ICCSET 2018, October 25-26, Kudus, Indonesia Copyright © 2018 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.24-10-2018.2280564 Determining Football Players Position Using SAW Method Achmad Jauhari 1 , Ika Oktavia Suzanti 2 , Sigit Susanto Putro 3 , Devie Rosa Anamisa 4 , Mohammad Abdillah 5 , Achmad Khozaimi 6 , Eka Mala Sari Rochman 7 {jauhariaja@gmail.com 1 } Faculty of Engineering, University of Trunojoyo Madura, Jalan Raya Telang, PO BOX 02 Kamal, Bangkalan – 69162 1234567 Abstract. When entering SSB (Soccer School) a player generally chooses the desired position. However after become a professional, player can change that position. A coach will determine the player's position in game based on player data. This task often makes the coach difficulty in making the right decision by assessing the player objectively. In addition, generally the decision making process still rely on coach instincts. Therefore, with decision support system to determine the position of football players would be very helpful to achieve maximum results in every game. The technology that authors offer is a decision support system in selection player position based on player data using SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) method. The results accuracy of the assessment on this method by 50%, which is from results comparison between calculation system and coach recommendations. Keywords: football school, method, saw, player, decision support system. 1 Introduction Football is one of the most popular sport in the world. Almost all of countries known and got the league. The development of football in Europe began from England that played in the middle 19 ages at school. Then in 1857 there was the first football club in the world, that is Sheffield Football Club. This club is an association school that focused on football in 1863 then football association in England was formed[1]. In a football team needed some supported elements, that is players, coach and official. A football club need a coach. He should give a physical training and a strategy then decide the team formation that will be applied on the match. The players quality determines the strength of a team. It would be very difficult for a team to choose the players if there is not a proper standard on choosing[2]. Beside that, need an accuracy in assesing the ability of a player, so he can be eligible to join the team and increase the team’s achievements. It is not uncommon for factors like and dislike to be decisive in choosing players and not based on player’s ability. Sometimes it makes the coach or team manager choose the wrong player and after a while the player is dumped because he does not show a good game. It is unfortunate when the price of the players is very expensive but the player does not show comparable result. [3][4]States that when modern football initiated for the first time then disseminated by Englishmen to the world, maybe there was no one think that it would influence aspects of world life. Football may be just a game, but the game effects have far expanded into other areas such as religious social, information technology, entertainment, politics, and even 54