Abstract
In order to achieve ideal success in sports, science for sports should be directed to other appropriate branches. The pursuit of excellence in sports is defined in four stages of talent determination, definition and selection of training. However, multi-criteria decision-making method can be used to support coaches to make better choices in football. In testing how this type of multi-criteria decision-making method can be used for talent selection in football, 20 Analytical Hierarchy Process and Technique with an average age of 9.64 ± 0.37 were evaluated using the Choice of Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) methods. Critical analyzes, criteria expressing opinion from football experts and decision hierarchy were formed by researching the relevant field. In the analysis, firstly, Analytical Hierarchy Process method was used for the reason of the weight of football-specific criteria (balance, reaction, quickness, jump, endurance and flexibility), and the Technique Similarity with the Ideal Solution Method was used for the construction of athletes. The study turned out to be the protagonist of the importance of criteria in ranking when examining the ranking and how qualitative evaluation affects the outcome. In the future studies, apart from the emphasis on the area calculated for the football branch, communication with experts for other branches will also be the basis for a computational method in talent selection.