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Castrol Performance Index Information

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 became the official oil lubricant of FIFA in 2008. It was an official sponsor the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and an index measuring World Cup player performance was updated after each round of matches.[1]

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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 peried are multiplied with 90 and divided by total minutes played.[2]

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.[2]

Current ranking

November 2011 top 3 rankings plus top goalkeeper, defender, mildfielder and forward.[3]

Rank Player Position Country Club Points Position Change
1 Lionel Messi Forward ARG ! ARG Barcelona 1113 ⇔ (1)
2 Mario Gomez Forward GER ! GER Bayern Munich 1032 ⇔ (2)
3 Karim Benzema Forward FRA ! FRA Real Madrid 1016 ⇔ (3)
7 Gerard Piqué Defender ESP ! ESP Barcelona 924 ↓ (6)
10 Andres Iniesta Midfielder ESP ! ESP Barcelona 831 ⇧ (13)
12 Wilfredo Caballero Goalkeeper ARG ! ARG Málaga 827 ↓ (10)

Top players

Since the beginning of the ranking, September 2009,[4] there have been three players in the top position.

First Last Months Player Country Club Ref
September 2009 November 2009 3 Thierry Henry FRA ! FRA Barcelona [5][6]
December 2009 December 2009 1 Cristiano Ronaldo POR ! POR Real Madrid [4]
January 2010 November 2011 Incumbent 23 Lionel Messi ARG ! ARG Barcelona [7][8]

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.[2]

Month Player Points Club Against Date Reference
Season 2009–10
October 2009 Didier Drogba 2300 Chelsea Bolton Wanderers 31 October [9]
November 2009 Jermain Defoe 2575 Tottenham Hotspur Wigan Athletic 22 November [10]
December 2009 Michael Owen 1962 Manchester United VFL Wolfsburg 8 December [11]
January 2010 Wayne Rooney 2532 Manchester United Hull City 23 January [12]
February 2010 Cristiano Ronaldo 2163 Real Madrid Xerez 13 February [13]
March 2010 Mevlut Erding 2307 Paris Saint-Germain Sochaux 13 March [14]
Performance of the Season 2010 Lionel Messi 2828 Barcelona Arsenal 6 April [15]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [16]
Season 2010–11
August 2010 Andy Carroll 1426 Newcastle United Aston Villa 22 August [17]
September 2010 Lionel Messi 2790 Barcelona Panathinaikos 14 September [18]
October 2010 Cristiano Ronaldo 2279 Real Madrid Racing Santander 23 October [19]
November 2010 Dimitar Berbatov 2593 Manchester United Blackburn Rovers 27 November [20]
December 2010 Raúl 2198 Schalke FC Köln 18 December [21]
January 2011 Dimitar Berbatov 2251 Manchester United Birmingham City 22 January [22]
February 2011 Alexis Sanchez 2809 Udinese Palermo 27 February [23]
March 2011 Benzema 2072 Real Madrid Málaga 3 March [24]
April 2011 Maxi Rodriguez 2212 Liverpool Birmingham City 23 April [25]
May 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo 2480 Real Madrid Sevilla 7 May [26]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [27]
Season 2011–12
August 2011 Edin Džeko 2435 Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 28 August [28]
September 2011 Lionel Messi 2674 Barcelona Osasuna 17 September [29]
October 2011 André Ayew 2086 Marseille Ajaccio 22 October [30]
November 2011 Mario Gomez 2502 Bayern Munchen Napoli 2 November [31]

World Cup 2010

The top 10 players in 2010 FIFA World Cup were selected from players who advanced to round of 16.[32]

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 Pique Defender ESP
6. David Villa Forward ESP
7. Wesley Sneijder Midfielder NED
8. Luis Suarez Forward URU
9. Thomas Muller Midfielder GER
10. Manuel Neuer Goalkeeper GER

Top 11 team with best 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 forwards included also midfielders Mark van Bommel ( NED) and Sergio Busquets ( ESP) (and excluded Gerard Pique as he was 5th best defender).[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Castrol joins forces with FIFA World Cup until 2014". 2008-06-30. http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/releases/newsid=819436.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Castrol EDGE Rankings FAQ". 14 October 2011. http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/faq/. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Full Castrol Rankings". 7 December 2011. http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/rankings/. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b Castrol: Ronaldo tops new Castrol Rankings.
  5. ^ Castrol: Thierry Henry is top of the Castrol Rankings
  6. ^ Castrol: Ibrahimovic makes his mark in the Castrol Rankings.
  7. ^ Castrol: Messi tops January 2010 Castrol Rankings.
  8. ^ Castrol: Messi and Ronaldo still lead the way.
  9. ^ Castrol Football
  10. ^ Castrol Football
  11. ^ Castrol Football
  12. ^ Castrol Football
  13. ^ Castrol Football
  14. ^ Castrol Football
  15. ^ Castrol Football
  16. ^ Castrol Football: Messi is the world's top performing player
  17. ^ Castrol Football
  18. ^ Castrol Football
  19. ^ Castrol Football
  20. ^ Castrol Football
  21. ^ Castrol Football
  22. ^ Castrol Football
  23. ^ Castrol Football
  24. ^ Castrol Football
  25. ^ Castrol Football
  26. ^ Castrol Football
  27. ^ Castrol Football: Messi is the player of the season
  28. ^ Castrol Football
  29. ^ Castrol Football: Messi wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 14 October 2011.
  30. ^ Castrol Football: Ayew wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 17 November 2011.
  31. ^ Castrol Football: Gomez wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 7 December 2011.
  32. ^ FIFA: Castrol Index
  33. ^ Fifa: Castrol Index Top 11

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