Abstract
Sports competitions have become more professional day by day and accordingly, their popularity has increased among the people. Football, which is one of the sports competitions, has always been one of the most interesting sports branches. The increase in popularity has also increased the number of football fields and the hours of use. Natural grass, which is usually preferred in football fields, struggles in meeting this increased usage. Natural grass, which is preferred in football fields, has had difficulty in meeting this increasing use. The problems encountered in football fields with heavy use and in regions with adverse weather conditions have led the people in the sector to seek alternatives other than natural grass.Hybrid grass or reinforced natural grass system has been tried since 1989 and is considered to be the closest to natural grass standards today. The fact that playability and performance standards reflect the natural grass field standards, increases the preferability of the system by making the hybrid grass stand out. Hybrid grass football fields, which have been preferred in Europe for more than 20 years and become increasingly widespread in our country, are becoming more common day by day, although they cannot completely replace natural grass. In this study, the definition of hybrid grass, the methods of its installation on football fields, and the usability of hybrid grass in football fields were examined by comparing it with football fields with natural grass surface.