What does "Fair play results" mean?

ThreeUnits · Jun 14, 2008

I see that it's one of the tiebreakers.

?????????

Jack Herer · Jun 14, 2008

Cards I would assume.

ThreeUnits · Jun 14, 2008

Hmm, makes sense, bet you're right, thanks Jack.

GreenDoberman · Jun 14, 2008

It's basically some formula for sportsmanship that takes into account fouls and cards.

GreenDoberman · Jun 14, 2008

This is the fair play table from qualifying, maybe they do just use cards in this instance. Remember seeing it in the Premiership and it involved a much more complex formula:

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>European Championship Qualifying - Fair Play - 2008

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><TABLE class=tablesm style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=oddrow><TD>Top Scorers | Player Discipline | Fairplay | Attendance</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>2004 | 2008</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=stathead><TD colSpan=6>January 5, 2008</TD></TR><TR class=colhead><TD width=25>Rank</TD><TD>Team</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">Yellow</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">Red</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">Points</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=left>Croatia</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>7</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=left>France</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>8</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=left>Italy</TD><TD align=right>14</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>14</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Czech Republic</TD><TD align=right>14</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>14</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=left>Ukraine</TD><TD align=right>15</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>15</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Germany</TD><TD align=right>15</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>15</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=left>Norway</TD><TD align=right>16</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>16</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=left>England</TD><TD align=right>17</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>17</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Turkey</TD><TD align=right>17</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>17</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right>10</TD><TD align=left>Sweden</TD><TD align=right>18</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>18</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>11</TD><TD align=left>Denmark</TD><TD align=right>15</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>19</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right>12</TD><TD align=left>Russia</TD><TD align=right>16</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>20</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Faroe Islands</TD><TD align=right>18</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>20</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Netherlands</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>20</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Greece</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>20</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Wales</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>20</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right>17</TD><TD align=left>Spain</TD><TD align=right>19</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>21</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Macedonia</TD><TD align=right>19</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>21</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Northern Ireland</TD><TD align=right>21</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>21</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=left>Hungary</TD><TD align=right>18</TD><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Poland</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Belarus</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Finland</TD><TD align=right>22</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Slovakia</TD><TD align=right>22</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD align=right></TD><TD align=left>Luxembourg</TD><TD align=right>22</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD align=right>22</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=oddrow><TD align=middle>European Championship Qualifying - Discipline</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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GreenDoberman · Jun 14, 2008

Found this as well. This is different that what previously I had thought.

Tie-breaker rules

POINT SYSTEM :
Three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for defeat.
TIE-BREAKER RULES :
If two or more teams finish equal on points after all the group matches have been played, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking :

(a) Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question.
(b) Goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal).
(c) Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal).
(d) Goal difference in all the group matches.
(e) Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.
(f) Coefficient of points from the last two qualifying competitions for the final rounds of the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 (points gained and divided by the number of matches played).
(g) Fair Play conduct of the teams (final tournament).
(h) A drawing of lots by the Organising Committee.
There is no need to apply criteria (g) & (h) at this year’s championship because the only teams with equal coefficient under criteria (f) are teams of Romania & Germany (ranked 5.), Greece & Poland (ranked 10.) and then Russia & Turkey (ranked 13.) - teams that were drawn into different groups anyway.
Ranking and coefficients for all 16 teams when applying criteria (f) :
1. 2.417 - Holland
2. 2.409 - Croatia
3. 2.364 - Italy
4. 2.333 - Czech Republic
5. 2.273 - Sweden
6. 2.250 - Romania
6. 2.250 - Germany
8. 2.192 - Portugal
9. 2.182 - Spain
10. 2.167 - Greece
10. 2.167 - Poland
12. 2.091 - France
13. 1.958 - Russia
13. 1.958 - Turkey
15. 1.800 - Switzerland
16. 1.500 - Austria
Criteria (a) to (h) above are not applicable under these circumstances :
If two teams meeting in one of the last group matches have the same number of points, the same goal difference and the same number of goals, and if this match stands at a draw at the end of normal time, then the ranking of these two teams will be determined by kicks from the penalty spot, provided no other teams within the group have the same number of points on completion of all group matches.

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ThreeUnits · Jun 14, 2008

Thanks GD. Yeah, I've seen it listed as a tiebreaker for kids' hockey tournaments, except it was called "sportsmanship" (i.e. they tallied up the teams' penalties). Didn't realize till Jack and you posted that it was the same kind of thing.

Regards,
ThreeUnits