<P> In December 2012, FIFA announced it would introduce goal - line technology at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan . Hawk - Eye technology was employed at Toyota Stadium, while GoalRef was used at International Stadium Yokohama . </P> <P> GoalControl, a camera - based system which uses 14 high - speed cameras located around the pitch and directed at both goals, was used at 2013 Confederations Cup, partly as a trial for use at the next year's World Cup . </P> <P> The Football Association announced that Hawk - Eye would be used in the 2013--14 Premier League season . On 16 December 2013, it was announced that Hawk - Eye would be used in three of the four quarter - finals and any subsequent matches in the League Cup . The system was used when, on the very next day, in the Sunderland--Chelsea quarter - final, a goal from Frank Lampard was allowed . The first goal to be decisively awarded using goal - line technology in the English Premier League was Edin Džeko's goal for Manchester City against Cardiff City on 18 January 2014 . </P> <P> Following success at the Confederations Cup, GoalControl was used at the 2014 FIFA World Cup . The first goal given by the technology was in the 15 June 2014 group stage match between France and Honduras . </P>

When was goal line technology first introduced in the premier league