Table 2: Injury causes (contact with an opponent, foul play), separately for different soccer settings, leagues (only games), and non-organised settings (n=701).
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Contact injuriesa
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Injuries due to foul play (subjective appraisal)b
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Injuries due to foul play (penalised by referee)c
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|
N |
% |
95%-CI |
% |
95%-CI |
% |
95%-CI |
Total |
701 |
52.5 |
49.8-57.2 |
29.4 |
26.0-32.8 |
17.1 |
14.2-20.0 |
Non-organised |
211 |
37.4 |
30.9-43.9 |
21.0 |
15.5-21.5 |
- |
- |
Training |
147 |
36.7 |
28.9-44.5 |
13.8 |
8.2-19.4 |
- |
- |
Games |
343 |
69.1 |
64.2-74.0 |
41.2 |
36.0-46.4 |
27.4 |
22.6-32.2 |
Leagues (only games) d
|
2nd amateur leagues |
31 |
64.5 |
47.7-81.3 |
48.4 |
30.8-66.0 |
32.3 |
15.8-48.8 |
3rd amateur leagues |
46 |
71.7 |
58.7-84.7 |
42.2 |
27.8-56.6 |
28.9 |
15.7-42.1 |
4th amateur leagues |
67 |
70.1 |
59.1-81.1 |
37.9 |
26.2-49.6 |
30.3 |
19.2-41.4 |
5th amateur leagues |
44 |
68.2 |
54.4-82.0 |
37.2 |
22.8-51.6 |
19.0 |
7.1-30.9 |
30+ leagues |
21 |
81.0 |
64.2-97.8 |
76.2 |
58.0-94.4 |
55.0 |
33.2-76.8 |
40+ leagues |
28 |
60.7 |
42.6-78.8 |
35.7 |
18.0-53.4 |
17.9 |
3.7-32.1 |
Juniors |
49 |
75.5 |
63.5-87.5 |
44.9 |
31.0-58.8 |
34.0 |
20.5-47.5 |
Women’s leagues |
27 |
81.5 |
66.9-96.1 |
40.7 |
22.2-59.2 |
26.9 |
9.9-43.9 |
Other |
22 |
45.5 |
24.7-66.3 |
22.7 |
5.2-40.2 |
5.3 |
0.0-15.4 |
Non-organised settings |
Family and friends |
130 |
33.8 |
25.7-41.9 |
18.6 |
11.9-25.3 |
- |
- |
Fun turnaments |
41 |
48.8 |
33.5-64.1 |
29.3 |
15.4-43.2 |
20.5 |
5.8-35.2 |
Others |
40 |
37.5 |
22.5-52.5 |
20.0 |
7.6-32.4 |
- |
- |
a 4 persons were excluded for not knowing whether their injury was caused by contact.;b 6 persons were excluded for not knowing whether their injury was caused by foul play.; c The total of 17.1% should be interpreted with caution. There is no competent referee in training and most of non-organised soccer. 45 Persons were excluded, 36 for stating that there was no referee and 9 for not knowing the referee’s decision.; d 1st amateur league only includes 4 cases and is therefore not presented.