Multiple Criteria Decision Making Analysis for the Performance Evaluation of UEFA Champions League Forwards Cover Image

UEFA Şampiyonlar Ligi’nde Forvet Oyuncularının Performanslarının Çok Ölçütlü Karar Verme Yöntemleri İle Değerlendirilmesi
Multiple Criteria Decision Making Analysis for the Performance Evaluation of UEFA Champions League Forwards

Author(s): Anıl Taşkin, Tamer Eren
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, Evaluation research, Sports Studies
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: UEFA Champions League; Performance Review; Multicriteria Decision Making; AHP; TOPSIS;

Summary/Abstract: UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious club tournament in Europe in which the most successful teams compete. This study analyzes the performance of UEFA Champions League top 6 goal scorers for the season 2014/2015. The criteria used for performance evaluation are as follows; total number of goals scored, total assists, time spent playing, goals per match, the number of cards, and minutes per goal. Two Multiple Criteria Decision Making techniques, namely Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and TOPSIS are used for performance evaluation. The analysis demonstrates that the two methods result in different rankings than that based only on score rankings.

  • Issue Year: 14/2016
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 79-105
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Turkish