Pitch plotting template

Free
Python
A consistent mplsoccer theme with light and dark modes and an automatic watermark.
Published

October 15, 2026

A small Python module that gives every pitch figure the same look and adds the © simpitch.co.uk watermark when you save.

Bring your own data. The template draws pitches and applies the theme. It includes no data, so plug in your own tracking, event or API data.

Download simpitch-pitch-template.zip

Use it

from simpitch_style import new_pitch, save_fig

fig, ax, pitch = new_pitch(theme="light")
pitch.scatter(x, y, ax=ax, s=60)
save_fig(fig, "my-figure.png")

Licence

Free to use and modify. Please keep the watermark on figures you publish.