Table S1. Main playing position effects in absolute and relative training loads.

		CD	FB	CM	WM	FW		CD	FB	CM	WM	FW
	AbsTD (m)						RelTD (%)
MD+2b	p=0.036 ηp2=0.083, moderate	4665.2 ± 779.8	4438.5 ± 637.4	4202.4 ± 826.3	4996.2 ± 1086.5 §	4537.9 ± 670	p=0.003 ηp2=0.125, moderate	47 ± 7.7 §	43.2 ± 6.2	38.5 ± 7.5	44.9 ± 9	44.9 ± 7.8
MD-4a	p=0.983 ηp2=0.003, small	6218.4 ± 881.9	6140.6 ± 756.7	6113.4 ± 1127.8	6115 ± 708	6074.5 ± 479.8	p=0.017 ηp2=0.097, moderate	62.7 ± 9.1 §	59.7 ± 6.2	56 ± 10.1	56.1 ± 6.3	60.2 ± 5.4
MD-4b	p<0.001 ηp2=0.166, large	3101.1 ± 578.6	2895.6 ± 662.1	3304.4 ± 916.6	3804.4 ± 1021.5 *,#	3551.6 ± 543.3 #	p=0.006 ηp2=0.114, moderate	31.2 ± 5.7	28.3 ± 6.9	30.2 ± 7.9	34.6 ± 8.8 #	35 ± 5.1 #
MD-3a	p=0.001 ηp2=0.139, moderate	5905.2 ± 870.8	6385.3 ± 909.6	6032.3 ± 1194.9	7062.2 ± 1065.4 *,§,¶	6123.6 ± 877.9	p=0.055 ηp2=0.175, moderate	59.5 ± 8.6	62.2 ± 8.7	55.2 ± 10.4	63.6 ± 11.4	60.4 ± 8.8
MD-2	p=0.527 ηp2=0.027, small	5596.8 ± 1227	5659.8 ± 1032.3	5310.4 ± 942.6	5144.6 ± 1237.9	5723.9 ± 1101.8	p=0.023 ηp2=0.091, moderate	56.5 ± 12.6	55.1 ± 9.6	48.8 ± 9	48.1 ± 12.7	56.6 ± 11.6
MD-1	p=0.004 ηp2=0.122, moderate	4500.9 ± 540.9	4710.3 ± 824.5	5300.4 ± 889.4 *,#	4915.5 ± 795.1	4740.5 ± 574.4	p=0.570 ηp2=0.024, small	45.4 ± 5.8	45.9 ± 8.3	48.7 ± 8.8	45.1 ± 8.6	47 ± 7.5
	AbsMSD (m)						RelMSD (%)
MD+2b	p=0.040 ηp2=0.081, moderate	927.2 ± 155.5	874 ± 123	832.5 ± 168.6	979.9 ± 208.1 §	898.3 ± 132.9	p<0.001 ηp2=0.330, large	87.2 ± 20.8 #,§,† ,¶	74.1 ± 13.5 §,†	60.4 ± 13.6	56.7 ± 12.8	63.1 ± 16.7
MD-4a	p=0.899 ηp2=0.009, small	1212.9 ± 182.1	1176.5 ± 149.4	1170.4 ± 245.9	1178.6 ± 133.2	1175.4 ± 91.4	p<0.001 ηp2=0.389, large	114.8 ± 27.3 #,§,† ,¶	99.4 ± 15 † ,¶	85.5 ± 19.2	68.7 ± 10.6	82.2 ± 16.6
MD-4b	p<0.001 ηp2=0.154, large	606.8 ± 121.6	566.9 ± 137.6	652.1 ± 193.7	744.8 ± 212.3 *,#	695.2 ± 103.1	p=0.008 ηp2=0.109, moderate	57 ± 14.3	48 ± 13	46.9 ± 12.6	43.8 ± 12.3	48.7 ± 12.4
MD-3a	p=0.026 ηp2=0.090, moderate	1147.9 ± 160.9	1202.1 ± 164.4	1141.7 ± 240.9	1312.5 ± 194.1 *	1169.1 ± 175.1	p<0.001 ηp2=0.298, large	107.8 ± 22.3 §,† ,e	101.4 ± 16.2 §,† ,¶	84.3 ± 17.9	76.7 ± 16.8	81.2 ± 17.6
MD-2	p=0.781 ηp2=0.015, small	1109.5 ± 221.6	1080.1 ± 225.6	1053.4 ± 182.2	962.1 ± 237.7	1101 ± 223.3	p<0.001 ηp2=0.146, moderate	99.8 ± 41.5 †	88.5 ± 26.1 †	76.2 ± 20.1	61.4 ± 21.6	75.5 ± 22.6
MD-1	p=0.002 ηp2=0.134, moderate	886.5 ± 99.9	919.5 ± 151.8	1041.6 ± 178.4 *	966.3 ± 150.1	935.5 ± 110.1	p<0.001 ηp2=0.192, large	83.7 ± 17.8 † ,¶	78.1 ± 16.7 †	76.5 ± 18.9 †	58.3 ± 17.4	66 ± 17
	AbsHSD (m)						RelHSD (%)
MD+2b	p=0.017 ηp2=0.097, moderate	27.5 ± 26.1	62.7 ± 50.8	47.4 ± 95.7	92.1 ± 102.5 *	43.5 ± 22.4	p=0.557 ηp2=0.025, small	7.5 ± 7.1	11.9 ± 9.5	13.2 ± 27.6	13.4 ± 15.9	9.1 ± 4.9
MD-4a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.147, moderate	119 ± 62.4	209.3 ± 65.9 *	184.6 ± 116.7	237.7 ± 98.5 *	175.7 ± 57.9	p=0.002 ηp2=0.137, moderate	31.9 ± 16.4	40.3 ± 13.4	63.7 ± 55.4 *,#,† ,¶	36.6 ± 16.1	37.7 ± 15.7
MD-4b	p=0.664 ηp2=0.020, small	56.3 ± 58.4	48.1 ± 56.7	35.9 ± 43.5	69.8 ± 89	68.7 ± 141.2	p=0.482 ηp2=0.029, small	15.1 ± 14.7	9.1 ± 9.9	9.3 ± 10.6	10.5 ± 14.6	15.4 ± 31
MD-3a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.156, large	135.9 ± 104.1	265.8 ± 128.5 *	162.1 ± 131.9	339.6 ± 154.4 *	201.6 ± 113.7	p=0.162 ηp2=0.054, large	35.3 ± 25.9	55.3 ± 35.2	55.5 ± 57.3	49.5 ± 24.5	42.5 ± 25.9
MD-2	p=0.781 ηp2=0.015, small	146.1 ± 148.2	188.3 ± 122.6	89.5 ± 102.7	169.2 ± 147.8	147.2 ± 97.3	p=0.519 ηp2=0.027, small	47 ± 53.8	41 ± 35.4	30 ± 39.3	29.3 ± 27.6	35.1 ± 34.9
MD-1	p=0.132 ηp2=0.058, small	57.2 ± 57.3	93.5 ± 74.8	76.4 ± 53.8	79.9 ± 59.8	58 ± 41.3	p=0.025 ηp2=0.089, moderate	15.5 ± 15.4	18.8 ± 16	26.3 ± 23.2	11.9 ± 8.5	11.6 ± 8.4
	AbsSPR (m)						RelSPR (%)
MD+2b	p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large	1.1 ± 3.8	5.6 ± 6.3 *,§	0.5 ± 2.1	4.4 ± 5.8	2.4 ± 4.4	p=0.401 ηp2=0.033, small	1.3 ± 5.7	2.5 ± 2.8	1 ± 4.6	2 ± 2.6	4.1 ± 9.5
MD-4a	p=0.010 ηp2=0.105, moderate	34.9 ± 43.4	48.9 ± 31.6	33.5 ± 45.2	78.5 ± 58.1 *,§	42.9 ± 36	p=0.169 ηp2=0.093, moderate	35.7 ± 44.1	24 ± 15.3	48.2 ± 45.9	39.7 ± 27.4	36.1 ± 43.6
MD-4b	p=0.906 ηp2=0.009, small	10.7 ± 11.9	13 ± 32.9	10.9 ± 26.8	10.3 ± 16.7	6.7 ± 18.9	p=0.079 ηp2=0.068, moderate	9.7 ± 11.5	5 ± 11.7	18.6 ± 41.7	4.9 ± 9.1	7.3 ± 20.6
MD-3a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.210, large	29.5 ± 38.6	79.3 ± 63.9	15.8 ± 19.4	159.9 ± 161.9 *,§	76.3 ± 112.2	p=0.039 ηp2=0.081, moderate	25.5 ± 31.3	41.5 ± 37.9	34.8 ± 50.2	67.4 ± 63.8	44.3 ± 59 *
MD-2	p<0.001 ηp2=0.226, large	11.4 ± 16.6	50.5 ± 47.9 *,§	7.5 ± 13	31.4 ± 32.1	27.2 ± 28.2	p=0.020 ηp2=0.094, moderate	9.8 ± 13.3	23.4 ± 21.7	12.1 ± 21.1	15.5 ± 14.1	29.1 ± 37.3 *
MD-1	p=0.096 ηp2=0.065, moderate	10.9 ± 23.9	18.8 ± 27.6	8.8 ± 13.3	4 ± 4.9	4.9 ± 15.3	p=0.140 ηp2=0.057, small	11.5 ± 26.7	9.3 ± 14.3	16.7 ± 28.3	1.5 ± 2.1	3.5 ± 10.8
	AbsACC (n)						RelACC (%)
MD+2b	p=0.152 ηp2=0.055, small	39.5 ± 25.3	46.7 ± 20.9	32.4 ± 21.1	39.7 ± 27.5	49.1 ± 23.8	p=0.126 ηp2=0.059, small	48.3 ± 27.6	47.2 ± 22.3	41.1 ± 27.4	34.5 ± 23	55.8 ± 22.5
MD-4a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large	62.2 ± 15.5	62.6 ± 11.9	51 ± 14.1	77.8 ± 27.1 §	68.8 ± 24.2 §	p=0.002 ηp2=0.132, moderate	78.9 ± 28.4 #	63.0 ± 13.4	65 ± 18.3	63.9 ± 17.4	81.3 ± 18.4 #
MD-4b	p=0.004 ηp2=0.121, moderate	36.5 ± 17.5	32.2 ± 8	36.2 ± 20.8	47.4 ± 10.5 #	47.1 ± 21.2 #	p<0.001 ηp2=0.167, large	44 ± 16.6	32.4 ± 8.5	45.4 ± 24.7	42.4 ± 14.7	60.8 ± 33.2 #
MD-3a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.202, large	52.6 ± 14.6	71.1 ± 19.6 *,§	52.7 ± 18.3	75.7 ± 23.9 *,§	61.9 ± 23.3	p=0.563 ηp2=0.025, small	65.3 ± 18.6	70.8 ± 17.7	66.9 ± 23.3	63 ± 19.3	70.8 ± 12.1
MD-2	p=0.004 ηp2=0.123, moderate	56.3 ± 12.2	67.6 ± 178 §	48.9 ± 23.1	54.9 ± 16.3	54.9 ± 18.4	p=0.050 ηp2=0.077, moderate	71.9 ± 25.8 †	68.1 ± 19.4	61.5 ± 27.9	49.3 ± 19	69.2 ± 34.9
MD-1	p=0.024 ηp2=0.091, moderate	53.7 ± 12.4	57.7 ± 18.9	58.3 ± 13.2	68.5 ± 18.3	68 ± 26.9	p=0.002 ηp2=0.135, moderate	67.3 ± 19.5	58.3 ± 18.9	74.6 ± 19.7	56.4 ± 13.7	82.7 ± 40.3 #,†
	AbsDEC (n)						RelDEC (%)
MD+2b	p=0.168 ηp2=0.053, small	33.9 ± 21.1	41.7 ± 16.3	29.2 ± 20.3	31.9 ± 25.1	31.4 ± 16.4	p=0.138 ηp2=0.057, small	46.4 ± 27.1	42.5 ± 18.4	38.4 ± 28	29.2 ± 22.1	35.3 ± 16.6
MD-4a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.247, large	46.9 ± 9.6	59.4 ± 13.5 *,§,¶	41.3 ± 11.4	62.1 ± 14.8 *,§,¶	45.7 ± 20.4	p=0.010 ηp2=0.106, moderate	67 ± 17.4 ¶	59.9 ± 14.4	54 ± 16.2	58.3 ± 15.1	51.2 ± 16.4
MD-4b	p<0.001 ηp2=0.175, large	26.3 ± 14.9	20.8 ± 7.6	24.2 ± 17.4	39.2 ± 15.4 *,#,¶	28.2 ± 10.8	p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large	35 ± 14.6 #	21.4 ± 8.3	31.6 ± 22.4	41.1 ± 19 #	31 ± 13.6
MD-3a	p<0.001 ηp2=0.277, large	48.3 ± 11	64.9 ± 16.9 *,§,¶	42 ± 14.6	68.3 ± 21.9 *,§,¶	45.4 ± 21.8	p=0.151 ηp2=0.055, small	57.4 ± 22.8	57.4 ± 16.9	52.6 ± 30.5	68 ± 21.8	51.2 ± 30.3
MD-2	p<0.001 ηp2=0.193, large	47.6 ± 13.2	57.6 ± 16.3 §,†	38 ± 15.4	43 ± 16.8	40.5 ± 12.8	p<0.001 ηp2=0.188, large	68 ± 22.2 §,† ,¶	58.6 ± 19	48.6 ± 18.6	43 ± 16.9	39.3 ± 22.8
MD-1	p<0.001 ηp2=0.198, large	43.3 ± 10.7	50.4 ± 11.1	44.5 ± 11	60.5 ± 13.1 *,§,¶	43.2 ± 13.7	p=0.051 ηp2=0.076, moderate	61.1 ± 14.8	51.7 ± 14.9	57.9 ± 17	54.8 ± 12.7	49.1 ± 15.4

MD: Matchday; CD: Central defender; FB: Full back; CM: Central midfielder; WM: Wide midfielder; FW: Forward; AbsTD: Absolute total distance; AbsMSD: Absolute moderate-speed distance; AbsHSD; Absolute high-speed distance; AbsSPR: Absolute sprint distance; AbsACC: Absolute number of accelerations; AbsDEC: Absolute number of decelerations; RelTD: Relative total distance; RelMSD: Relative moderate-speed distance; RelHSD; Relative high-speed distance; RelSPR: Relative sprint distance; RelACC: Relative number of accelerations; RelDEC: Relative number of decelerations.* p < 0.05 of the given position compared to CD# compared to FB§ compared to CM†  compared to WM¶ compared to FW.