The other ISL: Analysing the finances of the Indian Super League (football) and its franchisees

MONDAL, Sarthak, PLUMLEY, Dan and WILSON, Robert (2022). The other ISL: Analysing the finances of the Indian Super League (football) and its franchisees. Managing Sport and Leisure.

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Abstract

Rationale: This paper conducts a holistic performance analysis of the Indian Super League (ISL) football competition and its member franchisees between 2014-15 and 2019-20 with a particular focus on financial and sporting performance metrics. Methodology: The study utilises the PAM for professional football teams which consists of eight financial indicators and three sporting indicators. The data for this research were obtained by dissecting the annual accounts of ten ISL franchisees between 2014-15 and 2019-20 season. Findings: The results (at both franchisee and league level) show financial problems that have, in some ways, stunted growth of the ISL. Many franchisees have reported poor financial performance for the period of the study and there are problems with debt and profitability. As a result, our findings show that for this study, there is also no statistical evidence that having better financial health leads to superior sporting performance in the ISL to date. Practical Implications: The ISL face challenges at governance level due to its peculiar structure and arrangements between the league, franchisees, and broadcasters. Financial performance has been an issue since the inception of the league and franchisees have cost control issues that have been commonplace in other major sporting leagues around the globe. Despite being in its infancy stage, the warning signs can lead to stagnation and regression of the league in the future, if not addressed properly.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2055625
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2022 17:27
Last Modified: 12 Apr 2022 10:15
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29981

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