A Review of Competitive Balance in European Football Leagues before and after Financial Fair Play Regulations

被引：1
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作者：
Ramchandani, Girish [1 ]
Plumley, Daniel
Davis, Adam
Wilson, Rob
机构：
[1] Sheffield Hallam Univ, Sport Ind Res Ctr, Sheffield S1 1WB, England
来源：
SUSTAINABILITY | 2023年 / 15卷 / 05期
关键词：
competitive balance; financial fair play; European football; competition; ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE; SPORTS LEAGUES; UEFA; PERFORMANCE; CRISIS;
D O I：
10.3390/su15054284
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
This paper analyses competitive balance in 24 top-division domestic football leagues in Europe before and after the implementation of UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. Our analysis covers 22 seasons between 2000/01 and 2021/22 and utilises indicators of overall league concentration and dominance. Seven of the 24 leagues examined have seen a statistically significant worsening of league concentration post-FFP, fourteen leagues experienced a decline in the number of top-four finishers and thirteen saw a reduction in the number of unique title winners. The weight of evidence indicates that FFP has adversely affected competitive balance in several European football leagues.
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