Slovan Liberec chooses SkillCorner to enhance decision-making with data at every level
Slovan Liberec is one of the Czech Republic's most storied clubs, winning First League titles in 2002, 2006 and 2012.
Sporting Director and former 50-cap Czech international full-back, Theodor Gebre Selassie, is spearheading the club's efforts to embrace data and innovation to supplement the football expertise within the club. Theodor and Slovan analyst, Jan Šlegl, explain here how SkillCorner will power the club on that journey.
Why did the club need to invest in data?
Theodor: "We’ve always had good people at the club with great football knowledge, but today that’s not enough on its own. Data helps us challenge our assumptions, confirm what we see, or sometimes show us something completely new. It sharpens the way we think about the game."
Jan: "The game is changing rapidly with data and new technology, and we want to stay ahead of the curve. Data provides us with clarity, whether we're evaluating our own performances or scouting a new player. It enables us to back up our choices with actual data rather than just intuition."
Why did you choose SkillCorner over other providers?
Theodor: "We looked at several providers, but SkillCorner impressed us the most with their hard work, continuous updates of their products, and the support they provide. SkillCorner is also not just raw numbers, it’s movement data that gives us real context: how players behave off the ball, how spaces open up, how teams press. That kind of insight is hard to find."
What impact is the data having on the club so far?
Jan: “In terms of first team, the biggest value is in understanding how we use space, how players move as a team, how compact we are, and how we press. It’s been a big help in breaking down our structure and finding ways to improve without having to guess. SkillCorner is also already a part of our scouting process. It's always nice to check real data regarding players' physical performance and how they behave off the ball."
What impact is the club hoping for in the long term?
Theodor: "The long-term goal is to embed data deeper into how we operate, not just for scouting or first team pre/post match reports, but as a tool that supports our whole football philosophy. We want Slovan Liberec to be a forward-thinking club, where every decision is informed by both expertise and evidence."
About SkillCorner
SkillCorner’s Game Intelligence product combines and synchronises event and tracking data to create integrated physical, technical and tactical metrics, forming the world’s broadest and deepest football performance dataset for both on-ball and off-ball analysis.
Game Intelligence provides these objective insights and more - for any player across 100+ global competitions – bringing an unprecedented depth of insight in player recruitment and match analysis.
SkillCorner is the leader in tracking data and analytics for football based on a single-camera video source.
Its AI-powered technologies provide rich and accurate player tracking data at scale, enabling teams to efficiently identify and benchmark players from all over the world.
More than 200 clubs, leagues and federations around the world trust SkillCorner data to help them make smarter decisions in scouting, player evaluation and analysis.