BALA TOWN GET GREEN LIGHT FOR VAR INSTALLATION

ACymru Premier football club has been given the green light to install a video assistant referee (VAR) system by Eryri planners.

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Bala Town Football Club will see construction of a timber kiosk for a video operations room, two camera poles and associated development including foundations, at its Maes Tegid ground on Castle Street.

“VAR Lite” is being deployed in the Cymru Premier from season 2025/2026, covering all Cymru Premier matches.

The Bala proposal describes how the system works on the same principles as VAR, with a video assistant referee, but without a replay operator.

The proposal said it could operate with a maximum of eight cameras on any given fixture but overall operations must follow “the same stringent FIFA approval as VAR".

Match officials will complete appropriate training to ensure they are competent and FIFA VAR accredited, the plans said.