A review of competitive balance in European football leagues before and after Financial Fair Play regulations.

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RAMCHANDANI, Girish, PLUMLEY, Dan, DAVIS, Adam and WILSON, Robert (2023). A review of competitive balance in European football leagues before and after Financial Fair Play regulations. Sustainability, 15 (5): 4284.

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    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, 14 leagues experienced a decline in the number of top-4 finishers and 13 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.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: 12 Built Environment and Design
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054284
    SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
    Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
    Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2023 13:25
    Last Modified: 28 Feb 2023 13:54
    URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31534

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