Table 2.

All data extracted from studies included in the descriptive synthesis reporting positional and quarter data

		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
FWD	m.min-1	108.7 ± 11.2 [40]	108.3 ± 14.5 [41]	106.7 ± 10.2 [42]	114.0 ± 10.2 [46]	116.0 ± 11.7 [47]	114.8 ± 13.5 [43, 48]	113.8 ± 8.7 [43]	111.3 ± 10.0 [44]	112.2 ± 10.8 [45]; 114.8 ± 15.0 [109]	112.5 ± 10.0 [38]	113.2 ± 10.0 [39]
	TO	4.43 ± 1.30 [40]	4.94 ± 1.41 [41]	4.36 ± 1.14 [42]	4.52 ± 1.24 [46]	5.08 ± 1.33 [47]	5.09 ± 1.40 [43, 48]	4.18 ± 1.08 [43]	4.00 ± 1.22 [44]	4.06 ± 1.20 [45]	4.34 ± 1.46 [38]	4.23 ± 1.18 [39]
	TD	11905 ± 1930 [40]	12170 ± 1600 [41]	11660 ± 1508 [42]	11920 ± 2080 [46]	12850 ± 2100 [47]	12500 ± 2160 [43, 48]	12890 ± 1890 [43]	12020 ± 1950 [44]	11970 ± 1870 [45]; 11722 ± 1182 [109]	12310 ± 1940 [38]	12790 ± 1730 [39]
	TMT	110.36 ± 15.08 [40]	113.41 ± 14.36 [41]	109.48 ± 11.97 [42]	104.28 ± 14.41 [46]	110.37 ± 13.19 [47]	108.56 ± 14.55 [43, 48]	113.25 ± 14.50 [43]	107.53 ± 13.40 [44]	106.43 ± 12.34 [45]; 103.00 ± 12.00 [109]	108.69 ± 13.93 [38]	112.25 ± 12.15 [39]
NOM	m.min-1	116.3 ± 12.5 [40]	-	121.5 ± 12.7 [42]	123.8 ± 9.8 [46]	124.7 ± 10.3 [47]	125.3 ± 9.7 [43, 48]	136.0 ± 11.0 [106]; 123.8 ± 10.3 [43]	120.36 ± 10.2 [44]	122.5 ± 10.5 [45]; 123.0 ± 14.2 [109]	121.8 ± 9.5 [38]; 141.2 ± 7.0 [113]	122.0 ± 9.2 [39]
	TO	5.51 ± 2.02 [40]	-	5.49 ± 1.25 [42]	5.50 ± 1.38 [46]	6.26 ± 1.55 [47]	6.29 ± 1.49 [43, 48]	5.35 ± 2.19 [43]	4.53 ± 1.37 [44]	5.06 ± 1.40 [45]	5.30 ± 1.74 [38]	5.27 ± 1.41 [39]
	TD	12930 ± 3700 [40]	-	12520 ± 1570 [42]	12310 ± 2010 [46]	13230 ± 2060 [47]	13080 ± 2000 [43, 48]	13460 ± 2000 [43]	12390 ± 1890 [44]	12470 ± 1760 [45]; 11967 ± 2207 [109]	12930 ± 1710 [38]	13250 ± 1608 [39]
	TMT	111.48 ± 32.12 [40]	-	103.58 ± 12.17 [42]	99.34 ± 15.11 [46]	106.20 ± 14.53 [47]	104.28 ± 14.28 [43, 48]	108.52 ± 14.36 [43]	103.15 ± 12.52 [44]	98 ± 17 [109]; 101.52 ± 11.4 [45]	105.48 ± 11.93 [38]	108.05 ± 12.24 [39]
DEF	m.min-1	110.7 ± 11.2 [40]	100.8 ± 11.8 [41]	106.0 ± 13.8 [42]	113.5 ± 10.2 [46]	120.5 ± 9.5 [47]	115.5 ± 9.7 [43, 48]	116.2 ± 10.2 [43]	110.2 ± 9.5 [44]	111.0 ± 10.2 [45]; 120.8 ± 8.6 [109]	111.8 ± 8.8 [38]	113.0 ± 8.3 [39]
	TO	5.17 ± 1.31 [40]	4.17 ± 1.15 [41]	4.19 ± 1.14 [42]	4.35 ± 1.27 [46]	6.04 ± 1.45 [47]	5.17 ± 1.36 [43, 48]	4.20 ± 1.44 [43]	3.55 ± 1.14 [44]	3.57 ± 1.07 [45]	4.20 ± 1.22 [38]	4.18 ± 1.06 [39]
	TD	12120 ± 2130 [40]	11650 ± 1290 [41]	11660 ± 1170 [42]	11880 ± 1920 [46]	13150 ± 1810 [47]	13080 ± 2000 [43, 48]	13500 ± 1880 [43]	12240 ± 2190 [44]	12280 ± 1760 [45]; 12129 ± 1768 [109]	12590 ± 1720 [38]	13130 ± 1620 [39]
	TMT	110.18 ± 19.40 [40]	116.33 ± 11.73 [41]	110.08 ± 11.34 [42]	104.49 ± 14.49 [46]	109.19 ± 13.56 [47]	113.58 ± 13.52 [43, 48]	116.37 ± 14.50 [43]	110.45 ± 15.37 [44]	110.45 ± 12.35 [45]; 101.00 ± 18.00 [109]	111.76 ± 12.93 [38]	115.28 ± 12.06 [39]
Q1	m.min-1	117.0 ± 14.0 [105]	117.0 ± 14.0 [105]	117.0 ± 14.0 [105]	127.7 ± 14.2 [46]	128.7 ± 13.7 [47]	129.0 ± 12.8 [43, 48]	124.5 ± 13.0 [43]	123.0 ± 12.8 [44]	124.8 ± 13.3 [45]	124.2 ± 12.7 [38]	126.2 ± 11.8 [39]
	TD	3463 ± 403 [105]	3463 ± 403 [105]	3463 ± 403 [105]	3070 ± 630 [46]	3300 ± 640 [47]	3350 ± 590 [43, 48]	3270 ± 570 [43]	3180 ± 600 [44]	3260 ± 540 [45]	3320 ± 530 [38]	3480 ± 490 [39]
Q2	m.min-1	108.0 ± 15.0 [105]	108.0 ± 15.0 [105]	108.0 ± 15.0 [105]	122.8 ± 12.8 [46]	124.8 ± 12.8 [47]	125.5 ± 12.8 [43, 48]	120.8 ± 12.7 [43]	119.0 ± 12.5 [44]	121.2 ± 13.2 [45]	120.3 ± 11.8 [38]	121.0 ± 11.0 [39]
	TD	3186 ± 461 [105]	3186 ± 461 [105]	3186 ± 461 [105]	2930 ± 660 [46]	3180 ± 610 [47]	3180 ± 640 [43, 48]	3090 ± 640 [43]	3100 ± 600 [44]	3140 ± 520 [45]	3300 ± 560 [38]	3390 ± 550 [39]
Q3	m.min-1	108.0 ± 17.0 [105]	108.0 ± 17.0 [105]	108.0 ± 17.0 [105]	122.2 ± 13.3 [46]	123.5 ± 13.3 [47]	125.0 ± 13.2 [43, 48]	120.7 ± 12.3 [43]	118.2 ± 12.7 [44]	119.3 ± 13.7 [45]	119.0 ± 12.8 [38]	119.7 ± 11.8 [39]
	TD	3232 ± 460 [105]	3232 ± 460 [105]	3232 ± 460 [105]	2860 ± 670 [46]	3070 ± 630 [47]	3090 ± 630 [43, 48]	3000 ± 630 [43]	3050 ± 600 [44]	3060 ± 570 [45]	3050 ± 600 [38]	3100 ± 600 [39]
Q4	m.min-1	103.0 ± 14.0 [105]	103.0 ± 14.0 [105]	103.0 ± 14.0 [105]	118.3 ± 13.3 [46]	119.5 ± 12.8 [47]	120.0 ± 14.0 [43, 48]	115.7 ± 12.7 [43]	114.7 ± 12.5 [44]	117.0 ± 13.2 [45]	116.0 ± 12.5 [38]	117.5 ± 11.8 [39]
	TD	3058 ± 433 [105]	3058 ± 433 [105]	3058 ± 433 [105]	2840 ± 630 [46]	2960 ± 660 [47]	2990 ± 640 [43, 48]	2940 ± 590 [43]	2940 ± 610 [44]	3000 ± 540 [45]	3040 ± 570 [38]	3140 ± 530 [39]

Q1 quarter 1, Q2 quarter 2, Q3 quarter 3, Q4 quarter 4, FWD forward, NOM nomadic, DEF defender, TD total distance (m), m.min^-1 metres per minute, TMT total match time (min), TO time over 18 km·h^-1 (min)