The Castrol performance index is a ranking system created by Castrol for men's club association football as part of a sponsorship package with FIFA. The system uses mathematical formulas which evaluate various player performance in terms of how individual actions either assist or prevent goals. The system takes into account the strength of the opposition and the time in a game the player's actions occurred.

Castrol publishes several rankings: players in top five European leagues monthly during a season, MLS player ranking and international tournament rankings. Castrol became the official oil lubricant of FIFA in 2008. It published a ranking in UEFA Euro 2008. It was an official sponsor the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and an index measuring World Cup player performance was updated after each round of matches.[1] Castrol made a ranking in Euro 2012[2] and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3]

Castrol index ranking

The Castrol Index is a rolling ranking system that measures performance of every football player across Europe's top five leagues during the course of a 12-month period. Rankings are published monthly.

To get Castrol Index Ranking, first "Castrol Index Score" is calculated for every player in every league and Champions league match, then the score weighted to get "Castrol Ranking points", and lastly, cumulative points from every match during the 12-month period are multiplied with 90 and divided by total minutes played.[4]

Weightings are different in every league and are adjusted after every season by strength of every league. For example, Champions league knock-out stage has biggest weight.[4]

Top-rated players

Since the beginning of the ranking, September 2009,[5] there have been three players in the top position.

FirstLastMonthsPlayerCountryClubRef
September 2009 November 2009 3 Thierry Henry France Spain Barcelona [6][7]
December 2009 December 2009 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid [5]
January 2010 March 2013 39 Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona [8][9][10]
April 2013 April 2013 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid [11]
May 2013 May 2013
Incumbent		 29 Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona [12]

EDGE Performance of the Month

Castrol awards every month an "EDGE Performance of the Month" title for a player who gets most performance points in a match during the month. Also, after every season, the top performing player (the top player in the ranking at the end of the season) is announced.[4]

MonthPlayerPointsClubAgainstDateReference
Season 2009–10
October 2009 Didier Drogba 2300 Chelsea Bolton Wanderers 31 October [13]
November 2009 Jermain Defoe 2575 Tottenham Hotspur Wigan Athletic 22 November [14]
December 2009 Michael Owen 1962 Manchester United VfL Wolfsburg 8 December [15]
January 2010 Wayne Rooney 2532 Manchester United Hull City 23 January [16]
February 2010 Cristiano Ronaldo 2163 Real Madrid Xerez 13 February [17]
March 2010 Mevlüt Erdinç 2307 Paris Saint-Germain Sochaux 13 March [18]
Performance of
the Season 2010		 Lionel Messi 2828 Barcelona Arsenal 6 April [19]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [20]
Season 2010–11
August 2010 Andy Carroll 1426 Newcastle United Aston Villa 22 August [21]
September 2010 Lionel Messi 2790 Barcelona Panathinaikos 14 September [22]
October 2010 Cristiano Ronaldo 2279 Real Madrid Racing Santander 23 October [23]
November 2010 Dimitar Berbatov 2593 Manchester United Blackburn Rovers 27 November [24]
December 2010 Raúl 2198 Schalke 04 1. FC Köln 18 December [25]
January 2011 Dimitar Berbatov 2251 Manchester United Birmingham City 22 January [26]
February 2011 Alexis Sánchez 2809 Udinese Palermo 27 February [27]
March 2011 Karim Benzema 2072 Real Madrid Málaga 3 March [28]
April 2011 Maxi Rodríguez 2212 Liverpool Birmingham City 23 April [29]
May 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo 2480 Real Madrid Sevilla 7 May [30]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [31]
Season 2011–12
August 2011 Edin Džeko 2435 Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 28 August [32]
September 2011 Lionel Messi 2674 Barcelona Osasuna 17 September [33]
October 2011 André Ayew 2086 Marseille Ajaccio 22 October [34]
November 2011 Mario Gómez 2502 Bayern Munich Napoli 2 November [35]
December 2011 Bafétimbi Gomis 2502 Lyon Dinamo Zagreb 7 December [36]
January 2012 Lionel Messi 2388 Barcelona Málaga 22 January [37]
February 2012 Lionel Messi 2766 Barcelona Valencia 19 February [38]
March 2012 Mario Gómez 3551 Bayern Munich Basel 13 March [39]
April 2012 Danny Welbeck 1950 Manchester United Aston Villa 15 April [40]
May 2012 Robin van Persie 2223 Arsenal Norwich City 5 May [41]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [42]
Season 2012–13
August 2012 Radamel Falcao 2126 Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao 27 August [43]
September 2012 Thomas Müller 2240 Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 2 September [44]
October 2012 Álvaro Negredo 2126 Sevilla Mallorca 22 October [45]
November 2012 Jordi Gómez 2205 Wigan Athletic Reading 24 November [46]
December 2012 Gareth Bale 2525 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 26 December [47]
January 2013 Nelson Valdez 2144 Valencia Deportivo La Coruña 26 January [48]
February 2013 Joël Matip 1849 Schalke 04 Fortuna Düsseldorf 23 February [49]
March 2013 Claudio Pizarro 2145 Bayern Munich Hamburger SV 30 March [50]
April 2013 Robert Lewandowski 2737 Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid 24 April [51]
May 2013 Miroslav Klose 2737 Lazio Bologna 5 May [52]
Player of the season Lionel Messi Barcelona [12]

UEFA Euro 2008

Xavi was awarded with the Castrol Player of the Tournament trophy in UEFA Euro 2008. He was selected by UEFA Technical Team taking into account public votes of the top ten of Castrol Performance Index.[53]

2010 FIFA World Cup

The top 10 players in 2010 FIFA World Cup were selected from players who advanced to round of 16.[54]

Rank Player Position Country
1. Sergio Ramos Defender Spain
2. Joan Capdevila Defender Spain
3. Carles Puyol Defender Spain
4. Philipp Lahm Defender Germany
5. Gerard Piqué Defender Spain
6. David Villa Forward Spain
7. Wesley Sneijder Midfielder Netherlands
8. Luis Suárez Forward Uruguay
9. Thomas Müller Midfielder Germany
10. Manuel Neuer Goalkeeper Germany

Top 11 team with best one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards included also midfielders Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) and Sergio Busquets (Spain) (and excluded Gerard Piqué as he was fifth best defender).[55]

UEFA Euro 2012

The ranking was first used in Euro 2008 qualifications and the main tournament, as well as in Euro 2012.[56][57] Castrol predicted Spain and Netherlands to play in the final and Spain to win it.[58] The top 10 players were:[59]

Rank Player Position Country
1. Sergio Ramos Defender Spain
2. Cristiano Ronaldo Forward Portugal
3. Gerard Piqué Defender Spain
4. Xabi Alonso Midfielder Spain
5. Andrés Iniesta Midfielder Spain
6. Jordi Alba Defender Spain
7. Álvaro Arbeloa Defender Spain
8. Pepe Defender Portugal
9. Sergio Busquets Midfielder Spain
10. Claudio Marchisio Midfielder Italy

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

The top 10 was:[60]

Rank Player Position Country
1.NeymarForwardBrazil
2.Sergio RamosDefenderSpain
3.Jordi AlbaDefenderSpain
4.David LuizDefenderBrazil
5.Thiago SilvaDefenderBrazil
6.Andrés IniestaMidfielderSpain
7.FredForwardBrazil
8.Gerard PiquéDefenderSpain
9.Luiz GustavoMidfielderBrazil
10.MarceloDefenderBrazil

Castrol Index Top 11 had 2 forwards, 4 midfielders, 4 defenders and a goalkeeper. In addition to above, best goalkeeper was Júlio César (Brazil), and next two best midfielders were Daniele De Rossi (Italy) and Paulinho (Brazil). Defenders Marcelo and Piqué were not included.[61]

2014 FIFA World Cup

The top 10 was: [62]

Rank Player Position Country
1.Toni KroosMidfielderGermany
2.Arjen RobbenForwardNetherlands
3.Stefan de VrijDefenderNetherlands
4.Mats HummelsDefenderGermany
5.Thomas MüllerForwardGermany
6.Karim BenzemaForwardFrance
7.OscarMidfielderBrazil
8.Thiago SilvaDefenderBrazil
9.Marcos RojoDefenderArgentina
10.Ron VlaarDefenderNetherlands

Toni Kroos was the top player, and the Top 11 was made with a 4–4–2 formation:[62]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Manuel Neuer (Germany)

Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
Mats Hummels (Germany)
Thiago Silva (Brazil)
Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands)

Oscar (Brazil)
Toni Kroos (Germany)
Philipp Lahm (Germany)
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
Thomas Müller (Germany)

References

  1. ↑ "Castrol joins forces with FIFA World Cup until 2014". 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ↑ UEFA.com: Full ranking.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com: Castrol Index Ranking
  4. 1 2 3 "Castrol EDGE Rankings FAQ". 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. 1 2 Castrol: Ronaldo tops new Castrol Rankings.
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  7. ↑ Castrol: Ibrahimovic makes his mark in the Castrol Rankings.
  8. ↑ Castrol: Messi tops January 2010 Castrol Rankings.
  9. ↑ Castrol: Messi and Ronaldo still lead the way.
  10. ↑ Goal.com: Cristiano Ronaldo drops down in Castrol EDGE Rankings as Mario Gomez closes in on Lionel Messi. 18 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Castrol: Ronaldo overtakes Messi at the top of the Castrol EDGE Rankings. 22 June 2013.
  12. 1 2 Castrol Football: Messi ends 2012–13 at the top of the Castrol EDGE Rankings
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  33. ↑ Castrol Football: Messi wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 14 October 2011.
  34. ↑ Castrol Football: Ayew wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 17 November 2011.
  35. ↑ Castrol Football: Gomez wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 7 December 2011.
  36. ↑ Castrol Football: Gomis wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 11 January 2012.
  37. ↑ Castrol Football: Messi wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month. 8 February 2012.
  38. ↑ Castrol Football: Messi wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month. 8 March 2012.
  39. ↑ Castrol Football: Gomez wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month. 10 April 2012.
  40. ↑ Castrol Football: Welbeck wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month. 8 May 2012.
  41. ↑ Castrol Football: Van Persie wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month
  42. ↑ Castrol Football: Messi is the player of the season
  43. ↑ Falcao wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month
  44. ↑ Müller wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month
  45. ↑ Negredo wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month
  46. ↑ Gómez wins Castrol EDGE Strongest Performance of the Month
  47. ↑ Much admired Bale wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
  48. ↑ Valencia’s Valdez wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
  49. ↑ Schalke's Matip wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
  50. ↑ Bayern’s Pizarro wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
  51. ↑ Lewandowski wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
  52. ↑ Klose wins Castrol EDGE Performance of the Month
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  55. ↑ Fifa: Castrol Index Top 11
  56. ↑ Castrol to provide new perspective. 2 December 2007.
  57. ↑ Castrol signs up for UEFA EURO 2012. 28 January 2010.
  58. ↑ Spain & the Netherlands set to meet in the Euro 2012 final, according to the Castrol EDGE Calculator. 3 December 2011
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