The comparison of anxiety levels of two football teams in different rankings in league before the match

Aim: It is determining the effect of league positions of football teams on anxiety levels of footballers. Material-Method: 38 footballers of two teams in B group in Kocaeli Men Super Amateur Football League participated in this study. The league consists of 12 teams. The visiting team A is the leader of the league. The host team B was in the 6th place 5 games to the end of the league. If team B loses the match, it will have a possibility of relegation from the league. Team A and B players have filled the Beck Anxiety Scale before the match for determining their anxiety levels. Results: 18 players of team A (mean of ages: 22.83 ± 5.272, mean of sports ages: 10 ± 5) has 3. 17 ± 4,315 Beck Anxiety Score. 20 players of team B (mean of ages: 20, 6 ± 2,761, mean of sports ages: 10 ± 5) has 9 ± 7, 32 Beck Anxiety Score. There is a significant difference in anxiety levels of two teams when they are compared (p<0.05). As for the Beck Anxiety Scale, while team B has mild anxiety, team A has minimal anxiety. When compared the questions of the Beck Anxiety Scale for the two teams, significant difference in fear of losing control, fear of worst happening and hot sensation has been found. (respectively, p<0.01, p<0.05 ve p<0.05). Team B has more negative answers than team A in these questions significantly.