Football Boot Resoling: 3,228 Repairs, Which Soles Win

Which sole do people choose when they resole football boots? We counted every published job in our workshop's before-and-after galleries, mostly work from 2019 to 2021: 3,228 resoling jobs where the new sole number was recorded. More than half chose a turf sole, and the most common change of sole type was turning firm ground boots into turf shoes.

• 56.1% chose a turf (TF) sole1,812 of 3,228 jobs. Firm ground (FG) came second with 779.
• FG to turf: 1,087 jobsThe most common conversion, 34.1% of the 3,191 jobs where the original sole was recorded.
• Same sole again: 1,086 jobsAlmost as many people simply replaced a worn sole with a new one of the same type.
• Most used sole: No. 8 (firm ground)498 jobs, followed by No. 10 (485) and No. 9 (467), both cushioned turf soles.

Which sole types people chose

We grouped the 3,228 jobs by the type of the new sole.

• 56.1% · Turf / futsal (TF)1,812 jobs

  Many short rubber studs. For futsal courts and short-pile turf.

• 24.1% · Firm ground (FG)779 jobs

  Longer molded studs. For natural grass.

• 12.4% · Artificial grass (AG)400 jobs

  Short, closely spaced studs. For long-pile artificial grass (3G and 4G). Includes 9 kids' soles.

• 5.8% · Multi ground (MG)188 jobs

  Mixed stud lengths. For artificial grass and dirt pitches.

• 1.3% · Indoor (IC)43 jobs

  Flat sole with no studs. For indoor wooden or sports floors.

• 0.2% · Soft ground (SG)6 jobs

  Wet grass and soft mud, screw-in metal studs

Many football pitches in Korea are artificial turf or dirt rather than natural grass. Many of our customers bought boots made for natural grass and then had them changed to suit the pitch they actually play on. If you are not sure which sole fits your pitch, read FG, AG, MG, SG or futsal: which sole do you need.

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The six soles we used most

We offer 19 numbered replacement soles. These six account for 67.8% of the jobs.

From which sole to which

In 3,191 jobs the description also says which sole came off. These are the ten most common changes.

We confirm from your photos whether a pair can take a turf sole. Most boots also need a new midsole, the layer between the sole and the insole, and when we fit a turf sole we can stitch a toe reinforcement. See futsal shoe resoling for how the conversion works, and our repair page for prices.

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By brand

Turf soles came first for every brand with enough jobs to compare. Mizuno was the only brand where AG beat FG.

How we counted

• Source. 3,417 published job posts in the brand before-and-after galleries on our Korean website (Nike, adidas, Mizuno, Puma, Umbro, Desporte, Asics, New Balance and others).
• Sole number. Each post lists the sole used. 3,228 posts include it.
• Original sole. Counted only in the 3,191 posts whose description says which sole came off. Posts that say a worn sole was replaced with a new one count as the same type.
• Limits. These are published jobs, not every job we have done. Most posts date from 2019 to 2021, and recent work is only partly included.
• Counted on November 9, 2026.

Also in Korean: 축구화 창갈이 통계

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