Özet:

This paper investigates factors affecting success in football, based on a sample from the Turkish Super League. The dataset for the study included 23 football teams and 792 matches. The success in football was measured by the total number of points earned in the League. The regression analysis results showed that the performance indicators including the total number of shots per game, the number of shots in the penalty area per game, the number of dribbles per game, the number of goals scored in open play per season, the number of goals scored in counter-attack play per season, and the number of goals scored from dead ball situations per season were significant predictors of success in football. Moreover, the number of red cards per season was found to predict team performance. However, the worth of a team did not predict success in football. These predictors accounted for 89.8 percent of the variance in the success of football teams. Secondly, the results of correlation analysis indicated that the team’s success was positively and significantly correlated with the worth of a team, the number of red cards per season, the number of goals scored in open play per season, the number of goals scored in counter-attack play per season, and the number of goals scored from dead ball situations per season, but was negatively and significantly related to the total number of shots per match. Finally, the ANOVA analysis showed that the worth of a team and the number of goals scored in open play per season differed significantly among the clubs.

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