Fariba Askarian; Naser dokhtbagher; Sajjad Amani
Volume 1, Issue 4 , January 2015, , Pages 45-56
Abstract
This study aims Analyze the competitive balance of Iran Futsal league and compare with Portugal, Italy, Czech, Slovenia, Russia, France, Spain, Ukraine, Netherlands, Romania and Croatia Futsal leagues in 2012-2013. This study uses secondary data obtained from the last tables of the Futsal leagues of ...
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This study aims Analyze the competitive balance of Iran Futsal league and compare with Portugal, Italy, Czech, Slovenia, Russia, France, Spain, Ukraine, Netherlands, Romania and Croatia Futsal leagues in 2012-2013. This study uses secondary data obtained from the last tables of the Futsal leagues of the selected countries. For data analysis, the two indices of the five-club Concentration Ratio (C5) and the C5 Index of Competitive Balance (C5ICB) are used. Also the results indicated that based on C5ICB index, the highest and the lowest balances were respectively: Ukraine (118/79), Italy (121/94), Croatia (128), Netherlands (135/45), Iran (144/69), Russia (145/46), Czech (146/25), Romania (152/84), Spain (153) and Portugal (156/39). Thus, the leagues of Ukraine and Italy have the highest, and that of Portugal, the lowest balance among the leagues investigated in this study. A more appealing competition results in more ticket selling, lots of investing on TV broadcast and better sponsorship. All mentioned advantages cause to hold league competitions with high quality. Organizations in responsible of holding league must create conditions to increase competition among teams of league to benefit more appeal, spectators and ticket selling.
