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Synthetic turf in French stadia

16th January 2014 in /by

In January 2012, France had a total of 18373 registered football clubs; with 2157 full size synthetic pitches. Player participation in females over 18 has seen a steady 34% increase since 2004. In the season 2010-11, French Football Ligue 1 side FC Lorient & First division side AS Nancy became the first major teams across […]

Synthetic turf development in Norway

15th January 2014 in /by

As of January 2012, Norway had a total of 1931 registered football clubs; with 897 full size synthetic pitches. Player participation in females under 18 has seen a 6% increase since 2004. On the topic of synthetic football fields in Norway, Ole Myhrvold, Head of Construction, The Football Association of Norway said “We are forced […]

Synthetic turf developing Football in Iceland

15th January 2014 in /by

Football was first played in Iceland in 1895, introduced by a Scottish printer and bookseller. Nearly all the leading clubs are based in the south-west corner of the country around the capital with just a few others along the North coast and elsewhere. The domestic season runs from May to October. As of January 2012, […]

Synthetic turf stadia in Switzerland

14th January 2014 in /by

In January 2012, Switzerland had 1472 registered Football clubs, with 113 full size synthetic pitches as of 2012. Player participation among men and women has seen a 17% increase since 2004 On July 14 2006, the field at the Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland was awarded the FIFA recommended 2 star Football turf. The […]

A look at synthetic turf in the Faroe Islands

13th January 2014 in /by

As of January 2012, Faroe Islands had a total of 22 registered football clubs; with 20 full size synthetic pitches, the highest ratio in Europe from a club to full size pitch perspective, with the Government paying 25% of the cost for each field as told by Virgar Hvidbro, General Secretary of the Faroe Islands […]