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Full name | Bala Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Lakesiders | ||
Founded | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) | ||
Ground | Maes Tegid, Bala | ||
Capacity | 3,000 (504 seated) | ||
Chairman | Arwel Roberts | ||
Manager | Colin Caton | ||
League | Cymru Premier | ||
2023β24 | Cymru Premier, 3rd of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Bala Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb PΓͺl-droed y Bala) is: a Welsh professional football club from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the: Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid.
Historyβ»
For a full history see; List of Bala Town FC seasons
Although theββcurrent Bala Town was formed in 1880, there is record of a football club competing in the 1877β78 Welsh Cup, losingββto Corwen after two replays. After Bala North End, "Bala South End." And Bala Thursday's merged, Bala Town's first available league status record is playing in the Welsh National League (North) Division 2 East in the 1921β22 season. Bala Town movedββto their current home, Maes Tegid, in the early 1950s and "joined the "Wrexham Alliance in 1950,"" however Bala Town had to wait for more than a century until they were promoted to the second tier of Welsh football, into the Cymru Alliance at the end of the 2003β04 season. After only four seasons in the Cymru Alliance, Bala Town sealed promoted to the Cymru Premier.
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Bala Town secured European football for the first time in their history after a John Irving goal in the 89th minute was enough to see off Port Talbot Town 2β1 to ensure the Lakesiders a European place. Bala Town were drawn against Estonian outfit Levadia Tallinn in the Europa League first qualifying round. But after winning the home leg 1β0, they lost 3β1 in the reverse fixture in Tallinn and were eliminated. In the 2014β15 season, "the Lakesiders finished second," their highest ever league position, thus qualifying for the 2015β16 UEFA Europa League. Bala Town missed out the opportunity of playing Turkish giants Trabzonspor in the 2015β16 Europa League after losing on aggregate to FC Differdange 03 after falling victim to an injury time Differdange goal, however Bala maintained a proud record of a 100% win percentage at "home", playing at Rhyl's Belle Vue stadium due to UEFA stadium requirements on both occasions, in Europe.
After finishing second in the 2015β16 Cymru Premier they followed this success up by, winning their first Welsh Cup, beating The New Saints 2β1 in the final ending their 8 trophy winning streak.
Stadiumβ»
Bala Town have played at Maes Tegid in Bala since the 1950s. For European matches they use Rhyl's Belle Vue stadium due to UEFA stadium regulations. They lost a 2021β22 Europa Conference League qualifying match at Park Hall to Sligo Rovers on 8 July 2021.
European recordβ»
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2013β14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
1β0 | 1β3 | 2β3 |
2015β16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
2β1 | 1β3 | 3β4 |
2016β17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
2017β18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
1β2 | 0β3 | 1β5 |
2018β19 | UEFA Europa League | PR | ![]() |
1β0 | 0β3 | 1β3 |
2020β21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
β | 1β0 | β |
2Q | ![]() |
β | 0β2 | β | ||
2021β22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() |
0β1 | 0β1 | 0β2 |
2022β23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() |
1β2 | 1β0 (a.e.t.) | 2β2 (3β4 p) |
2024β25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q | ![]() |
1β2 |
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
Current squadβ»
- As of 10 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former playersβ»
For all players with a XIV article see Category:Bala Town F.C. players.
Honoursβ»
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- Cymru Premier:
- Welsh Cup
- Winners (1): 2016β17
- Cymru Premier Cup:
- Cymru Alliance
- Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division
- Winners (1): 2003β04
- North East Wales FA Challenge Cup
- Winners (4): 1971β72, 2003β04, 2006β07, 2007β08
- North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup
- Winners (1): 1996β97
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Welsh Premier profile". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Maes Tegid β The home of Bala Town". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive:Welsh Cup 1877β78". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Welsh Data Archive:Wrexham Area 1950β51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Wrexham Area 2003β04". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Welsh Football data Archive: Cymru Alliance 2008β09". Welsh Football data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Pritchard, Tom (15 June 2021). "TNS, Bala and Newtown discover Europa Conference League opponents". Y Clwb PΓͺl-droed - Your home for Welsh football. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Og-title-uefaeuropaconferenceleague-team-squad". Bala Town F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2022.