The most balanced final league table known to us:
Romania 1983-84, Divizia C, Seria a VIII-a.
1.Mureşul Deva 30 16 6 8 53-33 38 Promoted to Divizia B
2.UMT Timişoara 30 14 3 13 57-37 31
3.Mecanica Orăştie 30 15 1 14 49-53 31
4.Minerul Paroşeni 30 13 5 12 41-46 31
5.Minerul Moldova-Nouă 30 14 2 14 41-39 30
6.Minerul Ştiinţa Vulcan 30 13 4 13 38-47 30
7.Metalul Bocşa 30 13 3 14 40-32 29
8.Dacia Orăştie 30 11 7 12 58-50 29
9.Minerul Certej 30 13 3 14 48-47 29
10.Metalul Oţelu-Roşu 30 14 1 15 38-40 29
11.Minerul Anina 30 13 3 14 46-48 29
12.Victoria Călan 30 13 3 14 35-37 29
13.Constructorul Timişoara 30 13 3 14 57-62 29
14.Minerul Oraviţa 30 13 3 14 39-45 29
15.Minerul Ghelar 30 12 5 13 35-52 29 Relegated
16.Minerul Aninoasa 30 11 6 13 32-39 28 Relegated
[first tie-breaker: goal difference; second tie-breaker: number of wins]
Difference first-last: 10 points (16.67% of possible gap)
Difference second-last: 3 points ( 5.00% of points that could be gained)
Number of teams equal on points: 9 (56.25%)
Number of teams within 1 point : 11 (68.75%)
Number of teams within 2 points: 14 (87.50%)
Number of teams within 3 points: 15 (93.75%)
Number of teams called Minerul : 8 (50.00%)
Number of teams called M****ul : 11 (68.75%)
Total absolute deviation of 50%: 22 (1.375 pts/team)
A pretty close second is the final table of Morocco 1965/66 (which
actually 'beats' the first-last difference but shows a bit more
deviation otherwise):
1.Wydad Athletic Club (Casablanca) 26 11 9 6 26-18 57 Champions
2.Raja Club Athletic (Casablanca) 26 9 12 5 27-20 56
3.Renaissance Sportive de Settat 26 10 8 8 28-15 54
4.Sporting Club Chabab de Mohammédia 26 8 12 6 19-17 54
5.Kawkab Athletic Club de Marrakech 26 9 9 8 21-21 53
6.TAS (Casablanca) 26 8 10 8 21-20 52
7.Hassania Union Sport Agadir 26 6 14 6 32-33 52
8.Stade Marocain (Rabat) 26 8 9 9 27-27 51
9.Mouloudia Club Oujda 26 5 15 6 27-28 51
10.Racing Athletic Club (Casablanca) 26 7 10 9 17-21 50
11.Maghreb Association Sportive (Fès) 26 6 12 8 13-16 50
12.Fath Union Sport (Rabat) 26 7 10 9 25-31 50
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13.Club Omnisport de Meknès 26 7 9 10 16-23 49 Relegated
14.Maghreb Athletic Tetouan 26 7 9 10 21-30 49 Relegated
NB: clubs obtained 3 points per win, 2 per draw and 1 per loss (and none
for forfeited matches).
Difference first-last: 8 points (15.38% of possible gap)
Difference best-worst goal difference: 22 (+13 vs -9)
Total absolute deviation of 50%: 28 (2.000 pts/team)
Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 31 Jan 2013
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