As we reach the halfway point of the A-League Women season, the PFA has released its player pitch and atmosphere ratings.
Adelaide United’s Coopers Stadium has been voted by the A-League Women players as the best pitch among regular venues used in the competition as of the conclusion of Round 14.
The boutique stadium received an average of 4.8 on a scale from 1-5, from the four games where the PFA collected surveys from players who took part in said fixtures at the venue.
Wellington Phoenix’s Sky Stadium also received a perfect 5/5 score from players from the one game played at the venue back in Round 2 against Canberra United.
Away team players are asked to assess the pitch on four metrics, the atmosphere, and other aspects of matchday after each match. Usually, one player rates each match. On occasion, additional players are asked to provide feedback, including home team players, but scores shown weight all matches equally.
Players have provided feedback for all bar four matches in the 2025-26 season so far.
The three stadiums used in Melbourne; AAMI Park (4.7), Home of the Matildas (4.5) and ctrl:cyber Pitch (4.3) all scored exceptionally well, as did Central Coast’s polytec Stadium (4.6).
However, Adelaide United’s secondary home ground ServiceFM Stadium didn’t score nearly as strongly as Coopers Stadium, coming in at an average of 2.8.
But it was Brisbane’s Spencer Park (2.5) that was rated the worst pitch so far this campaign, while Newcastle’s No.2 Sportsground (2.7), Perth’s Sam Kerr Football Centre (2.8) and Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval (2.8) rounded out the bottom five.
One player said the length of the grass at Spencer Park caused a “slow pitch”, while another described it as “sticky”.
Meanwhile, one player raised concerns about No.2 Sportsground having “divots and an uneven surface” and another stated the pitch surface caused “significant foot pain” across the team.
