Efecto de la Edad Relativa en Cinco Ligas Europeas de Fútbol ProfesionalRelative Age Effect on Five European Professional Soccer Leagues

  1. Vicent Úbeda-Pastor 1
  2. Pablo Guerrero-Jiménez 1
  3. Salvador Llana-Belloch 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Journal:
Kronos: revista universitaria de la actividad física y el deporte

ISSN: 1579-5225

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 19

Issue: 1

Pages: 3-3

Type: Article

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Abstract

The influence that the birth month of an athlete can have on a high-performance level in sports is known as Relative Age Effect (RAE). Based on this, athletes born in the first quarter of the year have more chances of reaching the elite than the rest. RAE’s presence was studied in five European leagues of the highest level in male category, in the 2016-2017 season. A total of 2538 birth dates were analysed and the observed distributions in each quarter were compared with those expected by the chi square statistical test. The results showed statistically significant differences regarding the expected distribution in the total sample (p < 0.01), and in the leagues BBVA (p < 0.01), Ligue 1 (p < 0.01), Serie A (p < 0.01) and Bundesliga (p < 0.01). However, there were no significant differences in the Premier League (p > 0.05). Therefore, it can be concluded that the birth quarter is an important variable to reach the highest level in soccer.

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