This year’s UEFA Champions League will see the application of VAR extended to the competition’s full qualifying stage for the first time in its history.Which represents an increase of 63 games compared to the 2022/23 season, as this technology was introduced from the third qualifying round. Video Assistive Technology (VAR) was successfully applied in the last qualifying round in Iceland and is now being coordinated across Europe for the upcoming first and second qualifying matches.
to me European League and the European Conference LeagueThe 2023-24 qualifying rounds will see the introduction of VAR for the first time with technology applied from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League. This represents a significant increase in the number of VAR matches in these competitions, with the Europa League expecting a 26% increase (36 matches) and the UEFA Europa Conference League seeing a 311% increase (140 matches) with the notable inclusion of last season’s group stage matches.
Facing the new cycle of club competitions that will start in the 2024-25 season, VAR will continue to be used in all rounds of the UEFA Champions LeagueTechnology will be presented from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Taking into account the feasibility study due to the large number of matches, video technology can also be introduced before the final matches of the UEFA Europa Conference next season.
Since its introduction during the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Knockout Season, UEFA has played a total of 1,648 VAR matches across all club and national team competitions..
