Cascade YC
Football club
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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 1967,[1] and currently competes in the Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League.
| Full name | Cascade Youth Club Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Cascades |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Ground | Penybryn Playing Fields |
| League | TERV Premier |
| 2024–25 | TERV Premier, 5th of 9 |
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 1967, 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) |
[8] |
| 2025-26 | Welsh Cup | 1st Qualifying Stage | Bryncoch | 2-2 (PEN 4-6) |
[16] |
| 2025-26 | Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy | 1st Qualifying Stage | Tongwynlais | 2–2 (PEN 4–5) |
[17] |
| 2025-26 | Hugh James SWFA Senior Cup | Third Round | AFC Bargoed | 1–3 | [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 their 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 |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | [19] |
Performance against Bargoed
- Win - 2 (16.7%)
- Draw - 2 (16.7%)
- Loss - 8 (66.7%)
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]