Comparing league formats with respect to match importance in Belgian football

被引：40

作者：

Goossens, Dries R. ^{[1
]}

Belien, Jeroen ^{[2
,3
]}

Spieksma, Frits C. R.

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Res Fdn, Ctr Operat Res & Business Stat ORSTAT, Fac Business & Econ, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

[2] Hogesch Univ Brussel, Res Ctr Modelling & Simulat, Fac Econ & Management, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Operat Management Grp, Dept Decis Sci & Informat Management, Fac Business & Econ, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

来源：

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH | 2012年 / 194卷 / 01期

关键词：

Tournament design; Match importance; Football; Simulation; Optimization;

D O I：

10.1007/s10479-010-0764-4

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学]; O22 [运筹学];

学科分类号：

070105 ; 12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

Recently, most clubs in the highest Belgian football division have become convinced that the format of their league should be changed. Moreover, the TV station that broadcasts the league is pleading for a more attractive competition. However, the clubs have not been able to agree on a new league format, mainly because they have conflicting interests. In this paper, we compare the current league format, and three other formats that have been considered by the Royal Belgian Football Association. We simulate the course of each of these league formats, based on historical match results. We assume that the attractiveness of a format is determined by the importance of its games; our importance measure for a game is based on the number of teams for which this game can be decisive to reach a given goal. Furthermore, we provide an overview of how each league format aligns with the expectations and interests of each type of club.

引用

页码：223 / 240

页数：18

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