Fans will also put on football shoes for amateur competition in addition to a passionate football game. Most people don’t know much about football shoes, which come in a variety of types. Different football fields have different requirements for football shoes, or it will likely result in unnecessary sprains and falls.

Possibly you have been asked what type of studs to use on your football shoes. What are the different types of football shoes?

I will bring up this question and share with you the knowledge of all kinds of football boots and studs below. There is always one suitable for you who love football.

Without further ado, let’s check this out!

Soft Ground (SG)

Soft Ground (SG) boots are usually metal, which we often call “steel studs”, and they are relatively long.

Pros and Cons:

football shoes with SG studs have a small number of studs and a strong grip, but wearing them in a slightly hard place is extremely dangerous. In general, it is not allowed to wear this for wild balls as it can slip and wring the feet and cause broken nails.

Suitable Venues:

Professional players use these stud football boots on rainy days when the turf is soft or muddy. However, it is not suitable for rubber artificial grass, artificial grass with stone and sand bottoms, rubber ground, cement ground, and wooden ground.

Applicable person:

Players who wear SG football shoes should be professional, especially if it is raining. Amateurs are not advised to play with SG football shoes.

Firm Ground (FG)

The designers have improved the FG boots for natural grasslands by using resin TPU material, so most players choose FG shoes to play on them.

Pros and cons:

FG stud football shoes have a strong hardness, the longest stud length, a strong grip, and a quick start. Most FG studs are made of resin, so the nails wear out quickly and have a short service life.

Suitable Venues:

suitable for flat professional grass and rubber artificial grass, as long as it is not particularly wet. It is not suitable for rubber, cement, or wooden floors.

Applicable person:

Football shoes for FG are suitable for professionals or semi-professionals, not for regular football fans.

Hard Ground (HG)

HG, which stands for Hard Ground (hard ground), was introduced in Japan. An HG football shoe has fewer spikes, shorter spikes than FGs, longer spikes than AGs, and thicker, gelatinous and softer spikes than FGs.

Pros and cons:

HG football shoes are positioned to be used and trained in harsh environments. They are typically cheaper than SG and FG football shoes, but the materials are inferior in every way.

Suitable Venues:

HG football shoes are suitable for top-level grass or medium grass, rubber fine sand that can be buried vertically with a thickness of 2/3 a dollar coin, and venues with moderate conditions.

Applicable person:

The HG football shoes are suitable for players who run fiercely and fight fiercely during amateur games.

Artificial Ground (AG)

Artificial Ground (nails for artificial grass), its predecessor was MG. The studs are shorter than HG(about 1cm), the rubber used is softer than FG and HG, and the number of studs is also higher.

Pros and Cons:

The AG studs are moderately long and densely packed, which ensures good grip and reduces knee fatigue caused by the strong friction caused by the artificial grass particles. Its durability is relatively better than other studs.

Suitable Venues:

The AG football shoes are suitable for artificial turf with a thick layer of rubber particles and fine sand greater than 1 cm, but not for rubber, cement, and wood.

Applicable person:

Suitable for most ordinary football fans, AG football shoes are a new style of shoe.

Turf (TF)

The turf used on the artificial plastic field is the shortest and most densely arranged rubber studs shoe, suitable for football training and competitions.

Pros and Cons:

The TF football shoes have strong adaptability, strong ankle protection, and minimal knee pressure, but their grip is not as good as SG, FG, HG, and AG studs, and the start is slow.

Suitable Venues:

TF soccer shoes are suitable for most concrete surfaces, thin artificial turf, and plastic fields of different hardnesses and thicknesses.

Applicable person:

The most suitable football shoes for ordinary fans are TF football shoes, which are usually only used for training.

Indoor Court (IC&IN)

IN football shoes are generally flat-bottomed, without studs, replaced by lines, commonly known as “tendon soles” with non-slip rubber soles.

Pros and Cons:

IC&IN football shoes have the least stable grip because they don’t have studs. They’re not suitable for rainy or slippery weather. They are easy to fall, but they’re cushioned well.

Suitable Venues:

There is no better shoe for street football and indoor football than IC&IN football shoes. They are suitable for artificial grass with stone sand bottoms, rubber surfaces, cement surfaces, and wooden floors.

Applicable person:

The flat design of IC&IN football shoes makes them ideal for players of street football and indoor football.

Multi-Ground (MG)

Multi-Ground has moderate stud length and hardness and was also popular in mainstream football shoes about 10 years ago, but with the gradual popularity of artificial pitches, there are fewer and fewer pitches with half grass, half land, or cinders. Other outsoles gradually replaced the MG outsole.

Pros and Cons:

The MG outsole has a high degree of compatibility in the field. People of any level can use it on grass or cinder fields. There is no doubt that the force and friction assistance is extraordinary. However, the upper has both advantages and disadvantages, and package support is somewhat lacking.

Suitable Venues:

The MG football shoes are primarily used in rubber particle artificial grass and stone sand bottom grass, as well as natural grass, half grass, half land, or cinder fields.

Applicable person:

Designed for training and competition, mg football shoes are suitable for ordinary players.