Table 1.
Soccer Defence (SOC-DEF) Observational System: Criteria and Categories.
| Criteria | Categories | Code | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Status | Winning > one goal difference | Rwm1 | |
| Winning by one goal difference | Rw1 | ||
| Draw | Re | ||
| Losing by one goal difference | Rl1 | ||
| Losing > one goal difference | Rlm1 | ||
| Opponent Quality | Tier 1 (semi-finalists teams) | To | |
| Tier 2 (teams who lost in the eight-or quarterfinals) | Tt | ||
| Halvesa | First Halfa | FH | |
| Second Halfa | SH | ||
| Type and Stage of Competition | Play-offs excluding Third Place and Final | Csk | |
| Third Place gamea | Cdk | ||
| Final | Cf | ||
| Type of Development | Transition-state Attack/Defence | DTSd | |
| Non-Possession of Ball after Transition-State Attack/Defence | DNpt | ||
| Non-Possession of the Ball | DNpb | ||
| Type of Subphase | Delay | TSaa | |
| Forcing the opponent direction/Reducing space | TSfd | ||
| Controlling space | TSce | ||
| Defenders Tactical- | First Defender | Pressure | cp |
| Technical Actions | (DD) | Temporisation | ct |
| First(DD) / | Player Marking | mh | |
| Second (DS) / | Aerial Duel | da | |
| Third Defender | Unsuccessful Tackle | tr | |
| (DT) | Intervention without success | is | |
| Goalkeeper Tactical-Technical Action | ag | ||
| Close Longitudinal Spaces | el | ||
| Close Transversal Spaces | et | ||
| Zonal Cover with player marking | cz | ||
| Control or Balance Positioning | pe | ||
| Displacements of Recovering | dr | ||
| Goalkeeper Positioning | gp | ||
| Second (DS) / | Contention | c | |
| Third (DT) Defender | Cover | cb | |
| Centre of the game | Numerical Equality without Pressure | SPi | |
| Numerical Equality Pressure | Pi | ||
| Relative Numerical Superiority | Pr | ||
| Absolute Numerical Superiority | Pa | ||
| Relative Numerical Inferiority | SPr | ||
| Absolute Numerical Inferiority | SPa | ||
| Field Zones (see figure 1) | Field Zones of Ball | B1-B14 | |
| Field Zones of 1st Defender | D1-D14 | ||
| Field Zones of 2nd Defender | S1-S14 | ||
| Field Zones of 3rd Defender | T1-T14 | ||
| End of Defensive | Effective | Tackle | FEds |
| Phase | Interception | FEi | |
| Ball Carrier Error | FEep | ||
| Heading | FEda | ||
| Interruptions and Laws Infractions | FEil | ||
| Offside | FEfj | ||
| Goalkeeper Technique | FEtg | ||
| Shot Blocked Conceded | FErb | ||
| Ineffective | Shot on Goal Conceded | FIrb | |
| Shot off Goal Conceded | FIrf | ||
| Goal Conceded | FIg | ||
Note. Criteria/category added.