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HACKATHON TASK DESCRIPTION

Main Task: player recruitment for an English Premier League team

Each participant must choose an English Premier League team to analyze. The recruited players
should not only enhance the team's performance but also align with the club's playing style and
values.

Analyze the selected team's recent performances, tactics, and player statistics to identify a significant
weakness within the team. Select 2 positions according to your analysis.

The participants need to create 2 recruitment lists ( maximum 5 players including the TOP transfer
target ) for the selected positions and showcase the data-driven insights that influenced the
recruitment decisions.

All Hackathon participants need to consider the planned budget, which can be found on
Transfermarkt webpage for each player.

Budget plan: maxiumum 60M€ overall Transfermarkt player value for the 2 TOP targets.
Report Criteria
Final report must be submitted in the specified standard report format provided
by the organizers. Maximum 20 pages.

Reports may contain the following elements:

• Team transfer history


• Team performance analysis
• Weakness analysis: recognizing areas and two positions that need to be
improved
• Longlist of the possible transfer players (for both positions)
• Detailed analysis of the TOP target player (for both positions)
• Other analytical methods
• Conclusion
Guidelines
Realism: Ensure that your proposed transfers are within the financial capabilities and
ambitions of the selected English Premier League team. Consider the club's historical
transfer patterns and budget constraints.

Tactical Fit: Analyze the playing style, formation and tactical preferences of the
selected English Premier League team. Your selected players should seamlessly
integrate into the team's strategy.

Philosophical Alignment: Take into account the club's philosophy, values and long-
term objectives. The selected players should contribute to the overall vision of the
selected English Premier League team.

Data-Driven Insights: Utilize statistical data from CUBE football data analytics platform
and Transfermarkt to support your choices. Showcase how the data influenced your
decision-making process.
Submission Guidelines
Prepare a comprehensive paper that includes:

Introduction: Briefly introduce the task and its significance.

Player Profiles: Provide detailed profiles of your selected transfer targets, including key statistics,
strengths and weaknesses.

Rationale: Justify your choices by explaining how each player aligns with the selected English
Premier League team tactical and philosophical plans.

Data Analysis: Showcase the data-driven insights that influenced your recruitment decisions.

Conclusion: Summarize your recommendations and highlight the potential impact of the suggested
transfers on the selected English Premier League team success.

Evaluation Criteria: Submissions will be evaluated based on the realism of the proposed transfers,
tactical and philosophical alignment, effective use of data, and overall presentation.

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