In fact, the top grades rarely use artificial turf as a playground, but why use artificial turf in many places? I think more because of the passive situation, not only the clubs in the northern region use artificial turf, in fact, more than 80% of the Russian League venues use artificial turf, why? First: climate issues. This is an uncontrollable factor. The temperature in Russia is generally low, and it is not suitable for the growth environment of natural turf. The competition time of the Russian Super League is also from March to November. Most of the time, the temperature is below tens of degrees, for natural Grass growth is extremely unfavorable. Therefore, the Russian Super League venue uses artificial turf, including the Luzhniki Stadium in the 2018 World Cup finals.
The second is the cost problem: artificial turf is also different according to different parameters, the price is basically 20~200 RMB / square meter, the general standard 11 people area is about 8000 square meters, according to 100RMB / square meter, A site is about 800,000, and the use of natural turf is less expensive than artificial turf, but the maintenance cost is very different. The cost of turf maintenance for the five major league venues has reached 3 to 5 million euros a year, including labor costs, turf repair and replanting. Artificial turf has basically no maintenance costs, and the life cycle can reach more than 5 years. This is a huge expense for small clubs, 300x5 = 15 million euros, and the synthetic renminbi is 110 million. This is why the maintenance of natural grass is a bottomless pit.