Location Old Trafford, Manchester
Date Friday 11th October 2024
Time 08:00 - 18:00
Event overview
The StatsBomb Conference is known for its two full tracks of content. The main stage includes moderated panels, sessions, and keynote speakers from some of the world's most forward-thinking sports organisations. The research stage will host presentations from industry experts in analytics using exclusive StatsBomb data.
Tickets are available now.
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Tickets include:
- Full access to the StatsBomb Conference
- Breakfast pastries on arrival and tea, coffee, and water throughout the day
- Hot lunch
- Evening networking drinks reception
Refund Policy:
Tickets (and processing fees) to the StatsBomb Conference are non-refundable. If you have any queries, please email conference@statsbomb.com
General admission
£399 + VAT & Fees
Discounts available for groups of 5 tickets or more. Please email conference@statsbomb.com to discuss
Student admission
£99* + VAT & Fees
*To validate your student ticket please send a copy of your student ID to conference@statsbomb.com within one week of purchasing the ticket. Any invalid student tickets will be cancelled and refunded (minus processing fees)
What to expect: Plan your day
Over previous years, we have welcomed an array of fabulous speakers from some of the most data-driven sports organisations around the world.
At the event you can explore the forefront of sports data and analytics, witness StatsBomb's cutting-edge innovations, and expand your network during the breaks.
Main Stage: Line up
We've curated a line-up of renowned industry speakers who will be sharing their experiences in the sports data world.
Enjoy thought-provoking panels, keynotes and discussions that will leave you with actionable insights to take away and implement into your own organisations.
Ted Knutson
CEO and Co-founder of StatsBomb Ted worked as Head of Player Analytics for Brentford and Midtjylland, and has consulted for multiple Champions League football clubs.
Sudarshan Gopaladesikan
Director of Football Intelligence at Atalanta B.C. Sudarshan is now on his 8th season of European football. His main focus is to provide data-driven perspectives on various sporting decisions, primarily the transfer market and academy player development.
Meghan Chayka
Co-Founder/CEO of Stathletes, a hockey data and analytics company. Stathletes works with clients across leagues, teams, sportsbooks and media to drive better insights in hockey.
Vignesh Jayanth
Vignesh is a sports coaching and data science graduate. Former video and match analyst at Bradford City. Former youth/university football coach. Experienced data scientist at Stade Rennais. Now, Head of Sports Insights and Technology at AS Monaco
Announcing Soon
Former Director of Research for a Premier League Football club. Currently Founder & CEO at a sports advisory organisation.
Announcing Soon
Founding member and advisor for a multi-club ownership group.
Research Competition
Call for research proposals:
We're looking for papers which follow the theme: Trade-offs
Football involves many trade-offs. How much time should I spend coaching defence instead of attack in training this week? Should we spend our remaining budget on a young 3rd choice winger or use it to offer a current player a new deal? We want this year’s research to focus on trade-offs.
We’ll be looking for proposals employing novel methods that are able to produce actionable analysis and compelling visualisations to communicate your findings.
Successful applicants will be given access to StatsBomb’s event and 360 data for 10 teams from one of the big 5 European leagues in the 2023/2024 season (you can choose which league), along with our open data.
Submissions: Online application form
Deadline for submissions: 21 June 2024
2023 Participant: Marc Garnica Caparrós
Unlocking purpose-driven team strategies - Leveraging team traces to optimize process-aware tactical style discovery.
2023 Participant: Oliver Craven
But could they do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke? - Measuring player performance through abstracted action prediction
2023 Participant: Zitian Tang
Clustering football game situations via deep representation learning
2023 Participant: Ahmed El-Roby
StratAlign: Uncovering Tactical Patterns through Large-Scale Event Sequence Matching
2023 Participant: Maia Trower, Niamh Graham, Natasha Cottrell, Yasmin Hengster
Clustering women's football players: Identifying functional patterns for performance optimisation
2023 Participant: Umemoto Rikuhei and Keisuke Fujii
Evaluation of team defense positioning by computing counterfactuals using StatsBomb 360 data
2023 Participant: Deniz Can Oruç, Lorenzo Cascioli, Luca Stradiotti, Maaike Van Roy, Pieter Robberechts, and Jesse Davis
An analysis of the influence of game context on team playing styles
2023 Participant: Praful Upadhyay and Janik Backhaus
Identifying key players & playing styles of 10 English Premier League teams during offensive sequences in 21/22 season
Who attends?
The conference attracts a global audience of up to 500 delegates. Roles cover areas in:
- Performance
- Recruitment & Scouting
- Data Science
Visitor information
Address: Manchester United, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester postcode M16 0RA. Access to the Conference is via the Sir Alex Ferguson reception, located in the North Stand. Parking is located on the E2 Car Park, Wharfside Way M16 0SZ.
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Drinks and a hot lunch will be provided for all delegates during the event and a dedicated networking event during the last hour of the event. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions/allergies at the time of ticket purchase. To update your personal dietary information, please email conference@statsbomb.com
The Conference takes place in the Manchester Suite and Evolution Suite on level 2. This is accessible via lifts or escalators. If you have any queries around accessibility, please get in touch.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Katie Slade - conference@statsbomb.com
Get involved: Sponsors & Exhibitors
Would you like to get your products and services in front of an audience of up to 500 delegates from the football analytics industry?
Fill in your details to receive our 2024 sponsorship and exhibitors pack.
A member of the team will get in touch to discuss your requirements
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