Investigating the Efficiencies of World Cup Teams via DEA Approach

Faz?l Gökgöz () and Engin Yalçin ()
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Faz?l Gökgöz: Ankara University
Engin Yalçin: Ankara University

No 7010135, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: It is crucial to analyze football teams since football has increasingly become a significant industry within the economy. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been applied to many branches and especially to football. This paper investigates the technical efficiency levels of national teams participating in World Cup 2014 to shed light on the sport performance. Input oriented CCR/BCC model and super efficiency analyses have been used to investigate the football efficiencies. In this study, passes completed, attempts on target and possession are used as input while the only output is goal scored. The results have illustrated that World Cup winner Germany is found as efficient on both CCR and BCC model. On the other hand, only four teams are technically efficient within 32 teams while nine teams have demonstrated pure efficiency. Colombia is the most efficient team for both CCR and BCC super efficiency model. In this regard, we may conclude that efficiency would be a viable instrument in analyzing the football teams.

Keywords: DEA; World Cup; Football Efficiency. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C60 C61 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2018-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 42nd International Academic Conference, Rome, Oct 2018, pages 70-80

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