Montrose Football Club has received a £40,000 grant towards its new state-of-the-art artificial surface.
The new turf was laid at Links Park over the summer at a cost of more than £100,000.
It replaced the previous artificial pitch, which was laid in 2007 and had come to the end of its natural life.
The five-figure sum was awarded to the club by the Scottish Football Partnership, which awards grants to help clubs undertaking major projects.
Montrose FC chairman Derek Sim said the new pitch had given the club a new lease of life, just a few months after the team narrowly avoided relegation out of the football league.
He said: “We are delighted to have secured this grant and very grateful that the Scottish Football Partnership are prepared to support our club.
“The pitch looks great, it plays great and we have started the season with three home wins.
“Attendances are up, so our fans must be enjoying the new pitch too. It’s all helping to create a positive and buoyant atmosphere.”
The Ligaturf RS+ Coolplus 240 World Cup Edition surface created by Polytan has a 40mm pile with more than 100,000 blades per square metre.
The club raised some of the money towards the new pitch through a sponsorship scheme.
Fans paid to have their name associates with 5×5 metres for the new surface’s lifetime. The scheme, which costs £135 to join, is still open.
Stuart McCaffrey, chief operating officer of the Partnership, said: “We are about supporting football at all levels in Scotland and we look to help professional clubs with projects that are linked to national club licensing.
“We were more than keen to support the project here at Links Park as not only does it help the first team but it also helps with the great work they do in the community.
“I hope the new surface serves the club well and delivers huge benefits.”
When the previous pitch was laid in 2007 the cost was more than £350,000, but much of this was enabling works for the top carpet to be laid. The cost was lower this time because it was just the top surface that needed replaced.
Small rubber pellets are needed to keep the blades in place. These are usually black, but the Montrose pitch uses green pellets to give the surface a more natural look.