JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #300056

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Activity Number: 256
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Sports
Abstract - #300056
Title: Rating and Competition in Soccer
Author(s): Ruud Koning*+
Companies: University of Groningen
Address: Dept. Economics, Groningen, International, 9700AV, The Netherlands
Keywords: rating models ; competitive balance ; soccer
Abstract:

Competitive balance in soccer is a topic that has been getting a lot of attention the last couple of years. Smaller teams claim that the proceeds of the sale of national television rights are not distributed evenly. Teams from smaller countries claim that they are not receiving a fair part of the proceeds of international competitions. The burst of the telecom boom has left its marks on soccer as well. I measure the development of competitive balance in soccer over time on three levels. First, on the national level, then on the level of international competitions for teams, and finally on the level of national teams. I make a distinction between team qualities and home advantage. I try to assess whether important changes in the institutional environment like the Bosman ruling have resulted in any marked changes of the balance in competition.

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