“WE’RE A SMALL NATION, BUT WE’RE TOGETHER AND WORK HARD FOR EACH OTHER. LITTLE GIRLS NOW COME UP TO US AND SAY ‘I’VE STARTED PLAYING FOOTBALL BECAUSE OF WALES.’” “RY’ NI’N GENEDL FECHAN, OND RY’ NI GYDA’N GILYDD AC YN GWEITHIO’N GALED DROS EIN GILYDD. MAE MERCHED IFANC NAWR YN DOD ATOM A DWEUD ‘FI ’DI DECHRAU CHWARAE PÊL-DROED OHERWYDD CYMRU.’”

SOPHIE INGLE

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES CYMDEITHAS BÊL-DROED CYMRU

END OF SEASON REVIEW / ADRODDIAD DIWEDD TYMOR 2018 Celebrating the Women’s Game in Wales 04 Dathlu Gêm y Merched yng Nghymru Chief Executive’s Welcome 10 Croeso gan y Prif Weithredwr President’s Welcome 11 Croeso gan y Llywydd

OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU OUR SUPPORTERS / EIN CEFNOGWYR Senior Women Referees 12 Merched Uwch 34 Dyfarnwyr Profile / Proffil: Coaches 18 Jayne Ludlow 35 Hyfforddwyr Senior Men Profile / Proffil: 20 Dynion Uwch 36 Cheryl Foster Men’s Intermediate Squads Fans 21 Timau Dynion Rhyngwladol Canolradd 38 Cefnogwyr Other International Teams Volunteers Timau Rhyngwladol Eraill 39 Gwirfoddolwyr Women’s Intermediate Squads Profile / Proffil: 22 Timau Merched Canolradd 40 Laura McAllister CBE FAW Awards 2017 24 Gwobrau CBDC 2017 OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY / EIN GWAITH YN Y GYMUNED Profile / Proffil: FAW Trust 26 Angharad James 42 Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC Domestic Leagues Community Projects 28 Cynghreiriau Domestig 44 Prosiectau Cymunedol Domestic Competitions Profile / Proffil: 30 Cystadlaethau Domestig 46 Carol Williams Domestic Teams in Europe 31 Timau Domestig yn Ewrop OUR ASSOCIATION / EIN CYMDEITHAS Profile / Proffil: Governance 32 Merched Merthyr Town Women 48 Llywodraethu Marketing and Commercial Marchnata a Masnachol Safeguarding 49 Amddiffyn Communications and Engagement 50 Cyfathrebu ac Ymgysylltu Finance 51 Cyllid Profile / Proffil: 52 Tricia Turner Looking Forward 54 Edrych Ymlaen

02–03 FAW.CYMRU These are exciting times for Mae hi’n gyfnod cyffrous ar gyfer women’s football in Wales. pêl-droed merched yng Nghymru. Our Senior Team is on the verge Mae ein Uwch Dîm ar fin creu hanes of making Welsh sporting history trwy gymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y CELEBRATING THE by qualifying for the FIFA Women’s Byd Merched FIFA ac mae ein timau World Cup and our intermediate canolradd yn cystadlu’n gyson ar sides are regularly competing y llwyfan rhyngwladol on the international stage at U16, ar raddau D16, D17 a D19. U17 and U19 grades. Ar yr ochr ddomestig, mae Uwch Domestically, our Welsh Gynghrair Merched Cymru yn fwy WOMEN’S GAME IN WALES / Women’s Premier League is more cystadleuol nag erioed, gyda 10 competitive than ever, with 10 tîm yn cymryd rhan yn rheolaidd teams participating regularly at the ar y lefel uchaf. Mae yna hefyd highest level. There are also seven saith cynghrair leol mewn lle gan local leagues in operation and 64 gynnwys 64 tîm uwch cofrestredig. DATHLU GÊM Y MERCHED registered senior teams. Ar lefel llawr gwlad, mae dros At grassroots level, over a third draean o ferched 3–11 mlwydd oed of 3–11 year old girls in Wales yng Nghymru bellach yn cymryd now participate in football and rhan mewn pêl-droed ac mae we have almost 5,000 registered gennym bron i 5,000 o chwaraewyr youth players. We are also seeing ieuenctid cofrestredig. Rydym YNG NGHYMRU more women take up all-important hefyd yn gweld mwy o ferched coaching and refereeing roles. yn ymgymryd â rolau hollbwysig The newly launched FAW mewn hyfforddi a dyfarnu. Women’s strategy, Our Game, aims Nod ein strategaeth merched to quadruple participation levels by newydd, Ein Gêm, yw cyrraedd 2024 and double attendance levels lefelau cyfranogiad pedair gwaith at domestic and international events. yn fwy nag ar hyn o bryd erbyn 2024 This review celebrates the major ac i ddyblu lefelau presenoldeb mewn steps that have already been made gemau domestig a rhyngwladol. towards achieving these ambitious Mae’r adroddiad hwn yn dathlu’r targets over the past twelve months. prif gamau sydd eisoes wedi’u It also profiles the key female figures cymryd tuag at gyflawni’r targedau that have, and continue to have, uchelgeisiol hyn dros y deuddeng mis an impact on the Welsh game. diwethaf. Mae hefyd yn cynnwys The main developments that proffiliau o ffigurau benywaidd have taken place across all other allweddol sydd wedi, ac yn parhau aspects of the FAW’s work in the past i gael, effaith ar y gêm Gymreig. year are also highlighted, as we aim Mae hefyd yn tynnu sylw at to provide an overview of what has y prif ddatblygiadau sydd wedi been another positive and productive digwydd ym mhob agwedd arall year for football in Wales. o waith y Gymdeithas yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, er mwyn i ni geisio darparu trosolwg o’r hyn sydd wedi bod yn flwyddyn gadarnhaol a chynhyrchiol arall i bêl-droed yng Nghymru.

04–05 FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU 1973 6,546 64 15

WELSH WOMEN’S SENIOR TEAM ESTABLISHED / REGISTERED FEMALE PLAYERS / REGISTERED SENIOR WOMEN’S TEAMS / QUALIFIED FEMALE REFEREES / SEFYDLWYD UWCH DÎM MERCHED CYMRU CHWARAEWYR BENYWAIDD COFRESTREDIG UWCH DIMAU COFRESTREDIG DYFARNWYR CYMWYSEDIG BENYWAIDD 2009 7 115 48,557

WELSH WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE ESTABLISHED / LOCAL WOMEN’S LEAGUES / LICENCED FEMALE COACHES / FEMALE PARTICIPANTS AGED 3–11 YEARS / SEFYDLWYD UWCH GYNGHRAIR MERCHED CYMRU CYNGHRAIR MERCHED LLEOL HYFFORDDWYR TRWYDDEDIG BENYWAIDD CYFRANOGWYR BENYWAIDD 3–11 MLWYDD OEDD

06–07 FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU 08–09 FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU 2018 MARKS 100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE AND WITH THE GROWTH OF THE FEMALE GAME CONTINUING YEAR ON YEAR, THIS YEAR’S EDITION FOCUSES ON THIS ASPECT OF OUR SPORT. MAE 2018 YN NODI CANMLWYDDIANT Y BLEIDLAIS I FENYWOD, A GYDA THWF GÊM Y MERCHED YN PARHAU FLWYDDYN AR ÔL BLWYDDYN, MAE RHIFYN ELENI’N CANOLBWYNTIO’N ARBENNIG AR YR CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S WELCOME / PRESIDENT’S WELCOME / CROESO GAN Y PRIF WEITHREDWR AGWEDD HON O’N GÊM. CROESO GAN Y LLYWYDD

JONATHAN FORD Welcome to our annual End of Season Review. This has been Croeso i’n Hadroddiad Diwedd Tymor blynyddol. Bu hon yn DAVID GRIFFITHS After three years as President, this will be the last time I get Ar ôl tair blynedd fel Llywydd, dyma fydd y tro diwethaf i mi a fantastic year for Welsh football and once again it is time flwyddyn wych i bêl-droed Cymru ac unwaith eto mae’n amser the privilege of contributing to this End of Season Review. gael y fraint o gyfrannu at yr Adroddiad Diwedd Tymor hwn. to reflect on all that has been achieved. myfyrio ar yr hyn a gyflawnwyd. The developments in Welsh football over that time have been Mae’r datblygiadau ym myd pêl-droed Cymru dros y cyfnod 2018 marks 100 years of women’s suffrage and with the Mae 2018 yn nodi canmlwyddiant y bleidlais i fenywod a gyda phenomenal and I have been fortunate to experience some hwnnw wedi bod yn anhygoel ac rydw i wedi bod yn ffodus growth of the female game continuing year on year, this year’s thwf gêm y merched yn parhau flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn, mae of the biggest highs in our sporting history. iawn i gael profi rhai o’r uchafbwyntiau mwyaf yn hanes y gêm. edition focuses on this aspect of our sport. rhifyn eleni’n canolbwyntio’n arbennig ar yr agwedd hon o’n gêm. There has of course also been disappointment, including the Wrth gwrs, bu siom hefyd, gan gynnwys tîm Uwch y Dynion This season our Senior Women’s team has had an incredible Mae ein tîm Merched Uwch wedi cael tymor arbennig o dda Senior Men’s team missing out on a place in the 2018 FIFA World yn methu lle yng Nghwpan y Byd FIFA 2018. Fodd bynnag, run as they seek qualification for next year’s FIFA Women’s World wrth iddyn nhw geisio cymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd Merched Cup. However, our Senior Women have produced some fantastic mae ein Merched Uwch wedi cyflawni rhai perfformiadau gwych Cup. Without conceding a single goal so far, the side is currently FIFA y flwyddyn nesaf. Heb ildio gôl hyd yn hyn yn yr ymgyrch, performances meaning the opportunity for another summer sy’n golygu bod y cyfle i dreulio haf arall yn Ffrainc yn 2019 yn top of their qualifying group with one game left to play. mae’r tîm yn eistedd ar frig eu gr ˆwp cymhwyso ar hyn o bryd in France in 2019 is edging ever closer to becoming a reality. bosibilrwydd go iawn. Their success has already been rightly rewarded with FIFA gydag un gêm yn weddill i’w chwarae. Our domestic game in Wales continues to flourish, with Mae ein gêm ddomestig yng Nghymru yn parhau i ffynnu, placing them 29th in the latest world rankings, our highest ever Mae eu llwyddiant eisoes wedi ei gydnabod gan FIFA sydd the JD Welsh Cup Final undoubtedly a personal highlight from gyda Rownd Derfynol Cwpan Cymru JD yn sefyll allan fel placing. This year has also seen the launch of our new women’s wedi cynnwys y tîm yn y 29ain safle ar eu rhestr detholion, the past twelve months. It was great to see a fantastic crowd uchafbwynt personol o’r deuddeg mis diwethaf. Roedd hi’n strategy, Our Game, produced to ensure our ambitious eu safle uchaf erioed. Eleni hefyd cafwyd lansiad ein strategaeth at Latham Park to witness Cefn Druids secure their first ever wych gweld torf fawr ym Mharc Latham i wylio Derwyddon development of the game in Wales continues. merched newydd, Ein Gêm, a grëwyd er mwyn sicrhau bod ein Welsh Cup Final victory. Cefn yn sicrhau eu buddugoliaeth rownd derfynol gyntaf erioed It is also the beginning of a new era for our Senior Men’s datblygiad uchelgeisiol o’r gêm yng Nghymru yn parhau. Our newly launched online magazine show, FC Cymru, yng Nghwpan Cymru. side with the appointment of Ryan Giggs as the national team Mae hefyd yn ddechrau cyfnod newydd ar gyfer ein tîm provides a brilliant showcase of everything that’s going on in Mae ein sioe gylchgrawn ar-lein newydd, FC Cymru, manager. Since his arrival, the side has competed on both sides Dynion Uwch wrth i Ryan Giggs gael ei benodi fel rheolwr newydd Welsh football, from our international kit-men to grassroots yn arddangos popeth sydd yn digwydd ym myd pêl-droed of the globe, in China and America, with a host of young players y tîm cenedlaethol. Ers iddo gyrraedd, mae’r tîm wedi cystadlu competitions, giving viewers a real insight into all aspects of Cymru, o’n dynion gwisg rhyngwladol at ein cystadlaethau making their full international debuts. Preparations are now ar ddwy ochr y byd, yn Tsieina ac yn America, gyda llu o our game. ar lawr gwlad, gan gynnig mewnwelediad i wylwyr ar bob in place for the upcoming UEFA Nations League, a tournament chwaraewyr ifanc yn gwneud eu hymddangosiadau rhyngwladol Over the last three years we have achieved a great deal. agwedd o’n gêm. that aims to change the landscape of friendly matches. llawn cyntaf. Erbyn hyn, mae paratoadau ar waith ar gyfer However, we cannot and will not rest on our laurels. I, along with Dros y tair blynedd diwethaf rydym wedi cyflawni cryn With our senior teams continuing to inspire the next Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd UEFA, twrnamaint newydd sydd my colleagues on the FAW Council, will fully support my successor dipyn. Fodd bynnag, ni allwn fod yn hunan-fodlon. Ynghyd generation, we are working hard to build on that in all aspects â’r bwriad o newid tirlun gemau cyfeillgar. as President, to make sure that we continue the hard work in â fy nghydweithwyr ar Gyngor CBDC, byddaf yn cefnogi fy of the game in Wales. From grassroots to elite level, this review Gyda’n timau uwch yn parhau i ysbrydoli’r genhedlaeth nesaf, developing the game at all levels in Wales. olynydd fel Llywydd er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn parhau â’r aims to demonstrate all the work that has been achieved this rydym yn gweithio’n galed i adeiladu ar hynny ym mhob agwedd gwaith caled wrth ddatblygu’r gêm ar bob lefel yng Nghymru. year to pursue our ambitions for Welsh football. o’r gêm yng Nghymru. O’r lefel llawr gwlad i’r lefel elitaidd, mae’r adroddiad hwn yn anelu at ddangos yr holl waith a gyflawnwyd eleni wrth ddilyn ein huchelgeisiau ar gyfer pêl-droed Cymru.

10–11 FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU SENIOR WOMEN / MERCHED UWCH

12–13 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU The past twelve months have been all about The journey began for Jayne Ludlow’s side Dechreuodd taith tîm Jayne Ludlow nôl ym mis in September with a 1–0 away victory over Medi gyda buddugoliaeth 1–0 oddi cartref dros FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification for our Kazakhstan, swiftly followed by a goalless Kazakhstan, cyn gêm gyfartal ddi-gôl yn erbyn Senior Women’s team who, with one game left draw with Russia in St Petersburg in October. Rwsia yn St Petersburg ym mis Hydref. Ar ôl curo to play in the campaign, are on the verge of making A November double-header saw them beat Bosnia-Herzegovina a Kazakhstan eto ym mis Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kazakhstan once again, Tachwedd, roedd y tîm ar frig eu gr ˆwp cymhwyso Welsh sporting history by qualifying for their first leaving them top of qualifying Group A heading ar drothwy’r flwyddyn newydd. major international tournament. into the New Year. Gwnaeth seibiant byr o’u hymgyrch cymhwyso Cymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd Merched FIFA A brief break from the qualification trail saw the roi cyfle i’r tîm gystadlu mewn twrnamaint side compete in international friendly tournament, cyfeillgar rhyngwladol Cwpan Cyprus ym mis fu prif ffocws Tîm Uwch y Merched dros y deuddeng the Cyprus Cup in February and March, where a 3–2 Chwefror a Mawrth, lle gwnaethant golli 3–2 ar mis diwethaf. Gydag un gêm ar ôl i’w chwarae loss on penalties to UEFA Euro 2017 Semi-Finalists giciau cosb i Awstria yn y rownd ail gyfle i orffen yn eu hymgyrch, mae’r gr ˆwp ar fin creu hanes ym Austria at the play-off stage saw them finish 8th yn 8fed yn y twrnamaint. overall in the tournament. Ym mis Ebrill, symudodd y ffocws nôl at maes chwaraeon Cymru trwy gymhwyso ar gyfer In April, the focus returned to qualification gymhwyso wrth i’r tîm yn chwarae gem bwysig eu twrnamaint rhyngwladol mawr cyntaf. when the side took on England’s ‘Lionesses’ yn erbyn ‘Llewesau’ Lloegr yn Stadiwm St Mary’s in a top-of-the-group clash at Southampton’s yn Southampton. Gorffennodd y gêm dynn a St Mary’s Stadium. The result was a hard-fought chystadleuol yn ddi-sgor, ond yn ôl y rheolwr, roedd goalless draw, referred to by the Wales manager y canlyniad yn un o’r rhai gorau yn hanes y tîm. as one of the best results in the team’s history. Sicrhaodd y tîm ddwy fuddugoliaeth gartref Two impressive home wins over dros Bosnia-Herzegovina a Rwsia ym mis Mehefin, Bosnia–Herzegovina and Russia followed in sydd yn golygu eu bod bellach ar frig eu gr ˆwp gydag June, meaning the side now sit top of their group un gêm hanfodol ar ôl i’w chwarae yn erbyn Lloegr with just one crucial winner-takes-all tie with ym mis Awst. England to come in August. Mae rhediad anhygoel y tîm wedi sicrhau Their impressive run saw the team secure eu safle uchaf erioed ar restr detholion y byd FIFA, their highest ever FIFA ranking in June as they wrth iddyn nhw neidio 5 safle i’r 29ain safle. jumped 5 places to 29th on the definitive list.

14–15 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU 16–17 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU JAYNE LUDLOW “I WANT TO SEE NOT JUST FOOTBALL, BUT ALL SPORTS, GIVING MORE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR SPORTING PROWESS.” “DWI EISIAU GWELD POB CAMP, NID PÊL-DROED YN UNIG, YN RHOI’R CYFLE I FERCHED ARDDANGOS EU GALLUOEDD MEWN CHWARAEON.”

WOMEN’S SENIOR TEAM MANAGER AND FORMER PLAYER / As a player, Jayne Ludlow captained the Welsh national side Fel chwaraewr, bu Jayne Ludlow yn gapten ar y tîm RHEOLWR TÎM UWCH Y MERCHED A CYN CHWARAEWR until her retirement in 2012. Domestically, she represented cenedlaethol tan iddi ymddeol yn 2012. Yn ddomestig, Arsenal for 13 years, securing the Player’s Player of the Year fe wnaeth hi gynrychioli Arsenal am 13 mlynedd, ennill accolade three times and helping the side win a domestic treble. gwobr Chwaraewr y Chwaraewyr dair gwaith, a helpu’r In 2006–07, she captained the Gunners in what was their tîm i ennill tair cwpan ddomestig. most successful season ever, as they won not just all three Yn 2006–07, Jayne oedd capten y Gunners yn eu tymor domestic trophies, but also the UEFA Women’s Champions mwyaf llwyddiannus erioed, wrth iddynt ennill nid yn unig League title. y tri thlws domestig, ond teitl Cynghrair Pencampwyr Jayne was official ambassador for the UEFA Women’s Merched UEFA hefyd. Champions League Final when it was staged in Cardiff in 2017. Roedd Jayne yn llysgennad swyddogol ar gyfer rownd terfynol Cynghrair Pencampwyr Merched UEFA yng Jayne believes that when her Women’s Senior team drew 0–0 Nghaerdydd yn 2017. with England in April, it wasn’t just the other teams in their FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying group that took notice, the whole Crêd Jayne mai nid y timau eraill yn unig yng nghr ˆwp Cwpan of Wales awoke to their recent progression. y Byd Merched FIFA sylwodd ar y sgôr cyfartal 0–0 tîm Merched She thinks the result at St Mary’s in Southampton was a key Uwch yn erbyn Lloegr fis Ebrill, ond bod Cymru gyfan wedi moment for women’s football in Wales, saying it felt like “an dechrau cymryd sylw. accumulation of all the hard work that a lot of people have put Mae hi’n meddwl fod y canlyniad yn St Mary’s yn in over the past three or four years”. Southampton wedi bod yn allweddol ar gyfer pêl-droed merched While her short-term goal is to secure her side’s place in yng Nghymru, gan ddweud ei fod fel “crynodeb o‘r holl waith the 2019 World Cup in France, she is determined to see Wales’ caled sydd wedi’i gyflawni gan nifer o bobl dros y tair neu bedair women earn “qualification for major tournaments for a long blynedd diwethaf”. time to come — not just as a one off”. Tra bod ganddi’r uchelgais tymor-byr o sicrhau lle i’w thîm She is a strong believer in the empowering nature of sport. yng Nghwpan y Byd yn Ffrainc yn 2019, mae hi’n benderfynol She wants to see not just football, but all sports, giving more o weld merched Cymru yn “cymhwyso ar gyfer y prif women the “opportunity to showcase” their sporting prowess. dwrnameintiau am amser hir yn y dyfodol — nid fel rhywbeth In particular, she hopes that the added attention now being given untro yn unig”. to the current national team will be pivotal “to the future growth Mae hi’n credu’n gryf bod chwaraeon yn gallu cael effaith of the women’s game in Wales.” gadarnhaol. Mae hi eisiau gweld pob camp, nid yn unig pêl-droed, yn rhoi’r cyfle i ferched arddangos eu galluoedd mewn chwaraeon. Yn arbennig, mae hi’n gobeithio y bydd y sylw ychwanegol sy’n cael ei roi i’r tîm cenedlaethol presennol yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i “dwf gêm y merched yng Nghymru yn y dyfodol”.

18–19 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Our Senior Men’s side narrowly missed out on Collodd ein tîm Dynion Uwch gyfle am le ar gyfer qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their Cwpan y Byd FIFA 2018, gyda’u ffawd yn cael MEN’S INTERMEDIATE SQUADS / OTHER INTERNATIONAL TEAMS / fate ultimately sealed by a 1–0 defeat to the ei selio gan fuddugoliaeth Gweriniaeth Iwerddon TIMAU DYNION RYNGWLADOL CANOLRADD TIMAU RHYNGWLADOL ERAILL Republic of Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium o 1–0 yn Stadiwm Caerdydd ym mis Hydref. in October. Gyda’r canlyniad, daeth diwedd cyfnod Chris The result spelled the end of Chris Coleman’s Coleman fel rheolwr cenedlaethol a chyn-chwaraewr Rob Page’s U21s side have reached Mae tîm D21 Rob Page wedi Futsal Futsal reign as national manger with former Wales Cymru, a chanolwr Manchester United, Ryan Giggs the halfway point in their UEFA cyrraedd hanner ffordd yn eu Despite not being able to retain the Er eu bod wedi methu â chadw’r and Manchester United midfielder, Ryan Giggs, yn cymryd ei le ym mis Ionawr 2018. U21 Euro 2019 qualifying campaign. hymgyrch gymhwysol UEFA D21 title for the Futsal Home Nations teitl ar gyfer Pencampwyr Futsal y taking the helm in January 2018. Daeth gêm gyntaf Giggs o dan reolaeth yn ystod They currently sit in 5th place Euro 2019. Ar hyn o bryd maent Championship, Wales left this year’s Gwledydd Cartref, gadawodd Cymru’r Giggs’ first game in charge came during the twrnamaint gwadd rhyngwladol, Cwpan Tsieina. in qualification Group 8, having yn eistedd yn y 5ed safle yng tournament in Edinburgh on a high twrnamaint yng Nghaeredin eleni international invitational tournament, the China Fe wnaethon nhw ennill 6–0 yn erbyn y wlad secured two wins, one draw Ngr ˆwp cymhwyso 8, ar ôl dwy after sealing an 8–0 victory over mewn safle da ar ôl buddugoliaeth Cup. An emphatic 6–0 win over hosts China in the gartref, Tsieina yn y rownd gyntaf. Golyga hyn and three losses to date. Their fuddugoliaeth, un gêm gyfartal Northern Ireland to take second place o 8–0 yn erbyn Gogledd Iwerddon first round meant Wales took on Uruguay in the fod Cymru am fynd ymlaen yn erbyn Wrwgwai qualification fate will be decided a thair colled hyd yn hyn. Bydd in the group. i gymryd yr ail safle yn y rg ˆwp. final, where they fell to a narrow 1–0 defeat to yn y rownd derfynol, lle gollon nhw gêm agos in their next batch of fixtures eu ffawd yn cael ei benderfynu Our national deaf futsal side Methodd ein tîm futsal end the tournament as runners-up. o 1–0 ar ddiwedd y twrnamaint a gorffen yn ail. in the autumn, when they face yn y rownd nesaf o gemau yn yr missed out on qualification for genhedlaethol byddar â chymhwyso The competition saw two of the squad’s key Cyrhaeddodd dau aelod allweddol o’r tîm gerrig Lichtenstein, Portugal and hydref, pan fyddant yn wynebu the EDSO Deaf Futsal Euros i’r Ewros Futsal Byddar EDSO yn members reach impressive career milestones — milltir eu gyrfaoedd yn ystod y gystadleuaeth — Switzerland at home and Romania Lichtenstein, Portiwgal a’r Swistir following defeat against Sweden, dilyn colli yn erbyn Sweden, striker Gareth Bale securing his status as Wales’ yr ymosodwr Gareth Bale yn cadarnhau ei statws away. The side also travelled to gartref a Romania i ffwrdd. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey Bosnia-Herzegovina a Thwrci yn y Senior Men’s all-time top goal scorer with a hat-trick fel sgoriwr gorau tîm Dynion Cymru gyda thair-gôl Georgia in June where they were Teithiodd y tîm i Georgia ym mis at what was the first deaf football twrnamaint cymhwyster pêl-droed against China and defender Chris Gunter becoming yn erbyn Tsieina a’r amddiffynnwr Chris Gunter yn held to two draws in a friendly Fehefin lle gorffennodd eu dwy qualification tournament to be hosted byddar cyntaf i gael ei gynnal yn Wales’ most capped outfield player, making his 86th derbyn y mwyafrif o gapiau fel chwaraewr allanol match double-header. gêm gyfeillgar yn ddi-sgor. in Wales, at Cardiff Metropolitan Brifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, appearance for the national side in the same game. dros Gymru, ac yn gwneud ei ymddangosiad am The U19s travelled to Turkey in Teithiodd y tîm D19 i Dwrci ym University. yng Nghymru. January 2018 saw Wales included in the y 86fed tro dros ei dîm cenedlaethol yn yr un gêm. November to play three UEFA U19 mis Tachwedd i chwarae tair gêm Domestically, the FAW Futsal Ar lefel ddomestig, enillodd draw for the inaugural UEFA Nations League Ym mis Ionawr 2018, gwelwyd Cymru yn cael Euro qualification fixtures. However, gymhwysol UEFA Euro D19. Serch League was won this year by Cardiff Prifysgol Caerdydd y Gynghrair CBDC international tournament. They were drawn in eu cynnwys wrth dynnu enwau allan ar gyfer defeats to Slovakia, Turkey and hynny, golyga colledion yn erbyn University, who faced previous Futsal eleni, ar ôl wynebu deiliaid League B, Group 4 along with the Republic of Ireland twrnamaint rhyngwladol cyntaf erioed Cynghrair Kazakhstan meant that Paul Bodin’s Slofacia, Twrci a Kazakstan fod tîm title-holders, Wrexham University, y teitl blaenorol, Prifysgol Wrecsam, and Demark and will play their first fixtures against y Cenhedloedd UEFA. Cawsant eu tynnu yng side failed to make it through to the Paul Bodin wedi methu â chyrraedd in the final at The Cardiff City House yn y gêm derfynol yn Nhˆy Chwaraeon the sides in the autumn. Nghynghrair B, Gr ˆwp 4 ynghyd â Gweriniaeth Elite round stage of the competition. y rhan Elitaidd o’r gystadleuaeth. of Sport. With the score 2–2 at the Dinas Caerdydd. Gyda sgôr o 2–2 ar The team also played a number of friendly Iwerddon a Denmarc a byddant yn chwarae eu A training camp in Croatia in March Darparwyd gwersyll ymarfer yng end of normal time, Cardiff University ddiwedd yr amser arferol, sgoriodd fixtures over the course of the season, taking on gemau cyntaf yn erbyn y timau yn yr hydref. provided the opportunity to begin Nghroatia ym mis Mawrth oedd yn scored in extra time to secure the title Caerdydd yn yr amser ychwanegol France and Panama in November before travelling Chwaraeodd y tîm hefyd nifer o gemau preparations for the 2020 competition gyfle i ddechrau paratoadau ar gyfer and earn themselves a place at the i gadarnhau’r teitl ac ennill safle yn to Los Angeles to play Mexico in May 2018. cyfeillgar yn ystod y tymor, gan chwarae qualification stages which are due camau cynhwysol y gystadleuaeth 2018 UEFA Futsal Cup in the process. Nghwpan Futsal UEFA 2018. Ffrainc a Panama ym mis Tachwedd cyn teithio to start in the autumn. May saw the 2020 sydd i ddechrau yn yr hydref. i Los Angeles i chwarae Mecsico ym mis Mai 2018. side compete the 2018 Slovakia Cup. Ym mis Mai, gwelwyd y tîm yn However, a 1–0 win over Hungary cystadlu yng Nghwpan Slofacia 2018. Wales C Cymru C was not enough to counteract losses Serch hynny, nid oedd buddugoliaeth This season saw the return of Wales’ C Gwelwyd tîm C Cymru yn to Slovakia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine o 1–0 yn erbyn Hwngari yn ddigon squad to the international stage in their dychwelyd i’r maes rhyngwladol and the side ended the tournament i wrthsefyll y colledion yn erbyn first competitive game since 2012. y tymor hwn ar gyfer eu gêm in 6th place. Slofacia, Azerbaijan a’r Wcráin The side, managed by Mark Jones gystadleuol gyntaf ers 2012. The U18 academy squad, a gorffennodd y tîm yn y 6ed safle. and former Wales senior international, Roedd y tîm, a reolir gan Mark Jones managed by Mark Pike, reclaimed the Mae’r tîm D18, dan reolaeth Mark Owain Tudur Jones, faced England a chyn-chwaraewr tîm uwch Cymru, John Coughlan Memorial Cup in their Pike, wedi adfer Cwpan Coffa John at Barry’s Jenner Park, in what was Owain Tudur Jones, yn wynebu annual double-header against the Coughlan yn y ddwy gêm flynyddol the first ever meeting between the Lloegr ym Mharc Jenner Y Barri, Republic of Ireland. The side, selected yn erbyn Gweriniaeth Iwerddon. two sides at C level. A tight and tense sef y cyfarfod cyntaf rhwng y ddwy from players involved in the domestic Sicrhaodd y tîm, a ddewiswyd gan game ensued, with England snatching garfan ar lefel C. Y canlyniad oedd academy system, secured a 0–0 chwaraewyr sy’n rhan o’r system a 3–2 victory on the night. gêm dynn, gyda Lloegr yn cipio’r draw followed by a 2–0 win over academi ddomestig, gêm gyfartal The much anticipated match fuddugoliaeth o 3–2 ar y noson. SENIOR the Republic to secure the title. o 0–0, a buddugoliaeth o 2–0 dros provided an opportunity for fans Fe wnaeth y gêm roi cyfle i The U17s travelled to Hungary in y Weriniaeth i sicrhau’r teitl. to have a glimpse at what this new gefnogwyr gael cipolwg ar beth all tîm October to play three UEFA U17 Euro Teithiodd y tîm D17 i Hwngari Wales C team could achieve longer C Cymru ei gyflawni yn yr hir dymor, qualification group matches. Despite ym mis Hydref i chwarae tair gêm term, providing a platform for the gan roi platfform i’r chwaraewyr beating Kosovo 2–0, losses to Hungary gymhwysol ar gyfer y grwpiau players progressing through the oedd yn symud ymlaen trwy gêm and the Netherlands meant the side, UEFA Euro D17. Er gwaethaf curo Welsh domestic game to showcase ddomestig Cymru i arddangos led by Rob Page and Paul Bodin, Kosovo o 2–0 golyga colledion yn their talent on the international stage. eu talent ar lwyfan ryngwladol. failed to qualify for the Elite round. erbyn Hwngari a’r Iseldiroedd fod Our U16 side finished in third y tîm, dan arweiniad Rob Page MEN / place in the annual Victory Shield a Paul Bodin, wedi methu â chyrraedd Wales Learning Disability Squad Tîm Anabledd Dysgu Cymru development competition. The side, y rownd Elitaidd. Wales’ U19 Learning Disability squad Cadarnhaodd tîm Anabledd Dysgu led by Osian Roberts, drew with Gorffennodd ein tîm D16 yn retained its second place spot in the Dan 19 Cymru eu hail safle yn Scotland and the Republic of Ireland drydydd yng nghystadleuaeth annual Home Nations Tournament, y Twrnament Gwledydd Cartref but suffered an agonising 1–0 loss datblygu flynyddol Victory Shield. held this year in Belfast. Following blynyddol, a gynhaliwyd eleni yn to Northern Ireland in their final Roedd hi’n gêm gyfartal,wedi ei a disappointing start that saw Belfast. Yn dilyn dechreuad siomedig game. The group fared better at harwain gan Osian Roberts, rhwng Chris Foot’s side beaten 4–1 by a welodd garfan Chris Foot yn cael the UEFA Development Tournament yr Alban a Gweriniaeth Iwerddon ond the tournament’s eventual winners eu curo 4–1 gan yr Alban sef enillwyr held in Greece, losing to hosts fe wnaethon nhw ddioddef colled Scotland, Wales went on to y twrnament yn y pen draw, aeth DYNION Greece but securing wins over Russia enfawr o 1–0 i Ogledd Iwerddon yn convincingly beat Northern Ireland Cymru ymlaen i guro Gogledd and Slovakia. eu gêm derfynol. Chwaraeodd y gr ˆwp and the Republic of Ireland to clinch Iwerddon a Gweriniaeth Iwerddon yn well yn Nhwrnamaint Datblygu second place in the group. i gipio’r ail safle yn y rg ˆwp. UEFA a gynhaliwyd yng Ngroeg, gan golli i’r wlad gartref, Groeg, ond fe wnaethant sicrhau UWCH buddugoliaeth dros Rwsia a Slofacia.

20–21 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU The Women’s U19s secured qualification for the Elite Round of the 2017/18 UEFA U19 Championships, having emerged from their qualification group with one defeat, one draw and a convincing 6–0 win over host nation Kazakhstan. The side, led by Head Coach Kat Lovett, went on to lose to Serbia and Denmark in the Elite Round, before ending the tournament on a high with a 1–0 win over hosts Portugal. Qualification for the 2018/19 Championship is now the main focus, with the side drawn in qualification Group 4 alongside San Marino, Scotland and Sweden. Wales will host the matches for this WOMEN’S INTERMEDIATE group in November 2018, with the championship finals to be played in Armenia in July 2019. Having failed to qualify for the 2017/18 Elite Round, the Women’s U17s, are now firmly focused on the qualifying round for the 2018/19 Championship. They will face Belarus, Kazakhstan and Portugal in Group 11, with the matches due to be played in November 2018 in Portugal. It’s been a testing season for the U15s, with SQUADS / the side coming away with two losses in their home nations fixtures against England and Scotland in February, followed by a fourth place finish in the Bob Docherty Cup of which they were the reigning champions. Matthew Clement’s side also travelled to Brittany with the U15 boys in a cultural exchange that forms part of our Euro 2017 legacy project.

Fe wnaeth y tîm Merched D19 lwyddo TIMAU MERCHED i gymhwyso ar gyfer Rownd Elitaidd Pencampwriaethau UEFA 2017/18 D19, ar ôl dod allan o’u gr ˆwp cymhwyso gydag un methiant, un gêm gyfartal a buddugoliaeth gref dros y wlad gartref, Kazakhstan. Aeth y tîm, dan arweiniad y Prif Hyfforddwr Kat Lovett, ymlaen i golli yn erbyn Serbia a Denmarc yn y Rownd Elitaidd, cyn gorffen y twrnamaint yn dda drwy guro’r wlad gartref, Portiwgal 1–0. CANOLRADD Gyda’r garfan wedi ei dewis yng ngr ˆwp cymhwyster 4 gyda San Marino, yr Alban a Sweden, y prif ffocws ar hyn o bryd yw cymhwyso ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth 2018/19. Cymru fydd yn cynnal y gemau ar gyfer y gr ˆwp yma ym mis Tachwedd 2018, gyda rowndiau terfynol y pencampwriaethau i’w chwarae yn Armenia ym mis Gorffennaf 2019. Ar ôl methu â chyrraedd Rownd Elitaidd 2017/18, mae’r Merched D17 bellach yn canolbwyntio ar y rownd gymhwyso ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth 2018/19. Mi fyddan nhw’n wynebu Belarus, Kazakstan a Phortiwgal yn Gr ˆwp 11, gyda’r gemau i’w chwarae ym mis Tachwedd 2018 ym Mhortiwgal. Mae wedi bod yn dymor anodd ar gyfer y tîm D15, gyda dwy golled yn y rhaglen gwledydd cartref yn erbyn Lloegr a’r Alban ym mis Chwefror, a gorffen yn bedwerydd yng Nghwpan Bob Docherty, lle roedden nhw’n bencampwyr presennol. Roedd tîm Matthew Clement wedi teithio i Lydaw hefyd gyda’r bechgyn D15 ar gyfer cyfnewidiad diwylliannol sy’n ffurfio rhan o’n prosiect etifeddiaeth Ewro 2017.

22–23 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU FAW AWARDS / GWOBRAU CBDC 2017

The 2017 FAW Awards, sponsored by Vauxhall, were held Cynhaliwyd Gwobrau CBDC 2017, noddwyd gan Vauxhall, FAW Player of the Year (sponsored by Vauxhall) FAW Young Player of the Year at Hensol Castle at the Vale Resort in October. yng Nghastell Hensol yng Ngwesty’r Fro ym mis Hydref. Chwaraewr y Flwyddyn CBDC (noddwyd gan Vauxhall): Chwaraewr Ifanc y Flwyddyn CBDC: Attendees celebrated a year of Welsh football with awards Dathlodd y gwesteion flwyddyn o bêl-droed Cymreig LAURA O’SULLIVAN + CHRIS GUNTER PEYTON VINCZE + BEN WOODBURN honouring players from the Women’s and Men’s National teams gyda gwobrau’n anrhydeddu chwaraewyr o dimau cenedlaethol and Premier Leagues. y Merched a’r Dynion yn ogystal â’r Uwch Gynghreiriau. Media Choice Award (sponsored by Brains) Fans’ Player of the Year The top FAW Player of the Year Awards went to Laura Aeth y Gwobrau am Chwaraewyr Gorau’r Flwyddyn CBDC Gwobr Dewis y Cyfryngau (noddwyd gan Brains): Chwaraewr y Cefnogwyr: O’Sullivan and Chris Gunter for their performances in the red i Laura O’Sullivan a Chris Gunter am eu perfformiadau yn y crys DAVE EDWARDS JESS FISHLOCK + JOE ALLEN shirt. The Fans’ Player of the Year Awards went to Jess Fishlock coch. Aeth y Gwobrau am Hoff Chwaraewr y Cefnogwyr i Jess and Joe Allen, while Payton Vincze and Ben Woodburn picked Fishlock a Joe Allen, a chasglodd Payton Vincze a Ben Woodburn FAW Special Award Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League Clubwoman of the Year up the Young Player accolades. Wobrau Chwaraewyr Ifanc y Flywddyn. Gwobr Arbennig CBDC: Chwaraewr Clwb y Flwyddyn Uwch Gynghrair Merched Cymru Orchard: The Media Choice Award this year went to Wales midfielder Aeth y Gwobr Dewis y Cyfryngau i ganolwr Cymru Dave IAN RUSH ALICIA POWE (Swansea City Ladies / Merched Dinas Abertawe) Dave Edwards and Ian Rush was handed the FAW Special Award Edwards eleni a chafodd Ian Rush y Wobr Arbennig CBDC am for his services to Welsh football. ei wasanaethau i bêl-droed Cymru. Players’ Player of the Year (sponsored by Fosters) JD Welsh Premier League Clubman of the Year Chwaraewr y Chwaraewyr (noddwyd gan Fosters): Chwaraewr Clwb y Flwyddyn Uwch Gynghrair Cymru JD: ANGHARAD JAMES + GARETH BALE CRAIG WILLIAMS (Newtown / Y Drenewydd)

24–25 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU ANGHARAD JAMES

SENIOR WOMEN’S TEAM MIDFIELDER / Angharad James has won more Mae Angharad James wedi ennill CHWARAEWR CANOL CAE TÎM UWCH Y MERCHED than 50 caps since making her dros 50 cap ers chwarae ei gêm debut, aged 17, against Scotland gyntaf yn 17 mlwydd oed yn erbyn in 2001. yr Alban yn 2001. Domestically, she plays her Yn ddomestig, mae hi’n chwarae football for Everton in the ar gyfer Everton yn Nghyngrair FA’s Women’s Super League, Super League Merched FA ar ôl having previously had stints chwarae yn Yeovil Town, Notts at Yeovil Town, Notts County, County, Bristol City ac Arsenal. Bristol City and Arsenal. Yn 2017, cafodd ei henwi fel In 2017 she was named Chwaraewr y Flwyddyn yng the Player’s Player of the Year Ngwobrau CBDC. at the FAW Awards. Mae Angharad yn credu fod cael Angharad believes that female role model rôl benywaidd yn allweddol models are key to the continuing i barhau gyda datblygiad a llwyddiant development and success of the y gêm i ferched yng Nghymru ac mae women’s game in Wales and that gweld ‘eiconau sy’n ferched yn young players seeing “female icons y gêm’ yn gallu cael effaith enfawr involved in the game” can have ar chwaraewyr ifanc o’r lefel llawr a huge impact on the sport from gwlad i fyny. the grassroots level up. Mae hi’n mwynhau pob munud She is enjoying every moment o lwyddiant tîm y Merched Uwch yn of the Senior Women’s team’s current ystod ymgyrch Cwpan y Byd Merched success in their FIFA Women’s World FIFA. “Ry’ ni wedi bod yn gwneud Cup qualifying campaign. “We’ve been mor dda, mae gennym ni lawer o doing so well, we’ve got a lot of gefnogaeth ac mae gennym fwy support and we have a lot more belief o hyder yn y camp, am ein cryfderau in the camp, about our abilities and a beth y gallwn ei gyflawni gyda’n what we can achieve together”. gilydd”. A proud West Walian, she is Yn wreiddiol o Orllewin Cymru, very keen to see the community mae hi’n awyddus iawn i weld of the women’s game grow in every cymuned gêm y merched yn tyfu corner of the land. Her vision for the ym mhob cwr o’r wlad. Mae ei future of women’s football in Wales gweledigaeth ar gyfer dyfodol is for “a lot more professional and pêl-droed i ferched yng Nghymru yn semi-professional teams being set cynnwys gweld ”llawer mwy o dimau up across the country to help grow proffesiynol neu lled-broffesiynol the game further”. yn cael eu sefydlu er mwyn datblygu’r Her immediate ambition is, gêm yn fwy”. of course, to help the national Ei phrif uchelgais ar hyn o team to qualify for their first-ever bryd wrth gwrs yw helpu’r tîm major tournament. cenedlaethol i gymhwyso ar gyfer eu pencampwriaeth ryngwladol gyntaf.

26–27 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU For the fourth time in five seasons, Cardiff Met were The two newly promoted sides, Caernarfon and Fe wnaeth Caernarfon a Chil-y-coed, y ddau Caldicot both experienced difficult first seasons dîm a gafodd eu dyrchafu yn ddiweddar, ddioddef crowned Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League in the top flight, the latter’s being compounded tymhorau cyntaf anodd yn yr Uwch Gynghrair, Champions, securing 15 wins, two draws and just by a nine-point deduction for fielding an ineligible gyda Chil-y-Coed yn cael eu heffeithio gan one loss over the course of the season. Swansea City player. Caernarfon’s only win of the campaign ostyngiad naw pwynt o roi chwaraewr anghymwys came towards the end of the season, a 1–0 win ymlaen i chwarae. Daeth unig fuddugoliaeth were their closest competitors, but Cardiff’s double over Caldicot meaning they finally picked up three Caernarfon o’r ymgyrch tuag at ddiwedd y tymor. win over their rivals put an end to the Swans’ hopes points which was enough to see them finish ninth. Roedd 3 phwynt o’u buddugoliaeth o 1–0 dros of challenging for the title. The season’s top scorer was Abergavenny’s Gil-y-Coed yn ddigon i sicrhau’r nawfed safle. Lyndsey Davies who scored 22 goals in her 18 Sgoriwr uchaf y tymor oedd Lyndsey Davies Am y pedwerydd tro mewn pum tymor, cafodd appearances. o’r Fenni a sgoriodd 22 gôl yn ei 18 ymddangosiad. Met Caerdydd eu coroni yn Bencampwyr Uwch In the JD Welsh Premier League, The New Saints Yn Uwch Gynghrair JD Cymru sichrahodd Gynghrair Merched Orchard Cymru, gan sicrhau 15 secured their seventh consecutive and twelfth Y Seintiau Newydd eu seithfed teitl yn olynnol a overall title. The side picked up 74 points over the chyfanswm o ddeuddeg teitl. Cafodd y tîm 74 pwynt buddugoliaeth, dwy gêm gyfartal a dim ond un golled course of the season, finishing 14 points ahead of yn ystod y tymor, gan orffen 14 pwynt o flaen yn ystod y tymor. Abertawe oedd eu cydymgeiswyr second place Bangor City. Bangor, however, were Bangor a ddaeth yn ail. Serch hynny, cafodd Bangor agosaf, ond enillodd Caerdydd ddwywaith yn erbyn demoted from the league during the close season, eu gostwng o’r gynghrair yn ystod y tymor cau, having failed to secure a domestic licence. ar ôl methu â sicrhau trwydded ddomestig. eu cystadleuwyr a chwalu gobeithion Abertawe This meant that Bala Town could claim Bangor’s Golygai hyn y gallai’r Bala hawlio safle Cynghrair o ymgeisio am y teitl. Europa League spot, to be joined by Cefn Druids Europa Bangor, i ymuno â’r Derwyddon Cefn ar ôl after their victory over Cardiff Met in the play-off eu buddugoliaeth dros Met Caerdydd yn y rownd final. Prestatyn and Bangor were relegated from the derfynol o’r gemau ail gyfle. Cafodd Prestatyn top flight and will be replaced by newly-promoted a Bangor eu gostwng o’r gynghrair uchaf a bydd Caernarfon and Llanelli Town next season. eu lleoedd yn cael eu llenwi y tymor nesaf gan The league’s top scorer was TNS’ Greg Draper, Gaernarfon a Llanelli sydd wedi cael eu hyrwyddo who netted 21 goals in 31 appearances for the yn ddiweddar. champions. Sgoriwr uchaf y gynghrair oedd Greg Draper o’r Seintiau Newydd, a sgoriodd 21 gôl mewn 31 ymddangosiad i’r pencampwyr.

DOMESTIC LEAGUES / CYNGHREIRIAU DOMESTIG

28–29 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Having missed out on the league title to Cardiff Gan fethu â chipio teitl y gynghrair oddi wrth Met, Swansea beat their rivals Cardiff City 2–1 Met Caerdydd, curodd Abertawe eu gelynion in the FAW Women’s Cup final to claim the title for Dinas Caerdydd o 2–1 yn rownd derfynol Cwpan a third time. Meanwhile, Cyncoed Ladies claimed Merched CBDC i gipio’r gwpan am y trydydd tro. their first piece of major silverware in the form of Yn y cyfamser, enillodd Menywod Cyncoed the WPWL League Cup. Barry Town United lifted eu tlws cyntaf ar ffurf Cwpan Uwch Gynghrair the FAW U16 Girls Cup following a 2–0 victory Merched Cymru. Cododd Y Barri Gwpan Merched over Villa Dino Christchurch in Cardiff. Dan 16 CBDC wrth ddilyn buddugoliaeth o 2–0 DOMESTIC Connah’s Quay won the JD Welsh Cup for the dros Villa Dino Chirstchurch yng Nghaerdydd. first time in their history following an emphatic Enillodd Cei Connah Gwpan Cymru JD am y 4–1 win over Aberystwyth in the final at Newtown’s tro cyntaf mewn hanes yn dilyn buddugoliaeth Latham Park. One of the biggest stories from this nerthol o 4–1 dros Aberystwyth yn y gêm derfynol year’s competition, though, was Penydarren BGC’s ym Mharc Lathan Y Drenewydd. Er hynny, un impressive first ever cup run. The Tier 5 side made o straeon mwyaf y gystadleuaeth oedd rhediad it through six rounds from the First Qualifying trawiadol Penydarren yn cystadlu am y gwpan COMPETITIONS / Round all the way to the Quarter-Finals, to be am y tro cyntaf erioed. Aeth y tîm haen 5 trwy stopped eventually by Bangor City. chwe rownd o’r Rownd Cymhwyso Cyntaf yr holl The FAW Trophy was won by Conwy Borough ffordd i rownd yr wyth olaf, gyda Dinas Bangor who beat Rhos Aelwyd 4–1 in the final. The New yn rhoi diwedd ar eu taith. Saints retained the Nathaniel MG Cup, beating Yn y cyfamser, enillwyd y tlws CBDC gan Gonwy Cardiff Met 1–0 at a strongly contested final round a gurodd Rhos Aelwyd 4–1 yn y rownd derfynol. at Park Avenue in Aberystwyth. Swansea City took Cadwodd y Seintiau Newydd Gwpan Nathaniel MG, home the FAW Youth Cup for the ninth consecutive trwy guro Met Caerdydd 1–0 mewn gêm derfynol CYSTADLAETHAU season, beating Cardiff City 3–2 on penalties after hynod o gystadleuol yng Nghoedlan y Parc yn the game ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. Aberystwyth. Cipiodd Abertawe Gwpan Ieuenctid CBDC am y nawfed tymor yn olynol, gan guro Caerdydd 3–2 ar giciau o’r smotyn ar ôl i’r gêm orffen 1–1 ar ôl 90 munud. DOMESTIG

DOMESTIC TEAMS IN EUROPE / TIMAU DOMESTIG YN EWROP

There were mixed results for our WPL teams Unwaith eto, roedd yna ganlyniadau cymysg in Europe once again this season. i dimau UG Cymru yn Ewrop y tymor hwn. The New Saints beat Gibraltese side College Curodd y Seintiau Newydd garfan Coleg Europa Europa in the first round of qualifying for the o Gibraltar yn rownd ragbrofol gyntaf Cynghrair Champions League but exited the competition y Pencampwyr, ond fe wnaethon nhw adael y after losing heavily to Rijeka in the following round. gystadleuaeth ar ôl colli’n drwm i Rijeka yn y rownd The Croatian side, however, went on to reach the ganlynol. Fodd bynnag, aeth y tîm o Groatia ymlaen group stages of the competition and managed i rownd nesaf y gystadleuaeth a llwyddo i guro’r to beat giants AC Milan in one of their ties. cewri AC Milan yn un o’r gemau. Connah’s Quay enjoyed a strong start to their Dechreuodd Cei Connah eu hymgyrch Europa League campaign, securing a win against yn gryf ar gyfer Cynghrair Europa, gan sicrhau HJK Helsinki in the first leg of their opening tie in buddugoliaeth yn erbyn HJK Helsinki yn eu Bangor on what was an unforgettable night for gêm agoriadol gyfartal ym Mangor mewn noson the club. Unfortunately, they lost 3–0 during the fythgofiadwy i’r clwb. Yn anffodus, fe wnaethant second leg. golli 3–0 yn ystod yr ail gymal. Both Bangor and Bala lost both legs of their Collodd Bangor a’r Bala’r ddau gymal yn eu first Europa League qualifying round matches, rownd rhagbrofol cyntaf yng Nghynghrair Europa, the Citizens to Danish side Lyngby and the y Dinasyddion i Lyngby o Ddenmarc a’r Lakesiders Lakesiders to FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein, i FC Vaduz o Lichtenstein, sy’n cystadlu yng who compete in the Swiss Football League. Nghynghrair Pêl-droed y Swistir. The South Wales FA, who triumphed over North Fe wnaeth CBD De Cymru, a gurodd CBD Arfordir Wales Coast FA in the FAW Regions Cup this season, Gogledd Cymru yng Nghwpan Rhanbarthau CBDC made history in June by becoming the first Welsh y tymor hwn, greu hanes ym mis Mehefin trwy side to progress to the Intermediate Round of the fod y garfan Gymreig gyntaf i gyrraedd Rownd UEFA Regions Cup. Two wins and one defeat was Ganolradd Cwpan Rhanbarthau UEFA. Ar ôl ennill enough for the side to clinch second place in their dwy gêm a cholli un, sicrhaodd y tîm yr ail safle yn group behind Amateurs FYR Macedonia and eu gr ˆwp tu ôl i Amateurs FYR Macedonia er mwyn progress to the next stage of the competition symud ymlaen i rownd nesaf y gystadleuaeth which takes place later this year. sy’n cael ei gynnal yn ddiweddarach eleni.

30–31 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU ESTABLISHED 2017, THE CLUB’S FIRST EVER WOMEN’S TEAM / In 2017 Merthyr Town FC realised Yn 2017 gwireddodd Clwb Pêl-droed WEDI’I SEFYDLU YN 2017, TÎM MERCHED CYNTAF ERIOED Y CLWB a long-held dream of creating the Merthyr eu breuddwyd o sefydlu club’s first ever women’s team. tîm merched cyntaf y clwb. The side played their first Chwaraeodd y tîm eu gêm competitive fixture last August, gystadleuol gyntaf fis Awst overcoming the Cardiff Bluebelles in diwethaf, gan guro Bluebelles a two-legged play-off to enter South Caerdydd dros ddwy gêm i ymuno Wales Women and Girls League â Phrif Adran Gynghrair Menywod Division One. a Merched De Cymru. The team has a long term plan Mae gan y tîm gynllun hir dymor to reach the Welsh Premier Women’s i gyrraedd Uwch Gynghrair Merched League and is now working hard to Cymru ac wrthi’n gweithio’n galed establish a philosophy and style of i sefydlu athroniaeth ac arddull play that will get its players to the chwarae a fydd yn galluogi’r summit of Welsh women’s football. chwaraewyr i gyrraedd brig pêl-droed merched Cymru. Morgan Evans, Merthyr’s central midfielder, says the club is a prime Yn ôl Morgan Evans, sydd yn chwarae example of “how a women’s canol cae i Ferthyr, mae’r clwb yn football team should be run” enghraifft wych o “sut y dylid rhedeg with its “professional but also fun tîm pêl-droed merched” oherwydd environment”. She says, “we feel equal mae’r “amgylchedd yn un proffesiynol to the men’s team in terms of media ond hefyd llawn hwyl”. Meddai, “rydym coverage and access to facilities”. yn teimlo’n gyfartal â thîm y dynion In terms of growing the women’s o ran sylw’r cyfryngau a mynediad game, she says “encouraging more at gyfleusterau”. girls to play football by including it in O ran tyfu gêm y merched, the PE curriculum would be a great dywedodd “byddai annog mwy start as well as an increase in o ferched i chwarae pêl-droed trwy sponsorships and advertising”. ei gynnwys yn y cwricwlwm Addysg Her teammate, centre back Jess Gorfforol yn ddechreuad da, yn Salter, agrees and says her vision for ogystal â chynnydd mewn nawdd the future is for there to be “a girls a hysbysebu”. team in every school”. She also says Mae ei chyd chwaraewr Jess the importance of exposure, saying Salter yn cytuno gan ddweud mai the current Senior Women’s side’s ei gweledigaeth hi ar gyfer y dyfodol World Cup qualifying campaign yw bod yna “dîm merched ym has “inspired a new generation” by mhob ysgol”. Mae hi hefyd yn sôn bringing the game to “an audience am bwysigrwydd amlygiad gan that hasn’t had access to women’s ddweud bod ymgyrch cymhwyso football before”. Cwpan y Byd Tîm Uwch y Merched Central midfielder Ffion Bright wedi “ysbrydoli cenhedlaeth newydd” says that positive female role models trwy ddod â’r gêm i “gynulleidfa are key as they “give girls and women newydd nad yw wedi cael mynediad the confidence to play the game”. i bêl-droed menywod cyn hynny”. MERCHED All four players are backing Jayne Dywed y canolwr Ffion Bright Ludlow’s Senior Women’s side to bod modelau rôl yn hollbwysig qualify for the Women’s World Cup, er mwyn “rhoi hyder i ferched with right back Charlotte Monk a menywod i chwarae’r gêm”. saying, “it would be brilliant to see Mae’r pedair merch yn cefnogi Wales qualify for the 2019 Women’s Tîm Uwch Merched Jayne Ludlow World Cup and make history”. yn eu hymgyrch cymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd, gyda’r amddiffynnwr Charlotte Monk yn dweud, “Byddai’n wych i weld Cymru yn cyrraedd MERTHYR Cwpan y Byd a chreu hanes chwaraeon Cymru yn y broses”. TOWN WOMEN

32–33 OUR TEAMS / EIN TIMAU FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Refereeing history was made in Wales this FIFA qualified Cheryl Foster refereed Fe wnaeth Cheryl Foster, dyfarnwr The FAW strongly believes that Mae CBDC yn credu’n gryf bod the Huws Gray Alliance Cup Final sydd â chymhwyster FIFA, ddyfarnu coach education is core to the addysg hyfforddwyr yn greiddiol season when an all-women team of officials took between Flint Town United and Rownd Derfynol Cwpan Huws Gray development of Welsh football, i ddatblygiad pêl-droed Cymru, charge of a senior men’s match for the first time. Gresford Athletic, assisted on the line Alliance rhwng Flint Town United a from community-level through o’r lefel gymunedol hyd at ein timau Cafodd hanes ei greu yng Nghymru y tymor by Laura Griffiths and Sian Williams Gresford Athletic, gyda Laura Griffiths to our national teams. Our coaching cenedlaethol. Mae ein llwybr addysg and fourth official Charlie Smith. All a Sian Williams yn cynorthwyo ar education pathway continues to hyfforddi yn parhau i fod yn un o’r hwn pan gafodd gêm dynion uwch ei dyfarnu four women underwent their referee y llinell, a Charlie Smith fel pedwerydd be one of the highest regarded in rhai uchaf ei barch ym mhêl-droed gan dîm o swyddogion oedd yn ferched i gyd training through the FAW Trust. swyddog. Cwblhaodd y pedair eu world football and we work hard y byd ac rydym yn gweithio’n galed am y tro cyntaf. As well as a successful domestic hyfforddiant dyfarnu drwy to provide each of our coaches with i ddarparu’r gefnogaeth sydd ei season, our female officials continue Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC. the support they require to reach angen gan bob un o’n hyfforddwyr to make their mark on the Yn ogystal â thymor domestig the top of their game. i gyrraedd y radd flaenaf. international stage. Cheryl Foster llwyddiannus, fe wnaeth ein As part of our target to increase Fel rhan o’n targed i gynyddu’r has now been promoted to the FIFA swyddogion benywaidd barhau the number of female coaches in nifer o hyfforddwyr benywaidd yng Category 2 list and, in another historic i wneud eu marc ar y llwyfan Wales, we have developed courses Nghymru, rydym wedi datblygu first for the FAW, she was recently rhyngwladol. Cafodd Cheryl Foster ei specially aimed at those looking cyrsiau sydd wedi’u hanelu’n benodol joined by Laura Griffiths and Rebecca dyrchafu i restr Categori 2 FIFA, ac am to coach in the women’s game. at rai sydd eisiau hyfforddi gêm y Thomas to officiate two FIFA Women’s y tro cyntaf ar gyfer y CBDC, ymunodd We have a specific Female Game C merched. Mae gennym gymhwyster World Cup qualifying matches. Laura Griffiths a Rebecca Thomas Certificate qualification and 2018 penodol Gêm Fenywaidd Lefel C ac This season saw the launch of our gyda hi i fod yn swyddogion mewn also saw the launch of our first female yn 2018 lansiwyd ein Cwrs Preswyl new online referees training module. dwy gêm gymhwysol ar gyfer Cwpan UEFA B Licence Residential Course. UEFA benywaidd cyntaf. This allows candidates to access y Byd Merched FIFA. Following research showing Yn dilyn ymchwil sydd yn dangos course material and complete Lansiwyd uned ar-lein ar gyfer that more than one in five of our bod mwy nag un o bob pump o’n assessments remotely before hyfforddiant dyfarnwyr yn ystod coaches speak Welsh, we have also hyfforddwyr yn siarad y Gymraeg, undertaking on-field practical y tymor. Mae hyn yn galluogi recently started our first bilingual rydym hefyd wedi dechrau’n sessions led by elite level colleagues. ymgeiswyr i weld deunydd y cwrs coaching module. The training has modiwl hyfforddi dwyieithog cyntaf Early signs of the programme are a chwblhau asesiadau o bell cyn been developed in conjunction with yn ddiweddar. Datblygwyd yr promising, with more than 30 new dechrau’r sesiynau ymarferol ar y cae the Welsh Government, with the aim hyfforddiant ar y cyd â Llywodraeth referees signing up in the first three wedi eu harwain gan gyd-weithwyr being to get more coaches working Cymru, gyda’r bwriad o sicrhau bod months of operation. ar lefel elitaidd. Mae’r canlyniadau through Welsh and to highlight mwy o hyfforddwyr yn gweithio trwy During the season, the FAW Trust cynnar yn gadarnhaol, gyda dros 30 the benefits of delivering training gyfrwng y Gymraeg ac i dynnu sylw completed a study on the ‘Recruitment, o ddyfarnwyr newydd yn cofrestru sessions in both Welsh and English. at y manteision o gyflwyno sesiynau Retention and Education of Referees o fewn y tri mis cyntaf. Our annual National Coaches hyfforddi yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. in Wales’. This will form the basis of Yn ystod y tymor, fe wnaeth conference, sponsored by Pitchero, Cynhaliwyd ein cynhadledd a number of new initiatives to Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC gwblhau took place in Newport in May. Hyfforddwyr Cenedlaethol, a noddwyd increase the number of officials and astudiaeth ar ‘Recriwtio, Cadw ac Hundreds of elite coaches attended gan Pitchero, yng Nghasnewydd to ensure more stay involved in the Addysgu Dyfarnwyr yng Nghymru’. again this year to discuss the ym mis Mai. Mynychodd cannoedd o game once they have qualified. Bydd hyn yn sail i nifer o fentrau latest innovations and trends in hyfforddwyr elitaidd eto eleni i drafod newydd i gynyddu’r niferoedd football coaching and to share their y datblygiadau arloesol a’r tueddiadau o swyddogion ac i sicrhau bod mwy experiences from the past season. diweddaraf mewn hyfforddi pêl-droed yn dal i ymwneud â’r gêm wedi Over the course of the year we ac i rannu eu profiadau o’r tymor iddynt orffen. also hosted local coaching conferences diwethaf. in all parts of the country, in a bid Yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf to filter down to grassroots coaches rydym hefyd wedi cynnal cynadleddau the ‘Welsh Way’ of playing football as hyfforddi lleol ledled Cymru, er mwyn set out in our new National Syllabus. ceisio rhannu’r ‘Ffordd Gymreig’ o chwarae pêl-droed gyda hyfforddwyr REFEREES / COACHES / ar lawr gwlad fel y nodir yn ein Maes DYFARNWYR HYFFORDDWYR Llafur Cenedlaethol newydd.

34–35 OUR SUPPORTERS / EIN CEFNOGWYR FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU As a player, Cheryl Foster enjoyed Fel chwaraewr, fe wnaeth Cheryl FIFA ACCREDITED REFEREE AND FORMER PLAYER / success at Bangor City, where she Foster fwynhau llwyddiant ym DYFARNWR FIFA ACHREDEDIG A CHYN CHWARAEWR was top scorer for four consecutive Mangor, fel prif sgoriwr am bedwar seasons, and at Liverpool Ladies FC tymor yn olynol, a gyda Lerpwl where she became the club’s longest lle ddaeth hi’n wasanaethwr hiraf serving player. y clwb. When she retired from playing Wedi ymddeol fel chwaraewr in 2012, she decided to take yn 2012, penderfynodd ddechrau up refereeing and has enjoyed dyfarnu ac mae wedi mwynhau considerable success, not least llwyddiant sylweddol, yn enwedig in achieving her Level 2 FIFA wrth gyflawni ei achrediad FIFA accreditation. Lefel 2. She has been involved in Mae wedi bod yn rhan o nifer a number of high level games o gemau lefel uchel gan gynnwys including the UEFA U17 Women’s Pencampwriaeth Merched UEFA D17 Championship and the FAW’s a Rownd Derfynol Cwpan Merched Women’s Welsh Cup Final. Cheryl CBDC. Gwnaeth Cheryl hanes ym mis made history in May 2018 by Mai 2018 drwy benodi tîm o heading up an all-female team of swyddogion benywaidd yn gyfrifol officials in charge of the Huw Grays am Rownd Derfynol Huw Grays Alliance Final and shortly after Alliance, ac yn fuan ar ôl hyn fe received a call-up to officiate in a wnaeth hi dderbyn galwad i FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier. weinyddu mewn gêm gynhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd. Over the past year, Cheryl has been pleased to see an increase in the Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, number of females taking up FIFA’s mae Cheryl yn falch o weld cynnydd Laws of the Game training course yn y niferoedd o ferched sy’n and then going on to become active cymryd rhan yn y cwrs hyfforddi referees. “This has helped promote FIFA Laws of the Game yna’n symud the sport and created interest among ymlaen i fod yn ddyfarnwyr those current and former players who gweithredol. “Mae hyn wedi helpu want to stay involved in the game”. i hyrwyddo’r gamp ac wedi creu Cheryl is keen for women diddordeb ymysg y chwaraewyr involved in football at all levels in presennol a chyn chwaraewyr Wales to “continue to be role models sydd eisiau parhau i gymryd rhan for the younger generation” and yn y gêm.” encourages players who are coming Mae Cheryl yn awyddus i ferched to the end of their footballing careers sy’n cymryd rhan mewn pêl-droed to “take up another role to help increase ar bob lefel yng Nghymru i “barhau interest and participation further”. i fod yn arweinwyr i’r genhedlaeth Her hope is to see more of her iau” ac yn annog chwaraewyr sy’n dod fellow countrywomen and men at ddiwedd eu gyrfaoedd pêl-droed involved in the administration of the i “gymryd rôl arall i helpu i gynyddu game. “We want Wales to be full of diddordeb a chyfranogiad ymhellach.” internationals, top coaches and FIFA Ei gobaith yw gweld mwy officials who can push each other on o ferched a dynion y wlad yn CHERYL FOSTER to further success”. swyddogion yn y gêm. “Rydym She also believes the success of eisiau i Gymru fod yn llawn the Senior Women’s team in their FIFA o’r chwaraewyr rhyngwladol, World Cup qualifiers has “increased hyfforddwyr a swyddogion FIFA the interest among females young gorau sy’n gallu gwthio’i gilydd and old” and that “female players, ymlaen at lwyddiant pellach. coaches and referees have all Mae hi hefyd yn credu fod contributed to the rise in participation llwyddiant y Tîm Merched Uwch and general enthusiasm towards yng ngemau cymhwyso Cwpan y football and sport as a whole in Wales”. Byd FIFA wedi “cynyddu diddordeb ymysg merched iau a hˆyn” a bod yr “holl chwaraewyr, hyfforddwyr a dyfarnwyr benywaidd wedi cyfrannu at gynnydd mewn cyfranogiad a’r brwdfrydedd cyffredinol tuag at bêl-droed a chwaraeon yng Nghymru.”

36–37 OUR SUPPORTERS / EIN CEFNOGWYR FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Ahead of the Senior Men’s upcoming UEFA Mae CBDC wedi lansio ‘Tocyn Ymgyrch Y Wâl This year we launched the FAW Volunteer Hub to help Nations League and UEFA Euro 2020 fixtures, Goch’ i roi cyfle i’n cefnogwyr ffyddlon allu prynu the FAW has launched the new ‘Red Wall tocyn i holl gemau a chwaraeir gartref yn ystod connect willing individuals from across the country Campaign Ticket’, giving our loyal fans the Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd UEFA a Chystadleuaeth with suitable opportunities at their local football clubs opportunity to secure tickets for all home Euro 2020 UEFA. and organisations. matches in both competitions. Mae’r fenter yn dilyn llwyddiant tocyn ymgyrch The initiative follows on from the success ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd FIFA, ond mae wedi Lansiwyd Hyb Gwirfoddolwyr Ymddiriedolaeth of the previous FIFA World Cup qualifier campaign ei hail enwi i gydnabod ‘Y Wal Goch’ o gefnogwyr CBDC y flwyddyn hon i helpu gysylltu unigolion ticket, but has been renamed in homage to the sy’n enwog erbyn hyn ac sy’n dal i gefnogi a dilyn brwdfrydig ar draws y wlad â chyfleoedd yn eu clybiau now famous ‘Red Wall’ of Wales fans that continue y tîm dros y byd i gyd. to support and follow the team all over the world. Fe wnaeth tua 350 o gefnogwyr brwd deithio’r a sefydliadau lleol. Around 350 dedicated supporters made the 10,000km i Nanning fis Mawrth i wylio’r tîm 10,000km trip to Nanning in March to watch the yn chwarae yng Nghwpan Tsieina, er gwaethaf team compete in the China Cup, despite having to y cyfyngiadau fisa. Fe wnaeth bron i 500 o negotiate tight visa restrictions. And in May, nearly gefnogwyr deithio i weld y gêm gyfeillgar yn erbyn 500 fans travelled to see the side take on Mexico Mecsico yn y Rose Bowl yn Los Angeles fis Mai. in a friendly match at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. Cafodd FC Cymru ei lansio’r tymor hwn, sef sioe This season saw the launch of FC Cymru a brand gylchgrawn pêl-droed Gymreig. Datblygwyd y sioe new Welsh football magazine show. The show was gyda chefnogwyr mewn golwg ac mae’n ymdrin developed especially for fans and covers stories â storïau o bob agwedd o’r gêm yng Nghymru. and features from all aspects of the game in Wales. Wedi ei gynhyrchu’n fisol mewn cydweithrediad Produced monthly in association with Eat Sleep â Eat Sleep Footy Repeat, mae’n cael ei ddarlledu Footy Repeat, it is broadcast on our dedicated ar ein sianel ni ar YouTube, FAW TV. FAW TV channel on YouTube. Mae CBDC yn parhau i weithio’n agos The FAW continues to work closely with the â Ffederasiwn Cefnogwyr Pêl-droed Cymru. Football Supporters’ Federation. Through regular Drwy gyfarfodydd rheolaidd, rydym yn sicrhau meetings, we ensure that our fans’ voices are heard bod lleisiau ein cefnogwyr yn cael eu clywed a’u VOLUNTEERS / and that they can continue to follow their national bod yn gallu parhau i ddilyn eu tîm cenedlaethol team safely around the globe. yn diogel o gwmpas y byd. FANS / GWIRFODDOLWYR

When the UEFA Champions League Finals were Pan gynhaliwyd rowndiau terfynol Cynghrair held in Cardiff last summer, more than 1,500 y Pencampwyr UEFA yng Nghaerdydd yr haf CEFNOGWYR volunteers helped make the event a success and diwethaf, fe wnaeth dros 1,500 o wirfoddolwyr the Volunteer Hub aims to harness the enthusiasm helpu greu digwyddiad llwyddiannus. Mae’r 8,000+ and professionalism they showed to drive Welsh Hyb Gwirfoddolwyr yn ceisio manteisio ar y grassroots football forward. brwdfrydedd a phroffesiynoldeb a ddarparwyd people volunteered in junior clubs So far, 500 volunteers have signed up through er mwyn roi hwb i bêl-droed ar lawr gwlad o bobl wedi gwirfoddoli mewn the online portal and the FAW Trust is working yng Nghymru. clybiau ieuenctid to match them up with suitable roles in their Mae 500 o wirfoddolwyr wedi cofrestru communities. drwy’r safle we hyd yn hyn, ac mae Ymddiriedolaeth Our annual FAW Grassroots Football Awards, CBDC yn prysur geisio eu cysylltu â rôl addas supported by McDonalds, honour the local heroes yn y gymuned. who make the game happen right across Wales on Fe wnaeth ein Gwobrau Pêl-droed Cymunedol a weekly basis. The winners of the 2017 Awards Cymru, digwyddiad blynyddol â chefnogaeth gan were announced ahead of the Senior Men’s FIFA McDonalds, gydnabod yr arwyr lleol sy’n galluogi World Cup qualifier against Austria last October. i’r holl gemau ddigwydd yn wythnosol ar draws 17,000 New national team manager Ryan Giggs Cymru gyfan. Cyhoeddwyd enillwyr y gwobrau people coached football this year officially launched the opening of nominations yn 2017 cyn gêm ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd y dynion for the 2018 awards in May this year. To mark yn erbyn Awstria fis Hydref diwethaf. o bobl wedi hyfforddi pêl-droed eleni the occasion, he took a training session alongside Fe wnaeth rheolwr newydd y tîm cenedlaethol, Ashley Edwards, the reigning Volunteer of the Ryan Giggs, lansio’r enwebiadau ar gyfer gwobrau Year and coach of Rhossddu United Juniors. 2018 ym mis Mai’r flwyddyn hon. I nodi’r digwyddiad, fe gymrodd sesiwn ymarfer ar y cyd ag Ashley Edwards, gwirfoddolwr y flwyddyn eleni 700 a hyfforddwr Rhossddu United Juniors. female coaches in Wales o ferched sy’n hyfforddi yng Nghymru

38–39 OUR SUPPORTERS / EIN CEFNOGWYR FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU FORMER SENIOR WOMEN’S TEAM CAPTAIN AND UEFA WOMEN’S FOOTBALL COMMITTEE MEMBER / CYN GAPTEN TÎM UWCH Y MERCHED AC AELOD PWYLLGOR PÊL-DROED MERCHED UEFA

Professor Laura McAllister is Mae’r Athro Laura McAllister a former international footballer yn gyn-chwaraewr pêl-droed and Senior Women’s team captain. rhyngwladol a chyn-gapten y tîm She won 24 senior caps for Wales Merched Uwch. Enillodd 24 cap and played the majority of her uwch dros Gymru a chwaraeodd domestic football for Cardiff City y rhan fwyaf o’i phêl-droed Ladies, where she secured two ddomestig ar gyfer Cardiff City LAURA Welsh Women’s Cup winner’s Ladies, lle enillodd ddwy fedal medals as well promotion into the am ennill Cwpan Merched Cymru Welsh Women’s Premier League. yn ogystal â dyrchafiad i Uwch Laura is Deputy Chair of UEFA’s Gynghrair Merched Cymru. Women’s Football Committee Mae Laura yn Is-Gadeirydd which is responsible for the Pwyllgor Pêl-droed Merched UEFA, McALLISTER development and progression sy’n gyfrifol am ddatblygiad of European women’s football. a chynnydd pêl-droed merched She is also a board member at yn Ewrop. Mae hi hefyd yn aelod o UK Sport and the FAW Trust and fwrdd UK Sport ac Ymddiriedolaeth a former Chair of Sport Wales. CBDC, ac yn gyn-gadeirydd Chwaraeon Cymru. Laura’s season highlight is the Senior Women’s performance in a very competitive World Cup CBE Uchafbwynt y tymor Laura yw perfformiad qualifying group. “The spirit, passion and y Merched Uwch yng ngr ˆwp cystadleuol determination have been tremendous and gemau ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd. “Mae’r ymdrech, there’s some real talent in this group of players”. angerdd a dyfalbarhad wedi bod yn anhygoel She believes this is having a real knock-on effect ac mae ’na dalent yn y gr ˆwp yma o chwaraewyr”. as “the women’s success showcases women’s sport Mae hi’n credu fod hyn yn cael effaith more generally in such an overwhelmingly positive gadarnhaol gan fod “y llwyddiannau yn arddangos manner. We have some superb role models, not chwaraeon merched yn fwy eang mewn ffordd just players like Jess Fishlock and Laura O’Sullivan, bositif. Mae gennym fodelau rôl gwych, nid yn unig but coaches, as well as a strong grassroots set-up”. chwaraewyr fel Jess Fishlock a Laura O’Sullivan, It is these things that have earned Wales ond hyfforddwyr hefyd, yn ogystal ag yn ein clybiau praise from across the wider footballing ar lawr gwlad”. community. “There is more to be done but I am Dyma’r pethau sydd wedi ennill clod i Gymru proud that, for a small nation, we are widely ar draws y gymuned bêl-droed. “Mae ‘na fwy i ni admired across UEFA for our elite success and ei wneud ond rwy’n falch ein bod, fel gwlad fechan, community infrastructure”. yn cael ein cydnabod ar draws UEFA am ein Looking to the future she emphasises the llwyddiant elitaidd a strwythurau cymunedol.” importance of access to the game. “Every girl — Wrth edrych i’r dyfodol, mae hi’n pwysleisio disabled or non-disabled, whatever their ability, pwysigrwydd mynediad i’r gêm. “Dylai pob merch — age, race or skin colour — should have the dim ots os oes ganddynt anabledd neu bedio, opportunity to have a go. Some will be the next o unrhyw allu, oed, ras neu liw croen — gael y cyfle Sophie Ingle or Kayleigh Green, others will just i chwarae. Rhai ohonyn nhw fydd y Sophie Ingle enjoy a kick around in the park with their pals. neu’r Kayleigh Green nesaf, bydd eraill yn mwynhau But all of them will have had a taste of the best cicio’r bêl yn y parc gyda’u ffrindiau. Ond bydd pob sport in the world and that’s quite something”. un yn cael blas o’r gêm orau’n y byd, ac mae hynny’n rhywbeth arbennig.”

40–41 OUR SUPPORTERS / EIN CEFNOGWYR FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU FAW TRUST / YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CBDC

With responsibility for the development of football in Wales from grassroots to national level, the FAW Trust continues to work closely with the FAW to protect, develop and promote the game. The Trust runs a range of schemes to further their work, spanning community initiatives, coaching and player development. This was a particularly good year in terms of the Trust’s efforts to engage more women and girls in football, continuing our long-term ambition to grow the female game. Over recent years, the number of registered female players has risen by a third, while the number of female coaches is up by more than half. Schemes such as Beatball which, following a successful pilot programme has been launched nationally, help provide a fun introduction to the game for girls ages 7–11 years. The past season also marked 15 years of sponsorship support from McDonalds, whose backing has helped deliver more and better playing opportunities across Wales by supporting and recognising the important contribution made by clubs, coaches and volunteers.

Gyda chyfrifoldeb am ddatblygiad pêl-droed yng Nghymru ar bob lefel, mae Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC yn parhau i weithio’n agos â CBDC i amddiffyn, datblygu a hyrwyddo’r gêm. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn rheoli sawl cynllun i ledaenu eu gwaith, gan gynnwys mentrau yn y gymuned, hyfforddiant a datblygiad chwaraewyr. Roedd y flwyddyn hon yn arbennig o lwyddiannus o ran ymdrechion yr Ymddiriedolaeth i ddenu mwy o fenywod a merched i bêl-droed, gan barhau ein huchelgais o dyfu’r gêm fenywaidd. Mae’r nifer o chwaraewyr sy’n ferched wedi cynyddu o draean, ac mae’r nifer o hyfforddwyr sy’n ferched wedi cynyddu dros hanner yn ystod blynyddoedd diweddar. Mae cynlluniau megis Beatball, sydd wedi cael ei lansio’n genedlaethol ar ôl cynllun peilot llwyddiannus, yn helpu i ddarparu cyflwyniad hwylus i’r gêm, i ferched 7–11 mlwydd oed. Mae’r tymor yn nodi 15 mlynedd of gefnogaeth a nawdd gan McDonalds. Mae’r gefnogaeth wedi helpu darparu cyfleoedd chwarae gwell, a mwy ohonynt, ar draws Cymru drwy gefnogi a chydnabod y cyfraniad pwysig gan glybiau, hyfforddwyr a gwirfoddolwyr.

42–43 OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY / EIN GWAITH YN Y GYMUNED FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Beatball Beatball Beatball, is an exciting, new initiative Mae Beatball yn fenter gyffrous which combines, music, dance a newydd sy’n cyfuno cerddoriaeth, and football into a fun, energetic dawns a phêl-droed mewn activity. Over the past year the FAW gweithgaredd hwyliog ac egnïol. Trust has been using the hybrid sport Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf mae COMMUNITY to provide an introduction to the game Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC wedi defnyddio for hundreds of girls aged 7–11 years. cymysgedd o chwaraeon i ddarparu Attendees at Girls Together, cyflwyniad i’r gêm i gannoedd a special female-only sports event o ferched 7–11 mlwydd oed. held in Cardiff to mark International Rhoddwyd cyfle i fynychwyr Day of the Girl, were given the Girls Together, digwyddiad opportunity to develop and test their chwaraeon arbennig i ferched Beatball skills and a showcase event a gynhaliwyd yng Nghaerdydd PROJECTS / was held at Cardiff City Stadium i nodi Diwrnod Rhyngwladol ahead of the Senior Women’s team’s y Merched, i ddatblygu a phrofi FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier eu sgiliau Beatball. Cynhaliwyd against Kazakhstan. digwyddiad arddangos yn Stadiwm The Trust is now working with Caerdydd cyn i’r Tîm Merched chwarae its partners to ensure more girls yn erbyn Kazakhstan. across Wales are given the chance Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth nawr yn PROSIECTAU to hone their Beatball skills. gweithio gyda’u partneriaid i sicrhau fod mwy o ferched ar draws Cymru yn cael cyfle i ddatblygu eu sgiliau Beatball.

Cics Cymru Cics Cymru February 2018 saw the launch Ym mis Chwefror 2018 lansiwyd CYMUNEDOL of the Cics Cymru community rhaglen gymunedol Cics Cymru, programme, a joint initiative between sef menter ar y cyd rhwng FAW Trust, Premier League and Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC, yr Uwch Welsh Government to grow female Gynghrair a Llywodraeth Cymru football. The scheme also aims i ddatblygu pêl-droed benywaidd. to extend the game’s reach with Mae’r cynllun hefyd yn anelu at ethnic minorities, socially deprived ymestyn cyrhaeddiad y gêm tuag communities and into areas where at leiafrifoedd ethnig, cymunedau sports participation among young difreintiedig yn y gymdeithas ac i people is traditionally low. mewn i ardaloedd lle mae cyfranogiad Caernarfon Town, The New chwaraeon ymysg pobol ifanc yn Saints Foundation, Wrexham AFC’s draddodiadol isel. Racecourse Foundation, Llandudno, Mae Caernarfon, Sefydliad y Bala Town, Merthyr Town and Seintiau Newydd, Sefydliad Cae Ras Carmarthen Town have all been AFC Wrecsam, Llandudno, Y Bala, selected to receive funding to Merthyr a Caerfyrddin wedi cael provide fun football sessions, in eu dewis i dderbyn arian i ddarparu a safe and comfortable environment, sesiynau pêl-droed hwyliog, mewn for 12-to-16-year-olds not currently amgylchedd diogel a chyfforddus ar playing the sport. gyfer plant 12–16 mlwydd oed nad ydynt yn chwarae’r gamp ar hyn o bryd.

Midnight Ramadan Football Pêl-droed Ramadan Canol Nos This five-week project saw FAW Trust Gwelodd y prosiect pum wythnos work together with Race Equality hwn waith Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC First, the Football Supporters’ ynghyd â Race Equality First, Federation and South Wales Police Ffederasiwn Cefnogwyr Pêl-droed to enable Muslim football fans to a Heddlu De Cymru i alluogi continue playing during the holy cefnogwyr pêl-droed Mwslemaidd month of Ramadan. i barhau i chwarae yn ystod mis Finding it difficult to train sanctaidd Ramadan. during the day due to fasting, Gan ei bod hi’n anodd ymarfer the opportunity to train between yn ystod y dydd oherwydd ymprydio, midnight and 2am saw nearly 100 manteisiodd bron i 100 o chwaraewr players turn up each week to play ar y cyfle i ymarfer rhwng canol nos at Cardiff City House of Sport and a 2yb pob wythnos i chwarae yn at the city’s Butetown Pavilion. Nhˆy Chwaraeon Dinas Caerdydd ac With the initiative being such ym Mhafiliwn Butetown y ddinas. a success, plans are already under Gan fod y fenter wedi bod mor way to continue the project during llwyddiannus, mae cynlluniau eisoes the next period of Ramadan. ar y gweill i barhau’r prosiect yn ystod y cyfnod Ramadan nesaf.

44–45 OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY / EIN GWAITH YN Y GYMUNED FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU CAROL WILLIAMS “I HOPE THE WOMEN’S GAME IN WALES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND THAT MORE COACH AT BERRIEW FC JUNIORS IN POWYS / HYFFORDDWR TÎM IEUENCTID CBD BERRIEW YM MHOWYS GIRLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOT ONLY PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT TO GET INVOLVED IN SPORT IN GENERAL.” “DWI’N GOBEITHIO BYDD Y GÊM I FERCHED YNG NGHYMRU YN PARHAU I DDATBLYGU A BOD MWY O FERCHED YN CAEL EU HANNOG NID YN UNIG I CHWARAE PÊL-DROED, OND I GYMRYD RHAN MEWN CHWARAEON YN GYFFREDINOL.”

A mother of four boys, Carol Williams Carol is passionate about the need Mae Carol Williams yn fam i bedwar Mae Carol yn angerddol ynglˆyn â’r took up coaching in 2013 when her to get more female representation in o fechgyn. Dechreuodd hyfforddi angen i gael mwy o gynrychiolaeth son Charlie joined the club’s U9 side Welsh football, not just on the pitch, yn 2013 pan ymunodd ei mab benywaidd mewn pêl-droed yng which was without a coach. The side but also on the side-lines and in the Charlie â thîm D9 y clwb a oedd heb Nghymru, nid yn unig ar y cae, ond has now progressed up to U10 level organisation of the game in hyfforddwr. Mae’r tîm bellach wedi hefyd ar y llinellau ystlys ac o fewn and will soon be heading into U11 communities. symud ymlaen i lefel D10 ac yn fuan sefydliad y gêm yn y cymunedau. grade with Carol still at the helm. In the past year she says she has bydd yn mynd mewn i radd D11 gyda Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, Carol played some football when seen an increase in the “support and Carol dal wrth y llyw. mae Carol yn dweud ei bod wedi she was younger but coaching has encouragement offered to women and Chwaraeodd Carol ychydig o gweld cynnydd yn y “cefnogaeth given her the opportunity to get girls to get involved in the game in any bêl-droed pan oedd hi’n iau ond mae a’r brwdfrydedd sy’n cael ei gynnig involved in and give something back aspect”, whether that be playing, hyfforddi wedi rhoi cyfle iddi i fenywod a merched i gymryd rhan to her local community. A graduate coaching or fulfilling supporting roles. gymryd rhan a rhoi rhywbeth yn yn y gêm mewn unrhyw ffordd”, boed of one of the FAW’s foundation Despite the improvements, she ôl i’w chymuned leol. Wedi graddio hynny’n chwarae, hyfforddi neu’n coaching courses, the FAW Football believes there is still more work to do o un o gyrsiau hyfforddi sylfaen cyflawni swyddogaethau cefnogol. Leaders Award, she is aiming to to ensure female participation reaches CBDC, Dyfarniad Arweinwyr Er gwaethaf y gwelliannau, mae progress to the next level of the the level at which it should be. Like Pêl-droed Cymru, mae hi’n bwriadau hi’n credu bod llawer mwy o waith i’w FAW coaching journey. others she is heartened by the success symud ymlaen i’r lefel nesaf o daith wneud o hyd i sicrhau fod cyfranogiad of the national team and thinks the hyfforddi CBDC. benywaidd yn cyrraedd y lefel y dylai. profile that Senior Women’s Team Fel eraill mae hi’n hapus iawn gyda Manager Jayne Ludlow is currently llwyddiant y tîm rhyngwladol ac yn enjoying will “encourage more ladies credu bydd y proffil mae Jayne Ludlow to go for the top jobs in sport and give yn ei fwynhau fel Rheolwr Tîm Uwch them the opportunity to prove what y Merched ar hyn o bryd yn “hybu they can do”. mwy o fenywod i ymgeisio am swyddi Carol hopes that the women’s ym maes chwaraeon ac yn rhoi cyfle game in Wales will continue to grow iddynt brofi’r hyn y gallant ei wneud.” and that “more girls are encouraged Mae Carol yn gobeithio bydd to not only play football, but to get y gêm i ferched yng Nghymru involved in sport in general and yn parhau i ddatblygu a bod “mwy hopefully gain the confidence to o ferched yn cael eu hannog nid consider future careers in the field”. yn unig i chwarae pêl-droed, ond i gymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon yn gyffredinol a gobeithio’n magu hyder i ystyried gyrfaoedd o fewn y maes yn y dyfodol.”

46–47 OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY / EIN GWAITH YN Y GYMUNED FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU Over the past year our Safeguarding Team has Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, mae ein Tîm GOVERNANCE / MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL / been developing and delivering safeguarding Amddiffyn wedi bod yn datblygu a dosbarthu LLYWODRAETHU MARCHNATA A MASNACHOL and player welfare training to all staff and board hyfforddiant amddiffyn a lles chwaraewyr members at the FAW and FAW Trust. i’r holl staff ac aelodau’r bwrdd yn CBDC a’r Our aim is to ensure that all individuals involved Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC. At the FAW’s Rules AGM held in May Yng Nghyfarfod Cyffredinol The 2017/18 season saw retailer Tymor yma, fe ddaeth JD Sports with Welsh football are aware of the fundamental Ein nod yw sicrhau fod yr holl unigolion 2018, members approved a proposed Blynyddol Rheolau’r Gymdeithas JD Sports take over as headline yn brif noddwr Uwch Gynghrair principles of safeguarding and their own sy’n cymryd rhan mewn pêl-droed yng Nghymru new rule that will permit Welsh ym mis Mai 2018, cymeradwyodd sponsor of the Welsh Premier Cymru. Mae’r cytundeb tair blynedd, responsibilities. yn ymwybodol o egwyddorion sylfaenol amddiffyn Premier League Clubs to register no yr aelodau reol newydd arfaethedig League. The three-year deal, which a gyhoeddwyd yn swyddogol yn In addition, much work has gone into ensuring a’u cyfrifoldebau eu hunain. more than two 15-year old players a fydd yn caniatáu i glybiau Uwch was officially announced at the yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Ynys all Academies associated with the FAW are Yn ogystal â hyn, mae llawer o waith wedi at any one time to play in the Welsh Gynghrair Cymru gofrestru ddim National Eisteddfod on Anglesey in Môn ym mis Awst, yn ychwanegol compliant with our Club Accreditation Programme. ei wneud i sicrhau bod yr holl Academïau sy’n Premier League, the Welsh Premier mwy na dau chwaraewr 15 oed August, is in addition to JD’s existing at yr un sydd eisoes yn bodoli gyda This allows us to assess their safeguarding practices gysylltiedig â CBDC yn cydymffurfio gyda’n Rhaglen League Cup and the Welsh Premier ar unrhyw adeg i chwarae yn deal as the FAW’s official retail JD Sports fel partner manwerthu and to make sure all personnel have undertaken the Achrediad Clwb. Mae hyn yn ein galluogi i asesu Development League. The purpose Uwch Gynghrair Cymru, Cwpan partner and sponsor of the JD Welsh swyddogol CBDC a phrif noddwr necessary checks and training relevant to their role. eu harferion amddiffyn ac i sicrhau fod yr holl staff of the new rule is to provide an Uwch Gynghrair Cymru ac Uwch Cup. As part of the new agreement Cwpan JD Cymru. Fel rhan o’r Alongside the FAW Trust, we have been wedi ymgymryd â’r gwiriadau a’r hyfforddiant avenue to further develop elite Gynghrair Datblygu Cymru. Pwrpas JD will also be providing support to cytundeb newydd, bydd JD working to develop and enhance player welfare angenrheidiol sy’n berthnasol i’w rôl. 15-year old players who are capable y rheol newydd yw darparu llwybr youth football in Wales as headline hefyd yn darparu cefnogaeth protocols within the elite game, targeting everyone Ynghyd ag Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC, rydym wedi of playing at the highest level of the i ddatblygu ymhellach chwaraewyr sponsor of the JD Welsh Premier i bêl-droed ieuenctid yng Nghymru involved with the younger age groups. This has bod yn gweithio i ddatblygu a gwella protocolau game in Wales. elitaidd 15 oed sydd yn gallu Development League and Cup. fel prif noddwr Cynghrair a Chwpan included updating our codes of conduct, social media lles chwaraewyr yn y gêm elitaidd, gan dargedu A similar rule was introduced for chwarae ar y lefel uchaf o’r gêm Welsh communications firm Datblygu Uwch JD Cymru. guidance and advice on photography and interacting pawb yn y grwpiau oedran iau. Mae hyn wedi clubs playing in the Welsh Premier yng Nghymru. Orchard Media and Events Group Parhaodd y cwmni cyfathrebu with the media. We have also increased our support cynnwys diweddaru ein codau ymddygiad, Women’s League two seasons ago, Cyflwynwyd rheol debyg i glybiau continued their support of the Welsh Cymreig, Orchard Media and Events with regards to mental wellbeing in order to ensure arweiniad y cyfryngau cymdeithasol a chyngor and its introduction has proved sy’n chwarae yn Uwch Gynghrair Premier Women’s League this season Group, i gefnogi Uwch Gynghrair that there is a support structure in place for any ar ffotograffiaeth a rhyngweithio â’r cyfryngau. to be successful for elite women Merched Cymru ddau dymor yn ôl, by securing headline sponsorship for Merched Cymru’r tymor hwn trwy player who requires it. Rydym hefyd wedi cynyddu ein cefnogaeth players, the clubs and the league ac mae wedi bod yn llwyddiannus the second year running. Meanwhile, fod yn brif noddwr am yr ail flwyddyn o ran lles meddyliol er mwyn sicrhau bod strwythur alike. Any Welsh Premier League or i chwaraewyr elitaidd, y clybiau a’r former WPL sponsor Dafabet renewed yn olynol. Adnewyddodd cyn-noddwr cefnogi yn ei le ar gyfer unrhyw chwaraewr sydd Welsh Premier Women’s League Club gynghrair fel ei gilydd. Rhaid i unrhyw their deal as the FAW’s Official Betting y gynghrair, Dafabet, ei chytundeb ei angen. wanting to register a 15-year old glwb Uwch Gynghrair Cymru neu Partner in a two year deal running i fod yn Bartner Betio Swyddogol player must comply with conditions Uwch Gynghrair Merched Cymru through to the UEFA Euro 2020 y Gymdeithas hyd at bencampwriaeth set by the Association, including sydd am gofrestru chwaraewr 15 oed championships. UEFA Euro 2020. strict player safeguarding criteria. gydymffurfio ag amodau a osodir gan There were two major kit launches Cafwyd dau lansiad cit mawr SAFEGUARDING / Other significant changes to y Gymdeithas, gan gynnwys meini during the course of the season. yn ystod y tymor yma. Ym mis the FAW Rules approved at the May prawf diogelu chwaraewyr llym. November saw the launch of the Tachwedd, lansiwyd cit cartref AGM, included the introduction Ymhlith newidiadau new home kit for both the Men’s and newydd ar gyfer timau cenedlaethol of conditions on the sale and eraill i Reolau’r Gymdeithas a Women’s national sides. The all red y Dynion a’r Merched. Mae’r dyluniad consumption of alcohol at all football gymeradwywyd yng Nghyfarfod design, produced by Adidas, takes coch, wedi’i greu gan Adidas, wedi’i grounds in Wales as well as a change Cyffredinol Blynyddol mis Mai roedd inspiration and design elements from ysbrydoli ac wedi mabwysiadu AMDDIFFYN to the Association’s rules which will cynnwys cyflwyno amodau ar werthu iconic Welsh kits of the past. For the elfennau dylunio o gitiau Cymru allow the newly formed women’s ac yfed alcohol ym mhob maes first time, the kit was produced in a eiconig o’r gorffennol. Am y tro cyntaf, Wales Performance Squad to compete pêl-droed yng Nghymru yn ogystal female fit also, as worn by the Senior cafodd y cit ei gynhyrchu mewn ffit in friendly matches against lower â newidiadau a fydd yn caniatáu Women’s side in their FIFA World Cup benywaidd hefyd, fel y gwisgwyd gan age male Welsh teams, which we i Sgwad Perfformiad Cymru i ferched, qualifying campaign. dîm Uwch y Merched yn eu hymgyrch anticipate will help in the development sydd newydd ei ffurfio, gystadlu In March, a new white Adidas gymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd FIFA. of women players for international mewn gemau cyfeillgar yn erbyn away kit was unveiled which, inspired Ym mis Mawrth, lansiwyd cit football and build on the recent timau dynion oedran is, a rydym yn by the Welsh flag, features a white oddi-cartref gwyn newydd, hefyd successes of the Senior Women’s team. rhagweld y bydd yn helpu datblygu top, green shorts and green socks. wedi’i ddylunio gan Adidas, ac wedi’i chwaraewyr benywaidd ar gyfer The kit was worn for the first time by ysbrydoli gan faner Cymru sy’n pêl-droed rhyngwladol ac adeiladu the Senior Men’s side in the China Cup. cynnwys crys gwyn, trwser byr ar lwyddiannau diweddar Uwch Dîm The new FAW Executive Club, gwyn a sanau gwyrdd. Gwisgwyd y Merched. sponsored by Genero Productions, y cit am y tro cyntaf gan dîm Uwch was also launched this season y Dynion yng Nghwpan Tsieina. with the aim of providing business Y tymor hwn hefyd lansiwyd professionals from across Wales the Clwb Gweithredol CBDC a noddwyd opportunity to engage and socialise gan Genero Productions, gyda’r nod with like-minded people at a series o roi cyfle i weithwyr proffesiynol of matchday and non-matchday busnes o bob cwr o Gymru ymgysylltu events hosted by the FAW. The club â chymdeithasu a’u cyfoedion mewn is also supported by The Principal cyfres o ddigwyddiadau wedi’i cynnal St David’s Hotel in Cardiff and The gan CBDC dros y flwyddyn. Mae’r Clwb Brogue Trader as official suppliers. hefyd yn cael ei gefnogi gan Westy Principal St Davids yng Nghaerdydd a The Brogue Trader fel cyflenwyr swyddogol.

48–49 OUR ASSOCIATION / EIN CYMDEITHAS FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU FINANCE / CYLLID

Social media continues to be a key tool for Mae cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn parhau FA WALES REVENUES / Following on from two hugely significant seasons Yn dilyn dau dymor o gynhyrchu incwm engaging with our supporters and we now have i fod yn declyn allweddol ar gyfer ymgysylltu REFENIW CBD CYMRU in terms of income generation, this year has seen sylweddol mae cyllid y Gymdeithas eleni wedi a combined total of more than 860,000 followers â’n cefnogwyr ac erbyn hyn mae gennym 2018 the Association’s finances return to normal levels. dychwelyd i lefelau arferol. across our main accounts. gyfanswm o dros 860,000 o ddilynwyr ar Last year we benefitted from the impact of Y llynedd, cawsom fudd o effaith cynnal This year saw the launch of our @Cymru draws ein prif gyfrifon. 16% FIFA and UEFA grants / hosting the UEFA Champions League finals, as well rowndiau terfynol Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA, account on Twitter, which allows followers to Eleni lansiwyd ein cyfrif @Cymru ar Twitter, Grantiau FIFA ac UEFA as additional payments from our success at Euro yn ogystal â thaliadau ychwanegol o’n llwyddiant receive the latest alerts and content from all of sy’n caniatáu i ddilynwyr dderbyn rhybuddion 2016. This year the Senior Men’s team was unable yn Ewro 2016. Eleni, ni lwyddodd tîm uwch y dynion our national teams in one place. Our established a’r cynnwys diweddaraf gan ein holl dimau 11% Sponsorship / to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals in Russia gymhwyso ar gyfer rownd terfynol Cwpan y Byd COMMUNICATIONS @FAWales feed is now dedicated to corporate cenedlaethol mewn un lle. Mae ein ffrwd Nawdd and while the Senior Women’s squad has had FIFA yn Rwsia ac er i garfan uwch y merched news and updates on the Association’s work. sefydledig @FAWales bellach yn ymroddedig a fantastic qualifying campaign, the revenue is fwynhau ymgyrch gymhwysol wych, mae’r refeniw FC Cymru, a brand new Welsh football online i newyddion corfforaethol a diweddariadau 53% TV and Radio rights / considerably lower than the monies generated yn sylweddol is na’r arian a gynhyrchir gan magazine show kicked off this year. The broadcast ar waith y Gymdeithas. Hawliau Teledu a Radio by the men’s competition. gystadleuaeth y dynion. AND ENGAGEMENT / has been developed especially for the fans and Dechreuodd sioe gylchgrawn pêl-droed Cymru Overall, in the last financial year ending June Yn gyffredinol, roedd ein trosiant blynyddol yn covers stories and features from all levels of newydd sbon eleni, FC Cymru. Datblygwyd y 18% Match income / 2018 our annual turnover was £12.5 million, y flwyddyn ariannol ddiwethaf hyd at fis Mehefin the game. Produced monthly in association with darllediad yn arbennig ar gyfer y cefnogwyr ac Incwm gemau which is in line with our pre-2016 income. TV and 2018 yn £12.5 miliwn, sy’n unol â’n hincwm cyn 2016. Eat Sleep Footy Repeat, it is available to view mae’n cynnwys straeon ac eitemau o bob lefel radio rights are the biggest income generators for Hawliau teledu a radio sy’n cynhyrchu’r incwm CYFATHREBU on our official YouTube channel FAW TV. o’r gêm. Fe’i cynhyrchir yn fisol ar y cyd â Eat Sleep 2% Other / the Association, which benefits from a centralised mwyaf i’r Gymdeithas, sy’n elwa o gytundeb teledu To coincide with the annual Welsh Music Day, Footy Repeat, ac mae ar gael i wylio ar ein sianel Arall television contract with UEFA that will remain in canolog gyda UEFA a fydd yn parhau hyd at 2022. the FAW announced an official collaboration with swyddogol YouTube FAW TV. place until 2022. Yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol ddiwethaf, fe Welsh music promotion scheme, BBC Horizons. I gyd-fynd gyda digwyddiad blynyddol Dydd In the last financial year the FAW funded wnaeth CBDC gyllido mwy na hanner cant o gemau, AC YMGYSYLLTU The partnership sees music produced by artists Miwsig Cymru, cyhoeddodd CBDC gydweithrediad more than fifty matches, tournaments and training twrnameintiau a gwersylloedd hyfforddi ar draws involved in the scheme being used across our swyddogol gyda chynllun hyrwyddo cerddoriaeth camps across all of our international squads, ein holl glybiau rhyngwladol, deg cystadleuaeth online and digital content, as well as at events Cymreig, BBC Horizons. Mae’r bartneriaeth yn ten domestic cup competitions, alongside the cwpan domestig, ynghyd â chostau rhedeg and key domestic fixtures. golygu bod cerddoriaeth, a gynhyrchir gan artistiaid running costs of both the Men’s and Women’s Uwch Gynghrair Cymru’r Dynion a’r Merched. Another development this year is our new sydd yn rhan o’r cynllun yn cael ei ddefnyddio Welsh Premier Leagues. Darperir cymorth ariannol hefyd ar gyfer partnership with the St Fagans National Museum ar draws ein cynnwys ar-lein a digidol, yn ogystal Funding assistance is also provided for referees’ datblygu a hyfforddi dyfarnwyr, gwelliannau of History. This sees all of our Senior Men’s â digwyddiadau a gemau domestig allweddol. development and training, ground infrastructure isadeiledd tir, cefnogi chwe Chymdeithas Ardal team related press conferences and media Datblygiad arall eleni yw ein partneriaeth improvements, supporting six Area Associations a deg o gynghreiriau cysylltiedig uniongyrchol. announcements now taking place at the visitor newydd gydag Amgueddfa Werin Cymru Sain and ten directly affiliated leagues. We are committed Rydym wedi ymrwymo i barhau i wneud attraction, located on the outskirts of Cardiff. Ffagan. Mae ein holl gynadleddau sy’n gysylltiedig to continuing to make financial investments in buddsoddiadau ariannol mewn cyfleusterau â Thîm Uwch y Dynion a’r cyhoeddiadau cyfryngau facilities across the country. ar draws y wlad. nawr yn cael eu cynnal yn y ganolfan ymwelwyr, We are consistently looking to improve the Rydym yn edrych yn gyson i wella’r Ganolfan wedi’i lleoli ar gyrion Caerdydd. National Development Centre at Dragon Park in Ddatblygu Genedlaethol ym Mharc y Ddraig yng Newport and other facilities for our national squads. Nghasnewydd a chyfleusterau eraill ar gyfer ein This is hugely important as we look to support their sgwadiau cenedlaethol. Mae hyn yn hynod bwysig efforts to reach the finals of major tournaments. wrth inni geisio cefnogi eu hymdrechion i gyrraedd rownd derfynol prif dwrnamaint.

50–51 OUR ASSOCIATION / EIN CYMDEITHAS FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU FAW COUNCIL MEMBER AND SENIOR SPORTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER / Tricia Turner is the Welsh Women’s Tricia Turner yw cynrychiolydd AELOD CYNGOR CBDC AC UWCH SWYDDOG DATBLYGU CHWARAEON Premier League representative on Uwch Gynghrair Merched Cymru ar the FAW Council. As well as working Gyngor CBDC. Yn ogystal â gweithio as a Senior Sports Development fel Uwch Swyddog Datblygu Officer for Powys County Council, Chwaraeon ar gyfer Cyngor Sir she does extensive voluntary work Powys, mae hi’n gwneud gwaith supporting and promoting women’s gwirfoddol helaeth yn cefnogi football across the country. a hyrwyddo pêl-droed merched She first got involved in football ledled y wlad. as a founding member of Llanidloes Dechreuodd gymryd rhan mewn Women’s FC and has spent many pêl-droed fel aelod sylfaenol o CPD years involved with the club both Merched Llanidloes ac mae wedi as a player and an administrator. treulio llawer o flynyddoedd ynghlwm â’r clwb fel chwaraewr Tricia thinks the key to growing the a gweinyddwr. game is engaging girls from a young age, “I want to see more girls taking Yn ôl Tricia, er mwyn tyfu’r gêm up the game, whether in mixed or mae’n hanfodol ymgysylltu gyda female only teams.” merched o oedran ifanc. “Rwyf am But she believes it is essential the weld mwy o ferched yn mabwysiadu’r correct conditions and resources are gêm, boed hynny mewn timau in place and would like to see “female cymysg neu yn dimau merched academies / performance centres to yn unig”. participate in a league so the best Ond mae hi’n credu ei fod yn young girls in Wales can challenge hanfodol bod yr amodau a’r themselves” as well as an improved adnoddau cywir yn eu lle — mae hi Welsh Premier Women’s League with am weld “academïau / canolfannau more U17 and U19 national players perfformio benywaidd yn chwarae participating at this level. mewn cynghrair fel bod chwaraewyr Tricia has no doubt that the Senior ifanc gorau yng Nghymru yn gallu Women’s team’s current campaign has herio eu hunain” yn ogystal ag Uwch proved inspirational to many. “I do Gynghrair Merched Cymru gref think the increased media coverage sydd yn cynnig mwy o gyfleoedd of the national team is attracting more i chwaraewyr cenedlaethol D17 a D19 females to the game. And Jess Fishlock gael chwarae ar y lefel hon. receiving her MBE is amazing — what Nid oes amheuaeth yn ôl Tricia a role model she is to aspiring young bod ymgyrch gyfredol Tîm Uwch y female footballers who also wish Merched wedi bod yn ysbrydoliaeth to become professional players”. i lawer. “Rwy’n credu bod sylw cynyddol y cyfryngau o’r tîm cenedlaethol yn denu mwy o ferched at y gêm. Ac mae Jess Fishlock yn derbyn ei MBE yn anhygoel — am fodel rôl i bêl-droedwyr ifanc sy’n breuddwydio am fod yn chwaraewyr proffesiynol”. TRICIA TURNER 52–53 OUR ASSOCIATION / EIN CYMDEITHAS FA WALES / CBD CYMRU 2018 FAW.CYMRU As another successful year for Wrth i flwyddyn lwyddiannus LEAD Welsh football draws to a close, arall i bêl-droed Cymru ddod i ben, PARTNER it is important that we look back mae’n bwysig ein bod yn edrych PRIF at the developments made, but yn ôl ar y datblygiadau, ond hefyd BARTNER also look forward to the work edrych ymlaen at y gwaith sydd that still needs to be done. o’n blaenau. Huge steps have been taken Cymerwyd camau mawr to advance the women’s game over i ddatblygu gêm y merched dros the past twelve months, but there y deuddeng mis diwethaf, ond mae is still much to improve. llawer i’w wella o hyd. The launch of the Our Game Mae lansiad y strategaeth strategy is a symbol of the FAW’s Ein Gêm yn arwydd o ymrwymiad OFFICIAL commitment to the long-term y Gymdeithas i ddatblygiad hirdymor PARTNERS progression of the female game in gêm y merched yng Nghymru. Rhaid PARTNERIAID Wales. Everyone involved in Welsh i bawb sydd yn ymwneud â phêl-droed SWYDDOGOL football must now work tirelessly, Cymru weithio’n ddiflino nawr er to ensure that structures are in place mwyn sicrhau bod y strwythurau ar to enable women and girls, in all waith i alluogi merched ym mhob rhan parts of the country, to enjoy this o’r wlad i fwynhau’r gêm hardd hon beautiful game and help it flourish. a’i helpu i ffynnu. LOOKING A stronger women’s game makes Mae gêm fenywaidd gryf yn for a stronger game as a whole and gwneud y gêm gyfan yn gryfach our aim, as always, is to make sure a’n nod ni, fel bob amser, yw sicrhau OFFICIAL that Welsh football is the strongest bod pêl-droed yng Nghymru ar ei SUPPLIERS and very best it can be. orau a mor gryf ag y gallai fod. CYFLENWYR As we move into the 2018/19 Wrth i ni symud mewn i dymor SWYDDOGOL season, we will continue our efforts 2018/19, byddwn yn parhau â’n across all areas of the game — from hymdrechion ar draws holl grassroots to the elite level — to ensure agweddau’r gêm — o lefel llawr that Welsh football continues to be gwlad i’r lefel elitaidd — i sicrhau bod FORWARD / something that the whole nation can pêl-droed Cymru yn parhau i fod yn be both part of and proud of. rhywbeth y gall y genedl gyfan fod yn rhan ohono ac yn falch ohono. LICENCING EDRYCH TRWYDDEDU YMLAEN DEPARTURES® MELA COPY / COPI: DESIGN / DYLUNIO: DIOLCH

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