CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches
Background: The CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup, is the continent’s most important international club tournament. Teams are exposed to different altitudes with short acclimatization periods. The present study describe the effect of altitude on the results and goals of soccer club teams matches between 200...
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| author | Moisés Arturo Cabrera-Hernández Sergio Andrés García-Corzo Camilo Ernesto Povea-Combariza Luis Javier Tafur-Tascón Hugo Hurtado José Rafael Tovar-Cuevas Carlos Andrés Mosquera-Miranda Daniel Felipe Grijalba-González |
| author_facet | Moisés Arturo Cabrera-Hernández Sergio Andrés García-Corzo Camilo Ernesto Povea-Combariza Luis Javier Tafur-Tascón Hugo Hurtado José Rafael Tovar-Cuevas Carlos Andrés Mosquera-Miranda Daniel Felipe Grijalba-González |
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| description | Background: The CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup, is the continent’s most important international club tournament. Teams are exposed to different altitudes with short acclimatization periods. The present study describe the effect of altitude on the results and goals of soccer club teams matches between 2000 and 2015 in the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup. Materials & Methods: All home and away matches from the group phase onwards and which have been played at the traditional team venue were taken into account, thus, 2039 games were analysed. The teams were classified into altitude categories according to the physiological impact and registered hometown altitude. A Poisson´s generalized linear model was used to study the relationship between the altitude of both home and away teams and the number of goals scored for each team according to the altitude category. The probabilities that the home team winning, drawing, or losing the match were estimated using a regression model for ordinal variables and assuming a multinomial probability distribution with the logistic linkage. Factors as heat, temperature and general performance of the teams were not considered. Results: Home team scores more (2.62 goals) when the away team descends three altitude categories, followed by a descent of two altitude categories (2.01 goals) and an ascent of three altitude categories (1.89 goals). This is associated with an increase probability of winning for the home team, being 5.5 times more likely when the away team descends three altitude categories, 2.3 times more when it descends two categories, and 2.5 times more when it ascends three altitude categories. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the away team is more likely to lose a match when it has to descend two or three altitude categories and when it ascends three altitude categories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5be3b7856bd4c61b468ccc7ce30507d2023-01-02T11:50:44ZengUniversity of AlicanteJournal of Human Sport and Exercise1988-52022023-01-01181344510.14198/jhse.2023.181.0413471CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matchesMoisés Arturo Cabrera-Hernández0Sergio Andrés García-Corzo1Camilo Ernesto Povea-Combariza2Luis Javier Tafur-Tascón3Hugo Hurtado4José Rafael Tovar-Cuevas5Carlos Andrés Mosquera-Miranda6Daniel Felipe Grijalba-González7University Institution National School of SportUniversity Institution National School of SportNational University of ColombiaUniversity Institution National School of SportLumen Gentium Catholic University FoundationUniversity del ValleUniversity del ValleUniversity del ValleBackground: The CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup, is the continent’s most important international club tournament. Teams are exposed to different altitudes with short acclimatization periods. The present study describe the effect of altitude on the results and goals of soccer club teams matches between 2000 and 2015 in the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup. Materials & Methods: All home and away matches from the group phase onwards and which have been played at the traditional team venue were taken into account, thus, 2039 games were analysed. The teams were classified into altitude categories according to the physiological impact and registered hometown altitude. A Poisson´s generalized linear model was used to study the relationship between the altitude of both home and away teams and the number of goals scored for each team according to the altitude category. The probabilities that the home team winning, drawing, or losing the match were estimated using a regression model for ordinal variables and assuming a multinomial probability distribution with the logistic linkage. Factors as heat, temperature and general performance of the teams were not considered. Results: Home team scores more (2.62 goals) when the away team descends three altitude categories, followed by a descent of two altitude categories (2.01 goals) and an ascent of three altitude categories (1.89 goals). This is associated with an increase probability of winning for the home team, being 5.5 times more likely when the away team descends three altitude categories, 2.3 times more when it descends two categories, and 2.5 times more when it ascends three altitude categories. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the away team is more likely to lose a match when it has to descend two or three altitude categories and when it ascends three altitude categories.https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2023-v18-n1-conmebol-libertadores-cup-altitude-impact-goals-results-16-years-soccer-matchessoccerhigh altitudeperformance |
| spellingShingle | Moisés Arturo Cabrera-Hernández Sergio Andrés García-Corzo Camilo Ernesto Povea-Combariza Luis Javier Tafur-Tascón Hugo Hurtado José Rafael Tovar-Cuevas Carlos Andrés Mosquera-Miranda Daniel Felipe Grijalba-González CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches Journal of Human Sport and Exercise soccer high altitude performance |
| title | CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| title_full | CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| title_fullStr | CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| title_full_unstemmed | CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| title_short | CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup: Altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| title_sort | conmebol libertadores cup altitude impact on goals and results in 16 years of soccer matches |
| topic | soccer high altitude performance |
| url | https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2023-v18-n1-conmebol-libertadores-cup-altitude-impact-goals-results-16-years-soccer-matches |
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