Alonso Pérez-Chao, EnriquePortes Sánchez, RubénRibas Azcona, CarlosLorenzo Calvo, AlbertoLeicht, Anthony S.Gómez Ruano, Miguel Ángel2024-10-062024-10-062024Alonso Pérez-Chao, E., Portes, R., Ribas, C., Lorenzo, A., Leicht, A. S., & Gómez, M. Á. (2024). Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 131(1), 177–191. https://doi.org/10.1177/003151252312157100031-51251558-688Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11268/13118Our aim in this study was to examine the impact of fans (vs. no fans), geographical location of league, and team ability on home winning percentage (HW%) or home advantage (HA) in professional European basketball. Data were collected from five prestigious professional, national basketball leagues within Europe (Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece and Israel) across 16 regular seasons (2005-2006 to 2020-2021). We conducted comparisons between matches with and without fans, location of leagues, team ability (High, Medium, Low), and combinations of these factors via non-parametric tests (e.g., Mann-Whitney tests, Kruskal-Wallis). We found significantly greater HA during matches with fans for leagues in Germany (p = .001), Italy (p = .012) and Spain (p = .002). For matches with fans, HA and HW% were significantly different between several, but not all, leagues for high (p < .05), medium (p < .05) and low (p < .02) team abilities. In conclusion, HA and HW% were enhanced by spectator attendance, with this phenomenon varying by location/region and team ability. Consideration of these multiple contextual factors may assist coaches and sport organizations to develop key strategies for enhanced team success.engBaloncestojournal article10.1177/00315125231215710restricted accessDeporteDesarrollo de las habilidadesGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages