Raith Rovers announce start of work on their new "state-of-the-art" playing surface
A statement released on behalf of Raith Rovers’ board of directors has revealed that work has started to replace the existing 3G pitch at Stark’s Park with a new surface described as “state-of-the-art” and one which is used by fellow SPFL clubs Falkirk and Livingston.
The board posted online: “We are delighted to announce that work has begun at Stark’s Park to replace our existing 3G pitch with a new state-of-the-art Greenfields ‘MX Elite’ synthetic surface.
"The MX Elite is a high-tech woven system offering elite performance characteristics for professional football, and is the same surface used by fellow SPFL clubs Falkirk and Livingston.
"Work began on Monday and is expected to be complete within six weeks, in time for pre-season and our Premier Sports Cup group-stage matches in July.
"The new surface will benefit not only the first team but also the Community Foundation and wider local community who use Stark’s Park throughout the year.
"We will keep supporters updated on progress and will reopen bookings as soon as possible so that everyone who uses the existing surface can return to play.
"Our thanks to Bill Gillespie of PSD Scotland and to Sportex for their assistance in getting us to this stage.”
The new pitch will represent a welcome addition for Raith as they attempt to make successful progress from the Premier Sports Cup group stages to the second round knockout stage and also mount a promotion push in the William Hill Championship in season 2026-2027.