Standards for pitch condition and properties are constantly rising. The “Pitch of the Year” award has been presented since 2013-14 to promote the quality concept for stadium pitches.

DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has again honoured six clubs of the First and Second German Leagues for outstanding pitch quality. 

This year, all six stadiums selected are equipped with a PERROT irrigation system:

Bundesliga

• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – ‘BayArena’
• VfL Wolfsburg – ‘Volkswagen Arena’
• Borussia Dortmund – ‘SIGNAL IDUNA PARK’

Bundesliga 2

• FC St. Pauli – ‘Millerntor-Stadion’
• Holstein Kiel – ‘Holstein-Stadion’
• DSC Arminia Bielefeld – ‘SchücoArena’

This confirms our systems as the preferred irrigation systems of choice for professional sports field applications.

About the evaluation system

Evaluation for the award is based on three blocks: the “sporting criteria”, the “jury review of measured data” at the stadium, and the seasonal measured data from the in-house testing of stadium greenkeeping.

The “sporting criteria” are geared towards the grading by the team captains of the participating clubs and the respective referees, who submit their verdict on the state of the pitch after Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches.

Learn more at DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga