Actionanticipation: Soccer Action Anticipation Clips for 2026 Challenge

SoccerNet Action Anticipation dataset provides 30-second video clips derived from the 2024 ball action spotting dataset. It is designed for a challenge to anticipate one of 10 action classes occurring 5 seconds into the future. The dataset was created by SoccerNet and is associated with the 2026 SoccerNet Action Anticipation challenge.

Use Cases

• Train action anticipation models based on 30-second video clips.
• Benchmark model performance for the 2026 SoccerNet Action Anticipation challenge.
• Analyze temporal patterns leading to specific soccer actions based on the 5-second anticipation window.

Strengths

• Clips are a standardized 30 seconds in length.
• Targets a specific future anticipation window of 5 seconds.
• Focuses on a defined set of 10 action classes.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

SoccerNet

Collection Method

Derived from the 2024 ball action spotting dataset.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-06 14:00:22; freshness should be verified.