FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association is an alliance governed by Swiss law founded in 1904 and based in Zurich. It has 208 member associations and its goal is the constant improvement of football. FIFA, the world’s football governing body has made it their mission to, “develop the game, touch the world, build a better future.”
Synthetic Pitch Testing
FIFA has obtained significant testing, medical research and player feedback in order to understand the playability, safety and performance of a perfect natural grass pitch. As a result, the FIFA Quality Concept was developed to identify the best artificial turf pitches. In fact, synthetic turf is now allowed in FIFA's Rules of the Game. A synthetic grass system can earn a FIFA Recommended Certificate through a FIFA Quality Concept licensee by proving through extensive laboratory and field testing that it performs like natural grass.
Sport Performance and Quality Standards
ACT Global Sports fully supports the FIFA Quality Concept as the standards were based upon natural grass benchmarks. ACT Global Sports uses these natural grass benchmarks in its product development, quality standards and sport performance test methods as they were based upon top professional natural grass stadiums. These methods employed by FIFA combine durability, climatic resistance, player-to-surface interaction and ball-to-surface interaction standards. ACT Global Sports is proud be a licensee of the FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf with both two star and one star installations.
Durability
1. Simulated Wear and Abrasion Resistance
The surface is artificially abraded (simulation of multiple years of wear) and tested for the following: Shock Absorption, Vertical Deformation, Vertical Ball Rebound, and Rotational Resistance.
2. Joint Strength
Measures the maximum force recorded to destroy the joints where they are sewn or adhered with adhesive.
3. Climatic Resistance
UV / Water / Heat - Measures the colour change, abrasion resistance and joint strength.
Player / Surface Interaction
4. Shock Absorption and Vertical Deformation
Measures the impact absorption provided by synthetic turf
to a player running or falling on as well as the foot stability of the surface as a player runs across it.
5. Rotational Resistance
Measures the interaction between the shoe sole and the
surface of artificial grass relating to the ability of a player
to change direction.
6. Slip Resistance Scale and Deceleration
Measures the ability of studs to slide through the surface without causing the player to slip over. Slip resistance deceleration measures the deceleration experienced by the players shoe as
it makes contact with the surface. If the deceleration is too high, damages to joints and ligaments may occur.
7. Skin Abrasion/ Skin Friction
Measures the abrasiveness and friction of artificial turf
on the skin of the player when sliding.
Ball / Surface Interaction
8. Vertical Ball Rebound
Measures how high the ball bounces when falling vertically
onto a synthetic turf field.
9. Ball Roll
Measures how far the ball rolls onto synthetic grass
compared to natural grass.
10. Angled Ball Behavior
Measures how the ball rebounds from an artificial turf surface when striking it at a shallow angle under dry and wet conditions.
Victoria Junior College Country: Singapore
City: Singapore
Product: ACTurf F64
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 105
FIFA Recommended: 27 August 2009 to 26 August 2012
Naval Base Secondary School Country: Singapore
City: Singapore
Product: ACTurf F64
Pitch Size (m): 48 x 91
FIFA Recommended: 27 August 2009 to 26 August 2012
Rufaro Stadium Country: Zimbabwe
City: Harare
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N55L
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 103
FIFA Recommended: 27 August 2009 to 26 August 2012
Kamuzu Stadium Country: Malawi
City: Blantyre
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N55 L
Pitch Size (m): 64 x 100
FIFA Recommended: 27 August 2009 to 26 August 2012
Manuel Daz Vega Country: Spain
City: Oviedo
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N60
Pitch Size (m): 64 x 100
FIFA Recommended: 13 August 2008 to 12 August 2009
Estadio Municipal da Retorta Country: Portugal
City: Castanheira de Pêra
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N60
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 105
FIFA Recommended: 16 April 2009 to 15 April 2010
Universidad Rafael Landivar Country: Guatemala
City: Guatemala City
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N 55 Pitch Size (m): 60 x 100 FIFA Recommended: 13 May 2009 to 12 May 2012
Cancha de Futbol Don Koll
Country: Mexico
City: Cabo San Lucas
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N 55 Pitch Size (m): 64 x 100
FIFA Recommended: 05 June 2009 to 04 June 2012
Chung Jang Sport Park Country: Korea Republic
City: Goyang City
Club: Chung Jang Sport Park
Product: ACTurf F64
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 105
FIFA Recommended: 21 November 2006 to 20 November 2009
Honam University Country: Korea Republic
City: Gwangju Club: Honam University
Product: ACTurf F64
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 105
FIFA Recommended: 02 February 2007 to 01 February 2010
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Country: Brazil
City: São Paulo
Club: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Product: Xtreme Turf Pro N64
Pitch Size (m): 63 x 93
FIFA Recommended: 31 August 2007 to 30 August 2010
Campo de Futbol de Porto de Mós
Country: Portugal
City: Porto de Mós
Product: Xtreme Turf Premier N 55 L
Pitch Size (m): 68 x 105
FIFA Recommended: 31 March 2009 to 30 March 2012
