Surface-led, not surface-only
Natural or synthetic field selection is coordinated with the surrounding venue and operating model.
FOOTBALL
SURFACE · PLAY · LIGHT · VENUE · TRAIN · OPERATE
LUTHVAR COMPLETE · FOOTBALL GROUNDS & VENUES
Build the football ground as one coordinated venue.
From community fields to professional stadium pathways: playing surface, goals, containment, lighting, team areas, spectators, displays, buildings, training and operations are developed as one project architecture.
Football-specific system stack
Community to stadium pathways
Project-specific standards and evidence
WHY THIS EXISTS
The field is only one part of the football venue.
Match-day ready
Lighting, benches, displays, PA, spectators and operations are included in the same project architecture.
Technology-ready
FÍSVOR and HLJÓÐ layers can scale from a simple scoreboard and PA to larger display, replay and control systems.
Evidence-controlled
FIFA and competition claims remain tied to the exact field, lighting, goal or technology system being supplied and tested.
FOUR FOOTBALL-GROUND PATHWAYS
Start with the venue level, then build the exact scope.
These pathways are planning structures, not pre-certified stadium kits. The exact field, seating, lighting, buildings and technology change with the competition and site.
01COMMUNITY FOOTBALL GROUND
Community Football Ground
Schools · councils · community clubs · development programmes
A durable football-ground package focused on participation, training, local competition and straightforward operations.
Core
- Natural or synthetic playing-surface pathway
- Full-size / youth goal strategy
- Perimeter and ball containment
- Training / community sports lighting
- Team shelters / technical area
- Basic spectator viewing or bleachers
- Storage and maintenance provision
- Accessible circulation and amenities interface
Optional
- Compact FÍSVOR scoreboard
- Small pavilion / changing facilities
- TORVYR outdoor training zone
- Shade / spectator cover
- CIVARO public-realm package
02CLUB FOOTBALL GROUND
Club Football Ground
Football clubs · academies · universities · resorts
A complete club facility connecting the field, match-day players, spectators, lighting, displays, buildings and performance training.
Core
- Competition field pathway
- Goals and match equipment
- Ball-stop / perimeter systems
- Club competition lighting
- Home / away team shelters
- Spectator seating
- FÍSVOR scoreboard / match display
- Changing / officials / storage building
- Venue operations equipment
Optional
- Covered grandstand
- TORVYR performance gym
- HLJÓÐ PA / venue audio
- Hospitality / clubroom space
- Training pitch / academy zone
03REGIONAL FOOTBALL VENUE
Regional Football Venue
Councils · federations · universities · developers
A higher-capacity venue with stronger spectator, technology, event and building requirements while retaining a project-specific certification pathway.
Core
- Competition playing surface
- Higher-capacity seating / grandstand
- SARENTA spectator cover pathway
- Match and event lighting
- FÍSVOR video / scoring
- HLJÓÐ PA / control
- Team / officials / medical zones
- Changing / hospitality / operations buildings
- Perimeter / access / service coordination
Optional
- Broadcast camera positions
- Media / commentary spaces
- TORVYR performance centre
- Secondary warm-up / training field
- Expanded public realm and event mode
04PERFORMANCE / STADIUM FOOTBALL VENUE
Performance / Stadium Football Venue
Professional clubs · federations · governments · major developments
A consultant-integrated stadium pathway where the pitch, technology, lighting, seating, player facilities, crowd systems and broadcast interfaces must be coordinated from the start.
Core
- Professional playing-surface pathway
- Major spectator seating system
- Roof / grandstand weather protection
- FIFA-standard pathway where required
- FÍSVOR stadium display / scoring
- HLJÓÐ venue audio / control
- Player / officials / medical / doping-control interfaces
- Broadcast / media infrastructure coordination
- Security / crowd / access interfaces
- TORVYR performance training
Optional
- Hospitality / VIP seating
- Ribbon / perimeter display
- Goal-line / VAR infrastructure interface
- Dedicated training ground package
- Temporary-event overlay systems
FOOTBALL VENUE SYSTEM STACK
Fourteen layers from pitch to match-day operations.
The stack makes supplier and design interfaces visible before the project is ordered. Each system has its own evidence requirements and local responsibilities.
01ATHREN FIELD / project specialist
Playing Surface
Natural-grass or synthetic football field pathway selected around playing level, weekly use, climate, maintenance and certification requirement.
Synthetic FIFA-related claims must be tied to the exact system and completed-field testing pathway. Natural-grass design remains project-specific.
Explore system 02LUTHVAR
Goals & Match Equipment
Full-size, youth, training and small-sided goals plus nets, anchors, corner flags and supporting match equipment.
Competition and FIFA goal claims must be matched to the exact current model and documentation.
Explore system 03LUTHVAR
Perimeter & Ball Containment
Field fencing, high ball-stop netting, gates, player/spectator separation and maintenance access.
Height, post spacing, wind loading, foundations and local safety requirements remain project-specific.
Explore system 04LUTHVAR / HLJÓÐ coordination
Sports Lighting
Training, club, regional and broadcast-oriented lighting pathways coordinated around glare, uniformity, cameras, maintenance and neighbours.
Any FIFA floodlight certification belongs to the installed system after the relevant approved-product and on-site test pathway.
Explore system 05LUTHVAR
Team & Officials Areas
Home/away team benches, officials, medical, technical areas and warm-up interfaces.
Capacity, field offset, anchoring, canopy, wind and competition requirements are confirmed per project.
Explore system 06LUTHVAR
Spectator Seating
Bleachers, grandstands, fixed seats, accessible viewing and selected temporary expansion pathways.
Structure, loads, rails, stairs, egress, accessibility, fire and seat evidence remain exact-system and destination-specific.
Explore system 07SARENTA SPORT
Spectator Cover
Permanent spectator weather protection or integrated covered-grandstand pathways.
Wind, snow, seismic, drainage, foundations and structural calculations must match the actual site and local review.
Explore system 08FÍSVOR
Scoreboard & Venue Display
Scoreboard, match clock, video display, replay, information and optional perimeter/ribbon display systems.
Pixel pitch, brightness, viewing distance, structure, power, data, weather rating and control system are project-specific.
Explore system 09HLJÓÐ
Venue Audio & Control
PA, speech coverage, match-day audio, selected AV, control and event-mode systems.
Acoustic design, intelligibility, emergency interfaces, power and local life-safety integration remain project-specific.
Explore system 10Apollo building systems
Buildings & Amenities
Changing rooms, officials, first aid, toilets, storage, clubrooms, offices, hospitality and operations spaces.
Local building consent, structure, fire, accessibility, services and foundations remain under the appointed project team.
Explore system 11TORVYR
Performance Training
Strength, conditioning, outdoor training and complete performance-centre pathways for club and academy programmes.
Equipment loads, foundations, coatings, warranties and model-specific testing remain controlled against the selected system.
Explore system 12LUTHVAR
Venue Operations
Field marking, storage, maintenance equipment, portable systems, match-day carts and operational completion items.
Operating equipment is selected around the exact field construction, maintenance plan and local operator capability.
Explore system 13CIVARO
Public Realm & Arrival
Paths, seating, shade, bicycle parking, bins, wayfinding interfaces and spectator arrival/public-space systems.
Site civil works, accessibility and landscape integration remain project-specific.
Explore system 14FÍSVOR + HLJÓÐ + local specialists
Technology / Broadcast Interfaces
Camera positions, replay, broadcast, data, VAR/goal-line technology interfaces and technology-ready venue coordination where required.
FIFA technology approval and competition requirements are only applied where the project specifically requires them and qualified providers are appointed.
Explore system PROJECT SEQUENCE
Freeze the venue in the right order.
Do not select goals, lighting or grandstands before the football programme, geometry, surface and competition route are clear.
Define the football programme
Confirm competition level, training load, age groups, spectator demand, event model, operating hours and any federation or tender requirements.
Set the field and venue geometry
Resolve the field of play, run-offs / surrounding pitch area, technical areas, spectator separation, access, lighting positions and building interfaces.
Select the surface pathway
Choose natural grass or a synthetic football-turf system around use intensity, climate, maintenance and required certification route.
Coordinate the 14 venue layers
Freeze goals, perimeter, lighting, team areas, seating, cover, displays, audio, buildings, training, operations and public-realm interfaces.
Lock evidence and responsibilities
Confirm which exact products require current certification, testing, calculations, local engineering, site works, installation and commissioning before order.
SUPPLY & RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX
Make the project interfaces explicit before quotation.
LUTHVAR COMPLETE coordinates the supply architecture. Local civil works, installation, statutory approvals and professional design responsibilities are identified system by system rather than hidden inside a vague “complete stadium” promise.
SystemApollo / supplier scopeLocal project scopeRelease gate
Playing surface
Selected surface system, supplier technical data, agreed product package and current evidence supplied with the order.
Survey, earthworks, base, drainage, levels, local installer and completed-field testing / certification where required.
Surface system and local civil design must be coordinated before release.
Goals / field equipment
Selected goals, nets, anchors/sockets and supporting equipment with model-specific documentation.
Foundations / sockets, installation, safety clearances and local inspection.
Exact model and anchoring strategy frozen before manufacture.
Fencing / ball-stop
Fence / net system, posts, gates and supplier structural information.
Site foundations, set-out, local structural review and installation.
Wind, height, post spacing and ground conditions confirmed.
Sports lighting
Luminaire / control package, supplier photometric design inputs and product documentation.
Electrical design, supply, trenching, foundations, poles/masts erection, wiring, commissioning and local approvals unless expressly included.
Photometrics and pole/foundation interface approved before order.
Seating / spectator cover
Selected bleacher, grandstand, seat and/or SARENTA cover package with manufacturer drawings and calculations where available.
Site foundations, local engineering review, fire/accessibility/egress compliance, erection and inspection.
Capacity, geometry, local loads and approval route confirmed.
FÍSVOR / HLJÓÐ technology
Display, scoring, audio and control equipment package with technical documentation.
Structural supports, power/data infrastructure, network integration, life-safety interfaces and commissioning support as defined.
Sightlines, structure, power, data and control workflow frozen.
Buildings / amenities
Agreed modular / prefabricated building package, drawings and manufacturer documentation.
Foundations, local code review, services, plumbing, electrical, fire, accessibility, consent and erection unless expressly included.
Room schedule, services and local compliance basis agreed.
TORVYR / operations
Selected training equipment, maintenance systems, spares and handover documents.
Foundations / fixing where applicable, operator staffing, routine inspections and maintenance programme.
Operating capability and maintenance responsibilities accepted before handover.
CURRENT FIFA-ALIGNED PLANNING NOTES
Standards are attached to exact systems and installed outcomes.
- FIFA recommends a 105 m × 68 m field of play for stadium planning; the actual project must follow the applicable competition and local requirements.
- FIFA football-turf quality marks are awarded through a two-phase process that includes laboratory testing of the system and testing of the completed installation.
- The FIFA Quality Programme for Floodlights certifies installed lighting systems after the relevant product and on-site testing process; approved product audit alone is not installation certification.
- The FIFA Quality Programme for Football Goals focuses on conformity, durability, stability, net quality and goal-frame safety; exact certified models must be verified before any claim is used.
SPECIALIST OWNERS
The complete football ground pulls together the existing Apollo sports platform.
Each specialist system keeps its own technical identity while LUTHVAR COMPLETE coordinates the project around them.
ATHREN FIELDPlaying surface & complete-field pathwayFÍSVORScoreboards, video and venue displaysSARENTA SPORTSpectator and venue cover systemsHLJÓÐVenue audio, control and technology coordinationTORVYRPerformance and training systemsCIVAROPublic realm and spectator arrival systems
FOOTBALL SUPPORTSpectator PackagesCommunity viewing · club stand · regional grandstand · stadium seatingFOOTBALL SUPPORTPavilions & Club BuildingsCommunity · club · regional · performance support buildingsFOOTBALL SUPPORTFÍSVOR Display PackagesCompact score · club video · regional screen · stadium systemFOOTBALL SUPPORTOperations & HandoverMaintenance · match day · spares · documentation
NEXT STEP
Define the football programme before we build the supply schedule.
The dedicated brief captures competition level, field pathway, players, spectators, lighting, seating, buildings, technology, climate and the systems you want Apollo to coordinate.