According to Sports Images, the German Football League will hold its August 17th
German Super Cup
Testing a new technology at a competition -
Soccer Chip Technology
The match will be played at the Bayer Arena. The match will be played at the Bayer Arena and will see double champions Leverkusen take on league runners-up Stuttgart. The technology has previously been used successfully in the UEFA Europa League.
The technology has already shown its great value in this year's European Cup. For example, in Germany's 1/8 final against Denmark, Havertz broke the deadlock in the 25th minute with a handball penalty. The penalty was awarded thanks to an in-ball sensor about the size of a two-euro coin, which confirmed Danish player Joachim Andersen's handball on David Laum's cross. Meanwhile, goals by Belgium's Romelu Lukaku and Czech Republic's Adam Hrozek were also disallowed as the chip confirmed the presence of handball.
This "smart ball technology", developed by Kinexon in Munich, sends signals to an antenna in the stadium 500 times per second via sensors inside the ball. The antenna transmits the signals to the video assistant referee (VAR), which reports the ball's position, speed, rotation and whether it has been touched. The chip weighs only a few grams and does not interfere with the normal performance of the ball.
Jochen Dresser, head of the DFB's video assistant referee program, said that if the technology is used in controversial situations in the Super Cup, television viewers will be able to see a "heartbeat graph" similar to an electrocardiogram. In addition to handball, the technology can also be used to accurately determine offside. For example, a Danish goal against Germany at the Euros was disallowed because Thomas Delaney was offside on his toes.
Although the technology has been used successfully in international tournaments, it will not be available until the 2025/26 season at the earliest in the
Bundesliga
used in the league. This is due to the fact that the technical partners (STS) are still developing their own semi-automatic offside technology which has to be compatible with the in-ball sensors. Currently, FIFA and UEFA are already using the Hawk-Eye system.
This test in the German Super Cup will provide the German Football League with valuable data and experience to prepare for the future introduction of this technology in the Bundesliga.
