The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness · 2025
Match running performance in elite soccer: a comparison of team and individual performance across age categories.
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Kessouri Oussama, Grine Walid, Belfritas Yacine
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BACKGROUND: Match running performance is crucial for evaluating physical demands in elite soccer, with potential differences across age categories. Understanding these differences is essential for optimizing the physical preparation and career progression of young players. This study aimed to compare match running performance among senior, under-20 (U20), and under-17 (U17) elite soccer teams.
METHODS: Data were collected from FIFA World Cup 2022, U20 World Cup, and U17 World Cup 2023 from the FIFA website. Running performance was assessed at both the team level and the individual level. Key performance variables included total distance covered (TD), distance across five running zones, sprints (SPR), high-speed runs (HSR), and maximum sprinting speed (MSS). Linear mixed model was used to compare performance across the three age groups.
RESULTS: No significant differences between senior and U20 teams in most variables (all P>0.05) were observed, except for walking distance, which favored the senior teams in both team and individual performance (P<0.05). U20 teams covered greater distances in jogging and moderate speed running (MSR) (team performance), and jogging distance (individual performance) compared to senior teams (P<0.05). Senior and U20 teams generally outperformed U17 teams in most variables (P<0.05), except for walking distance, where U17 teams performed higher than U20 teams (P<0.001), with no significant differences between U17 and senior teams (P>0.05) for individual performance. Additionally, U17 teams showed similar performance to senior teams in jogging distance (team performance) (P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Senior and U20 teams consistently outperformed U17 teams in most variables, except for walking distance. These findings provide valuable insights into the physical demands of match play across age groups.
METHODS: Data were collected from FIFA World Cup 2022, U20 World Cup, and U17 World Cup 2023 from the FIFA website. Running performance was assessed at both the team level and the individual level. Key performance variables included total distance covered (TD), distance across five running zones, sprints (SPR), high-speed runs (HSR), and maximum sprinting speed (MSS). Linear mixed model was used to compare performance across the three age groups.
RESULTS: No significant differences between senior and U20 teams in most variables (all P>0.05) were observed, except for walking distance, which favored the senior teams in both team and individual performance (P<0.05). U20 teams covered greater distances in jogging and moderate speed running (MSR) (team performance), and jogging distance (individual performance) compared to senior teams (P<0.05). Senior and U20 teams generally outperformed U17 teams in most variables (P<0.05), except for walking distance, where U17 teams performed higher than U20 teams (P<0.001), with no significant differences between U17 and senior teams (P>0.05) for individual performance. Additionally, U17 teams showed similar performance to senior teams in jogging distance (team performance) (P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Senior and U20 teams consistently outperformed U17 teams in most variables, except for walking distance. These findings provide valuable insights into the physical demands of match play across age groups.