Australia could become the first country in the world to have video referees oversee domestic competition games after Football Federation Australia flagged its intention to introduce technology-aided officials in this season's A-League finals series.

FFA chief executive David Gallop confirmed controversial decisions around goals and dismissals in the A-League could be decided by officials operating off video replays as early as April 21, pending the success of a global trial of video referees.

Referees could do with some help: Wanderers coach Tony Popovic has a word to the match officials as they leave the field after a match last season. Credit:Getty Images

The FFA is one of six national federations taking part in a global trial of Video Assistant Referee system administered by FIFA and International Football Association Board – which administers the laws of the game. If approved, video referees could be introduced for any tournament beginning after January 2017 which will prompt the FFA to make the historic step for the start of the finals series before potentially expanding it to future A-League, FFA Cup and W-League seasons.

The first live experiments of the VAR system were unveiled during a workshop in New York this week attended by two Australian delegates, prompting the FFA to make the first step to introducing the system at the earliest possible opportunity.