Assist (association football)
In
Criteria
Most commonly, an assist is credited to a player for
FIFA World Cup
FIFA's Technical Study Group is responsible for awarding assist points at the FIFA World Cup.[5] In the Technical Study Group's report on the 1986 World Cup, the authors calculated for the first time unofficial statistics for assists, developing the following criteria:[1]
- An assist was awarded to the player who had given the last pass to the goalscorer.
- In addition, the last but two holder of the ball could get an assist provided that his action had decisive importance for the goal.
- After goals from rebounds those players were awarded an assist who had shot on target.
- After goals scored on penalty or by a directly converted free-kickthe fouled player received a point.
- In case that the goalscorer had laid on the goal for himself (dribble, solo run), no assists were awarded.
- No assists were awarded, either, if the goalscorer took advantage of a missed pass by an opponent.
The 1990 World Cup technical report adopted similar criteria, but changed the free-kick/penalty criterion:[2]
- Where goals resulting from penalties are concerned, the player who is fouled in the area receives an assist point (unless, that is, the player who is fouled subsequently executes the penalty himself).
Planet World Cup has calculated some retrospective data on assists back to the 1966 World Cup,[6] though the 1986 data differs from that of FIFA.[1][7]
FIFA started officially keeping track of assists in World Cup tournaments at the 1994 edition.[8] This was popularly ascribed to the popularity of detailed sports statistics among fans.[8] 1994 was also the first World Cup in which assists were used as a tie-breaker in determining the Golden Shoe award for top scorer.[8][9] In the event, both Hristo Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko tied with 19 points, from 6 goals and 1 assist.[9]
France
The French league, Ligue 1, awards the Trophée de Meilleur Passeur ("best passer trophy") to the player with most "decisive passes" in a season, starting in the 2007–08 season.[10] Sports newspaper L'Équipe had unofficially tracked assists for some years prior to then.[11] The league's Commission des Compétitions includes blocked shots as a subset of "decisive passes".[12][13] In 2012–13, Mathieu Valbuena and Dimitri Payet finished with 12 assists, Valbuena winning the trophy by having fewer blocked shots (3 against 5) among his total.[13]
Spain
For the 1998–99 La Liga season, SDI sold its Gecasport database to Spanish media, in which asistencias de gol were described as "passes which lead immediately to a shot and goal".[14]
Ukraine
In Ukraine a traceable documentation of assists calculation started out by Ukrainian newspaper "Komanda" during the 2004–05 season of the Ukrainian Higher League (Vyshcha Liha).[15] The calculation of assist has certain problems to establish what is the "last pass" which led to a scored goal.[15] Different institutions have own perception of it. Some specialists consider that an assist has to be a deliberate action meaning that it does not include the situation when a ball randomly rebounded to a scoring striker.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, official game statistics, including assists, for the
United States
The original North American Soccer League kept assist statistics from its foundation in 1968, as its forebears the United Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League had done the previous year.[20] Analogous statistics were already being kept in basketball and in ice hockey, both established North American sports.
Major League Soccer formerly awarded the MLS Golden Boot based on 2 points per goal scored and one per assist.
The
Statistics
These totals are the official records recognised by the relevant governing body. Independent statistics providers may have different data, either through crediting different players for a given goal, or through having begun recording assists earlier or later than the official statistics provider.
Competition | Player(s) | Team(s) | Assists | Season(s) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
La Liga | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 21 | 2019–20 | [37][38] |
Bundesliga | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | 21 | 2019–20 | [39] |
Premier League | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 20 | 2002–03 | [40] |
Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 2019–20 | |||
Ligue 1 | Ángel Di María | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 2015–16 | [41] |
Serie A | Ronaldinho | AC Milan | 18 | 2009–10 | [42] |
UEFA Champions League | Luis Figo
|
Barcelona
|
9 | 1999–2000 | [43] |
References
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- ^ a b FIFA Technical Study Group (1990). "1990 World Cup Technical Report, part 6" (PDF). FIFA. p. 281. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Haverford College vs Alvernia College". Haverford College. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b NCAA Official Soccer Statistics Rules, §5.Art 1.(1)
- ^ "adidas Golden Shoe Award" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "World Cup 1966 statistics". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "World Cup 1986 statistics". Planet World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ a b c
Bryan, Rebecca (11 July 1994). "Football by the numbers". Los Angeles: Agence France Presse.
the assist has gained enough ground to earn a place in the calculations for the Golden Boot award, which in every previous World Cup has been awarded solely on the basis of goals scored. Under the formula, players get three points for a goal, and one point for an assist. "We made a two-point difference because we do not want someone who did not score winning the award," a FIFA official said.
- ^ a b
"Romario is voted the top player of World Cup '94 and winner of the FIFA/adidas Golden Ball award; Salenko and Stoichkov tie as leading scorers for World Cup USA '94". Business Wire. 17 July 1994.
[FIFA] has announced Oleg Salenko (Russia) and Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) as [...] winners of the prestigious adidas Golden Shoe award [...] who made six goals and one assist each. Kennet Andersson (Sweden) with 5 goals and 3 assists, will receive a Bronze replica of the Predator [...] Throughout World Cup '94, three points were awarded for each goal scored and one point for each assist leading to a goal, with a maximum of two assists per goal. Assists are only taken into account if two or more players scored the same number of goals.
- ^ "Thauvin n'oublie pas de passer" (in French). LFP.fr. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
la création du classement officiel des passeurs en 2007/08
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "James Rodriguez en prince de la passe" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b "C'est la bonne pour Mathieu Valbuena". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Чи обжене Ярмоленко Тайсона?". upl.ua (archived). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Actim Stats Frequently Asked Questions". PA Sport. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Actim Index Explained". PA Sport. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ Coombs, Dan (22 September 2013). "Mesut Ozil... When is an assist not an assist?". HITC Sport. hereisthecity. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "New Premier League player award announced" (Press release). Premier League. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "NASL Top Scorer Award". midfielddynamo. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Section 5: Assists" (PDF). Official Soccer Statistics Rules; Approved Rulings and Interpretations (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ NCAA Official Soccer Statistics Rules, §5.Art 1.(3)
- ^ NCAA Official Soccer Statistics Rules, §5.Art 1.(8),(9)
- ^ "'Youngest player to win the World Cup' - What are the records that Pele holds in world football?". Goal.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Players – Most assists". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "All Types of Assists, including non-Opta Assists". MessivsRonaldo.app. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Players - Most assists". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Assists". Premier League Player Stats. Premier League. Retrieved 5 June 2020.; "Ryan Giggs". Premier League Players. Premier League. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Messi vs Ronaldo World Records, Goal Records and More". MessivsRonaldo.app. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Player with most assists in Serie A history". BeSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "300 - Thomas Müller's assist was his 300th goal involvement in the Bundesliga". Twitter. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Ligue 1 2024 top assists table". BeSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Players – Most assists". UEFA. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "All-Time: Assists". Statistics. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Most UEFA Super Cup assists". BeSoccer. 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Players With the Most Assists in a Single Season in Europe's Top-Five Leagues". 90min. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Messi breaks LaLiga Santander record for most assists in a season". Marca. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Stats: Messi breaks two all-time records; Ramos' unique first this century". ESPN. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Muller Breaks Kevin De Bruyne's Bundesliga Assist Record". beIN Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Kevin de Bruyne: Twentieth assist of season equals Thierry Henry's record". BBC Sport. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Angel Di Maria sets new Ligue 1 record with 18 assists". Goal. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "I 10 calciatori che hanno realizzato più assist in una stagione di Serie A". Calciatori Brutti. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Most Assists in a Single Champions League Campaign". Opta. 12 October 2023.