A method for laying a sports floor comprises the steps of: 1) providing a resilient first layer (3), consisting substantially of a bonded rubber granulate, foam material or a mixture of both; 2) placing the said first layer on a substantially flat ground, for example sand-cement, concrete, asphalt, anhydrite, wood, fibre board or the like with interposing of an adhesive layer (2), for example glue or a double-sided adhesive foil; 3) providing a mat (5) which is adapted to absorb an optionally viscous, curable, plastic-containing liquid, which mat (5) comprises for example a non-woven, a woven material, a porous material, a material containing cohesive fibres, a honey-comb structure of the like; 4) placing this mat (5) on the first layer (3) with interposing of an adhesive layer (4), for example glue or double-sided adhesive foil; 5) applying to this mat (5) the said optionally viscous, curable, plastic-containing liquid, for example a two-component mixture, an aqueous dispersion of plastic or the like, such that the liquid entirely impregnates the mat; 6) causing the liquid to cure to form a force-distributing layer with a hardness of 50-90 Shore D; and 7) applying at least one covering layer (7) with a hardness of 70-90 Shore A.