FG · Firm Ground
Firm Ground: dry or slightly damp, compact natural grass.
The most common stud type: it covers most natural grass pitches in good condition, the surface used in most amateur and professional leagues.
AG · Artificial Grass
Artificial Grass: built for modern synthetic turf (3G/4G).
Synthetic surfaces are more abrasive and compact than natural grass -- FG boots worn there wear out faster and lose grip sooner. If you mostly play on synthetic turf, look for the AG code.
SG · Soft Ground
Soft Ground: very wet, muddy natural grass.
Longer studs, removable on some models, built to dig into mud. The rarest to find in the catalog today, since fewer pitches are in this condition.
TF · Turf
Turf: built for synthetic carpet, polished concrete or hard dirt pitches.
Instead of long studs, it has dozens of small rubber nubs -- the typical sole for 5-a-side/7-a-side football. Wearing long studs (FG or SG) on these surfaces is uncomfortable and wears them out fast.
MG · Multi-Ground
Multi-Ground: a hybrid built for hard natural grass and artificial turf.
A practical option if you play on mixed pitches or don't know in advance what surface you'll be on, though it usually performs a bit worse than a boot built for one specific surface.
Boots rated for more than one surface
Some models are certified for two surfaces at once (FG/AG, for example), built for players who play on both natural and synthetic grass without buying two separate pairs.
In the boots catalog you can filter directly by surface to see only the models that work for your pitch.
Boots by surface: models and prices today
- Which surface has the most boots?
- FG · Firm natural grass: 1,675 models, from €18.00.
- Which soleplate is cheapest on average?
- MG · Multi-ground, with a median price of €63.62.
Adult boots in the catalogue. "From" is the lowest price delivered to Ireland; the median uses the cheapest offer for each model in euros.
| Surface | Models | From | Median price | Lines with most models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG · Firm natural grass | 1675 | €18.00 | €107 | adidas Predator (212), adidas F50 (205), Nike Mercurial (159) |
| AG · Artificial grass | 683 | €30.98 | €97.11 | Nike Mercurial (96), adidas F50 (77), adidas Predator (69) |
| SG · Soft ground | 366 | €25.00 | €140 | adidas Predator (65), Nike Mercurial (42), adidas F50 (36) |
| FG/AG · Natural and artificial | 276 | €29.99 | €73.98 | Puma Future (83), Puma Ultra (79), Puma King (49) |
| MG · Multi-ground | 267 | €30.78 | €63.62 | Nike Mercurial (43), Puma Future (42), Nike Phantom (31) |
| TF · Turf | 223 | €36.62 | €68.62 | Nike Mercurial (40), adidas F50 (40), adidas Predator (33) |
Catalogue data as of 28 Oct 2026. Updated daily.