The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has partnered with Hawk-Eye Innovations, a Sony group company, to bring a full set of centralised Video Assistant Referee (VAR) services to the Singapore Premier League (SPL), including its VARdict decision system and dedicated goal-line cameras.

The multi-year agreement, enabled by Sony Singapore, was first used at the 2026/27 Community Shield and runs across the full 2026/27 SPL season. It covers all four SPL venues, each equipped with Referee Review Areas and monitors linked to a centralised VAR Replay Centre, staffed by IFAB-approved operators and Hawk-Eye technical specialists.

VARdict shows fans what officials are reviewing

The system runs on Hawk-Eye’s Synchronised Multi-Angle Replay Technology, giving match officials control over every synchronised camera angle to review incidents in real time. Its VARdict feature pushes decision updates simultaneously to in-stadium screens, TV broadcasts and digital platforms, so fans and viewers see the same review outcome at the same time. Two dedicated goal-line cameras at each venue add high frame-rate footage for reviewing penalty box and goal-line incidents in slow motion.

“Partnering with the Football Association of Singapore marks an exciting step in expanding top-tier officiating technology across Southeast Asia,” said Peter Irwin, Global Commercial Director, Football at Hawk-Eye. “We are giving Singaporean match officials the exact tools used at the highest levels of global football.”

FAS says the rollout builds on Community Shield debut

Badri Ghent, General Secretary of the Football Association of Singapore, said the partnership builds on the technology’s debut at the Community Shield and reflects the association’s push to raise officiating standards to match the pace of the modern game. He added that VARdict’s real-time transparency gives fans a clearer picture of key decisions as they happen, calling it part of a wider effort to raise the league’s professional standards.

The Singapore Premier League features eight clubs and is broadcast via Singtel TV, StarHub TV and Mediacorp’s meWATCH, alongside the SPL’s own YouTube channel.