Fair play rating
The fair play rating is a predominantly qualitative point system of the European football association UEFA that has existed since 1995 , which shows fair play behavior in a ratio of the number of points achieved to the maximum number of points . Up until the 2015/16 season, the fairest national associations were awarded additional starting places in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League . Since then, three ranking lists have been kept and the winners receive prize money. On the occasion of the European Football Championship in 2016 , a new fair play rating was introduced in Appendix C of the UEFA regulations.
criteria
Six criteria are included in the scoring, which allow a maximum of 40 points to be achieved. The UEFA match delegation uses the various aspects to determine, in consultation with the team of referees, the points achieved in each criterion.
Care should be taken to ensure that offenses that resulted in a card and thus also have an impact on the fair play rating do not override the other criteria.
Yellow and red cards (10 points)
They represent the only quantitative parameter. Each team starts with 10 points, which are reduced per warning or dismissal.
The following key applies:
- Yellow card : -1 point
- Red card : -3 points
In a game:
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+ … That means the dismissal for the player, thus 
- and is more difficult to evaluate for a repeat offender than two for different players, thus: -3 points. -
+
… Is an even worse offense than the one mentioned above and is punished with the maximum penalty of -4 points.
With this criterion, negative points are expressly permitted, with all others the minimum of one point to be assessed applies. In contrast to the yellow card ban, this rating does not apply to all games.
Positive game (10 points)
This size reflects the entertainment value of the encounter.
- positive aspects
- Offensive tactics
- Game acceleration
- Keep game interruptions short
- Continue scoring regardless of goals already achieved (see Gijón Non-Aggression Pact )
- negative aspects
- Slow down the flow of the game
- Game on time
- tactical fouls
- Swallows
A numerical value between 1 and 10 is assigned based on these aspects.
Respect for the opponents (5 points)
The players are expected to respect the rules of the game, the rules of the event and, above all, the opponent. They are also expected to encourage their teammates to keep the spirit of fair play. Helping opposing players after injuries also has a positive effect.
This criterion is weighted with 1–5 points. If a team has behaved without hesitation, but without significant gestures of respect for the opponent, only 4 points are awarded.
Respect for the referees (5 points)
Players are expected to respect the referees as a person and their decisions. The acceptance of questionable decisions without protest is particularly highly regarded.
This criterion is weighted with 1–5 points. If a team has behaved properly but without any appreciable gestures of respect towards the referee team, only 4 points are awarded.
Behavior of the team officials (5 points)
From team officials such as B. the coach, is expected to motivate their players to behave respectfully.
The assessment is also influenced by whether they have a calming effect on angry players or fans or whether they further fuel them, how they accept referee decisions and how they deal with the media and reporting.
This criterion is rated with 1–5 points. Correct behavior without significant positive gestures can only be rated with 4 points.
Behavior of the audience (5 points)
The fans of each team are seen as an important component of a football game. Your support contributes to the success of the teams. They are not expected to watch the game in silence, but to encourage their team with cheers and chants and thus generally cheer up the mood in the game - as part of fair play.
However, they are also expected to recognize the performance of the opposing team, even if they emerge victorious from the game. Under no circumstances should they intimidate or frighten the opposing team, their fans or the referees.
This criterion is also weighted with 1–5 points. 5 points are only justified if the aspects mentioned are fully met.
The behavior of the spectators is only rated if there was enough of a game to be able to assess it reliably. Otherwise this criterion does not apply and the maximum number of points is reduced to 35 points.
Rating
All games that the teams of a national association play in competitions organized by UEFA are evaluated. These are European Cup matches for men's and women's club teams and international matches in UEFA competitions. The evaluation period runs from May 1st to April 30th. From the 2016/17 season onwards, the competition will take into account all games between July 1 and June 30.
The points achieved are added up, divided by the maximum number of points (40 or 35) and multiplied by 10. Enter three places after the comma without rounding up.
The UEFA delegation is required to submit a report on how the points are distributed and must also point out any particular arguments.
The evaluation results are summed up over all games of a regional association and the average is formed.
Since the 2015/16 season, in addition to this overall fair play rating, there has also been a ranking list for the amount of improvement over the last season and a separate ranking list for the behavior of the spectators. Each winner of the three ratings receives prize money, the amount of which is determined by the Fair Play and Social Responsibility Commission . Each association can only receive the prize in one of the categories, whereby the overall fair play rating has priority over the other two, and the increase rating has priority over the audience rating; the next-placed association will then receive the prize in the lower-ranking categories. The associations can donate the prize money to amateur or professional clubs of their choice for fair play or respect projects.
Examples of possible results of the fair play evaluation
| No player is penalized with a card and all criteria are met to the maximum. | |||||||||||
| cards | pos Sp | Res Op | Res Sch | Ver Ma | Ver to | Sum pts | Calculation pt / mPkt10 | value | |||
| Pt | G | GR | R. | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 40/40 · 10 | 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No player is punished with a card, the game is clean, but otherwise there are no noteworthy positive gestures and there are too few fans to support their team. | |||||||||||
| cards | pos Sp | Res Op | Res Sch | Ver Ma | Ver to | Sum pts | Calculation pt / mPkt10 | value | |||
| Pt | G | GR | R. | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | - | 28 | 28/35 10 | 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 yellow, 2 yellow / red, 1 red direct (3 exclusions), everything else typical forced “city derby” with committed but not violent fans. | |||||||||||
| cards | pos Sp | Res Op | Res Sch | Ver Ma | Ver to | Sum pts | Calculation pt / mPkt10 | value | |||
| Pt | G | GR | R. | ||||||||
| 10 | −5 | −6 | −3 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 13 | 13/40 · 10 | 3,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All players and the three substitutes are penalized with a yellow card, in addition five players with plain red are excluded - the game is abandoned according to UEFA rules. Everyone's game and behavior is destructive in every way. Few of the fans came. | |||||||||||
| cards | pos Sp | Res Op | Res Sch | Ver Ma | Ver to | Sum pts | Calculation pt / mPkt10 | value | |||
| Pt | G | GR | R. | ||||||||
| 10 | −14 | 0 | −15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | −14 | -13 / 35 10 | −3.714 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Determination of the winning nations
In the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, a starting place was reserved for each of the three winning associations in the fair play competition. Even after the name was changed to the UEFA Europa League, this regulation remained in place.
Only associations that have a fair play coefficient of at least 8 and a certain minimum number of games in UEFA competitions were taken into account to determine the winning nations. This results from the total number of all games rated in the previous evaluation period divided by the number of participating associations. In the 2011/2012 season, the minimum number of games rated was 35. If fewer than three associations met these criteria, the remaining starting places will not be awarded.
Before 2009, only that of the remaining countries with the highest coefficient was able to secure the starting place; the winners of the second and third starting place were determined by lot from all associations that reached the limit of 8 points and the minimum number of games.
Since 2009, the three remaining associations with the highest fair play coefficient have won the starting places. If several nations were tied, the lot would decide.
Allocation of starting places to clubs
The winning associations decide autonomously which specific clubs were given the starting places. The only condition was that the club had participated in the top national league in the past season; Relegated from this division were therefore also allowed.
Since 1999, each national association has conducted a national fair play evaluation to allocate the places to a club. The best club in this ranking that could not qualify for the European Cup in any other way should get the place.
Before the introduction of the national fair play ratings, in the period from 1995 to 1998, the winning nations could arbitrarily assign their starting place to a club.
Germany in the fair play rating
In Germany, the national fair play rating was drawn up by the DFL based on the above criteria. The last five points mentioned were assessed by the DFB referee observers. However, only the “sinners table” of the yellow and red cards was published. The exact evaluations of the games and the resulting coefficient values of the clubs remained under lock and key.
In 2005, with 1. FSV Mainz 05 , a German team was granted the right to participate in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup for the first time via the fair play rating. As fifth in the fair play ranking list, the DFB was awarded a starting place in the lottery. Mainz got the starting place, although Hannover 96 and Arminia Bielefeld were better placed in the table of sinners for the yellow and red cards. The reason for the award of the starting place to the FSV Mainz 05 was the higher fair play coefficient, which was determined by the referee observers of the DFB. In 2008, a German club was allocated a starting place for the second time and Hertha BSC qualified for the UEFA Cup. Both clubs survived the qualifying rounds and each reached the main competition.
The German representatives in the fair play rankings in 2000 (SpVgg Unterhaching), 2002 ( Borussia Mönchengladbach ), 2004 ( SC Freiburg ) and 2006 ( Borussia Dortmund ) had no luck. In 2007, Germany was also given no further starting place. After the raffle, FC Bayern Munich , who had already qualified for the UEFA Cup, was named the winner of the national fair play rating.
In the remaining years, Germany was not represented in the draw for a UEFA Cup starting place due to a too low coefficient.
Winner of the fair play rating
1995 to 2008
Clubs that were given a starting place before 1999, i.e. that did not have a national fair play rating, are highlighted in red.
| space | Association | First | Winner of the drawing of lots | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 6th |
| 2. | Norway | 4th | 4th | 8th |
| 3. | England | 3 | 3 | 6th |
| 4th | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | Finland | 0 | 4th | 4th |
| 7th | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8th. | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10. | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Since 2009 (without draw)
| year | winner | Second | Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nation | Club | nation | Club | nation | Club | |
| 2009 | Norway | Rosenborg Trondheim | Scotland | Motherwell FC | Denmark | Randers FC |
| 2010 | Sweden | Gefle IF | Denmark | Randers FC | Finland | Myllycosken Pallo -47 |
| 2011 | Norway | Aalesunds FK | England | Fulham FC | Sweden | BK hooks |
| 2012 | Norway | Stabæk Fotball | Finland | Myllycosken Pallo -47 | Netherlands | FC Twente Enschede |
| 2013 | Sweden | Gefle IF | Norway | Tromso IL | Finland | IFK Mariehamn |
| 2014 | Norway | Tromso IL | Sweden | IF Brommapojkarna | Finland | Myllycosken Pallo -47 |
| 2015 | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | England | West Ham United | Ireland | UC Dublin |
| space | Association | First | Second | Third | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway | 4th | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2. | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 3. | Finland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4th |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8th. | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Overall ranking of the winning associations
| space | Association | Number of victories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 8th |
| 2 | Sweden | 7th |
| 3 | England | 3 |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | |
| Belarus | 1 |
Web links
- Regulations of the Europa League 09/10 (fair play evaluation under Appendix V)
- Regulations of the UEFA Cup 07/08 (fair play assessment under Appendix V)
Individual evidence
- ^ Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-2016. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA , accessed June 11, 2016 .
- ↑ a b New respect and fair play regulations. In: uefa.org. UEFA, February 16, 2016, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Clemens Gerlach: Fair play rating: Mainz can dream of the Uefa Cup. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , May 30, 2005, accessed July 26, 2015 .
- ↑ 1999/2000 UEFA Fair Play Ranking. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Sweden wins fair play rating. In: uefa.com. UEFA, May 9, 2007, accessed May 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Fair play places for Scandinavians. In: uefa.com. UEFA, May 15, 2007, accessed May 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Mark Chaplin: England wins fair play place. In: uefa.com. UEFA, May 10, 2008, accessed May 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Extra starting place for a fair Bundesliga. In: uefa.com. UEFA, May 13, 2008, accessed May 26, 2015 .
- ↑ UEFA Respect Fair Play Final ranking 2008/09. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ UEFA Respect Fair Play Final Rankings 2009/10. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ UEFA Respect Fair Play 2010/11 Final Rankings. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Fair Play Evaluation 2012 (PDF; 39 kB)
- ↑ Fair Play evaluation 2013 (PDF; 39 kB)
- ↑ UEFA Respect Fair Play Final Rankings 2013/14. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ UEFA Respect Fair Play Final Rankings 2014/15. (PDF) In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed February 27, 2016 .