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.

Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
RSSSF
Available inEnglish
Created by
  • Lars Aarhus
  • Kent Hedlundh
  • Karel Stokkermans
URLwww.rsssf.org
LaunchedJanuary 1994 (1994-01), as Northern European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (NERSSSF)
Current statusActive

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.

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.

Reception

RSSSF's database has been described as the "very best" for football data.[2][3]

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 chooses 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
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
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
1  Brazil 7
2  France 1
 England
 Portugal
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Liberia
 Czech Republic

Wins by club
# Club Winner
1 FC Barcelona 5
2 Juventus 3
3 Real Madrid 2
AC Milan
5 Inter Milan 1
Liverpool

References
  1. "The Introduction Page of the RSSSF – The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. 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. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. Richard Witzig (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-9776688-0-9. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year Award". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1992". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1993". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1994". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1996". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2000". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2001". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2002". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. "Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  18. "Call For Votes – Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

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