The Classification of Football Shoes

The Classification of Football Shoes

What are the specific functions of the studs of football shoes and what are their characteristics? In fact, according to the different venues, football shoes are divided into six categories according to the characteristics of the studs: SG, FG, HG, AG, TF, IC,MG.

1. SG (steel stud football shoes)

SG: Soft Groud (soft venue), which is commonly known as steel stud football shoes. The studs are relatively long and are suitable for soft or very soft real grass. Generally, players will use football shoes with these studs on rainy days. The sole has 6 metal spikes or metal and TPU mixed long spikes, which are suitable for natural grass soft base venues with a lot of water before the game and rainy days.

2. FG (long-spike football shoes)

FG: Firm Ground (hard venue), FG shoes are the best choice for natural grass. Designers have made special improvements to FG shoes for natural grass, which makes most players choose FG on this kind of venue. At present, most professional players wear FG studs during the game, which is also the most common. Usually, FG has the longest studs, which are suitable for smooth natural grass fields, as long as the field is not particularly wet. The sole has about 12 TPU long studs, which are suitable for smooth natural grass soft-base fields

3. HG (short-stud football shoes)

HG: Hard Ground (hard field), the studs are slightly shorter than FG, suitable for top-grade or medium-grade human grass, the thickness of rubber and fine sand can vertically bury 2/3 of a one-yuan coin, and the field conditions for amateur competitions are medium to above. The arrangement and number of studs are similar to FG, but the studs are shorter and thicker than FG, suitable for natural grass hard-base fields with less grass and more mud

4. AG (special studs for artificial grass)

AG: Artificial Ground (special studs for artificial grass), the studs are shorter than HG, generally about 1 cm, and the rubber used is softer than FG and HG, and the number of studs is also more than the above two types, suitable for artificial turf with rubber particles and fine sand thickness greater than 1 cm. The sole has a large number of TPU or rubber short spikes

Suitable for artificial fields with long grass and thick bottoms

5. TF (artificial plastic field)

TF: Turf (artificial plastic field), also known as broken nail football shoes. Suitable for all kinds of artificial fields, strong adaptability, and sure grip, such as the above-mentioned spikes, slow start, but the pressure on the ankles and knees is minimal. Dense rubber broken spikes, suitable for artificial grass fields with short grass and thin bottoms

6. IC (flat bottom)

IC: IC/IN (Indoor Court) (indoor football field), suitable for polished indoor football fields and outdoor artificial grass with very poor quality. Rubber flat bottom, suitable for all flat grounds.

7.MG

It is also known as Muilt Ground. Various fields, this type of spikes, the length is similar to TF, but the spikes are larger.

The length of the outsole spikes is divided into:

SG (Soft Ground): Suitable for natural grass soft-bottom fields with a lot of water and rainy days.

FG (Firm Ground): Suitable for flat and dense natural grass hard-bottom fields.

HG (Hard Ground): Suitable for natural grass courts with less grass and more mud, and artificial grass courts with long grass and thick bottom.

AG (Artificial Ground): Suitable for artificial grass courts with long grass and thick bottom.

TF (Turf): Suitable for artificial grass courts with short grass and thin bottom.

IC/IN (Indoor Court): Flat bottom, suitable for all flat grounds.