Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 6 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Azerbaijan improves the quality of artificial football grass fields, Ramin Musayev, the president of the Professional Football League, told Trend.
"UEFA allows to hold international matches on fields with high-quality artificial grass field.
The football fields, opened recently, are equipped with high-quality artificial grass," he said.
He said that the stadium, built in the recreation center "Dalga" in Mardakan settlement, is an example.
FIFA and UEFA recommend to use the products of three or four manufacturers of artificial grass for youth football, amateur, non-professional and games of professional and international level.
Musayev said that a decision was made to replace the old coverage of stadium "Shafa" for the highest quality artificial grass.
He said that it is more difficult to maintain and look after a natural lawn due to climatic conditions in the Absheron and other coastal areas.
"The natural cover of a football field in Lankaran requires annual repairing. The natural cover can be maintained in good condition only 5-6 months," he said.
Today, there are soccer fields with artificial and natural grass at the basse of the Baki club. There will be platforms with natural and artificial grass at the base of "Gabala".