Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177661 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 17-093/V
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
In the Netherlands, in the top tier of professional football some teams play their home matches on an artificial pitch while other teams play their home matches on natural grass. This paper investigates whether or not home teams who play on an artificial pitch have an additional home advantage to the regular home advantage. The main finding is, that this is indeed the case. This implies that artificial pitches generate an unfair home advantage in a competitive sport.
Subjects: 
Professional football
unfair competition
artificial pitch
home advantage
JEL: 
Z21
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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