Hello,
The youth leagues in their current state are not quite up to date and comprehensive for the playable leagues.
The handbook for the Cymru Premier League Development League (which is currently in the game but not quite named correctly) can be found here: https://handbook.faw.cymru/regulations/competition-regulations/cymru-premier-development-league/
As outlined in the handbook, this should have a North and South division (as it currently does) and should include teams that have 'academy' status, those of which have this designation are obligated to join. I would suggest that this should work in a similar fashion to the youth level function in England.
There are also the FAW Youth Leagues: https://handbook.faw.cymru/regulations/competition-regulations/faw-youth-leagues/
The handbook states that this should also be split into North and South. In practice according to the Cymru Football app (which is officially linked to the FAW) they have further split so there are NE, NW, SE and SW divisions (the suggested boundaries of which could be borrowed from the existing Ardal Leagues). These leagues are not obligatory, and are limited to Tier 1, 2 and 3 sides that do not have a team in the Cymru Premier League Development League.
As with my post regarding the reserves, fleshing out the youth system in Wales would make the leagues far more attractive to players, as it is a league that really demands a long term commitment to a save to enjoy it. Long term saves rely so heavily on youth development and regens that the wider structure would do wonders for. Even if the exact teams in each division cannot be worked out, having the structure in place for the game to start pulling in teams at the start of a save would do wonders for the depth, quality and enjoyment of the game when playing in Wales.
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