Tournament | Men’s EURO 2008 | Men’s under-21 2006 | Men’s under-21 2007 | Men’s under-19 2006 | Men’s under-19 2007 | Men’s under-19 2008 |
No. of teams | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
No. of players (squad size) | 367† (23) | 176 (22) | 182† (23) | 144 (18) | 147* (18) | 145* (18) |
Age | 27.2 (4.0) | 21.6 (1.2) | 21.3 (1.3) | 18.6 (0.6) | 18.6 (0.6) | 18.4 (0.7) |
No. of matches | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
No. of training sessions | 179 | 42 | 72 | 54 | 44 | 62 |
Exposure hours | 5368 | 1589 | 2321 | 1253 | 1158 | 1461 |
Match hours | 1058 | 513 | 548 | 490 | 504 | 504 |
Training hours | 4310 | 1076 | 1774 | 762 | 654 | 957 |
No. of injured players | 51 (14%) | 21 (12%) | 24 (13%) | 8 (6%) | 15 (10%) | 15 (10%) |
Age injured players | 26.4 (3.7) | 21.7 (0.9) | 21.0 (1.5) | 18.8 (0.7) | 18.5 (0.6) | 18.5 (0.5) |
No. of injuries | 56 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Training injuries | 12/56 (21%) | 5/22 (23%) | 6/25 (24%) | 0/8 | 1/15 (7%) | 2/15 (13%) |
Match injuries | 44/56 (79%) | 17/22 (77%) | 19/25 (76%) | 8/8 (100%) | 14/15 (93%) | 13/15 (87%) |
Foul play injuries | 9/44 (20%) | 3/17 (18%) | 2/19 (11%) | 2/8 (25%) | 4/14 (29%) | 4/13 (31%) |
Injuries/match | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Circumstance | ||||||
Traumatic injuries | 41/56 (73%) | 17/22 (77%) | 17/25 (68%) | 7/8 (88%) | 14/15 (93%) | 12/15 (80%) |
Player contact | 30/41 (73%) | 11/17 (65%) | 10/17 (59%) | 6/7 (86%) | 11/14 (79%) | 7/12 (58%) |
Overuse injuries | 15/56 (27%) | 5/22 (22%) | 8/25 (32%) | 1/8 (13%) | 1/15 (7%) | 3/15 (20%) |
Re-injuries | 4/56 (7%) | 2/22 (9%) | 1/25 (4%) | 0/8 | 1/15 (7%) | 0/15 |
Injury severity | ||||||
Slight injuries | 0/56 | 0/22 | 3/25 (12%) | 0/8 | 0/15 | 2/15 (13%) |
Minimal injuries | 22/56 (39%) | 12/22 (55%) | 8/25 (32%) | 4/8 (50%) | 9/15 (60%) | 7/15 (47%) |
Mild injuries | 9/56 (16%) | 2/22 (9%) | 4/25 (16%) | 1/8 (13%) | 1/15 (7%) | 2/15 (13%) |
Moderate injuries | 12/56 (21%) | 3/22 (14%) | 8/25 (32%) | 2/8 (25%) | 1/15 (7%) | 3/15 (20%) |
Severe injuries | 13/56 (23%) | 5/22 (23%) | 2/25 (8%) | 1/8 (13%) | 4/15 (27%) | 1/15 (7%) |
Injuries/1000 hours | ||||||
Match play | 41.6 (30.9 to 55.9) | 33.1 (20.6 to 53.3) | 34.7 (22.1 to 54.4) | 16.3 (8.2 to 32.6) | 27.8 (16.5 to 46.9) | 25.8 (15.0 to 44.4) |
Training | 2.8 (1.6 to 4.9) | 4.6 (1.9 to 11.2) | 3.4 (1.5 to 7.5) | 0 | 1.5 (0.2 to 10.9) | 2.1 (0.5 to 8.4) |
Total (training + matches) | 10.4 (8.0 to 13.6) | 13.8 (9.1 to 21.0) | 10.8 (7.3 to 15.9) | 6.4 (3.2 to 12.8) | 13.0 (7.8 to 21.5) | 10.3 (6.2 to 17.0) |
Slight injuries | 0 | 0 | 1.3 (0.4 to 4.0) | 0 | 0 | 1.4 (0.3 to 5.5) |
Minimal injuries | 4.1 (2.7 to 6.2) | 7.6 (4.3 to 13.3) | 3.4 (1.7 to 6.9) | 3.2 (1.2 to 8.5) | 7.8 (4.0 to 14.9) | 4.8 (2.3 to 10.1) |
Mild injuries | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.2) | 1.3 (0.3 to 5.0) | 1.7 (0.6 to 4.6) | 0.8 (0.1 to 5.7) | 0.9 (0.1 to 6.1) | 1.4 (0.3 to 5.5) |
Moderate injuries | 2.2 (1.3 to 3.9) | 1.9 (0.6 to 5.9) | 3.4 (1.7 to 6.9) | 1.6 (0.4 to 6.4) | 0.9 (0.1 to 6.1) | 2.1 (0.7 to 6.4) |
Severe injuries | 2.4 (1.4 to 4.2) | 3.1 (1.3 to 7.6) | 0.9 (0.2 to 3.4) | 0.8 (0.1 to 5.7) | 3.5 (1.3 to 9.2) | 0.7 (1.0 to 4.9) |
Values are n (%), mean (standard deviation) or incidence (95% CI) unless otherwise specified. *Player(s) replaced during tournament due to injury or illness. †Player(s) injured prior to tournament not replaced.