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  • CGT delivers fully integrated football turf systems that exceed the latest FIFA requirements.

    1. 60 mm artificial turf with reinforced Stem+S shape yarns for enhanced durability and a realistic playing feel.

    2. SBR granules and silica sand infill, ensuring consistent ball roll and player comfort.

    3. Shockpad-free design, reducing installation complexity, time, and overall project cost.

    4. Meets FIFA 2024 head injury (HIC) and shock absorption requirements, with measured HIC performance exceeding the FIFA threshold by over 80%, independently tested in Spain to verify compliance and real-world safety performance.

    This installation demonstrates CGT’s ability to deliver a fully integrated, high-performance FIFA-certified system, providing long-term reliability, safety, and professional-grade field performance in real-world conditions.

    Building on proven success, CGT delivers fully integrated football turf systems that exceed the latest FIFA requirements. From master planning and system design to turf, infill, elastic layers, and sub-base construction, every component is engineered to function as a seamless, high-performance system. Rigorous material testing and professional installation ensure consistent, safe, and predictable pitch performance from day one. Beyond construction, CGT provides lifecycle support, including post-use verification and maintenance, preserving safety, comfort, and durability over time. This end-to-end approach makes FIFA compliance a strategic advantage, delivering professional-grade infrastructure that protects athletes and ensures long-term reliability for clubs, developers, and municipalities.

     

  • Delivering a Fully Integrated FIFA-Compliant Solution

    CGT’s capability is best demonstrated through real-world results. The Campo de Fútbol de Balsicas project in Spain stands as a landmark achievement, having successfully attained FIFA Quality Pro certification under TM-Football-Turf-2024. This project represents a global milestone: CGT became the first Asian company to manufacture and deliver a FIFA Quality Pro pitch under the new framework, and this installation is the first in the European Economic Community and only the second worldwide to be validated in an actual application. The pitch was independently tested and certified by IGOID Group (Spain), a globally recognized authority in sports surface research, providing rigorous, science-based verification of performance, safety, and compliance at the highest professional level.

    CGT FIFA Quality Pro pitch, Balsicas, Spain – TM-Football-Turf-2024, certified for safety and performance

    CGT SUPREMO60 – Cutting-Edge FIFA 2024 System

    CGT’s SUPREMO60 system represents the latest advancement in FIFA-compliant turf, designed specifically to meet FIFA 2024 criteria for performance and safety. Deployed at the Campo de Fútbol de Balsicas in Spain, this shockpad-free system delivers a professional-grade playing experience while optimizing installation efficiency and cost.

  • What the New FIFA Standard Means for Your Projects

    The new FIFA football turf standard goes beyond simply raising technical requirements—it fundamentally transforms how professional football pitches are specified, delivered, and evaluated. For clubs, municipalities, and project developers, compliance is no longer determined by a single product certification but by the ability of an entire system to perform safely, consistently, and predictably over its lifetime. This shift moves decision-making from isolated product selection to integrated system design, long-term performance assurance, and verifiable safety outcomes. While fewer suppliers may meet the new requirements, projects that do achieve compliance offer significantly higher confidence in player safety, durability, and operational reliability.

    Integrated FIFA-compliant football turf system demonstrating consistent performance, safety, and long-term reliability

    Under the new FIFA standard, compliance is no longer about individual certified products but about how all components perform together as a complete system—from turf fibers and infill to elastic layers, sub-base, and installation. This shift introduces several key requirements:

    Integrated System Design: Success depends on coordination between materials, lab testing, and on-site construction. Our company provides a fully engineered solution covering every component, ensuring seamless system performance.

    Lifecycle Performance: Stricter wear testing and post-use verification emphasize long-term durability. With our system, clients enjoy predictable field performance and reduced risk of early degradation.

    Measurable Safety Assurance: FIFA now requires quantifiable impact and head injury risk evaluation. Our solutions meet these standards, offering data-backed safety benchmarks and confidence for players and decision-makers alike.

  • Durability at the Extreme, Performance as a Baseline

    Elite football fields are expected to perform consistently—not only when newly installed, but also after prolonged and intensive use. For this reason, FIFA has significantly raised durability requirements, ensuring that top-level pitches maintain stable performance characteristics even under extreme wear conditions.

    Key technical points

    1. For FIFA Quality Pro, surface wear testing has been unified at 6,000 Lisport XL cycles

    2. Performance parameters must remain compliant after wear, not only before

    3. The test evaluates the entire structural system:

        Fiber resilience

        Tuft density

        Backing and bonding integrity

    Durability is no longer a bonus—it is the foundation of professional certification.

     

    Standard Upgrade 4: Comprehensive Safety, Including Head Injury Protection

    Player safety is no longer limited to joints and muscles. The new standard explicitly addresses head injury risk, reflecting the growing global focus on concussion prevention. This represents one of the most significant conceptual shifts in the history of FIFA’s football turf certification framework.

    Key technical points:

    1. Introduction of Head Injury Criterion (HIC) / Critical Fall Height (CFH) testing

    2. Based on EN 17435 Method A

    3. Certified systems must achieve:

        HIC ≤ 1000

        CFH ≥ 0.60 m

    Testing is conducted before and after wear, under dry and wet conditions

    Safety protection now extends to every critical point of player impact, including high-energy falls.

  • Quantified Shock Absorption, System-Level Protection

    In the past, shock absorption was often regarded as a general comfort feature.  Under the new FIFA standard, it is redefined as a precisely controlled safety function.  The elastic layer beneath the turf is no longer a “soft layer by experience” but a measurable energy management system engineered to deliver consistent and reliable player protection across the entire field.

    Key technical points

    1. Shock absorption and vertical deformation are now strictly evaluated using EN 15330-4

    2. Both parameters must remain within defined quantitative ranges

    3. The turf system must demonstrate stable behavior under repeated load cycles

    4. As a result, player protection is no longer subjective—it is engineered, tested, and reproducible.

     

    Standard Upgrade 2: Dynamic Testing, Building a Data Profile of Performance

    Football is inherently dynamic—players sprint, decelerate abruptly, jump, collide, and fall throughout a match. The new FIFA standard recognizes that static measurements alone cannot adequately represent these real match conditions. As a result, testing now places greater emphasis on dynamic load behavior, translating the previously subjective “feel underfoot” into objective, measurable performance data.

    Key technical points

    1. Advanced Artificial Athlete devices apply dynamic impact loads of up to 2,000 N

    2. Load curves simulate realistic movements such as acceleration, deceleration, and landing

    3. Performance evaluation shifts from static values to dynamic response profiling

    4. This approach creates an authoritative data model for surface behavior—bridging the gap between laboratory testing and real match performance.

  • From Performance Testing to System-Level Safety and Impact Control

    The latest FIFA Football Turf Standard marks a decisive turning point for professional football surfaces.
    Since its release in 2024, the standard has begun to move from documentation into real-world application—revealing a clear gap between theoretical compliance and proven, on-field performance. As of 2025, only a limited number of projects worldwide have successfully delivered pitches that fully meet the new system-based requirements under match and usage conditions.

    Rather than refining isolated performance indicators, the new framework redefines football turf as a measurable, repeatable, and safety-driven system—where long-term behavior, installation accuracy, and system integration are as critical as individual product specifications.
    Below, we break down the most important upgrades in a clear and practical way—before explaining the key technical mechanisms behind each change and what they mean for clubs, municipalities, and project stakeholders planning future-compliant football facilities.

  • Athletes competing on a World Athletics Class 1 certified track at Bahrain National Stadium

    Located in a high-temperature, high-UV environment, the Bahrain National Stadium track was designed from the outset for extreme heat, intense sunlight, and high-frequency competition use, requiring a system-level engineering approach.
    CGT integrated heat- and UV-resistant materials, optimized structural layering, and precision installation to ensure long-term elasticity, surface stability, and reliable performance—delivering a climate-resilient, WA-certified athletics track system suitable for major international sporting events.

    Beyond technical validation, this internationally recognized certification serves as a strong endorsement of CGT’s comprehensive sports surface system capability while also providing high-standard quality assurance for the venues of the Bahrain Asian Youth Games.

    From system design and material development to professional installation and final independent testing, the project reflects Citygreen Sports’ end-to-end delivery capability—ensuring full compliance with World Athletics requirements from construction through certification.

    Supporting Global Sports Events with Trusted Surfaces

    As global sporting events grow in scale, complexity, and geographical diversity, the demand for certified, system-driven sports surfaces has never been higher. Venues now require surfaces that not only comply with international standards but also deliver consistent performance under varied climatic conditions and intensive usage.

    Building on projects such as the Bahrain National Stadium, CGT’s end-to-end delivery capability—from system design and material development to professional installation and quality verification—ensures that each venue is equipped to meet rigorous international standards. By combining technical expertise, material innovation, and precision installation, this integrated approach provides organizers with confidence that the infrastructure will support athlete performance, maintain safety, and uphold the integrity of competition, enabling venues to host world-class events where records can be recognized internationally.

  • CGT Bahrain Asian Youth Games Main Stadium Track Achieves WA Class 1 Certification

    As the Official Partner for the 2025 Bahrain Asian Youth Games, Citygreen Sports (CGT) delivered a comprehensive athletics system upgrade at the Bahrain National Stadium, the event’s main venue. The stadium’s track has now officially achieved World Athletics (WA) Class 1 certification—the highest international standard for competition-grade athletics tracks.

    The certification was formally presented in Bahrain during an official ceremony attended by Mr. Huang, Director of CGT’s International Marketing Center, alongside Mr. Yousuf, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 3rd Bahrain Asian Youth Games, and Dr. Abdulrahman, President of the Bahrain Sports Authority.

    Left: Mr. Yousuf, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Bahrain Asian Youth Games;

    Right: Dr. Abdulrahman, President of the Bahrain Sports Authority

    The occasion underscored the Bahraini government’s strong commitment to high-standard venue development and its recognition of CGT’s professional contribution to the Games.

    WA Class 1—Certified Track Engineered for Performance, Climate Resilience, and International Trust

    WA Class 1 certification represents the highest level of performance compliance for athletic tracks, covering critical indicators such as shock absorption, vertical deformation, traction, surface evenness, and dimensional accuracy—ensuring athlete safety, performance consistency, and record eligibility.

  • A FIFA Quality Pro Milestone Backed by System-Level Capability

    As football’s highest technical benchmark for artificial turf systems, FIFA Quality Pro certification validates not only surface performance but also system-level safety, durability, and consistency required for elite professional competition. The Balsicas project stands as clear proof of CGT’s ability to deliver next-generation football turf solutions on a global stage.

    A FIFA Quality Pro Milestone Backed by System-Level Capability

    The Campo de Fútbol de Balsicas project represents a milestone of global significance under FIFA’s TM-Football-Turf-2024 framework. CGT became the first company in Asia to manufacture and construct a FIFA Quality Pro pitch under the new standard, delivering the first project within the European Economic Community (EEC) and only the second worldwide to implement this framework in a real-world application. This achievement underscores CGT’s technical leadership and ability to execute complex, regulation-driven football turf projects across international markets.

    The pitch was independently tested and certified by IGOID Group (Spain), one of the world’s leading sports surface research and testing authorities. Through comprehensive laboratory and on-site evaluation—covering player safety, impact absorption, surface stability, ball–surface interaction, shock attenuation, and energy restitution—the system was verified to meet FIFA Quality Pro performance thresholds at the highest professional level.

    This achievement reflects CGT’s fully integrated, system-level capability. From advanced turf manufacturing and FIFA-aligned system design to precision on-site construction and final certification, CGT delivers football turf solutions as a complete, coordinated system—not as isolated materials. It is this end-to-end execution capability that enables consistent performance, regulatory compliance, and international validation across markets.

  • What Other Factors Should be Considered When Selecting Indoor Soccer Turf?

    When purchasing sports turf, many buyers tend to focus excessively on its appearance. However, you should also pay attention to the key engineering details that determine its long-term performance.

    Backing Strength

    The backing system is essentially the foundation of the turf. A weak backing structure may lead to issues such as tuft loss, surface wrinkling, or even loosening of seams.

    MightyGrass indoor artificial turf typically uses PU backing because it provides superior dimensional stability and moisture resistance compared to lower-cost latex alternatives.

    Static Build-Up Indoors

    Static electricity is a real issue inside enclosed sports facilities, particularly in dry climates.

    MightyGrass Advanced indoor synthetic turf systems sometimes incorporate anti-static fiber technologies to reduce discomfort and dust attraction.