Only Wrexham and Cardiff City have won more Welsh Cups than The New Saints
The New Saints came from behind to beat holders Connah's Quay Nomads 2-1 to win the JD Welsh Cup Final and complete the domestic treble for the first time in 10 years.
Nomads started the final at Newport's Rodney Parade with only 10 players after an error in naming the team but were ahead inside seven minutes.
Midfielder Declan Poole scored his first of the season following a great piece of skill from Everton academy product Rhys Hughes.
But Saints responded and, although Adam Wilson's goal was harshly overturned for a pull on the shirt of Nomads defender Kris Owen, they were level on 17 minutes.
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Nomads captain John Disney brought down Jordan Williams 25 yards from his goal, and Rory Holden curled a free-kick into the top corner.
Eight minutes into the second half a Jordan Williams header from Danny Redmond's cross gave the Cymru Premier champions the lead.
Connah's Quay would create a flurry of half-chances for the remainder of the game but TNS would do enough to see the game out and win a 10th Welsh Cup, equalling Swansea City's tally, with only Cardiff City and Wrexham having more.
Having already qualified for the Uefa Champions League by winning the league, TNS' win means that second-placed Penybont will play in next season's Europa Conference League qualifiers.
Caernarfon will play Cardiff Met on Sunday, with the winners playing Haverfordwest seven days later to decide who gets the third and final European place.
The New Saints manager Craig Harrison told BBC Sport Wales:
"Connah's Quay made it difficult, they always are and where they finished in the league is completely false. They've got good coaches, good players and good people behind the scenes.
"They've got some real men in that changing room. We knew it was always going to be tough.
"I'm not giving Connah's Quay any disservice but I don't think there's many teams in the league who could go toe-to-toe with us playing football.
"They won it last year by doing something similar, we weren't great and we ended up losing.
"But today I thought we were a bit more of ourselves – we still got drawn in a little bit – but overall we got over the line and deservedly so."
