We’ve been cataloguing for years, creating a compendium of the most beautiful and scenic football pitches from all around the world. And now you can take in the sights all in one place and we’ll be adding to this collection as we go. 🏟️ ⚽
Water, water everywhere but plenty of football too in Venice, Italy
You could understand how G-44 FC's players in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland might take their eye off the ball occasionally as a giant iceberg hoves into view.
This one in the Al Hajar Mountains, Oman. A barren landscape with a mini theatre of dreams right in the middle of it all.
The majestic Henningsvær IL in the Lofoten Islands, in Northern Norway.
Football in Chalkios (pop 950), Greece would leave you with a thirst for more.
Football in the Faroe Islands is a magical thing.
Bandos Island in the Maldives has not one but two pitches to grace its exotic shores
Passu Village in Pakistan is home to the Gilgit-Baltistan Girls Football League. No matter where you go on the globe the beautiful game makes its presence felt
Donegal is the kind of beautiful football pitches in Ireland and Dunlewey Celtic FC with Donegal's tallest mountain Errigal in the distance and Dunlewey Lough near its side is one of the best
The glory of football, played in every country in the world and even when space is at a premium like here in Nepal there is still magic, and a little dust, in the air.
Perched way above and home to the highest paid ballboys in the world this is Portorož Piran FC, Piran, Slovenia
Céltiga F.C are based on La Isla de Arosa in Galicia, Spain. No need for showers with the tropical waters nearby!
Sea Rovers FC play on the most northerly football pitch on the island of Ireland on Malin Head right beside White Strand beach. What a spectacular setting in glorious Donegal
You can play indoor or outdoor football at The Ground NYC in Manhattan. Take inspiration from the murals behind the roof pitch!
The scenary doesn't get much more dramatic than this football pitch in Wakhan Valley, Dzhiland, Tajikistan
When space is at a premium like it is in Singapore you need to be imaginative. So here is the Float in Marina Bay, Singapore
This one in the Al Hajar Mountains, Oman. A barren landscape with a mini theatre of dreams right in the middle of it all.
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Next we're off to Arequipa in Peru and the home ground of FBC Melgar
Hard to beat settings like the one you'll find at Ammassalimmi Timersoqatigiiffik Ammassak FC's ground in Tasiilaq, Greenland
Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides is home to Eriskay Football Club and their slightly bumpy but entirely wonderful ground
Croatia is a hotbed of beautiful grounds such as this one which is home NK Trogir 1912
ike the climbing and flag in Nepal football is just a little different
Wherever you go on earth you'll find the beautiful game, the common language of the people. This is a makeshift pitch in Qarxis, Somalia in East Africa
This beautiful ground is owned by Hamar Hveragerði FC from Iceland and the plume of steam you see to the right is one of the many hotsprings situated all around the pitch
What a location for a knockabout, the Norwegian island of Gripsholmen
Something to check out if you are on hols on the island of Porous, Greece
This is the inspirational Panyee FC in Thailand and their floating football pitch, near their village on stilts on the island of Koh Panyee.
This is for everyone who feels adrift today, featuring Kilcohman FC from Port Charlotte on island of Islay in Scotland.
Few settings for a football pitch can match Muri Beach, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands
This is the view of the Donegal coastline from Arranmore Island (population less than 500), Arranmore Utd with perhaps the most scenic football ground in Ireland. Turn your away game against Arranmore United into a mini holiday each season!
This beautiful ground is owned by Hamar Hveragerði FC from Iceland and the plume of steam you see to the right is one of the many hotsprings situated all around the pitch
Dunbarton FC play in the Scottish 2nd division but their ground is most certainly in the Premier league of dramatic landscapes
he stunning views that surround Giske Idrettslag FC's pitch, it could almost be Ireland. Giske is an island off the coast of Norway
Always find a sunny vista involving a football pitch is a nice lift to keep the Irish cold at bay. This one is located in Kurendhoo, in the Maldives
tadion Gospin Dolac in Croatia probably has it all really
Inishbofin island (population 11) is situated off the coast of north-west Ireland and they make the beautiful game central to island proceedings
La Paz in Bolivia with concrete structures as far as the eye can see, apart from the perfect greenery of a football pitch
This astro pitch in Rocinha shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the theatre of dreams for these two boys and many others
Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar FC on a wet Monday night might be a challenge for most teams but the views would still be breathtaking
Psychedelic man, get your kicks in at MacArthur Park, Los Angeles
Football in Palestine before those gathering dark clouds overhead grew intolerable.
The coaches at Pisa Sporting Club never quite understood why almost every shot on goal in the Arena Garibaldi stadium drifted slightly left and wide
The pitch in Meschersky Park, just outside of Moscow leaves you breathless
Estadio Campeón Del Siglo in Montevideo is home to the some of the most passionate football fans in the world supporting Uruguayan club Club Atlético Peñarol
A bit of wonder from India, near the Nepal border, and Munsyari Boys FC who may not have the best of playing surfaces to contend with, but what a Himalayan vista all around
Mystical football in Gangtok, India - home to Sikkim Himalayan Sporting Club
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