Bala Town Football Club () is a Welsh professional football club from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the . They play their home games at Maes Tegid.
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 1877âÂÂ78 Welsh Cup, losing to Corwen after two replays. After Bala North End, Bala South End and Bala Thursdays merged, Bala Town's first available league status record is playing in the Welsh National League (North) Division 2 East in the 1921âÂÂ22 season. Bala Town moved to 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 2003âÂÂ04 season. After only four seasons in the Cymru Alliance, Bala Town sealed promotion to the Cymru Premier.
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 2âÂÂ1 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 1âÂÂ0, they lost 3âÂÂ1 in the reverse fixture in Tallinn and were eliminated. In the 2014âÂÂ15 season, the Lakesiders finished second, their highest ever league position, thus qualifying for the 2015âÂÂ16 UEFA Europa League. Bala Town missed out the opportunity of playing Turkish giants Trabzonspor in the 2015âÂÂ16 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 2015âÂÂ16 Cymru Premier they followed this success up by winning their first Welsh Cup, beating The New Saints 2âÂÂ1 in the final ending their 8 trophy winning streak.
In the 2021âÂÂ22 season Bala Town secured a runners-up finish for the third time in their history behind champions The New Saints. The 2023âÂÂ24 season then saw Bala secure a third-place finish.
In June 2025 it was announced that Colin Caton had stepped down as manager after 22 years at the club. Before resigning he was the longest serving manager in the Cymru Premier.
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 2021âÂÂ22 Europa Conference League qualifying match at Park Hall to Sligo Rovers on 8 July 2021.
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