Castrol performance index
{{Short description|Sports player ranking system}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
The Castrol performance index is a ranking system created by Castrol for men's club association football as part of a sponsorship package with FIFA. The system uses mathematical formulas which evaluate various player performance in terms of how individual actions either assist or prevent goals. The system takes into account the strength of the opposition and the time in a game the player's actions occurred.
Castrol publishes several rankings: players in top five European leagues monthly during a season, MLS player ranking and international tournament rankings. Castrol became the official oil lubricant of FIFA in 2008. It published a ranking in UEFA Euro 2008. It was an official sponsor the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and an index measuring World Cup player performance was updated after each round of matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/releases/newsid=819436.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504054558/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/releases/newsid=819436.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2009|title=Castrol joins forces with FIFA World Cup until 2014|date=30 June 2008|accessdate=2009-06-16}} Castrol made a ranking in Euro 2012UEFA.com: [https://archive.today/20130205024505/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/statistics/castroledge/ranking/index.html Full ranking]. and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.FIFA.com: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090619031551/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/castrolindex/ranking.html Castrol Index Ranking]
Castrol index ranking
The Castrol Index is a rolling ranking system that measures performance of every football player across Europe's top five leagues during the course of a 12-month period. Rankings are published monthly.
To get Castrol Index Ranking, first "Castrol Index Score" is calculated for every player in every league and Champions league match, then the score weighted to get "Castrol Ranking points", and lastly, cumulative points from every match during the 12-month period are multiplied with 90 and divided by total minutes played.{{cite web|url=http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/faq/|title=Castrol EDGE Rankings FAQ|date=14 October 2011 |accessdate=14 October 2011 }}
Weightings are different in every league and are adjusted after every season by strength of every league. For example, Champions league knock-out stage has biggest weight.
= Top-rated players =
Since the beginning of the ranking, September 2009,Castrol: [http://www.castrolfootball.com/article/2009/12/23/RONALDO-HEADS-THE/6606DC72-084C-11DF-BA6F-863CF76C26CD.php Ronaldo tops new Castrol Rankings]. there have been three players in the top position.
= EDGE Performance of the Month =
Castrol awards every month an "EDGE Performance of the Month" title for a player who gets most performance points in a match during the month. Also, after every season, the top performing player (the top player in the ranking at the end of the season) is announced.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Month | Player | Points | Club | Against | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" | Season 2009–10 | ||||||
| October 2009
|2300 |31 October | ||||||
| November 2009
|2575 |22 November | ||||||
| December 2009
|1962 |8 December | ||||||
| January 2010
|2532 |23 January | ||||||
| February 2010
|2163 |13 February | ||||||
| March 2010
|2307 |13 March | ||||||
| Performance of the Season 2010 |2828 |6 April | ||||||
| Player of the season
| | colspan="2" | | ||||||
| colspan="7" | Season 2010–11 | ||||||
| August 2010
|1426 |22 August | ||||||
| September 2010
|2790 |14 September | ||||||
| October 2010
|2279 |23 October | ||||||
| November 2010
|2593 |27 November | ||||||
| December 2010
|Raúl |2198 |18 December | ||||||
| January 2011
|2251 |22 January | ||||||
| February 2011
|2809 |27 February | ||||||
| March 2011
|2072 |3 March | ||||||
| April 2011
|2212 |23 April | ||||||
| May 2011
|2480 |7 May | ||||||
| Player of the season
| | colspan="2" | | ||||||
| colspan="7" | Season 2011–12 | ||||||
| August 2011
|2435 |28 August | ||||||
| September 2011
|2674 |17 September | ||||||
| October 2011
|2086 |22 October | ||||||
| November 2011
|2502 |2 November | ||||||
| December 2011
|2502 |Lyon |7 December | ||||||
| January 2012
|2388 |22 January | ||||||
| February 2012
|2766 |19 February | ||||||
| March 2012
|3551 |13 March | ||||||
| April 2012
|1950 |15 April | ||||||
| May 2012
|2223 |5 May | ||||||
| Player of the season
| | colspan="2" | | ||||||
| colspan="7" | Season 2012–13 | ||||||
| August 2012
|2126 |27 August | ||||||
| September 2012
|2240 |2 September | ||||||
| October 2012
|2126 |22 October | ||||||
| November 2012
|2205 |24 November | ||||||
| December 2012
|2525 |26 December | ||||||
| January 2013
|2144 |26 January | ||||||
| February 2013
|1849 |23 February | ||||||
| March 2013
|2145 |30 March | ||||||
| April 2013
|2737 |24 April | ||||||
| May 2013
|2737 |5 May | ||||||
| Player of the season
| | colspan="2" | |
UEFA Euro 2008
Xavi was awarded with the Castrol Player of the Tournament trophy in UEFA Euro 2008. He was selected by UEFA Technical Team taking into account public votes of the top ten of Castrol Performance Index.UEFA.com: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130913112320/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/marketing-activities-and-sponsorship/news/newsid=747556.html Xavi picks up UEFA EURO 2008™ award]. 9 September 2008.
2010 FIFA World Cup
The top 10 players in 2010 FIFA World Cup were selected from players who advanced to round of 16.FIFA: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101211011642/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/index.html Castrol Index]
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Rank
!Player !Position !Country |
|---|
| 1.
|Defender |Spain |
| 2.
|Defender |Spain |
| 3.
|Defender |Spain |
| 4.
|Defender |Germany |
| 5.
|Defender |Spain |
| 6.
|Forward |Spain |
| 7.
|Midfielder |Netherlands |
| 8.
|Forward |Uruguay |
| 9.
|Midfielder |Germany |
| 10.
|Goalkeeper |Germany |
Top 11 team with best one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards included also midfielders Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) and Sergio Busquets (Spain) (and excluded Gerard Piqué as he was fifth best defender).Fifa: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110211083633/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html Castrol Index Top 11]
UEFA Euro 2012
The ranking was first used in Euro 2008 qualifications and the main tournament, as well as in Euro 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110626103822/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=631172.html#castrol+provide+perspective Castrol to provide new perspective]. 2 December 2007.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7c99c76b06-9557918d97e4-1000--castrol-signs-up-for-uefa-euro-2012/ Castrol signs up for UEFA EURO 2012]. 28 January 2010. Castrol predicted Spain and Netherlands to play in the final and Spain to win it.[http://www.goal.com/en/news/2898/euro-2012/2011/12/03/2785766/spain-the-netherlands-set-to-meet-in-the-euro-2012-final Spain & the Netherlands set to meet in the Euro 2012 final, according to the Castrol EDGE Calculator]. 3 December 2011 The top 10 players were:UEFA.com: [https://archive.today/20130205022537/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/statistics/castroledge/index.html Castrol EDGE Index] ranking in Euro 2012.
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Rank
!Player !Position !Country |
|---|
| 1.
|Defender |Spain |
| 2.
|Forward |Portugal |
| 3.
|Defender |Spain |
| 4.
|Midfielder |Spain |
| 5.
|Midfielder |Spain |
| 6.
|Defender |Spain |
| 7.
|Defender |Spain |
| 8.
|Pepe |Defender |Portugal |
| 9.
|Midfielder |Spain |
| 10.
|Midfielder |Italy |
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
| class="sortable wikitable" | |||
| Rank
!Player !Position !Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neymar | Forward | Brazil |
| 2. | Sergio Ramos | Defender | Spain |
| 3. | Jordi Alba | Defender | Spain |
| 4. | David Luiz | Defender | Brazil |
| 5. | Thiago Silva | Defender | Brazil |
| 6. | Andrés Iniesta | Midfielder | Spain |
| 7. | Fred | Forward | Brazil |
| 8. | Gerard Piqué | Defender | Spain |
| 9. | Luiz Gustavo | Midfielder | Brazil |
| 10. | Marcelo | Defender | Brazil |
Castrol Index Top 11 had 2 forwards, 4 midfielders, 4 defenders and a goalkeeper. In addition to above, best goalkeeper was Júlio César (Brazil), and next two best midfielders were Daniele De Rossi (Italy) and Paulinho (Brazil). Defenders Marcelo and Piqué were not included.Fifa: [https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html Castrol Index Top 11] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721041809/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html |date=21 July 2014 }}. 12 September 2013.
2014 FIFA World Cup
The top 10 was: [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2014brazil/news/kroos-finishes-up-top-of-castrol-standings-2405228
| class="sortable wikitable" | |||
| Rank
!Player !Position !Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toni Kroos | Midfielder | Germany |
| 2. | Arjen Robben | Forward | Netherlands |
| 3. | Stefan de Vrij | Defender | Netherlands |
| 4. | Mats Hummels | Defender | Germany |
| 5. | Thomas Müller | Forward | Germany |
| 6. | Karim Benzema | Forward | France |
| 7. | Oscar | Midfielder | Brazil |
| 8. | Thiago Silva | Defender | Brazil |
| 9. | Marcos Rojo | Defender | Argentina |
| 10. | Ron Vlaar | Defender | Netherlands |
Toni Kroos was the top player, and the Top 11 was made with a 4–4–2 formation:{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrol-index/top11.html |title=Castrol Index Top 11 |publisher=FIFA.com |accessdate=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219115801/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrol-index/top11.html |archivedate=19 December 2014 }}
| class="wikitable" style="mArgin: 0 auto;" |
| Goalkeepers
!Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |
|---|
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001221002/http://www.fifa.com/castrolindex/ Castrol Rankings]