Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh

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team from

Bala, Gwynedd Bala ( cy, Y Bala) is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, at the north end of Bala Lake ( cy, Llyn Tegid). According to the 2021 Census, Bala had a population ...

, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at

Maes Tegid Maes Tegid ( en, Tegid Field) is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town (). The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town ...

History

For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Although the current Bala Town was formed in 1880, there is record of a football club competing in the

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, losing to 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 1921–22 season. Bala Town moved to their current home,

, 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

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at the end of the 2003–04 season. After only four seasons in the Cymru Alliance, Bala Town sealed promoted to the Cymru Premier. Maes_Tegid

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

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2–1 to ensure the Lakesiders a European place. Bala Town were drawn against Estonian outfit

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in the

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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

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. 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

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2–1 in the final ending their 8 trophy winning streak.

Stadium

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.

European record

;Notes * PR: Preliminary round * 1Q: First qualifying round * 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current squad

Honours

* Cymru Premier: **Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22 * Welsh Cup **Winners (1): 2016–17 * Cymru Premier Cup: **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2014–15 *

**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): 1996–97

References

External links

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Welsh Premier Official site – Bala Town page.
{{Football in Wales Cymru Premier clubs Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division clubs Sport in Gwynedd Bala, Gwynedd Cymru Alliance clubs Welsh National League (North) clubs