Table 1.
Incidence of injuries and confidence interval: overall, training, and match (Professional football).
| Studies Professional Football |
Overall Incidence/ 1000 h |
Confidence Interval CI 95% |
Training Incidence/ 1000 h |
Confidence Interval CI 95% |
Match Incidence/ 1000 h |
Confidence Interval CI 95% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnason et al., 2005 [35]: | ||||||
| Intervention Group | 6.6 | 5.41–8.05 | 2.7 | 1.91–3.81 | 25.1 | 19.61–32.13 |
| Control Group | 6.6 | 5.41–8.04 | 1.9 | 1.25–2.88 | 26.0 | 20.17–32.63 |
| Aus de Fünten et al., 2014 [36]: | ||||||
| Season 2008–2009 | 5.90 | 5.03–6.82 | 2.67 | 2.08–3.44 | 31.5 | 25.0–38.0 |
| Season 2009–2010 | 6.55 | 5.58–7.69 | 3.98 | 3.19–4.95 | 26.5 | 20.2–32.7 |
| Aus der Fünten et al., 2023 [23] | 5.5 | 5.3–5.6 | 3.4 | 3.3–3.6 | 25.9 | 25.0–26.9 |
| Bayne et al., 2018 [37] | 1.6 | 1.05–2.15 | 0.8 | 0.40–1.20 | 16.5 | 8.87–24.13 |
| Dupont et al., 2010 [38]: | ||||||
| Group 1 | 4.1 | 3.0–5.1 | 2.5 | 1.6–3.4 | 19.3 | 11.9–26.7 |
| Group 2 | 25.6 | 20.8–30.5 | 8.3 | 5.2–11.4 | 97.7 | 76.1–119.2 |
| Dvorak et al., 2011 [39] | 9.20 | 7.68–10.72 | 4.40 | 3.27–5.53 | 40.10 | 31.42–48.78 |
| Eirale et al., 2010 [40] | 7.8 | 6.24–9.75 * | 4.3 | 4.06–4.56 * | 66.0 | 47.83–91.08 * |
| Eirale et al., 2013 [41] | 6.0 | 4.90–6.50 | 4.4 | 3.7–5.2 | 14.5 | 11.6–18.0 |
| Ekstrand et al., 1990 [42]: | ||||||
| Division I | 8.6 | 7.56–9.64 | 4.6 | 3.73–5.47 | 21.8 | 18.42–25.18 |
| Division II | 8.5 | 7.51–9.49 | 5.1 | 4.21–5.99 | 18.7 | 15.55–21.85 |
| 10. Ekstrand et al., 2004a [43]: | ||||||
| Europe: Non world Cup | 9.5 | 9.5–12.8 | 5.5 | 5.6–8.5 | 30.3 | 26.5–38.2 |
| Europe: World Cup | 7.9 | 7.7–11.6 | 3.2 | 2.3–4.5 | 26.7 | 26.7–46.8 |
| 11. Ekstrand et al., 2004b [44] | 10.0 | 7.3–12.7 | 6.5 | 4.1–8.9 | 30.3 | 18.4–42.1 |
| World Cup | - | - | - | - | 43.3 | 15.9–70.6 |
| Non world Cup | - | - | - | - | 28.5 | 15.4–41.6 |
| 12. Ekstrand et al., 2011a [14] | 8.0 | 4.6–11.4 * | 4.1 | 2.1–6.1 * | 27.5 | 16.7–38.3 * |
| 13. Ekstrand et al., 2011b [33]: | ||||||
| SWE | 2.58 | 2.38–2.79 | 1.67 | 1.50–1.86 | 8.75 | 7.74–9.88 |
| UEFA UCL | 2.70 | 2.58–2.83 | 1.38 | 1.29–1.48 | 9.58 | 9.02–10.48 |
| ART | 1.82 | 1.67–1.99 | 1.11 | 0.98–1.25 | 6.16 | 5.42–7.00 |
| 14. Häggland et al., 2005a [16]: | ||||||
| Denmark | 14.4 | 9.1–19.8 | 11.8 | 6.7–16.9 | 28.2 | 17.8–38.7 |
| Sweden | 8.2 | 5.5–11.0 | 6.0 | 3.9–8.2 | 26.2 | 16.8–35.5 |
| 15. Häggland et al., 2006 [17]: | ||||||
| Sweden; Seasons 2001 | 7.6 * | 7.1–8.3 * | 5.1 * | 4.6–5.6 * | 25.9 * | 22.8–29.2 * |
| Sweden; Seasons 2002 | 7.6 * | 7.0–8.3 * | 5.3 * | 4.7–5.8 * | 22.7 * | 20.0–25.8 * |
| 16. Häggland. 2007 [45]: | ||||||
| Season 1982 | 8.3 | 5.1–11.8 | 4.6 | 2.7–6.6 | 20.6 | 14.0–27.1 |
| Season 2001 | 7.8 | 5.2–10.4 | 5.2 | 3.4–7.1 | 25.9 | 16.7–35.2 |
| Season 2002 | 7.6 | 7.0–8.3 | 5.3 | 4.7–5.8 | 22.7 | 20.0–25.8 |
| Season 2005 | 7.7 | 7.1–8.3 | 4.7 | 4.2–5.3 | 28.1 | 24.8–31.8 |
| Hägglund et al., 2009 [46]: | ||||||
| Men’s Under-21 2006 European Championship | 13.8 | 9.1–21.0 | 4.6 | 1.9–11.2 | 33.1 | 20.6–53.3 |
| Men EURO 2008. European Championship | 10.4 | 8.0–13.6 | 2.8 | 1.6–4.9 | 41.6 | 30.9–55.9 |
| Men’s Under-21 2007 European Championship | 10.8 | 7.3–15.9 | 3.4 | 1.5–7.5 | 34.7 | 22.1–54.4 |
| Hägglund et al., 2013 [47] | 7.7 | 1.7–20.5 | 4.0 | 0.5–12.1 | 26.6 | 6.7–57.0 |
| Häggland et al., 2016 [19]: | ||||||
| Top level European footballers | 7.2 | 7.0–7.3 | 3.8 | 3.7–3.9 | 25.3 | 24.7–25.9 |
| Elites | 7.4 | 7.1–7.6 | 4.9 | 4.7–5.1 | 23.5 | 22.4–24.6 |
| Hawking et al., 1999 [13] | 8.5 | 7.81–9.19 | 3.4 | 2.91–3.89 | 25.9 | 23.33–28.47 |
| Jones et al., 2019 [11] | 9.11 | 6.48–12.87 | 6.84 | 3.98–9.70 | 24.29 | 19.92–28.65 |
| Lee et al., 2014 [48] | 7.4 | 6.61–8.29 * | 3.4 | 2.86–4.05 * | 61.6 | 52.67–70.88 * |
| Mallo et al., 2011 [49] | 10.9 | 8.7–13.0 | 5.2 | 3.9–6.6 | 44.1 | 33.5–54.6 |
| Martins et al., 2022 [50]: | ||||||
| Season 2019/2020 | 3.3 * | 2.24–4.85 * | 2.4 | 1.49–3.86 * | 14.0 | 7.29–26.86 * |
| Season 2020/2021 | 4.4 * | 3.15–6.14 * | 2.8 | 1.81–4.34 * | 21.9 | 13.04–36.79 * |
| Season 2021/2022 | 3.1 * | 2.08–4.62 * | 2.2 | 1.37–3.54 * | 10.8 | 5.14–22.68 * |
| Morgan et al., 2001 [51] | 6.2 | - | 2.9 | - | 35.3 | - |
| Murphy et al., 2012 [52] | 8.89 * | 8.35–9.47 * | 4.05 | 3.67–4.47 | 61.86 | 56.91–67.23 |
| Noya et al., 2014b [53]. Second Division | 5.51 | 5.15–5.87 | 3.77 | 3.46–4.08 | 38.83 | 34.53–43.14 |
| Noya et al., 2014a [54]; Premier league Spain | 5.65 | 5.35–5.96 | 3.55 | 3.31–3.81 | 43.53 | 39.96–47.42 |
| Parry Drust et al., 2001 [55] | 6.2 | 1.8 | 24.6 | |||
| Reis et al., 2015 [56] | 5.37 * | 4.25–6.69 * | 2.40 | 1.62–3.18 | 42.84 | 29.73–55.95 |
| Roe et al., 2018 [57] | 8.5 * | 8.07–8.95 * | 3.85 | 3.56–4.17 | 49.8 | 46.85–52.94 |
| Shalaj et al., 2016 [58] | 7.38 | 7.14–7.63 | 3.16 | 2.70–3.69 | 35.37 | 31.96–39.14 |
| Stubbe et al., 2015 [59] | 6.2 | 5.5–7.0 | 2.8 | 2.3–3.3 | 32.8 | 28.2–38.1 |
| Waldén et al., 2005a [60] | 9.4 | 7.3–11.5 | 5.8 | 3.6–6.4 | 30.5 | 23.1–37.9 |
| Waldén et al., 2005b [4]: | 7.66 * | 7.13–8.23 * | 5.15 * | 4.68–5.62 * | 25.45 * | 22.7–28.5 * |
| Waldén et al., 2007 [61]: | ||||||
| Europa 2004 | 10.1 | 7.24–12.96 | 2.10 | 0.62–3.58 | 36.0 | 24.51–49.49 |
| U-19 EC 2005 | 13.40 * | 7.37–19.48 | 2.92 | 0.62–8.88 | 30.4 | 13.42–47.38 |
| Average Values ± SD | 7.75 ± 2.28 | 3.97 ± 1.35 | 30.64 ± 10.28 |
* Calculated values. SWE—Swedish Super League; UEFA UCL—Champions League; ART—artificial turf field.