Multiple Criteria Data Envelopment Analysis – An Application to UEFA EURO 2012

In this work, we evaluate the final performance of UEFA EURO 2012 national teams, by means of a methodology that combines Data Envelopment Analysis and Multiple Objective Linear Programming, known as MCDEA (Multiple Criteria Data Envelopment Analysis). Nonetheless, the formulation herein proposed is an extension of the original MCDEA model, as it considers the radial output orientation. The use of the MCDEA model seeks to improve the discrimination power among the evaluated units (national teams), a well-known limitation of traditional DEA models. The results reveal that the MCDEA framework actually enhanced the discrimination, considerably reducing the number of efficient units.