Trend Analysis of the Competitive Balance in Iran's Premier League of Football and other Asian Premier Leagues Using Standards such as Premier K, Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient

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In recent decades, the idea of competitive balance of professional leagues has greatly been attended to in Sports Economics. Competitive Balance refers to the fans' prediction of which team may win. In order to remain dynamic and actively present in the economic competitions of sport fields, major sports leagues need an optimal level of competitive balance. Thus, the present research has meant to study the competitive balance of Iran's premier league of football and those of other major Asian leagues using such economic standards as premier K, Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient. This study is a descriptive one in which, for gaining the necessary data, we have gathered and studied the ranking tables of the premier leagues of the intended countries from 2006 to 2013. Results thus gained showed that the leagues of Iran with respect to premier K factor, have the best possible status,but of circumstances tow standards took the one to sixth positions. So, we suggest that proper regulations be set by the officials of football federations and the premier leagues organization so that through such factors as players' transfer, providing the conditions for making incomes for all the clubs from the right of TV projection of their games, and advertisements they can have better competitions among them.

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Contemporary Studies On Sport Management
Volume 5, Issue 9 - Serial Number 9
September 2015
Pages 49-60

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