V REP. of IRELAND V GWER. IWERDDON
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OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE | RHAGLEN SWYDDOGOL Y GÊM UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE WALES v REP. OF IRELAND CARDIFF CITY STADIUM | STADIWM DINAS CAERDYDD KICK OFF: 7.45PM | CIC GYNTAF: 7:45YH 06/09/18 CYMRU v GWER. IWERDDON WELCOME FROM / GAIR O GROESO GAN RYAN GIGGS This is the first opportunity I’ve Dyma fy nghyfle cyntaf ers cael WELCOME had since being appointed as Wales fy mhenodi fel rheolwr Cymru i’ch TO FC CYMRU– THE NEW manager of welcoming you all to a croesawu chi oll i gêm gartref, ac MATCHDAY MAGAZINE. home match. It’s been a long time er ei bod hi wedi cymryd dipyn o coming but hopefully well worth amser, gobeithio y bydd heno yn FC Cymru brings the wait. werth yr aros. you features on this There is a sense of expectation, Mae gen i deimlad o ddyhead a evening’s UEFA Nations eagerness and immense pride at balchder enfawr i fod wrth y llyw yn League match against being in charge of my country in my arwain fy ngwlad yn fy ninas enedigol the Republic of Ireland home city. heno. and football stories and I’d like to take the opportunity to Hoffwn achub ar y cyfle i dalu features from around pay tribute to my predecessor Chris teyrnged i’m rhagflaenydd, Chris Wales. From grassroots Coleman for what he achieved as Coleman, am bopeth y mae wedi’i football to the elite Wales manager and the fantastic gyflawni fel rheolwr Cymru a’r Wales squads – we’ll atmosphere and spirit he created awyrgylch a’r ysbryd anhygoel a have it all covered. within the squad. ddatblygodd o fewn y garfan. Remember that you can Also, to an icon amongst all Hefyd, i eicon arall ymhlith also catch the regular Welsh football supporters, Hal cefnogwyr Cymru, Hal Robson-Kanu. FC Cymru webshow Robson-Kanu. What an impact Hal Am effaith y mae Hal wedi’i chael yn across the FA Wales made in his international career and ei yrfa ryngwladol a bydd y foment website, Facebook page we will never forget that magical, hudol, ysbrydoledig honno yn Ewro and YouTube channel for inspirational moment in Euro 2016 2016 yn erbyn Gwlad Belg yn Lille yn even more features on against Belgium in Lille. aros yn y cof am byth. the game in Wales. We face a tough challenge this Rydym ni’n wynebu her a hanner evening against the Republic of heno yn erbyn Gweriniaeth Iwerddon Diolch, Ireland and their respected and a’u tîm rheoli profiadol ac uchel eu The Editor. experienced management team parch, Martin O’Neill a chyn-gyfaill of Martin O’Neill and my former tîm i mi ym Manchester United, Manchester United teammate Roy Keane. Roy Keane. Ond mwy nag unrhyw un heno, @FAWales More than anything though rydw i eisiau croesawu’r cefnogwyr. @Cymru tonight I want to welcome the Mae’r ffordd yr ydych chi wedi www.faw.cymru supporters. The backing you have cefnogi’r garfan dros yr ychydig Scan QR codes for videos: all given the squad over the past flynyddoedd diwethaf fel Y Wal few years as The Red Wall has been Goch wedi bod yn anhygoel ac yn incredible and an inspiration. You have ysbrydoliaeth. Rydych chi wedi bod been and will continue to be excellent yn llysgenhadon gwych i Gymru, ac yn ambassadors for Wales. parhau felly hefyd. Diolch, Diolch, Ryan. Ryan. www.faw.cymru 3 KIERAN O’CONNOR JONATHAN FORD FAW PRESIDENT / LLYWYDD CBDC CHIEF EXECUTIVE / PRIF WEITHREDWR I’m very pleased to Rydw i’n falch iawn I wish you all a warm Hoffwn ddymuno croeso welcome you all to i’ch croesawu i gyd i welcome to Cardiff as this cynnes i chi i Gaerdydd ar Cardiff City Stadium for Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd new UEFA competition gets drothwy cystadleuaeth our first UEFA Nations ar gyfer ein gêm gyntaf underway. These matches newydd UEFA. Mae’r gemau League match against the yng nghystadleuaeth are so very important hyn yn hollbwysig yn ein Republic of Ireland. Cynghrair Cenhedloedd towards our goal of hymdrechion i gyrraedd UEFA yn erbyn reaching EURO 2020. EWRO 2020. Having only recently Gweriniaeth Iwerddon. being appointed as Firstly, I’d like to Yn gyntaf, hoffwn the President of the Gan mai dim ond yn congratulate Kieran longyfarch Kieran Football Association ddiweddar yr ydw i O’Connor on his O’Connor ar ei of Wales, I’d like to take wedi fy mhenodi fel appointment as benodiad fel Llywydd this opportunity to Llywydd Cymdeithas President of the y gymdeithas a thank my predecessor, Bêl-droed Cymru, association and put on rhoi ar bapur fy David Griffiths. He hoffwn fanteisio ar record my gratitude to ngwerthfawrogiad a’n oversaw some of the y cyfle hwn i ddiolch his predecessor David diolch i’w ragflaenydd, finest moments in i fy rhagflaenydd, Griffiths. David Griffiths. Welsh football history David Griffiths. Mae at EURO 2016 and also wedi bod yn Llywydd The FAW recently Yn ddiweddar fe welcomed the UEFA hynod weithgar gan released its End of ryddhaodd CBDC Champions League oruchwylio rhai o Season Review, which eu Hadroddiad Final to Cardiff in 2017. gyfnodau mwyaf focussed its theme Diwedd Tymor, gyda arwyddocaol yn hanes on the Women’s thema’r adroddiad I will also do my very pêl-droed Cymru and Girls game in yn canolbwyntio ar best for the game megis EWRO 2016 Wales. It is therefore, gêm y Merched yng in Wales and I look a chroesawu Rownd appropriate that I Nghymru. Mae felly’n forward to working Derfynol Cynghrair thank Jayne Ludlow addas iawn i mi ddiolch closely with the CEO Pencampwyr UEFA i for providing us with i Jayne Ludlow am roi Jonathan Ford. We all Gaerdydd yn 2017. an inspirational FIFA ymgyrch ragbrofol know how important Women’s World Cup Cwpan y Byd Merched the international game Fe wna i innau fy qualifying campaign. FIFA mor ysbrydoledig. is to the success and ngorau glas dros y The foundations that growth of football gêm yng Nghymru ac have been set will Yn olaf, hoffwn in this country, so I rwy’n edrych ymlaen allow us to continue ddymuno pob lwc wish Ryan Giggs the at weithio’n agos growing the game i Ryan Giggs wrth very best as his first gyda’r Prif Weithredwr, here in Wales. i antur newydd competitive matches Jonathan Ford. Rydym ddechrau gyda thîm as Wales manager get i gyd yn ymwybodol o Finally, I’d like to wish uwch y dynion yma underway. bwysigrwydd y gêm Ryan Giggs luck as a heno. ryngwladol i lwyddiant new adventure with Regards, a thwf pêl-droed the men’s senior team Mwynhewch y gêm. Kieran. yn y wlad hon, felly begins tonight. Jonathan. hoffwn ddymuno’r gorau i Ryan Giggs yn Enjoy the game, ei gemau cystadleuol Jonathan. cyntaf fel rheolwr Cymru. Cofion, Kieran. www.faw.cymru 5 A NEW INTERNATIONAL DAWN / GWAWR RYNGWLADOL NEWYDD WELCOME TO OUR OPENING MATCH another qualification route for CROESO I’N GÊM AGORIADOL YNG IN THE UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE, A UEFA EURO 2020. There will NGHYNGHRAIR Y CENHEDLOEDD COMPETITION THAT WILL CHANGE be an outright UEFA Nations UEFA, CYSTADLEUAETH A FYDD YN THE LANDSCAPE OF INTERNATIONAL League winner every two years TRAWSNEWID TIRWEDD PÊL-DROED FOOTBALL IN EUROPE. ALL 55 UEFA from the four group winners RHYNGWLADOL YN EWROP. BYDD NATIONS WILL COMPETE ACROSS FOUR of League A who will compete POB UN O 55 O GENHEDLOEDD UEFA SEPARATE LEAGUES (A-D), WHICH in the semi-finals and then YN CYSTADLU AR DRAWS PEDAIR HAVE BEEN DECIDED BY THE CURRENT the final. CYNGHRAIR WAHANOL (A-D), SYDD COEFFICIENT RANKING SYSTEM. WEDI’U PENNU’N ÔL Y SYSTEM GRADDIO The inaugural winner will be CYFERNOD PRESENNOL. Each league has four groups. decided in 2019. Games will There is promotion and be played on a home and away Mae gan bob cynghrair bedwar relegation between these basis with fixtures taking place grŵp, a bydd modd symud i leagues, and it will work in between September and fyny ac i lawr y cynghreiriau conjunction with qualification November this year. The group hyn. Bydd yn gweithio law yn for the finals of UEFA EURO stage of the European Qualifiers llaw â chymhwyso ar gyfer and the FIFA World Cup in order for EURO 2020 will then take rowndiau terfynol Ewro UEFA to streamline those particular place between March and a Chwpan y Byd FIFA er mwyn qualifying competitions. November 2019. moderneiddio’r cystadlaethau cymhwyso penodol hynny. For example, our final position The four Group B winners will upon completion of the be promoted to League A, and Er enghraifft, bydd ein safle Nations League in November the four bottom teams will be terfynol ar ôl i Gynghrair y will determine our pot for the relegated to League C ahead Cenhedloedd ddod i ben ym European Qualifiers group of the next UEFA Nations mis Tachwedd yn pennu ein pot stage draw for UEFA EURO League competition in 2020. ar gyfer cam grŵp y Gemau 2020 on 2nd December. The Meanwhile, the top four- Rhagbrofol ar gyfer Ewro UEFA Nations League will work ranked League B teams that 2020 UEFA ar 2 Rhagfyr. Bydd on a two-year cycle, with the do not qualify for EURO 2020 Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd UEFA overall competition winner will enter the play-offs, where yn gweithio ar gylch dwy flynedd, being confirmed every one place at the finals will be gydag enillydd y gystadleuaeth odd year. on offer. gyfan yn cael ei gadarnhau bob blwyddyn odrif. The addition of this new UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE international competition will LEAGUE B GROUP 4 FIXTURES Bydd ychwanegu’r gystadleuaeth add a competitive edge and 06/09 – WALES V REP OF IRELAND newydd ryngwladol hon yn excitement, as the small groups 09/09 – DENMARK V WALES ychwanegu elfen gystadleuol of between three and four 13/10 – REP OF IRELAND V DENMARK a chyffro o’r newydd, gan y teams will ensure that each 16/10 – REP OF IRELAND V WALES bydd y grwpiau llai o rhwng tri and every game matters.