Beating thy neighbor: Derby effects in german professional soccer
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In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Vol. 232, No. 3, 2012, p. 224-246.
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T1 - Beating thy neighbor
T2 - Derby effects in german professional soccer
AU - Bäker, Agnes
AU - Mechtel, Mario
AU - Vetter, Karin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - It is widely acknowledged that derbies between two teams from the same city or region catch more public attention than "normal" soccer matches. Terms such as "Old Firm" (Rangers vs. Celtic), "Merseyside" (Liverpool FC vs. Everton FC), "Supercla' sico" (Boca Juniors vs. River Plate), and "Revierderby" (Dortmund vs. Schalke) are well-known even to people outside their respective countries of origin. Using data from the German Bundesliga from 1999 to 2009, we test whether derbies differ from other soccer matches with respect to the number of goals scored by each team, match results, and referee evaluations. The results are very surprising given the enormous amount of public attention that derbies with their special character attract: we find that there are no significant differences between derbies and "normal" matches. Despite the importance of derbies for fans and the public, they turn out to be "normal" soccer matches in all other respects.
AB - It is widely acknowledged that derbies between two teams from the same city or region catch more public attention than "normal" soccer matches. Terms such as "Old Firm" (Rangers vs. Celtic), "Merseyside" (Liverpool FC vs. Everton FC), "Supercla' sico" (Boca Juniors vs. River Plate), and "Revierderby" (Dortmund vs. Schalke) are well-known even to people outside their respective countries of origin. Using data from the German Bundesliga from 1999 to 2009, we test whether derbies differ from other soccer matches with respect to the number of goals scored by each team, match results, and referee evaluations. The results are very surprising given the enormous amount of public attention that derbies with their special character attract: we find that there are no significant differences between derbies and "normal" matches. Despite the importance of derbies for fans and the public, they turn out to be "normal" soccer matches in all other respects.
KW - Bundesliga
KW - City derby
KW - Soccer
KW - Team performance
KW - Economics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864536234&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1515/jbnst-2012-0304
DO - 10.1515/jbnst-2012-0304
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84864536234
VL - 232
SP - 224
EP - 246
JO - Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
JF - Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
SN - 0021-4027
IS - 3
ER -