Castrol Performance Index
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 publish several rankings: players in top five Euporean 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.[1] Castrol made a ranking in UEFA Euro 2012[2] and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Top rated players
Since the beginning of the ranking, September 2009,[5] there have been three players in the top position.
First | Last | Months | Player | Country | Club | Ref |
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September 2009 | November 2009 | 3 | Thierry Henry | FRA | Barcelona | [6][7] |
December 2009 | December 2009 | 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Real Madrid | [5] |
January 2010 | March 2013 | 39 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Barcelona | [8][9][10] |
April 2013 | April 2013 | 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Real Madrid | [11] |
May 2013 | May 2013 Incumbent |
1 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Barcelona | [12] |
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.[4]
Month | Player | Points | Club | Against | Date | Reference |
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Season 2009–10 | ||||||
October 2009 | Didier Drogba | 2300 | Chelsea | Bolton Wanderers | 31 October | [13] |
November 2009 | Jermain Defoe | 2575 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wigan Athletic | 22 November | [14] |
December 2009 | Michael Owen | 1962 | Manchester United | Wolfsburg | 8 December | [15] |
January 2010 | Wayne Rooney | 2532 | Manchester United | Hull City | 23 January | [16] |
February 2010 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2163 | Real Madrid | Xerez | 13 February | [17] |
March 2010 | Mevlüt Erdinç | 2307 | Paris Saint-Germain | Sochaux | 13 March | [18] |
Performance of the Season 2010 |
Lionel Messi | 2828 | Barcelona | Arsenal | 6 April | [19] |
Player of the season | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | [20] | |||
Season 2010–11 | ||||||
August 2010 | Andy Carroll | 1426 | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | 22 August | [21] |
September 2010 | Lionel Messi | 2790 | Barcelona | Panathinaikos | 14 September | [22] |
October 2010 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2279 | Real Madrid | Racing de Santander | 23 October | [23] |
November 2010 | Dimitar Berbatov | 2593 | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | 27 November | [24] |
December 2010 | Raúl | 2198 | Schalke 04 | Köln | 18 December | [25] |
January 2011 | Dimitar Berbatov | 2251 | Manchester United | Birmingham City | 22 January | [26] |
February 2011 | Alexis Sánchez | 2809 | Udinese | Palermo | 27 February | [27] |
March 2011 | Karim Benzema | 2072 | Real Madrid | Málaga | 3 March | [28] |
April 2011 | Maxi Rodríguez | 2212 | Liverpool | Birmingham City | 23 April | [29] |
May 2011 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2480 | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 7 May | [30] |
Player of the season | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | [31] | |||
Season 2011–12 | ||||||
August 2011 | Edin Džeko | 2435 | Manchester City | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 August | [32] |
September 2011 | Lionel Messi | 2674 | Barcelona | Osasuna | 17 September | [33] |
October 2011 | André Ayew | 2086 | Marseille | Ajaccio | 22 October | [34] |
November 2011 | Mario Gómez | 2502 | Bayern Munich | Napoli | 2 November | [35] |
December 2011 | Bafétimbi Gomis | 2502 | Lyon | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 December | [36] |
January 2012 | Lionel Messi | 2388 | Barcelona | Málaga | 22 January | [37] |
February 2012 | Lionel Messi | 2766 | Barcelona | Valencia | 19 February | [38] |
March 2012 | Mario Gómez | 3551 | Bayern Munich | FC Basel | 13 March | [39] |
April 2012 | Danny Welbeck | 1950 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | 15 April | [40] |
May 2012 | Robin van Persie | 2223 | Arsenal | Norwich City | 5 May | [41] |
Player of the season | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | [42] | |||
Season 2012–13 | ||||||
August 2012 | Falcao | 2126 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 27 August | [43] |
September 2012 | Thomas Müller | 2240 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | 2 September | [44] |
October 2012 | Negredo | 2126 | Sevilla | RCD Mallorca | 22 October | [45] |
November 2012 | Jordi Gómez | 2205 | Wigan Athletic F.C. | Reading F.C. | 24 November | [46] |
December 2012 | Gareth Bale | 2525 | Tottenham | Aston Villa | 26 December | [47] |
January 2013 | Nelson Valdez | 2144 | Valencia | Deportivo de La Coruña | 26 January | [48] |
February 2013 | Joel Matip | 1849 | Schalke 04 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 February | [49] |
March 2013 | Claudio Pizarro | 2145 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | 30 March | [50] |
April 2013 | Robert Lewandowski | 2737 | Borussia Dortmund | Real Madrid | 24 April | [51] |
May 2013 | Miroslav Klose | 2737 | Lazio | Bologna | 5 May | [52] |
Player of the season | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | [12] | |||
UEFA Euro 2008
Spain 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.[53]
FIFA World Cup 2010
The top 10 players in 2010 FIFA World Cup were selected from players who advanced to round of 16.[54]
Rank | Player | Position | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Sergio Ramos | Defender | ESP |
2. | Joan Capdevila | Defender | ESP |
3. | Carles Puyol | Defender | ESP |
4. | Philipp Lahm | Defender | GER |
5. | Gerard Piqué | Defender | ESP |
6. | David Villa | Forward | ESP |
7. | Wesley Sneijder | Midfielder | NED |
8. | Luis Suárez | Forward | URU |
9. | Thomas Müller | Midfielder | GER |
10. | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper | GER |
Top 11 team with best one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards included also midfielders Mark van Bommel ( NED) and Sergio Busquets ( ESP) (and excluded Gerard Piqué as he was fifth best defender).[55]
UEFA Euro 2012
The ranking was first used in Euro 2008 qualifications and main tournament and was used in UEFA Euro 2012 as well.[56][57] Castrol predicted Spain and Netherlands to play in the final and Spain to win it.[58] The top 10 players were:[59]
Rank | Player | Position | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Sergio Ramos | Defender | ESP |
2. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Forward | POR |
3. | Gerard Piqué | Defender | ESP |
4. | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder | ESP |
5. | Andrés Iniesta | Midfielder | ESP |
6. | Jordi Alba | Defender | ESP |
7. | Álvaro Arbeloa | Defender | ESP |
8. | Pepe | Defender | POR |
9. | Sergio Busquets | Midfielder | ESP |
10. | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder | ITA |
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
The top 10 was:[60]
Rank | Player | Position | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Fred | Forward | BRA |
2. | Sergio Ramos | Defender | ESP |
3. | Jordi Alba | Defender | ESP |
4. | David Luiz | Defender | BRA |
5. | Thiago Silva | Defender | BRA |
6. | Andrés Iniesta | Midfielder | ESP |
7. | Marcelo Vieira | Defender | BRA |
8. | Gerard Piqué | Defender | ESP |
9. | Luiz Gustavo | Midfielder | BRA |
10. | Neymar | Forward | BRA |
Castrol Index Top 11 had 2 forwards, 4 midfielders, 4 defenders and a goalkeeper. In addition to above, best goalkeeper was Júlio César ( BRA), and next two best midfielders were Daniele De Rossi ( ITA) and Paulinho ( BRA). Defenders Vieira and Piqué weren't included.[61]
2014 FIFA World Cup
The top 10 was:[62]
Rank | Player | Position | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Toni Kroos | Midfielder | GER |
2. | Arjen Robben | Forward | NED |
3. | Stefan de Vrij | Defender | NED |
4. | Mats Hummels | Defender | GER |
5. | Thomas Müller | Forward | GER |
6. | Karim Benzema | Forward | FRA |
7. | Oscar | Midfielder | BRA |
8. | Thiago Silva | Defender | BRA |
9. | Marcos Rojo | Defender | ARG |
10. | Ron Vlaar | Defender | NED |
Toni Kroos was the top player, and Top 11 had a 4-4-2-formation:[63]
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
Marcos Rojo (Argentina) |
Oscar (Brazil) |
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- ↑ UEFA.com: Full ranking.
- ↑ FIFA.com: Castrol Index Ranking
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