2021 Football Stadium Lighting System Guide

Today football is probably the most popular form of entertainment in the world. Events such as the FIFA World Cup, the Euro Championships, the Champions League and the Copa America capture the attention of almost everyone in the world.
Good and proper lighting is essential to the success of any sporting event. Irrespective of whether the sport is played outdoor or indoor, as a leisure activity or as a professional championship, in daylight or at night, the importance of proper lighting system remains the same and can never be downplayed. And with the increasing demands of HD broadcasting, increasing audience and the need to play at night, the demands of proper lighting at football fields or venues have never been this high. So, what are some of the most important things to consider when lighting a football field?

Football Field Lighting Design
1.Lux Standards of Football stadium
For Non-Televised events
Facilities for non-televised events are those intended for both youth and senior levels of activity and competition.

These types of facilities will usually be standalone,in residential areas, having no or little spectator capacity. The lighting for non-televised events should be planned so that the horizontal surface of the pitch can be uniformly illuminated by whichever column arrangement is chosen.

For Televised events
Facilities for televised events are those intended for the following levels of competition:
International Events Class V
National Events Class IV
The following table is a summary of the criteria to be considered for televised events. It sets out the recommendations for vertical and horizontal illuminance,uniformity, glare rating and the colour properties of lamps, for each class of activity.

2.Football Stadium Led Lighting System
(1) Corner column arrangements
Corner columns must be positioned outside the normal viewing directions of the players, and their proximity to goal and touch lines be considered.

(2)Side lighting arrangement 
Side lighting systems generally allow the use of lower columns than those of corner column systems. Popular configurations are four, six and eight column arrangements.
Class Ⅰ4poles
Four column side lighting systems are an alternative to that of corner columns, and can be accommodated next to spectator facilities. They have the advantage that only four installed points are required, though spill light is generally not as well controlled as either, six or eight column arrangements.

Class Ⅱ6poles
Six and eight column systems can be used to minimize the effects of spill light, while reduced column height keeps the installation in scale with urban development.

Class Ⅲ 8poles

Permitted positioning of columns:
Columns should be located a minimum of 10° either side of the goal line, giving the goalkeeper an unobstructed view from the goal to the corner flag.

Column height determination & transversal positioning:
How tall are football field lights? Column heights should be selected so that the angle subtended between the pitch surface at its longitudinal centre line and the lowest floodlight is ≥ 25° (hm = d x tan∝).
The use of columns lower than 15 m is not recommended due to the increase in visual discomfort associated with lower columns.

Class Ⅳ Roofing mounted
It is common practice to use roof structures as the support for a lighting system. In general roof mounted systems allow lighting to be brought closer to the pitch making the lighting system more effective, compared with the increased height and distance of corner tower systems.
Distributed side lighting systems tend also not to create harsh or disturbing shadows, thereby creating a more pleasant visual environment for both spectators at an event or watching a television broadcast.

Permitted longitudinal positioning of the floodlights:
In order to maintain good visual conditions for the goalkeepers and attacking players from the corners, lighting equipment shall not be placed within a zone of 15° either side of the goal line.

What type of Football Stadium lights to use?
About 45% of football courts in US still uses conventional light source like metal halide, HPS and HID lamps. Although the efficiency of MH lamps is improving from time to time, it is still significantly less than LED lights. Nowadays, the efficiency of LED has raised to 140 lm/W while MH is about 70 lm/W, even less. Apart from lights for new arena, we also supply high quality LED football floodlights for metal halide replacement of football stadium lights.

80%Energy saving after upgrading to LED.

Specification
Light Source: CITIZEN COB
Luminous Efficacy(lm/w): 130
Power Supply: Meanwell, Inventronics
Working Lifetime(Hour): 80,000
Color Temperature(CCT): 2700-6500K
CRI(Ra＞): 80, 90
Input Voltage(V): AC 100-277V, customized AC 347-480V
Working Temperature(℃): -40-50
Beam Angle(°): 15°, 20°,30°,45°,60°
IP Rating: IP66
Warranty(Year): 10 Years
Certification: TUV, CE, RoHS, SAA, UL

What’s the advantages of LED Football Stadium Lights than conventional lamps?

1.Longer lifespan
By retrofitting metal halide to LED football floodlights, the life span of the luminaires is greatly increased to 80,000 hours. If you turn on the lights for 8 hours per day, our football stadium lights can last for at least 27 years without significantly decline on brightness. LED is also regarded as a durable light because of its solid-state properties. Our modified lighting products do not contain the delicate components such as surface soldering and gold wire.

2.Good Cooling System

In general,in the process of electricity transmission,there is only 30%-40% electric power transferred into light,the rest 60%-70% is transferred into heat.Emitting such high-level heat,LEDs would be damaged due to the over-heating without an effective cooling system. To solve this problem, we developed a patent and efficient cooling system,adopted 360°ring radiator design and use superconductive material to lead the heat out more quickly.Besides,the vents design on each heatsink to give better ventilation. So led lifespan is more than 80,000hrs, which is equivalent to 25+ years if for 8 hours operation per day.

3.Anti-glare
Sports competitions, especially professional sports competitions, have strict requirements on lighting glare control. We can minimize glare from locating the pole at the permited position, pole height and adjusting the football field lights aiming angle, but the light design also matters. Especially for high power LED football field lights, if there is no special design on it, people may feel dazzled when looking at the lights. We have a patented anti-glare design to achieve the minimum glare value.

4.High CRI
As a important international football competition, it should reach to the level of HD broadcasting.Therefore, the LED football stadium lights with high CRI are required.
Our products can meet the requirements with high CRI.The high quality lighting effect, not only can let the athletes play better,but also can let the audience watch the game more accurately and clearly.

5.Waterproof and anti-corrosion

Outdoor football pitch floodlights are more demanding, so LED football pitch lights should be waterproof and able to withstand extremely high or low ambient temperatures, even some extremely harsh conditions.In order to better enhance the lighting effect, it is strongly recommended that we know whether there are special problems in the surrounding environment.Generally,our products support IP66 waterproof grade.Based on our experience, such as in coastal areas, we will recommend lights with special anti-corrosion treatment to customers to ensure a better user experience.

6. 5/10 years warranty
It is strongly recommended that you check the warranty period before purchasing LED football stadium lights. We provide 10 years warranty for our football stadium lights. Not only for lighting, but also for its brightness. Some suppliers offer a 5-year warranty, but as long as the lights can be switch on, they would not classify it as a warranty issue.

What Support Can You Get From Us?–Football Stadium Led Lighting Design-FREE DIALUX
Our engineers consider the projects on case-by-case basis, such as lux & uniformity requirement, pole height, weight tolerance and etc.
Step 1: Understand Your Football Stadium
First and foremost, the layout of the football field and high mast poles are acquired. We will draw the 3D models to simulate the actual outdoor football stadium environment. The more information we get, the more accurate lighting plan we can deliver.
It is very common for the field to have 4-pole, 6-pole, or round roof arrangement. The height of mast is up to 30 to 50 meters. The LED lights are mounted to the corresponding 3D light poles.

Step 2: Selection of Stadium Flood Lights
It takes hundreds of sets of high power football stadium lights to provide adequate brightness for Premier League, Olympic Games or other professional football fields.
We cannot use the same setting in different projects because the pole height, lux requirement, horizontal distance between the football field and pole, and other parameters are unique. Our engineers will select the best power and beam angle combination of the LED football stadium lights.

Step 3: Orientation of Football Stadium Lights
After the selection of proper power and beam angle, we will rotate the football stadium lights inside the software to further improve the ground lighting uniformity. The projection angle of each light is finely adjusted to optimize their brightness and uniformity. Contact us for this premium service today.

Step 4: DIALux Simulation Report
After the complicated work, the results are outputted as a DIALux file, which consists of false color rendering, isolines and value chart.

Economic Benefit Analysis Table

Our 800w Football stadium lights can replace traditional 2000w lamps directly.Some customers will worry whether they also need to change the power cable, poles and other parts? No, they won’t. Our new round stadium lighting has similar volume and lighter weight, then that will be an affordable system which can directly replace old lamps without any extra parts on the existing light towers.

Conclusion
How Much Does Your Football Stadium Lights or Football Pitch Lighting Cost? How Much Will You Save After Replace to LED? Our professional engineers are always ready to provide free dialux simulation according to your detailed requirements and lower the budget for you. Welcome to contact us by [email protected].