Match Results & Season Performance
All sanctioned matches played during the season are included in the calculation.
Games played, total points earned, and goal differential are tracked across every sanctioned event throughout the season.
Team Rating Index
Goalball Central team rankings and rating system.
How the Team Rating Index Works
The Team Rating Index (TRI) is a season-long, performance-based ranking system designed to reflect competitive results across sanctioned goalball tournaments. Rankings are intended to support tournament seeding, competitive balance, and public reporting. (For research purposes only.)
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Base Rating Calculation
Each team receives a Base Rating that emphasizes both winning efficiency and scoring performance over the course of the season.
Base Rating
(Total Points ÷ Games Played) ×
(Goal Differential ÷ Games Played)
By using average goal differential per game rather than total goal differential, the Team Rating Index rewards teams that consistently perform well while allowing fair comparisons between teams that may have played different numbers of games.
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Tournament Placement Bonus
To recognize success in tournament play, placement bonuses are added to a team's Base Rating.
Regional Tournaments
🥇 1st Place
+9
🥈 2nd Place
+6
🥉 3rd Place
+3
National Championships
🥇 1st Place
+15
🥈 2nd Place
+12
🥉 3rd Place
+9
Placement bonuses reward podium finishes while ensuring that season-long performance remains the primary factor in the rankings.
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Final Rating & Ranking Order
A team's Final Rating is calculated by adding any earned tournament placement bonuses to its Base Rating.
Final Rating
Base Rating + Placement Bonus
Teams are ranked from highest to lowest Final Rating. Rankings are updated following each sanctioned tournament and published on a monthly basis.
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Roster Continuity
Rankings apply to teams that maintain reasonable roster continuity throughout the season.
Teams unable to meet this standard may be temporarily listed at the bottom of the rankings until eligibility is restored.
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Updates & Publication
Rankings are updated automatically as tournament results are added and remain in effect until the next published update.
If no sanctioned matches are played during a given period, rankings remain unchanged.
Example Calculation
How a Team's Rating Could Be Calculated
Suppose a team plays 10 games, earns 20 match points, and finishes with a +15 goal differential.
Points Per Game
20 ÷ 10 = 2.00
Goal Differential Per Game
15 ÷ 10 = 1.50
Base Rating
2.00 × 1.50 = 3.00
Regional 1st Place
+9
Final Rating
12.00
Why use this system?
The Team Rating Index is designed to reward sustained performance across an entire season rather than relying only on a team's record or a single tournament result. It considers match points, scoring margin efficiency, and podium finishes while adjusting for differences in games played.