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Synthetic turf in Gibraltar

6th February 2014 in /by

In January 2012, Gibraltar had a total of 16 registered football clubs; with 2 full size synthetic pitches. The main sport facilities in Gibraltar are the multi-purpose Victoria Stadium and the Tercentenary Sports Centre. These include facilities such as artificial turf football pitches, On the subject of synthetic turf football pitches in Gibraltar, Denis Beiso, […]

Synthetic turf in Georgia

6th February 2014 in /by

As of January 2012, Georgia had a total of 52 registered football clubs; with 21 full size synthetic pitches. Player participation in males over 18 has seen a 20% increase since 2004. On the subject of synthetic turf pitches Gaioz Darsazde, Technical Director, Georgian Football Association said “Synthetic turf supply and installation of new, full […]

Synthetic Turf development in Finland

5th February 2014 in /by

The Final of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003, was the first time a surface other than natural grass had been used at a FIFA finals tournament. With football’s ongoing popularity only checked in some countries by extreme weather conditions, Finland 2003 was seen as the ideal location and the perfect opportunity to try […]

Artificial turf stadia in Malta

31st January 2014 in /by

As of January 2012, Malta had a total of 53 registered football clubs; with an estimated 8 full size synthetic pitches. Overall player participation has seen a 66% increase since 2004. Malta has 6 major stadiums, namely the Ta’ Qali National Stadium, Hibernians Ground, Victor Tedesco Stadium, Gozo Stadium, St. John Athletic Stadium and Independence […]

Artificial turf and Football development in Denmark

30th January 2014 in /by

Denmark had 1933 registered football clubs with 146 full size synthetic pitches as of 2012. Player participation in males under 18 has seen a 47% increase since 2004, one of the largest increase in Europe. There are known to be several advantages of using artificial turf rather than natural turf. Artificial turf pitches are more […]

Synthetic Football pitches in Belgium

29th January 2014 in /by

According to a recent study conducted by KPMG for the ESTO, there are 2403 registered Football clubs in Belgium, with 280 synthetic turf pitches around the country. Player participation in males over 18 has seen a steady 14% increase since 2004. Seen in the photo above is the home stadium for Belgian second division club, […]

Synthetic turf in Kazakhstan

24th January 2014 in /by

In January 2012, Kazakhstan had a total of 30 registered football clubs; with 14 full size synthetic pitches. Overall player participation saw a 16% increase since 2004. Seen in the photo above is The Astana Arena, home of the national football team of Kazakhstan, it obtained the FIFA 2 Star certification for the fourth time […]

Synthetic turf in the Republic of Ireland

23rd January 2014 in /by

In January 2012, The Republic of Ireland had a total of 5629 registered football clubs; with an estimated 48 full size synthetic pitches. Overall player participation in male and female footballers has seen a 15% increase since 2004. When asked about synthetic turf football pitch development in the Republic of Ireland, Aodh Cronin, Facility Development […]

Synthetic turf in Scotland

21st January 2014 in /by

In January 2012, Scotland had a total of 3596 registered football clubs; with an estimated 296 full size synthetic pitches. Overall player participation has seen a 15% increase since 2004. The photo seen above is the artificial turf pitch at Scottish club Stenhousemuir FC. In 2011 it received its 6th annual FIFA 2 Star certification. […]

Synthetic turf in Italian Football

20th January 2014 in /by

There are 14653 registered football clubs in Italy, with 394 full size synthetic pitches. Player participation in males under 18 has seen a 17% increase since 2004. The two major stadiums that have synthetic turf pitches in Italy are at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi & Stadio Silvio Piola, home of AC Cesena & Novara Calcio […]