Sport Management Journal

Identify and Prioritize Key Stakeholders of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

M ohammad Moradi 1
Hamid Goharrostami 1
Rahim Ramazani 2

1 Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

2 Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsm.2021.328605.2792
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the key stakeholders of the Football Federation.
Methods: This research was done by the descriptive-analytical method. The statistical population included football experts and elites, which was considered as a whole number. The Delphi method was used to localize the identified stakeholders and the paired comparison questionnaire was used to prioritize key stakeholders.
Results: The results of this study showed that the league organization with average weight (0.167), sponsors with average weight (0.153), clubs with average weight (0.146), football schools with average weight (0.100), Coaches with average weight (0.092), fans with average weight (0.081), Asian Football Confederation with average weight (0.050), FIFA with average weight (0.047), players with average weight (0.046) are considered as key stakeholders of the Football Federation respectively.
Conclusion: With regards to the importance and the role of each of the key stakeholders in the implementation and the promotion of federation's programs, the policy and planning of the federation should be with emphasis and attention to these key stakeholders. 

Keywords

Fans
Football Clubs
Hierarchical Analysis Process
League Organization
Sponsors
Strategy
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Sport Management Journal
Volume 15, Issue 2
Summer 2023
Pages 113-94

  • Receive Date 26 August 2021
  • Revise Date 22 November 2021
  • Accept Date 23 November 2021

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