Cascade YC
| Full name | Cascade Youth Club Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Cascades |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Ground | Penybryn Playing Fields |
| League | TERV Premier |
| 2024–25 | TERV 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
[edit]Formation
[edit]Formed in 1974, Cascade FC began their football journey in the Rhymney Valley League, which they were in for many years.
Awards and Recognition
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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] |
| 2023-24 | Welsh Cup | 1st Qualifying Stage | Treherbert BGC | 3-6 | [10] |
| 2023-24 | TERV Bernard Martin Cup | Semi-Finals | Pontypridd | 1-3 | [11] |
| 2023-24 | TERV Greyhound Cup | Quarter-Finals | Llantwit Fardre Reserves | 3-3 (PEN 3-4) |
[12] |
| 2024-25 | Welsh Cup | 2nd Qualifying Stage | Abertillery Bluebirds F.C. | 2-3 | [13] |
| 2024-25 | TERV Bernard Martin Cup | Champions | Rhydyfelin | 3-1 | [14] |
| 2024-25 | TERV Greyhound Cup | Second Round | Llantwit Fardre Reserves | 1-1 (PEN 1-2) |
[15] |
| 2025-26 | Welsh Cup | 1st Qualifying Stage | Bryncoch | 2-2 (PEN 4-6) |
[16] |
Honours
[edit]- TERV Bernard Martin Cup: 2024–25
References
[edit]- ^ "Cascade YC X page".
- ^ "Outrage as football club axed from Wales' top league after nine years". June 2021.
- ^ "Cascade Ladies hit out at FAW shakeup which will see them relegated". June 2021.
- ^ @TERVfootball (2025-05-31). "Congratulations 🙌🏼 to @CascadeMens on winning the Bernard Martin Cup!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-07-23 – via Twitter.
- ^ "FAW - Welsh Cup 2025-26 Qualifying Draw Round 1".
- ^ Thomas, Mackenzie (2025-07-16). "Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy First Qualifying Round draw". FAW. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "2023/24 JD Welsh Cup – Fixtures & Results - Y Clwb Pêl-droed". 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "JD Welsh Cup 2024-25 results and fixtures". BBC Sport. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport". www.allwalessport.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "JD Welsh Cup 2025-26 results and fixtures". BBC Sport. 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-08-01.