diff --git a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/target/common/texcoord/TexCoordUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/target/common/texcoord/TexCoordUtil.java
index fb29f7658..23426133d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/target/common/texcoord/TexCoordUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/target/common/texcoord/TexCoordUtil.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public static final Function<TextureDataDimensions, TexCoordFunction> mirroredHo
 	 * modifies a calculated texture coordinate to account for {@link TextureDataDimensions#padding()}.
 	 * This is helpful when implementing {@link TexCoordFunction}s, not when using them.
 	 */
-	static VectorXZ applyPadding(VectorXZ texCoord, TextureDataDimensions dimensions) {
+	public static VectorXZ applyPadding(VectorXZ texCoord, TextureDataDimensions dimensions) {
 		double padding = dimensions.padding();
 		if (padding == 0) {
 			return texCoord;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModule.java b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModule.java
index 8448ba67f..f44503ce4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModule.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import org.osm2world.core.math.VectorXYZ;
 import org.osm2world.core.math.VectorXZ;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.material.Material;
+import org.osm2world.core.target.common.material.TextureDataDimensions;
+import org.osm2world.core.target.common.material.TextureLayer;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.mesh.ExtrusionGeometry;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.mesh.LevelOfDetail;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.mesh.Mesh;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.model.ModelInstance;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.texcoord.NamedTexCoordFunction;
 import org.osm2world.core.target.common.texcoord.TexCoordFunction;
+import org.osm2world.core.target.common.texcoord.TexCoordUtil;
 import org.osm2world.core.world.data.AbstractAreaWorldObject;
 import org.osm2world.core.world.data.ProceduralWorldObject;
 import org.osm2world.core.world.data.TerrainBoundaryWorldObject;
@@ -97,7 +100,8 @@ public void buildMeshesAndModels(Target target) {
 
 			List<TriangleXYZ> triangles = getTriangulation();
 
-			TexCoordFunction texFunction = configureTexFunction(area.getOuterPolygon());
+			List<TextureLayer> layers = getPitchMaterial().getTextureLayers();
+			TexCoordFunction texFunction = configureTexFunction(area.getOuterPolygon(), layers.get(layers.size() - 1).baseColorTexture.dimensions());
 
 			if (texFunction != null) {
 
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ public void buildMeshesAndModels(Target target) {
 		 * @return  the texture coordinate function;
 		 * null if it's not possible to construct a valid pitch
 		 */
-		protected PitchTexFunction configureTexFunction(SimplePolygonXZ polygon) {
+		protected PitchTexFunction configureTexFunction(SimplePolygonXZ polygon,
+														TextureDataDimensions textureDimensions) {
 
 			/* approximate a rectangular shape for the pitch */
 
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ protected PitchTexFunction configureTexFunction(SimplePolygonXZ polygon) {
 
 			/* build the result */
 
-			return new PitchTexFunction(origin, longSide, shortSide);
+			return new PitchTexFunction(origin, longSide, shortSide, textureDimensions);
 
 		}
 
@@ -185,12 +190,15 @@ static class PitchTexFunction implements TexCoordFunction {
 			private final VectorXZ origin;
 			private final VectorXZ longSide;
 			private final VectorXZ shortSide;
+			private final TextureDataDimensions textureDimensions;
 
-			PitchTexFunction(VectorXZ origin, VectorXZ longSide, VectorXZ shortSide) {
+			PitchTexFunction(VectorXZ origin, VectorXZ longSide, VectorXZ shortSide,
+							 TextureDataDimensions textureDimensions) {
 
 				this.origin = origin;
 				this.longSide = longSide;
 				this.shortSide = shortSide;
+				this.textureDimensions = textureDimensions;
 
 			}
 
@@ -221,9 +229,11 @@ public List<VectorXZ> apply(List<VectorXYZ> vs) {
 					double angleShort = VectorXZ.angleBetween(v, shortSide);
 					double shortSideProjectedLength = v.length() * cos(angleShort);
 
-					result.add(new VectorXZ(
-							shortSideProjectedLength / shortSide.length(),
-							longSideProjectedLength / longSide.length()));
+					VectorXZ rawTexCoord = new VectorXZ(
+									shortSideProjectedLength / shortSide.length(),
+									longSideProjectedLength / longSide.length());
+
+					result.add(TexCoordUtil.applyPadding(rawTexCoord, textureDimensions));
 
 				}
 
@@ -363,7 +373,8 @@ public void buildMeshesAndModels(Target target) {
 
 			/* add a net with posts */
 
-			PitchTexFunction texFunction = configureTexFunction(area.getOuterPolygon());
+			List<TextureLayer> layers = getPitchMaterial().getTextureLayers();
+			PitchTexFunction texFunction = configureTexFunction(area.getOuterPolygon(), layers.get(layers.size() - 1).baseColorTexture.dimensions());
 
 			//TODO: support this feature when elevation is enabled
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModuleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModuleTest.java
index c3bb86867..b43d7df6e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/SportsModuleTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.osm2world.core.math.VectorXYZ;
 import org.osm2world.core.math.VectorXZ;
+import org.osm2world.core.target.common.material.TextureDataDimensions;
 import org.osm2world.core.world.modules.SportsModule.Pitch.PitchTexFunction;
 
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public class SportsModuleTest {
 	public void testPitchTexFunction() {
 
 		PitchTexFunction texFunction = new PitchTexFunction(
-				NULL_VECTOR, new VectorXZ(2, 0), new VectorXZ(0, 1));
+				NULL_VECTOR, new VectorXZ(2, 0), new VectorXZ(0, 1), new TextureDataDimensions(1, 1));
 
 		assertAlmostEquals(0, 0, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(0, 0, 0))).get(0));
 		assertAlmostEquals(0, 1, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(2, 0, 0))).get(0));
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ public void testPitchTexFunction() {
 		assertAlmostEquals(2, 2, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(4, 0, 2))).get(0));
 		assertAlmostEquals(0, -1, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(-2, 0, 0))).get(0));
 
-		texFunction = new PitchTexFunction(NULL_VECTOR, new VectorXZ(0, -3), new VectorXZ(2, 0));
+		texFunction = new PitchTexFunction(NULL_VECTOR, new VectorXZ(0, -3), new VectorXZ(2, 0), new TextureDataDimensions(1, 1));
 
 		assertAlmostEquals(0, 0, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(0, 0, 0))).get(0));
 		assertAlmostEquals(0, 1, texFunction.apply(asList(new VectorXYZ(0, 0, -3))).get(0));