Draw limit
Draw limit is a restriction on number of games drawn in a season. It was an administrative measure in league football competitions that was implemented in the Soviet Union by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union in 1978-1988.
The reason for such measure was to fight match fixing as well as increase the entertainment and intensity of the national championship. The limit provided that over certain set number of allowed draws no points were awarded for any additional drawn games. For example, if the Federation set the draw limit at 10 for a given championship, points were awarded to teams only for the first 10 drawn games and none for any additional.
Origin
What led to such phenomena was a scientific approach towards football, search for variety of methods that would allow to win strictly prudently without risk. Especially such approach gained strength in the Soviet football in 1970s (see also
Implementation
Draw limit was active in the Soviet championships in 1978-1988 for 11 seasons. Vietnam also used that in the V.League in 1986 and 1987, but only in Phase One.
Results and evaluation
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References
- Valeriy Lobanovsky
- ^ May 28, 1978 Zenit Leningrad - Zaria Voroshilovgrad. Championship of the USSR.
External links
- Korolyov, Sergei. Dusk of the football: In the 1970s we fell behind, perhaps, forever. "Retro-sport".
- Vartanian, Aksel. Value of draws. "Sport-Express". October 26, 1999.
- Vinokurov, Oleg. Clearing settlement. "Bolshoi Sport". October 4, 2010.