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

Published:2023-02-28 Issue:5 Volume:15 Page:4284
ISSN:2071-1050
Container-title:Sustainability
language:en
Short-container-title:Sustainability

Author:

Ramchandani Girish¹^ORCID,Plumley Daniel¹^ORCID,Davis Adam¹,Wilson Rob¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Sport Industry Research Centre and Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK

Abstract

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.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/5/4284/pdf

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