The paper contributes to explain an unexplored competition that is the Brazilian State Championships. How it is organized and the financial features of three championships are described. The aim of the paper is to discover if the presence of "Brand-teams" in a competition increases the income of...

Spanish Abstract: El objetivo del estudio ha sido investigar de qué manera cada campeonato afecta la generación de ingresos de los clubes de fútbol. Se ha analizado el desempeño deportivo de 28 equipos brasileños durante cinco temporadas (2010-14) en los siguientes torneos: Campeonato...

After several consecutive seasons in the league, the Campeonato Brasileiro may return to the playoffs format. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and some Brazilian clubs commented that this format will provide higher competitive balance and increase the interest of Brazilian football...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the demand for tickets in the Brazilian State Championships focusing in the impact generated by the brand teams as well as the play-off matches in the demand for tickets and, consequently, in the match day revenues.Design/methodology/approach...

Spanish Abstract: En la presente investigación se plantea un nuevo modelo de análisis del equilibrio en las ligas de fútbol a través del Accumulated Points Difference (APD). Se examinan ocho temporadas de nueve campeonatos entre 2006/2007 y 2013/2014: Bundesliga (Alemania), Campeonato...

This paper aims to design a methodology to evaluate financial stability in the football industry. Considering Financial Fair Play Regulations (UEFA, 2012, 2015), it explores how they have worked. This paper adapts Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to the football industry. A number of...

Previous papers have deeply analysed the determinants of sporting success in both Olympic Games and international football. Nevertheless, few studies are found on football club-level, remaining it as a gap in the literature. Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to identify the determinants...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse simultaneously the effect of attendance at the stadium on the size of the TV audience, taking into account the effect of price and uncertainty of outcome hypothesis on both the TV audience and stadium attendance. The paper assumes that a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the demand for tickets in the Brazilian State Championships focussing in the impact generated by the brand teams as well as the play-off matches in the demand for tickets and, consequently, in the match day revenues. Design/methodology/approach:...