| Founded | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Wales |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Number of clubs | 32 |
| Level on pyramid | 5–7 |
| Promotion to | Central Wales Football League |
| Current champions | Llechryd (2025–26) |
| Most championships | St Dogmaels (13 titles) |
The Ceredigion League (known as The Costcutter Ceredigion League for sponsorship purposes) is a Welsh football league for the southern parts of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth to seventh levels of the Welsh football league system.
It was founded in 1921 as the Cardiganshire League in Lampeter. The eleven founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llandysul, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United. Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing any games.
In the 1970s the Cardiganshire League had just 10 or 11 teams and the region had no junior football competitions. Facilities were poor with even the league's top teams having changing rooms at a nearby hall or garage. By the 2004–05 season it had considerably improved; the league now included 33 teams from 18 clubs (a majority of clubs had reserve sides), many clubs had "excellent facilities" and teams including Lampeter Town and Newcastle Emlyn had installed floodlights.
In July 1998 the league was under threat of suspension by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), due to a rule regarding "senior" players. The Cardiganshire League rules stated that only one "senior player" (who had played 6 or more games in another league) could play in one Cardiganshire League match, however the FAW introduced a rule in 1997 stating a player could sign for two clubs without any restriction in league games. Many involved with the league were unhappy with the situation, stating that the rule had been brought in for "obvious reasons" and removing it could make a "mockery" of the league.
The league renamed to the Ceredigion League in 2004.
| Period | Sponsored league name |
|---|---|
| before 1986–87 | unknown / unsponsored |
| 1986–87 to 1990–91 | Rowley's Double Glazing Cardiganshire League |
| 1991–92 to 2002–03 | L'Hirondelle Cardiganshire League |
| 2003–04 | unknown |
| 2004–05 to present | Costcutter Ceredigion League |
Information provided from league website. Those years empty are not known. The league was not running from 1934 to 1946, due to the creation of the Aberystwyth League.
Teams from the Ceredigion League can compete in 6 different cups:
