radarjember.id – The League 1 championship series round will soon be held.
Four teams are ready to fight to become champions. They are Persib Bandung, Borneo FC, Bali United and Madura United.
PT. LIB as the league operator will also implement VAR in this match. The VAR tool has also arrived in Indonesia.
Ahead of the 2023/24 BRI Liga 1 championship series, it is not only clubs that are undergoing more intensive training. PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) as the competition operator is also accelerating preparations.
One of them is related to the use of new technology, namely video assistant referee or VAR. The use of this technology is just around the corner. According to plan, VAR will be used in the championship series round which starts on May 14.
“The process of preparing the VAR equipment is going according to schedule. The plan is that the Mobile VAR being worked on will be ready to operate and roll out to the match venue today,” said LIB Operations Director, Asep Saputra.
A total of two Mobile VAR units were immediately dispatched on Friday (10/5), to the two venues that will hold the first leg matches of the 2023/24 BRI Liga 1 championship series.
One unit is heading to Gianyar where the Bali United FC match against Persib Bandung will be held on May 14 2024. Another unit is moving to the Gelora Bangkalan Stadium, for the Madura United FC match against Borneo FC Samarinda on May 15 2024.
Apart from that, there will be two units of cars dispatched to Balikpapan and Bandung for the second leg of the championship series which will take place on 18 and 19 May 2024. LIB itself is preparing 12 Mobile VAR units to take part in the BRI Liga 1 competition next season.
VAR Mobile will be used as a VAR Room for video assistant referee device personnel such as VAR, AVAR (Assistant VAR), and RO (Replay Operator). They will work in the Mobile VAR which is placed near the stadium.
Different from cars in general, VAR Mobile is certainly equipped with various features that are prepared to accommodate VAR tools. Such as six monitor screen units, computers and servers.
So that the VAR equipment can operate optimally, there are three air conditioners in the car. One in the VAR Room, two in the server room to support the performance of server devices and computers. VAR Mobile is also equipped with a generator.
