The goal of this study is to identify certain essential Anthropometric and
physiological measurements for midfielders in the Syrian Premier League and to study the
relation between these variables in relation to the midfield position. For this purp
ose, this
study was applied to 70 midfielders in the Syrian Premier League from 9 teams in the
League. After that, certain anthropometric measurements, like height, weight, Body Mass
Index BMI, Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2 max), Shuttle Run Test 20m-Test, and Jump
and Reach Test, were collected. The research showed the following results: Average
weight is 70.6 ± 6.43kg, average height is 174.79 ±5.28 cm, and BMI 23.10 ±1.64 which
all are similar to the results of other researches, but we found a clear difference in the
results of physiological tests VO2max where the players achieved an average of 51.21 ±
5.57 ml.kg-1.min-1 which is less than the results of many international studies and less
than average numbers achieved by the elite international soccer players which vary
between 55 and 68 (ml.kg-1.min-1). In Jump and Reach Tests, average height was 46.153
±56.92 cm which is also less than the results achieved in Soccer. After studying the
relation between the physical measurements with the VO2max and Jumping, no relation
was found between the height and Oxygen Uptake (P> 0.05, r =0.06) and between the
height and jump (P> 0.05, r = 0.02), and we were also not able to find a relation between
the height and VO2max (P> 0.05, r = 0.08) nor between the height and jump (P> 0.05, r =
0.06), or between BMI and VO2max (P> 0.05, r = 0.06), or between the height and jump
(P> 0.05, r =0.11). In the end, we can say that the physical measurements of the
professional midfielders in the Syrian Premier League are similar to other measurements
all over the world while the physiological capabilities in vertical jumping and Maximal
Oxygen Uptake are less than the results given by other studies conducted to the elite soccer
players in the world.
