Although the current Bala Town was formed in 1880, there is record of a football club competing in the 1877–78 Welsh Cup, losing to Corwen after two replays.[3] 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 1921–22 season. Bala Town moved to their current home, Maes Tegid, in the early 1950s and joined the Wrexham Alliance in 1950,[4] 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 2003–04 season.[5] After only four seasons in the Cymru Alliance, Bala Town sealed promoted to the Cymru Premier.[6]
A view of Maes Tegid from the corner
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 2–1 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 1–0, they lost 3–1 in the reverse fixture in Tallinn and were eliminated. In the 2014–15 season, the Lakesiders finished second, their highest ever league position, thus qualifying for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Bala Town missed out the opportunity of playing Turkish giants Trabzonspor in the 2015–16 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 2015–16 Cymru Premier they followed this success up by winning their first Welsh Cup, beating The New Saints 2–1 in the final ending their 8 trophy winning streak.
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 2021–22 Europa Conference League qualifying match at Park Hall to Sligo Rovers on 8 July 2021.[7]
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Bala Town Football Club Welsh Clwb Pel droed y Bala is a Welsh football club from Bala Gwynedd who play in the Cymru Premier 1 They play their home games at Maes Tegid 2 Bala TownFull nameBala Town Football ClubNickname s LakesidersFounded1880 144 years ago 1880 GroundMaes Tegid BalaCapacity3 000 504 seated ChairmanArwel RobertsManagerColin CatonLeagueCymru Premier2023 24Cymru Premier 3rd of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 European record 4 Current squad 4 1 Out on loan 5 Notable former players 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFor a full history see List of Bala Town FC seasonsAlthough the current Bala Town was formed in 1880 there is record of a football club competing in the 1877 78 Welsh Cup losing to Corwen after two replays 3 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 1921 22 season Bala Town moved to their current home Maes Tegid in the early 1950s and joined the Wrexham Alliance in 1950 4 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 2003 04 season 5 After only four seasons in the Cymru Alliance Bala Town sealed promoted to the Cymru Premier 6 nbsp A view of Maes Tegid from the corner 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 2 1 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 1 0 they lost 3 1 in the reverse fixture in Tallinn and were eliminated In the 2014 15 season the Lakesiders finished second their highest ever league position thus qualifying for the 2015 16 UEFA Europa League Bala Town missed out the opportunity of playing Turkish giants Trabzonspor in the 2015 16 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 2015 16 Cymru Premier they followed this success up by winning their first Welsh Cup beating The New Saints 2 1 in the final ending their 8 trophy winning streak Stadium editMain article Maes Tegid 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 2021 22 Europa Conference League qualifying match at Park Hall to Sligo Rovers on 8 July 2021 7 European record editSeason Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2013 14 UEFA Europa League 1Q nbsp Levadia Tallinn 1 0 1 3 2 3 2015 16 UEFA Europa League 1Q nbsp Differdange 2 1 1 3 3 4 2016 17 UEFA Europa League 1Q nbsp AIK 0 2 0 2 0 4 2017 18 UEFA Europa League 1Q nbsp Vaduz 1 2 0 3 1 5 2018 19 UEFA Europa League PR nbsp Tre Fiori 1 0 0 3 1 3 2020 21 UEFA Europa League 1Q nbsp Valletta 1 0 2Q nbsp Standard Liege 0 2 2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q nbsp Larne 0 1 0 1 0 2 2022 23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q nbsp Sligo Rovers 1 2 1 0 a e t 2 2 3 4 p 2024 25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Notes PR Preliminary round 1Q First qualifying round 2Q Second qualifying roundCurrent squad editAs of 1 January 2024 8 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp WAL Kelland Absalom 3 DF nbsp WAL Keelan Williams 4 DF nbsp WAL Nathan Peate 5 MF nbsp WAL Iwan Roberts 7 FW nbsp ENG Luke Wall 8 MF nbsp ENG Nathan Burke 9 FW nbsp ENG George Newell 10 FW nbsp ENG Joe Malkin 11 MF nbsp ENG Kieran Smith 12 FW nbsp NGA Osebi Abadaki 14 FW nbsp IRL Joshua Ukek No Pos Nation Player 15 GK nbsp ENG Abidan Edwards 16 MF nbsp WAL Tom Hughes 17 FW nbsp ENG Ryan Rogers 20 MF nbsp WAL Aeron Edwards 22 MF nbsp POR Paulo Mendes 23 DF nbsp WAL Ross White 24 DF nbsp ENG Kyle Harrison 27 MF nbsp LCA Josh Solomon Davies 28 DF nbsp WAL Naim Arsan 29 MF nbsp ENG Oliver Shannon Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 2 DF nbsp ENG Adam Mitter at Colwyn Bay until the end of the season Notable former players editFor all players with a Wikipedia article see Category Bala Town F C players Honours editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2022 Cymru Premier Runners up 3 2014 15 2015 16 2021 22 Welsh Cup Winners 1 2016 17 Cymru Premier Cup Winners 1 2022 23 Runners up 2 2013 14 2014 15 Cymru Alliance Winners 1 2008 09 Runners up 2 2006 07 2007 08 Welsh National League Wrexham Area Premier Division Winners 1 2003 04 North East Wales FA Challenge Cup Winners 4 1971 72 2003 04 2006 07 2007 08 North East Wales FA Junior Horace Wynne Cup Winners 1 1996 97References edit Welsh Premier profile Archived from the original on 3 January 2014 Retrieved 26 June 2020 Maes Tegid The home of Bala Town Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 3 January 2014 Welsh Football Data Archive Welsh Cup 1877 78 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 Retrieved 27 February 2015 Welsh Data Archive Wrexham Area 1950 51 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 Retrieved 27 February 2015 Welsh Football Data Archive Wrexham Area 2003 04 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 Retrieved 27 February 2015 Welsh Football data Archive Cymru Alliance 2008 09 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 Pel droed Your home for Welsh football Retrieved 8 July 2021 Og title uefaeuropaconferenceleague team squad Bala Town F C Retrieved 5 July 2022 External links editOfficial website Welsh Premier Official site Bala Town page permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bala Town F C amp oldid 1220220143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
