Cascade YC

Cascade YC
Full nameCascade Youth Club Football Club
Nickname(s)The Cascades
Founded1974 (1974)
GroundPenybryn Playing Fields
LeagueTERV Premier
2024–25TERV Premier, 5th of 9

Cascade YC Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed CI Penpedairheol) is a Welsh association football club based in the village of Penpedairheol (also known as Cascade), situated in the valleys of Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. The club was founded in 1974,[1] and currently competes in the Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League.

They also have a women's team, who currently play in the Adran South. In the 2020–21 season they played in the Welsh Premier Women's League but were relegated due to a league restructure.[2][3]

History

Formation

Formed in 1974, Cascade FC began their football journey in the Rhymney Valley League, which they were in for many years.

Awards and Recognition

In 2003, the club had achieved a bronze status and was the first youth club in the Caerphilly County Borough to do so. The club was also recognised by the Caerphilly County Borough, and in 2002 and 2003, the club won the Caerphilly County Borough's Club of the Year award. They won the Bernard Martin Cup in 2025.[4]

Cup competitions

The team competed in the qualifying stage of the Welsh Cup in 2023–24 and 2024–25, and were eliminated from all qualifying stages, including the 2025–26 Welsh Cup qualifying stage, with their first match being played on 26 July 2025.[5]

Cascade have been entered into the Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy for the 2025–26 season where they will face Tongwynlais in the first qualifying stage on 2 August.[6]

Results in cup competitions

  • Only results with sources should go into the box
Season Cup Performance Final opponent Score Ref.
2021-22 TERV Bernard Martin Cup First Round AFC Bargoed 3-4 [7]
2021-22 TERV Greyhound Cup Semi-Finals Cefn Hengoed 1-2 [8]
2022-23 TERV Bernard Martin Cup Second Round Mason Arms 1-4 [9]
2022-23 TERV Greyhound Cup Second Round Cwrt Rawlin 0-3 [10]
2023-24 Welsh Cup 1st Qualifying Stage Treherbert BGC 3-6 [11]
2023-24 TERV Bernard Martin Cup Semi-Finals Pontypridd 1-3 [12]
2023-24 TERV Greyhound Cup Quarter-Finals Llantwit Fardre Reserves 3-3
(PEN 3-4) 		[13]
2024-25 Welsh Cup 2nd Qualifying Stage Abertillery Bluebirds F.C. 2-3 [14]
2024-25 TERV Bernard Martin Cup Champions Rhydyfelin 3-1 [15]
2024-25 TERV Greyhound Cup Second Round Llantwit Fardre Reserves 1-1
(PEN 1-2) 		[16]
2025-26 Welsh Cup 1st Qualifying Stage Bryncoch 2-2
(PEN 4-6) 		[17]
2025-26 Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy 1st Qualifying Stage Tongwynlais 2–2
(PEN 4–5) 		[18]

Honours

Cascade have only ever won one trophy to date, according to available media. They won their first trophy on 31 May 2025, when they beat fellow TERV Premier team, Rhydyfelin 3-1 in the Bernard Martin Cup final.[4] (not to be confused with Rhydyfelin Non Pol, whom they beat in the semi-final.)

  • TERV Bernard Martin Cup: 2024–25

Rivalry

Cascade YC share main rivalry with AFC Bargoed.

Rivalry Record

  • Results since the 2021-22 season

Rivalry with AFC Bargoed

Matches played Cascade win Draw Bargoed win Reference
10 2 2 6 [19]

Performance against Bargoed

Performance by Cascade (%)
  1. Win - 2 (20.0%)
  2. Draw - 2 (20.0%)
  3. Loss - 6 (60.0%)

History

Cascade and Bargoed are local rivals. They both play in the TERV Premier.[20] Bargoed have more victories against Cascade since the 2021-22 season.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Cascade YC X page".
  2. ^ "Outrage as football club axed from Wales' top league after nine years". June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cascade Ladies hit out at FAW shakeup which will see them relegated". June 2021.
  4. ^ a b @TERVfootball (2025-05-31). "Congratulations 🙌🏼 to @CascadeMens on winning the Bernard Martin Cup!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-07-23 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "FAW - Welsh Cup 2025-26 Qualifying Draw Round 1".
  6. ^ Thomas, Mackenzie (2025-07-16). "Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy First Qualifying Round draw". FAW. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  7. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  8. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  9. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  10. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  11. ^ "2023/24 JD Welsh Cup – Fixtures & Results - Y Clwb Pêl-droed". 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  12. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  13. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  14. ^ "JD Welsh Cup 2024-25 results and fixtures". BBC Sport. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  15. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  16. ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  17. ^ "JD Welsh Cup 2025-26 results and fixtures". BBC Sport. 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  18. ^ "Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy Fixtures and Results". Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  19. ^ a b Results from Cymru Football App - FAW
  20. ^ "CascadeMens - Victory over local rivals AFC Bargoed". X (Formely Twitter). 18 January 2025.
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