrair y Pencampwyr yn un o sawl A’R GÊM GYMUNEDOL pêl-droed Cymru yn ei chyfanrwydd. Rwy’n gobeithio bydd CHWARAEON Y BYD is ‘More than a game’ and have made excellent uchafbwynt o’r flwyddyn ddiwethaf. Rydym yn YN FFYNNU darllen yr adroddiad hwn yn rhoi syniad i chi o’r gwaith progress towards achieving our strategic goals parhau’n ymroddedig i’r nod o wneud Cymru yn ” ” y mae CBDC a’i lu o bartneriaid a chefnogwyr yn eu wneud for all aspects of the game here, from grassroots genedl ble mae pêl-droed yn ‘Fwy na’ gêm’ ac i ddatblygu’r gêm ymhellach. to the elite level. wedi gwneud cynnydd aruthrol tuag at gyflawni Welsh football is in a very strong position ein hamcanion strategol ar gyfer pob agwedd at this moment in time. However, we remain o’r gêm yma, o lawr gwlad i’r lefel elitaidd. hungry and ambitious to succeed and achieve Mae pêl-droed Cymru mewn safle cryf iawn even more. This review outlines the ongoing ar hyn o bryd. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn parhau’n work the FAW and everyone involved in Welsh uchelgeisiol a’n awyddus i lwyddo a chyflawni football is doing to make sure we do just that. mwy fyth. Mae’r adroddiad hwn yn amlinellu gwaith parhaus CBDC a phawb sy’n ymwneud â phêl-droed Cymru i sicrhau ein bod yn cyrraedd y nod. 04–05 FAW.CYMRU UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS / ROWNDIAU TERFYNOL FA WALES FA / CBD CYMRU 2017 CYNGHRAIR PENCAMPWYR UEFA 06–07 Tasked with planning and executing the largest single sporting event in the world in 2017, the FAW’s Local FAW.CYMRU Organising Committee (LOC) had three key objectives in mind when planning Cardiff 2017: • Engaging an entire nation • Delivering the best event for all • Ensuring a lasting legacy Working with UEFA and a whole host of partners and sponsors, the LOC coordinated a four-day long football FA WALES FA / CBD CYMRU 2017 celebration incorporating the Men’s and Women’s finals, the Champions Festival in Cardiff Bay and a series of associated events at venues across the capital.