RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football.[1] The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world.
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URL | www |
Launched | January 1994 | , as Northern European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (NERSSSF)
Current status | Active |
History
This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994[2] by three regulars of the Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew.[citation needed]
The RSSSF has members and contributors from all around the world and has spawned seven spin-off projects to more closely follow the leagues of that project's home country. The spin-off projects are dedicated to Albania, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Poland (90minut.pl), Romania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Egypt.[citation needed]
Reception
RSSSF's database has been described as the "very best" for football data.[2][3][who?]
Rec.Sport.Soccer Player of the Year
Since 1992 a vote for the Best Footballer in the World among the readers of the rec.sport.soccer newsgroup. It was held yearly until 2005, when it was discontinued. The voting works as follows: each voter choses five players, at most two of the same nationality, in order; these obtain five to one points. The nationality restriction was dropped for the 2003 vote, in which voting was restricted to 173 pre-selected players.[4]
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
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1992[5] | 1st | Marco van Basten | AC Milan | 207 |
2nd | Hristo Stoichkov | FC Barcelona | 87 | |
3rd | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 62 | |
1993[6] | 1st | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | 407 |
2nd | Romário | FC Barcelona | 295 | |
3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | Inter Milan | 178 | |
1994[7] | 1st | Romário | FC Barcelona | 269 |
2nd | Hristo Stoichkov | FC Barcelona | 254 | |
3rd | Paolo Maldini | AC Milan | 158 | |
1995[8] | 1st | George Weah | AC Milan | 153 |
2nd | Paolo Maldini | AC Milan | 102 | |
3rd | Patrick Kluivert | Ajax | 88 | |
1996[9] | 1st | Ronaldo | FC Barcelona | 348 |
2nd | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 241 | |
3rd | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | 215 | |
1997[10] | 1st | Ronaldo | Inter Milan | 276 |
2nd | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 129 | |
3rd | Gabriel Batistuta | Fiorentina | 75 | |
1998[11] | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 335 |
2nd | Gabriel Batistuta | Fiorentina | 175 | |
3rd | Lilian Thuram | Parma | 136 | |
1999[12] | 1st | Rivaldo | FC Barcelona | 536 |
2nd | David Beckham | Manchester United | 313 | |
3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | 186 | |
2000[13] | 1st | Luís Figo | Real Madrid | 648 |
2nd | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 535 | |
3rd | Rivaldo | FC Barcelona | 272 | |
2001[14] | 1st | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 288 |
2nd | Luís Figo | Real Madrid | 234 | |
3rd | Raúl | Real Madrid | 216 | |
2002[15] | 1st | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 447 |
2nd | Roberto Carlos | Real Madrid | 371 | |
3rd | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 341 | |
2003[16] | 1st | Pavel Nedvěd | Juventus | 818 |
2nd | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 540 | |
3rd | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 350 | |
2004[17] | 1st | Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona | 437 |
2nd | Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | 329 | |
3rd | Deco | FC Barcelona | 297 | |
2005[18] | 1st | Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona | 482 |
2nd | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 281 | |
3rd | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 191 |
Wins by player
# | Player | Winner |
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1 | Ronaldo | 3 (1996, 1997, 2002) |
2 | Ronaldinho | 2 (2004, 2005) |
3 | Zinedine Zidane | 1 (1998) |
4 | Romário | 1 (1994) |
Luís Figo | 1 (2000) | |
6 | Rivaldo | 1 (1999) |
7 | Marco van Basten | 1 (1992) |
Roberto Baggio | 1 (1993) | |
George Weah | 1 (1995) | |
Michael Owen | 1 (2001) | |
Pavel Nedvěd | 1 (2003) |
Wins by country
# | Country | Winner |
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1 | Brazil | 7 |
2 | France | 1 |
England | ||
Portugal | ||
Italy | ||
Netherlands | ||
Liberia | ||
Czech Republic |
Wins by club
# | Club | Winner |
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1 | FC Barcelona | 5 |
2 | Juventus | 3 |
3 | Real Madrid | 2 |
AC Milan | ||
5 | Inter Milan | 1 |
Liverpool |
References
- ^ "The Introduction Page of the RSSSF – The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b Loek Groot (25 January 2008). Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-78100-823-2.
- ^ Richard Witzig (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-9776688-0-9.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year Award". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1992". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1993". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1994". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1995". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1996". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1997". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1998". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1999". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2000". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2001". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2002". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2003". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2004". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Call For Votes – Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2005". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
Bibliography
- Finkelstein, Daniel (15 November 2003). . The Times (London). Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2008. Archived 23 January 2014
External links
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- RSSSF charter