BANGOR City, one of the founder member clubs of the League of Wales in 1992, will be denied membership of Welsh Premier League next season.

The Citizens appealed against the decision of the FAW’s First Instance Body not to grant them a domestic licence earlier this month, but were unsuccessful at today’s hearing (Thursday).

The outcome means that they will be unable to compete in Europe this summer, even if they qualify as league runners-up, and will be relegated from the Welsh Premier League at the end of the season.

Welsh Cup finalists Connah’s Quay Nomads succeeded in their appeal - as did Welsh League champions Llanelli Town, who will now be promoted back to the Welsh Premier League, in place of Bangor.

Cymru Alliance champions Caernarfon Town will replace bottom-placed Prestatyn Town, but it means that second-from-bottom Carmarthen Town will avoid relegation."In relation to Bangor City, the Appeals Body has upheld the decision of the First Instance Body to refuse both the UEFA and Tier One Licences," confirmed an FAW spokesman."The Appeals Body were not satisfied that Bangor City has rectified the original concerns of the First Instance Body."As a consequence, Bangor City will be demoted to Tier Two of the Welsh football pyramid for the 2018/19 season. In addition, the club will not be permitted to participate in the JD Welsh Premier League Europa League Play-Offs."With regards to Connah’s Quay Nomads, the independent Appeals Body were satisfied that the concerns raised by the First Instance Body had been addressed."As a result, the Nomads have now been awarded both the UEFA and Tier One Licenses."Llanelli Town were also successful with their appeal for a Tier One Licence, having satisfied the Appeals Body in addressing the matters raised by the First Instance Body."Having won the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh League Division One title, Llanelli Town are now promoted to the JD Welsh Premier League."The licencing appeals decisions have ramifications on the end of season European qualification.Bala Town, Cefn Druids, Cardiff Met and Barry Town United have qualified for the European play-offs, but the make-up of the play-off games now depends on the result of the JD Welsh Cup Final.Should Aberystwyth win the Final, then all four teams will play in the semi-finals on the weekend of the 12 May. Bala will host Barry, and whoever finishes fifth out of Druids and Met will host the other.In that event, Connah’s Quay Nomads would awarded an automatic UEFA Europa League place by virtue of their league position, and Aberystwyth would qualify as Welsh Cup winners.Should Connah’s Quay win the final, however, they will qualify for the Europa League as Welsh Cup winners and fourth-placed Bala Town will also automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League.Barry will then travel to the team finishing sixth in the table in the only semi-final, with the winner travelling to the fifth placed team in the play-off final on 20 May.