Struggling so much with INDEX MATCH

Steviefiege

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Hi,
One day i'll get my head around how to you these 2 functions properly.

I want to find my best Goalkeeper out of a list of players. In my sheet so far i have the position & the highest rating for that position, i just need to match the position with the rating to get the player. Sounds so easy, i can just never get my head around it.


<tbody>
[TD="class: xl65, colspan: 2"]Goalkeeper[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 64"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, width: 64"]55.77[/TD]

</tbody>
[TABLE="width: 256"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



<tbody>
[TD="class: xl67"]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 130"]Advanced Playmaker[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 89"]45.00[/TD]

[TD="class: xl67, width: 200"]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Attacking Midfielder[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]47.92[/TD]

[TD="class: xl67, width: 200"]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Advanced Playmaker2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]45.00[/TD]

[TD="class: xl68, width: 200"]Lawlor, Ian[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Goalkeeper[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]55.77[/TD]

[TD="class: xl67, width: 200"]Leverton, James[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Goalkeeper[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]35.00[/TD]

[TD="class: xl67, width: 200"]Lund, Mitchell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Full Back (Right)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]54.29[/TD]

[TD="class: xl67, width: 200"]Lund, Mitchell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Central Defender[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]51.25[/TD]

</tbody>

Rgs
Steve
 

Excel Facts

Does the VLOOKUP table have to be sorted?
No! when you are using an exact match, the VLOOKUP table can be in any order. Best-selling items at the top is actually the best.
lets see if we can break it down a bit to make it easier to understand

lets assume the table is from A1 to C7

and your formula you want it to be in G1

=INDEX(A,MATCH(B,C,D))

A = The range of where your result is located, in this example case it would be A1:A7

B = What you want to look up since you have multiple criteria meaning the position and the score you have to separate them with the & sign ... so for this example it would be F1&H1

C = Where you want to look up those value respectively again if multiple criteria, separate with & sign, example above would be B1:B7&C1:C7

D = a 0 for exact match

so in conclusion something like this

=INDEX(A1:A7,MATCH(F1&H1,B1:B7&C1:C7,0))

Also this is an array formula so instead of just hitting enter, you must do CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
 
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Nine Zero, you're a diamond. Definately going to save that post as i understood what it meant. Whats with the arrays though, the {}, what do they do?
 
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I came up with a nice formula too. ;)

Let's assume you look for the best goalkeeper, but you don't know his score.
This will find the best score within all goalkeepers only, and then will return a name of a player:


Excel 2007
ABC
Lawlor, Ian

<colgroup><col style="width: 25pxpx"><col><col><col></colgroup><thead>
</thead><tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Advanced Playmaker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]45[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Attacking Midfielder[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]47,92[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Kongolo, Rodney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Advanced Playmaker2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]45[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Lawlor, Ian[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Goalkeeper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]55,77[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Leverton, James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Goalkeeper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]35[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Lund, Mitchell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Full Back (Right)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]54,29[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Lund, Mitchell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Central Defender[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]51,25[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
SHEET1

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<thead>[TR="bgcolor: #E0E0F0"]
[TH="width: 10px"]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
</thead><tbody>[TR]
[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: #E0E0F0"]A11[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=INDEX(A1:C7,MATCH(MAX(IF(B1:B7="Goalkeeper",C1:C7,0)),C1:C7,0),1)}[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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Oops. I found a bug in my formula. I cannot edit my post anymore.
The bug is, that when two players, on a different positions, have the same highest score it will give you a name of the first player with that score. It can be either goalkeeper or advanced playmaker. Whoever is first.
This will give you a proper name:

Excel 2007
A
Lawlor, Ian

<colgroup><col style="width: 25pxpx"><col></colgroup><thead>
</thead><tbody>
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]

</tbody>
SHEET1

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<thead>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=E0E0F0]#E0E0F0[/URL] "]
[TH="width: 10px"]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
</thead><tbody>[TR]
[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=E0E0F0]#E0E0F0[/URL] "]A11[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=INDEX(A1:A7,MATCH("Goalkeeper"&MAX(IF(B1:B7="Goalkeeper",C1:C7,0)),B1:B7&C1:C7,0),1)}[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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Another option if you have Excel ver. 2010 or later with the AGGREGATE function. This formula does not require CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER, just ENTER.
Excel Workbook
ABC
1Kongolo, RodneyAdvanced Playmaker45
2Kongolo, RodneyAttacking Midfielder47.92
3Kongolo, RodneyAdvanced Playmaker245
4Lawlor, IanGoalkeeper55.77
5Leverton, JamesGoalkeeper35
6Lund, MitchellFull Back (Right)54.29
7Lund, MitchellCentral Defender51.25
8
9
10GoalkeeperLawlor, Ian55.77
Sheet
 
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I've got it written down so it's like:

INDEX(B3:F3,MATCH(A8,B4:F4,0) - these aren't pertinent to your table.

So B3:F3 is the index - it's the list where your results desired are.
A8 is the Match, or the lookup, like in Vlookup.
B4:F4 is where the lookup is found.


So with an Index Match you tell the formula where your index is, what your match criteria is, then where your match criteria is found.
 
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