ABOUT THIS SITE
In this site I intend to offer a thorough and accurate information on the football and basketball competitions of the highest level played in Europe (Spanish and European tournaments) and the world (World Cup). Since a full description of all the international competitions is out of my possibilities, I decided to concentrate my efforts on Spain (my home country), UEFA competitions and, of course, World Cup.
With that purpose, mi intention is to combine two of my passions: the compilation of sport scores and data and linguistics. During the last years I felt the need to apply my linguistic knowledge to the standardization of a sport terminology more confuse and imprecise every time, in which names of teams ad players are "localized" in the different target languages with no respect whatever for their original spelling, out of ignorance or (what's worse) sheer indifference.
But, why transcribing proper names of players and teams in their original language? That's simple, by it's own definition: proper names are not common words that can be translated from one language to another, but fixed labels attached to single individuals. In the European competitions menu I will address this subject in detail.
Therefore, I've decided to work on a large football and basketball database (not just a simple data warehouse) in which, besides collecting historical information and statistics, I'll try to use a standardized terminology (which means neutral) that can serve as a reference for any fan.
While names of players and teams will be transcribed in their original languages to the extent of my knowledge and sources (I'll appreciate your help in this), the two idioms I will use for the general composition of my files are Spanish and English, indistinctly, depending on the contents and the expected visitors. The enormous amount of information makes almost unfeasible to translate every document into two different languages. In any case, since most of the data are scores and stats, they will be easily understood.
Finally, I'd like to add that my ultimate intention is not to publish a general website of sport news, with a full coverage and updates of current competitions, like UEFA, FIBA, Euroleague, sport newspapers... I have neither the means nor the time for that. What I want is to create a historical database with a kind of information you won't usually find in general sport sites, unified and standardized from a linguistic point of view. My ultimate wish is that all this effort could serve to arouse a higher interest in accurate information and a bigger respect for the different languages, the same we want for our own.
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SPORT
CALENDAR 2010-11
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(updated
competitions are marked in white)
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11-06-2010/11-07-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: World Championship
30-06-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First Qualifying
Round || First Leg
01-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: First Qualifying
Round || First Leg
07-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First
Qualifying Round || Second Leg
08-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa
League ::::: First Qualifying Round || Second Leg
14-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Second
Qualifying Round || First Leg
15-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa
League ::::: Second Qualifying Round || First Leg
21-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions
League ::::: Second Qualifying Round || Second Leg
22-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa
League ::::: Second Qualifying Round || Second Leg
28-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions
League ::::: Third Qualifying Round || First Leg
29-07-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa
League ::::: Third Qualifying Round || First Leg
04-08-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Third
Qualifying Round || Second Leg
05-08-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Third Qualifying
Round || Second Leg
18-08-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Qualification
Play-Off || First Leg
19-08-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Qualification
Play-Off || First Leg
25-08-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Qualification
Play-Off || Second Leg
25-08-2010 >>>
FOOTBALL ::::: Spanish Cup ::::: First Round
26-08-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Qualification Play-Off
|| Second Leg
28-08-2010/12-09-2010
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: World Championship
29-08-2010 >>>
FOOTBALL ::::: Spanish League ::::: Competition Day 1 (FIRST)
01-09-2010 >>>
FOOTBALL ::::: Spanish Cup ::::: Second Round
15-09-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 1
16-09-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage
|| Competition Day 1
21-09-2010 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: First Qualifying Round || First Leg
24-09-2010 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: First Qualifying Round || Second Leg
28-09-2010 >>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Second Qualifying
Round || First Leg
29-09-2010 >>> FOOTBALL
::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition Day 2
29-09-2010 >>> BASKETBALL ::::: Eurocup ::::: Qualifying Round
|| First Leg
29-09-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Qualifying Round || First Leg
30-09-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 2
01-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Second Qualifying Round || Second
Leg
05-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Third Qualifying Round || First Leg
06-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Eurocup ::::: Qualifying Round || Second Leg
06-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Qualifying Round || Second Leg
08-10-2010
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Third Qualifying Round
|| Second Leg
20-10-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 3
21-10-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage
|| Competition Day 3
21-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
1
28-10-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
2
03-11-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 4
04-11-2010 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage
|| Competition Day 4
04-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
3
11-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
4
16-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
1
18-11-2010
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition
Day 5
23-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
2
24-11-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 5
25-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
6
30-11-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
3
02-12-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 5
02-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
7
07-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
4
08-12-2010
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Group Stage || Competition
Day 6
09-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
8
14-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
5
16-12-2010 >>>
FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Group Stage || Competition Day 6
16-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
9
21-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
6
23-12-2010 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Regular Season || Competition Day
10
========== MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ==========
11-01-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 1
18-01-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 2
20-01-2011
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition
Day 1
25-01-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 3
27-01-2011
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition
Day 2
01-02-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 4
03-02-2011
>>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition
Day 3
08-02-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 5
16-02-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First Knock-Out Round
|| First Leg
17-02-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Round of
32 || First Leg
17-02-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition Day 4
22-02-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: Last 16 || Competition Day 6
23-02-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First Knock-Out Round
|| First Leg
24-02-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Round of
32 || Second Leg
24-02-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition Day 5
03-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: Top 16 || Competition Day 6
08-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 1
09-03-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First Knock-Out Round
|| Second Leg
10-03-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Round of
16 || First Leg
10-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 2
15-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 3
16-03-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: First Knock-Out Round
|| Second Leg
17-03-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Round of
16 || Second Leg
22-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 1
24-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 2
29-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: 1/4 Finals ||
Game 3
31-03-2011 >>> BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: 1/4 Finals
|| Game 4
06-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL
::::: Champions League ::::: 1/4 Finals || First Leg
06-04-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
Euroleague ::::: 1/4 Finals || Game 5
07-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL
::::: Europa League ::::: 1/4 Finals || First Leg
13-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: 1/4 Finals
|| Second Leg
14-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: 1/4 Finals
|| Second Leg
27-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: 1/2 Finals
|| First Leg
28-04-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: 1/2 Finals
|| First Leg
29-04-2011 >>> BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: 1/2 Finals
01-05-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL :::::
EuroChallenge ::::: Final
04-05-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: 1/2 Finals || Second
Leg
05-05-2011 >>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: 1/2 Finals
|| Second Leg
06-05-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: 1/2 Finals
08-05-2011 >>>
BASKETBALL ::::: Euroleague ::::: Final
18-05-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Europa League ::::: Final
22-05-2011 >>>
FOOTBALL ::::: Spanish League ::::: Competition Day 38 (LAST)
28-05-2011
>>> FOOTBALL ::::: Champions League ::::: Final
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WHAT YOU CAN FIND HERE
Why is this site different from many others? Because here you can find a kind of information accurate not only from the statistical point of view, but also historically comprehensive and linguistically standardized. What I mean by the latter is that the same player or team will always have the same spelling in all the different competitions where they appear, i.e. the official name of teams and the real "nickname" of players (not just his family name), always taking into account the original language spelling (not just an English translation). In this respect, this website is the only multilanguage database covering sport history and statistics.
Following is a brief description of the statistical information that I include in the different competitions (although in some cases it's missing–which is marked in red–because I just couldn't find it anywhere or it might be updated later):
WORLD LANGUAGES (IN PROGRESS)
Genetic-typological classification of the over 6,000 languages spoken in the world (both present and extinct), with information about their history, writing system, pronunciation, grammar and sample text. This description of the world languages is intended to support and justify the linguistic criterion used in the sport files of this website (especially in regard to the transcription of non-Latin alphabets).
FOOTBALL (UPDATED SEASON 2009-10)
• Spanish League (1929-2010). Full coverage on 79 seasons, each one including complete scores, calendar (with the dates of every single game), final standing, top scorer (Pichichi), best goalkeeper (Zamora), promotion and demotion, champion squad (each player with games played and goals scored), and additional information.
• Spanish Cup (1902-2010). Full coverage on 108 editions, each one including complete scores (with the date of every single game), list of participants, statistics of the final (venue, date, hour, attendance, referee, goals, yellow/red cards, full name of players and coaches, and line-ups with tactical display), and additional information.
• Spanish Super Cup (1982-2010). Full coverage on 24 editions, each one including statistics of the final (see above) and additional information.
• Eurocups Searchable Database (1955-2010). Very powerful and complete database containing all the 17,929 games played in European Club Competitions from their inception in 1955 to season 2009-10.
• Champions Cup / Champions League (1955-2010). Full coverage on 55 editions, each one including competition system, complete scores, statistics of the final (see above), finalists and Spanish clubs' rosters, and additional information. Also, each edition includes an extra file with game details, containing venue, date, scorers, and scoring time for every single game in the history of Champions League; in the case of games where Spanish teams are involved, this information is extended with the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above).
• Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999). Full coverage on 39 editions, each one including the same information as in Champions League (see above).
• UEFA Cup / Europa League (1955-2010). Full coverage on 52 editions, each one including the same information as in Champions League (see above).
• Intertoto Cup (1995-2008). Full coverage on 14 editions, each one including the same information as in Champions League (see above).
• European Super Cup (1972-2010). Full coverage on 35 editions, each one including statistics of the final (see above) and additional information.
• Participant Countries in European Club Competitions (1955-2010). List of all the 53 countries whose teams entered UEFA tournaments throughout history. Each country includes, in time, a list of participant clubs, with official names in their original language (or a transcription into Latin alphabet), hometowns, links to official/unofficial websites (and languages used therein), links to specific seasons where these teams participated in European Competitions, and other useful information about name changes, mergers, etc.
• Participant Teams in European Club Competitions (1955-2010). List of all the 1,002 teams which entered UEFA tournaments throughout history. This menu is accesible in two different ways: 1) Alphabetical list of teams (with links to each nation above and a description of the 3-letter abbreviations for countries used in Eurofiles). 2) Alphabetical list of countries (each present nation includes all its participant teams, together with those belonging to former political territories).
• Seasons of European Club Competitions (1955-2010). Full coverage on 55 seasons, each one including all the participant clubs classified by country and competition (Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, Europa League, Intertoto Cup). Also, additional information is provided regarding name changes of European countries, club status, and explanatory notes.
• UEFA Country Ranking (1974-2010). List of 32 rankings which determine the number of participants assigned to each country in every season. This classification is calculated as an average of the progress of clubs during 5-year periods.
• Intercontinental Cup / Club World Championship / Club World Cup (1960-2010). Full coverage on 48 editions of this competition played by the champions of all the continental confederations (formerly known as Intercontinental Cup, played only by the American and European champions), each one including statistics of the final (see above) and additional information.
• European Championship (1960-2008). Full coverage on 13 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by UEFA, each one including competition system, complete scores (both for qualifying and final stages), statistics of the final (see above), full national squads and additional information. Also, each edition includes two extra files with game details: 1) Qualifying Stage. Game details include venue, date, referee, scorers, and scoring time for every match; in the case of games where Spain is involved, this information is extended with the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above). 2) Final Stage. All game details include the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above), except yellow cards and full name of players.
• World Cup (1930-2010). Full coverage on 19 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by FIFA, each one including competition system, complete scores (both for preliminary round and final stage), statistics of every final stage game (see above), game summaries, and full national squads. As before, the games where the Spanish national squad is involved (both in preliminary rounds and final stages) are given a full statistical coverage.
• Olympic Games (1900-2008). Full coverage on 25 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by FIFA and the IOC, each one including competition system, complete scores (both for preliminary round and final stage), statistics of every final stage game (see above) and full national squads.
BASKETBALL (UPDATED SEASON 2009-10)
• Spanish League / ACB League (1957-2010). Full coverage on 54 seasons, each one including competition system, complete scores, calendar (with the dates of every single game), final standing, promotion and demotion, champion squad, and additional information. Also, each season includes an extra file with team and player statistics for the Regular Season.
• Spanish Cup (1933-2010). Full coverage on 74 editions, each one including complete scores (with the date of every single game), statistics of the final (venue, date, hour, attendance, referees, full name of players and coaches, line-ups, and game statistics), and additional information.
• FIBA Champions Cup / SuproLeague (1958-2001). Full coverage on 44 editions, each one including competition system, clubs' official and/or commercial names, complete scores and dates, statistics of the final (see above), finalists and Spanish clubs' rosters, and additional information. Also, each edition includes an extra file with game details for matches where Spanish teams are involved, with the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above).
• FIBA Cup Winners' Cup / Saporta Cup (1967-2002). Full coverage on 36 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• FIBA Korać Cup (1972-2002). Full coverage on 31 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• Euroleague (2000-2010). Full coverage on 10 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• ULEB Cup / Eurocup (2002-2010). Full coverage on 8 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• FIBA EuroCup / EuroChallenge (2003-2010). Full coverage on 7 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• FIBA EuroCup Challenge (2002-2007). Full coverage on 6 editions, each one including the same information as in SuproLeague (see above).
• Participant Countries in European Club Competitions (1958-2010). List of all the 55 countries whose teams entered European tournaments throughout history. Each country includes, in time, a list of participant clubs, with official names in their original language (or a transcription into Latin alphabet), hometowns, links to official/unofficial websites (and languages used therein), links to specific seasons where these teams participated in European Competitions, and other useful information about name changes, mergers, etc.
• Participant Teams in European Club Competitions (1958-2010). List of all the clubs which entered European tournaments throughout history. This menu is accesible in two different ways: 1) Alphabetical list of teams (with links to each nation above and a a description of the 3-letter abbreviations for countries used in Eurofiles). 2) Alphabetical list of countries (each present nation includes all its participant teams, together with those belonging to former political territories).
• Seasons of European Club Competitions (1958-2010). Full coverage on 53 seasons, each one including all the participant clubs classified by country and competition (SuproLeague, Saporta Cup, Korać Cup, and later Euroleague, ULEB Eurocup, FIBA EuroChallenge and FIBA EuroCup Challenge). Also, additional information is provided regarding name changes of European countries, club status, and explanatory notes.
• FIBA Country Ranking (1993-2001). List of 8 rankings which determined the number of participants assigned to each country in every season of the former FIBA tournaments. This classification was calculated as an average of the progress of clubs during 3-year periods.
• Intercontinental Cup (1966-1987). Coverage on 19 editions, each one including full scores.
• European Championship (1935-2010). Full coverage on 36 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by FIBA, each one including competition system, complete scores, statistics of the final (see above), championship squads, and additional information. Also, each edition includes an extra file with game details for matches where Spain is involved, with the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above).
• World Cup (1950-2010). Full coverage on 16 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by FIBA, each one including competition system, complete scores, statistics of the final (see above), championship squads, and additional information. Also, each edition includes an extra file with game details for matches where Spain is involved, with the same data as in the statistics of the final (see above).
• Olympic Games (1936-2008). Full coverage on 17 editions of this tournament for national squads organized by FIBA and the IOC, each one including competition system, complete scores, statistics of the final (see above), championship squads, and additional information.