Sports field structure and method for forming the same

A sports field comprising a base structure and a cover, wherein the cover is at least partly permeable to fluid, wherein the base structure comprises voids for containing fluid, wherein the base structure forms a substantially continuous deck supporting the cover, wherein the cover comprises a top layer, at least a number of said voids being in fluid communication with each other, and wherein wick elements are provided fluidly connecting at least a number of said voids with said cover for supplying fluid from said voids to said top layer, wherein the wick elements are provided in base elements of the base structure, wherein the base structure comprises a series of base elements, interconnected for forming the base structure defining the deck, wherein the deck is provided with openings for passing said fluids, wherein the base elements comprise an upper surface and a bottom interconnected by at least an array of pillars defining spaces containing at least some of the wick elements, wherein the upper surface of the base elements defines at least a portion of the deck, wherein the upper surface is provided with openings for passing said fluids between the spaces containing at least some of the wick elements, and wherein at least a part of the cover is in fluid communication with the at least some of the wick elements in the spaces defined by the at least an array of pillars.