Sevilla FC and FC Bengaluru United are set to conduct a ‘Football Hackathon – Data Driven Players Performance Assessment’. This event is aimed at giving participants access to one of the largest proprietary scouting datasets in the world – physical, contextual, kinematical, technical, and tactical oriented data related to the players, team, and their opponents.
The three-day online-Hackathon will be launched on the 10th of June in Bengaluru by the leadership team of Sevilla FC and FC Bengaluru United.
Gaurav Manchanda, Owner, FC Bengaluru United said: “Data analytics play a key role in football today to offer game-oriented solutions and to give clubs a competitive edge. One of the goals of our long-term partnership with Sevilla FC is to work on projects that address technological innovation and the Hackathon ties in perfectly with our overall vision. This is a first-of-its-kind football Hackathon and we are excited about the type of solutions that will be developed.”
Dr. Elías Zamora (Chief Data Officer, Sevilla FC) said: “Sevilla FC has a strategic commitment towards the development and implementation of data-driven technologies across all operative areas of the club. As a result, the club, empowered by its Data Department, keeps itself involved in a wide spectrum of machine-learning intensive projects that aim to optimize the quality of our squad and to grow and fully engage our fan base.”
Ramón Rodríguez “Monchi” (General Sports Director, Sevilla FC) added: “The final goal is to keep being extraordinarily competitive within a footballing scenario of financial inequality by combining the increment in the pace of resource generation and their intelligent allocation.”
