Collaborative football analytics research with professional European football clubs
We have established a network consisting of 5 professional renowned European football clubs from 5 different countries and experts from academia to organize joint meetings and collaborate on hot topics in football analytics.
Involved football clubs:
- Borussia Dortmund; Prof. Dr. Mathias Kolodziej (Head of Sports Science), Alexander Gerharz (1st Team Data Scientist)
- PSV Eindhoven; Ruud van Elk (Head of Sports Science & Analytics)
- Athletic Club Bilbao; Jon Larruskain (Head of Sports Science)
- FC Arsenal; Mikhail Zhilkin (1st Team Data Scientist)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica; Dr. Catarina Bajanca (Sports Scientist)
Involved academic research groups:
- Prof. Dr. Christophe Ley (University of Luxembourg)
- Prof. Dr. Dae-Jin Lee (IE University of Madrid)
- Dr. Andreas Bender (LMU Munich)
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Groll (TU Dortmund University)
Exemplary research topics:
- Identify joint problems & synergies between clubs
- Model injuries
- Measure fatigue
- Improve performance
- Usage of tracking data
We already organized 3 joint meetings (so far 2 in Bilbao, 1 in Dortmund) to work on those research topics.
