The myth of declining competitive balance in the UEFA Champions League group stage
L\'aszl\'o Csat\'o and
D\'ora Gr\'eta Petr\'oczy
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According to previous studies, competitive balance has significantly declined in the UEFA Champions League group stage over the recent decades. Our paper introduces six alternative indices for measuring ex ante and ex post competitive balance in order to explore the robustness of these results. The ex ante measures are based on Elo ratings, while the ex post measures compare the group ranking to reasonable benchmarks. We find no evidence of any trend in the competitive balance of the UEFA Champions League group stage between the 2003/04 and 2023/24 seasons.
Date: 2024-06, Revised 2024-09
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