UEFA Survey on Professional League Organisations 2009/10 UEFA Professional Football Services p. 1
CONTENTS Introduction... 4 1.1 Background... 4 1.2 Purpose... 4 1. Definitions... 4 2. Different Types of League Organisations... 5 2.1 The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL)... 5 2.2 Premier Professional League Organisations in Europe... 5 2. Non-Premier Professional League Organisations in Europe... 6 2.4 Other Groups of Clubs in Europe... 6. League Structures... 7.1 Legal Forms... 7.2 Status of Players of Member Clubs... 8. Number of Member Clubs... 9 4. League Organisation... 1 4.1 President/Chairman... 1 4.2 Assembly/Congress and Board/Management Committee... 15 4. Number of Employees... 17 4.4 Direct Influence in National Association... 17 5. League Competences... 19 5.1 Fixture Scheduling... 19 5.2 Commercial Sales... 20 5. Refereeing... 20 5.4 Disciplinary... 21 5.5 Summary of Organisational Competences... 21 5.6 Representation... 2 5.7 Competitions & Sponsorship... 24 6. League Domestic Competition... 28 6.1 Promotion and Relegation... 28 7. Guidance for the Reader... 0 7.1 Interpretation of the Data... 0 7.2 Limitations of the Report... 0 7. Survey Methodology... 0 7.4 Response Rate... 1 7.5 Further Information... 1 Annex 1 EPFL Members and Associate Members... 2 Annex 2 Countries without a Separate Professional League Organisation... Annex Summary Table of All Countries... 4 p. 2
Annex 4 Transfer Periods 2009-2010... 5 Annex 5 EPFL Transfer Periods 2009-2010... 6 Annex 6 League Foundation Dates... 40 Annex 7 Questionnaire... 41 p.
Introduction 1.1 Background UEFA has in the past conducted a survey into the different professional league organisations existing across the UEFA Member Associations. This survey gathers information detailing organisational, political and legal structures, as well as league competences. 1.2 Purpose The purpose of this survey is to ensure that knowledge and information about professional leagues is current, relevant, accurate and disseminated for the benefit of the football family. In order to make informed decisions when formulating new policies or regulations, current and up-to-date information about leagues is important so that any potential implications can be anticipated and considered in an informed way. Thus this report aims to inform and educate all of those within the football family and other stakeholders with facts and trends to assist in understanding the importance and roles of the football leagues. 1. Definitions According to the UEFA Statutes (Edition June 2007), a league is defined as the following: 'League': a combination of clubs within a territory of a Member Association and which is subordinate to and under the authority of that Member Association. Definition of Terms, UEFA Statutes (Edition June 2007) UEFA Member Associations have certain obligations regarding leagues: Leagues or any other groups of clubs at Member Association level shall only be permitted with the Association s express consent and shall be subordinate to it. The Association s statutes shall define the powers apportioned to any such group, as well as its rights and obligations. The statutes and regulations of any such group shall be subject to the approval of the Association. Article 7 bis, of the UEFA Statutes (Edition June 2007) p. 4
2. Different Types of League Organisations In order to reflect the different categories of league organisations we have made various distinctions which may allow different comparisons as follows: 2.1 The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (hereafter EPFL ) is an association of 2 members and 6 associate members, comprising 2 premier professional football leagues, four non-premier professional football leagues plus two other associations of clubs from across Europe. A complete list of EPFL Members is located in Annex 1 1. The EPFL has a formal relationship with UEFA which is recognised in a Memorandum of Understanding first signed in 1998. A revised Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the leagues and UEFA in 2005, and on 24 March 2009, the EPFL and UEFA signed and amended Memorandum of Understanding. 2.2 Premier Professional League Organisations in Europe In addition to the 2 premier professional football leagues belonging to the EPFL, there are also several additional leagues recognised by their National Associations who can be classed as Premier Professional League Organisations, but who are not members of the EPFL. These leagues are defined as such according to the responses received from the Member Associations/Leagues to the UEFA Survey of Professional League Organisations. There is no formal relationship with these leagues; however they may occasionally be directly informed by UEFA about important and relevant issues. These leagues are listed in Table 1 below: Table 1: Premier Professional Leagues not belonging to the EPFL Country League Organisation Croatia Association of Professional Clubs of the First Croatian Football League Georgia Georgian Professional Football League Serbia Union of Football Clubs of Super League Slovakia League Clubs Union Turkey Association of Turkish Super League Clubs 1 Please note that after the initial research of this report the Welsh Premier League ceased to be a member of the EPFL. However, the Welsh Premier League is included in the EPFL sample for the calculations and purpose of this report. p. 5
2. Non-Premier Professional League Organisations in Europe In some countries there exist additional league organisations which are recognised by the National Associations and who also organise professional league competitions. These organisations are listed in Table 2: Table 2: Non-Premier League Organisations in Europe Country League Organisation Belgium Ligue Nationale de Football England The Football League Greece Professional Football League B & C Division Italy Lega Pro Netherlands Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie) Russia Association of Professional Football Leagues Scotland The Scottish Football League Ukraine Professional Football League of Ukraine 2.4 Other Groups of Clubs in Europe There exist in some countries additional club organisations which are recognised by the National Association but which exist for other specific reasons and handle additional or separate tasks. Examples are the Union des Clubs Professionnels de Football (UCPF) in France and the Federatie van Betaald Voetbal Organisaties (FBO) in the Netherlands. Additionally, there are many countries where no separate professional league organisation exists. In these countries the National Association is responsible for all the activities carried out by professional league organisations. In this year s survey, there are 28 countries where at least one professional league organisation exists and 25 countries where no separate league organisation exists (where everything is run by the National Association). The latter countries are listed in Annex 2. A timeline detailing the foundation dates of professional European Leagues is presented in Annex 6. p. 6
. League Structures This section compiles and analyses the different legal structures of 6 European professional league organisations. In this section we present information regarding the following: o Legal forms: association, limited company, etc. o Status of players of member clubs: professional, semi-professional, etc. o Number of clubs 2 : within the premier and non-premier league organisations o Number of divisions and the number of teams within divisions The following analysis compares all 6 professional leagues within three groupings: all 6 leagues, the 27 league members of the EPFL and the 7 leagues in the Big 5 European football nations 4..1 Legal Forms Here we present the number of leagues and proportion by legal form for each grouping: Figure 1: Legal Form of the Premier and Non-Premier Professional League Organisations 10 9 8 7 6 5 9 (25%) 7 (19%) (15%) 7 (26%) (4%) OTHER LIMITED COMPANY ASSOCIATION 4 20 (56%) 16 (59%) 4 (57%) 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES 2 Please note that the number of clubs does not necessarily correspond to the number of teams. For example, many Bundesliga and La Liga clubs field B teams in lower divisions; thus a club like Bayern München would count as one club but it has two teams: Bayern München and Bayern München II. Note that the UCPF and the FBO (other groups of clubs) are not included in these statistical analyses. 4 England: Premier League and Football League; France: Ligue de Football Professionnel; Spain: Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional; Germany: Deutsche Fussball Liga; Italy: Lega Nazionale Professionisti and Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro). p. 7
.2 Status of Players of Member Clubs The following graphics are about the status of players in the professional leagues: Figure 2: Status of Players in Member Clubs in Premier and Non-Premier Professional Leagues 10 9 1 (%) 5 (14%) 1 (4%) 8 7 11 (48%) 5 (5) 6 5 4 0 (8%) 2 (2) PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL ALL FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL 2 1 11 (48%) () D1 D2 D SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure : Status of Players in Member Clubs in EPFL Member Leagues 10 9 1 (4%) 2 (7%) 1 (6%) 8 7 7 (9%) 4 (57%) 6 5 4 24 (89%) 10 (55%) 1 (14%) PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL ALL FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL 2 1 2 (29%) SAMPLE SIZE: 27 LEAGUES D1 D2 D p. 8
. Number of Member Clubs Below we describe the composition of the leagues and divisions. Please note however that the total number of member clubs may differ than the sum of teams across the divisions. This is because not all teams are members of a league. For example in Georgia there are 25 teams across the top two divisions but only 12 members of the league. Figure 4: Average Number of Member Clubs in Professional Leagues 50 49 40 6 1 0 26 26 24 22 20 10 0 AVERAGE NUMBER OF CLUBS IN BIG 5 PREMIER AND NON- PREMIER LEAGUES AVERAGE NUMBER OF CLUBS IN BIG 5 PREMIER LEAGUES SAMPLE SIZE: 111 MEMBER CLUBS/6 LEAGUES AVG NUMBER OF CLUBS IN EPFL LEAGUES (MEMBERS & ASSOC MEMBERS) AVG NUMBER OF CLUBS IN PREMIER & NON-PREMIER PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES AVERAGE NUMBER OF CLUBS IN NON-BIG 5 PREMIER & NON- PREMIER LEAGUES AVG NUMBER OF CLUBS IN EPFL PREMIER LEAGUES AVG NUMBER OF CLUBS IN PREMIER LEAGUES AVERAGE NUMBER OF CLUBS IN NON-BIG 5 PREMIER LEAGUES p. 9
Figure 5: Number of Member Clubs in Premier and Non-Premier Professional League Organisations 140 12 120 117 NON-PREMIER LEAGUE 100 92 PREMIER LEAGUE 80 60 40 20 0 90 70 101 60 59 72 47 42 42 54 40 8 6 5 4 2 2 2 60 26 0 20 2 47 19 20 42 42 18 18 18 40 16 16 16 6 14 2 2 2 12 26 10 16 20 2 16 16 18 12 16 20 18 18 18 16 16 16 14 12 10 ITA RUS ENG GRE DEN UKR BUL ESP SCO FRA NED GER BEL NOR POR SWE SUI SVK AUT ROM TUR WAL CRO POL SRB FIN GEO SVN SAMPLE SIZE: 111 MEMBER CLUBS/6 LEAGUES Figure 6: Total Number of Member Clubs and Number of Teams by Division for Premier Professional European League Organisations 60 60 50 2 47 42 42 40 PREMIER LEAGUE D TEAMS PREMIER LEAGUE D2 TEAMS PREMIER LEAGUE D1 TEAMS 40 6 2 2 2 0 20 16 1 22 22 20 18 16 16 16 26 2 16 11 20 20 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 14 12 12 15 10 12 16 20 20 20 18 16 16 16 10 12 20 10 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 12 10 10 10 0 DEN BUL ITA ESP FRA GER NOR POR SWE SUI SVK ENG AUT NED ROM TUR WAL RUS GRE UKR BEL CRO POL SRB FIN SCO GEO SVN SAMPLE SIZE: 684 MEMBER CLUBS p. 10
Figure 7: Range of the Number of Member Clubs in Premier and Non-Premier Professional League Organisations 120 100 MAXIMUM 101 101 90 80 60 49 40 AVERAGE 1 4 20 0 20 10 10 MINIMUM SAMPLE SIZE: 111 MEMBER CLUBS/6 LEAGUES Figure 8: Range of the Number of Member Clubs in Premier Professional League Organisations 70 60 MAXIMUM 60 60 50 40 42 6 0 20 AVERAGE 24 26 20 10 MINIMUM 10 10 0 SAMPLE SIZE: 684 MEMBER CLUBS/28 LEAGUES p. 11
Figure 9: Range in the Number of Clubs in the First Division of Premier Professional League Organisations 25 20 15 MAXIMUM AVERAGE 20 20 20 19.6 18 16 16 10 MINIMUM 10 10 5 0 SAMPLE SIZE: 46 MEMBER CLUBS/28 LEAGUES p. 12
4. League Organisation 4.1 President/Chairman Figure 10: Proportion of League Chairmen/Presidents with a Position at a Member Club 10 9 8 14 (9%) 7 (26%) 1 (14%) 7 6 5 4 22 (61%) 20 (74%) 6 (86%) YES NO 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 11: League Chairman/President's Role in the National Association 10 9 8 7 2 (6%) 2 (7%) 8 (22%) 7 (26%) 1 (17%) 1 (17%) 6 5 10 (28%) 6 (22%) OTHER NONE 4 2 16 (44%) 12 (44%) 4 (67%) BOARD MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 1
Figure 12: Average Length of the League President s Mandate 6 5 MAXIMUM 5 5 4 4.8 AVERAGE 2 1 MINIMUM 1 1 0 NOTE: The Chairman of the English Premier League (which is not part of this sample) has a mandate with no fixed duration. SAMPLE SIZE: LEAGUES p. 14
4.2 Assembly/Congress and Board/Management Committee Figure 1: Average Number of Members in the League's Assembly/Congress 100 MAXIMUM 101 101 80 72 60 40 9 AVERAGE 29 1 20 18 MINIMUM 8 8 0 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 14: Voting System of the League's Assembly/Congress 10 1 (%) 9 8 8 (22%) 7 (26%) (4%) 7 6 5 4 27 (75%) 20 (74%) 4 (57%) OTHER WEIGHTED VOTE 1 MEMBER, 1 VOTE 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 15
Figure 15: Number of Members in the League's Board/Management/Executive Committee 5 0 MAXIMUM 1 1 25 25 20 15 1 10 AVERAGE 10 11 5 0 2 MINIMUM 1 1 SAMPLE SIZE: LEAGUES Figure 16: Voting System of the League's Board 10 9 2 (6%) 1 (%) 1 (4%) 1 (14%) 8 7 6 5 4 1 (91%) 25 (96%) 6 (86%) OTHER WEIGHTED VOTE 1 MEMBER, 1 VOTE 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 4 LEAGUES p. 16
4. Number of Employees 70 Figure 17: Number of Full-time Employees 60 MAXIMUM 62 62 62 50 40 4 0 20 AVERAGE 18 21 20 10 0 MINIMUM 0 0 SAMPLE SIZE: 4 LEAGUES 4.4 Direct Influence in National Association Figure 18: Percentage of Votes/Seats League has in the Congress/General Assembly of the National Association 10 8 4 (14%) 5 (18%) 2 (9%) 5 (2%) 2 (%) 6 4 9 (2%) 7 (2%) (5) MORE THAN BETWEEN 2 & BETWEEN 10 AND 2 LESS THAN 1 2 SAMPLE SIZE: 28 LEAGUES 10 (6%) 8 (6%) 1 (17%) p. 17
Figure 19: Percentage of Votes/Seats the League has in the Board/Executive Committee of the National Association 10 9 (1%) 1 (5%) 8 7 6 (25%) 6 () 2 (4) 6 5 4 6 (25%) 6 () MORE THAN BETWEEN 2 & BETWEEN 10 AND 2 LESS THAN 1 (6) 2 1 9 (8%) 7 (5%) SAMPLE SIZE: 24 LEAGUES p. 18
5. League Competences Professional league organisations are generally responsible for two main areas of competence: 1) Championship organisation; and 2) League member representation. In some instances, the competences are shared with the national association; in other instances the league is wholly responsible. The sections below illustrate the league competences in Europe for 2009/10. 5.1 Fixture Scheduling Figure 20: Percentage and Number of Professional League Organisations: Fixture Scheduling 10 9 5 (14%) (11%) 8 5 (14%) 4 (15%) 7 6 5 4 26 (72%) 20 (74%) 7 (10) NO PARTIALLY YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 19
5.2 Commercial Sales Figure 21: Percentage and Number of Professional League Organisations: Commercial Rights Sales 10 9 4 (11%) (11%) 1 (14%) 8 7 6 9 (25%) 9 (%) (4%) 5 4 2 2 (64%) 15 (56%) (4%) NO PARTIALLY YES 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES 5. Refereeing Figure 22: Percentage and Number of Professional League Organisations: Refereeing 10 9 8 7 6 27 (75%) 21 (78%) 5 (71%) 5 4 NO PARTIALLY YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES 7 (19%) 2 (6%) 6 (22%) 2 (29%) p. 20
5.4 Disciplinary Figure 2: Percentage and Number of Professional League Organisations: Disciplinary 10 9 8 7 6 20 (56%) 16 (59%) 5 (71%) 5 4 2 1 7 (19%) 9 (25%) 5 (19%) 6 (22%) 1 (14%) 1 (14%) SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES 5.5 Summary of Organisational Competences Figure 24: Professional League Organisation Competences - All Leagues NO PARTIALLY YES 10 9 5 (14%) 4 (11%) 8 7 6 5 (14%) 9 (25%) 27 (75%) 20 (56%) 5 4 26 (72%) 2 (64%) 7 (19%) NO PARTIALLY YES 2 1 7 (19%) 9 (25%) 2 (6%) FIXTURE SCHEDULING COMMERCIAL SALES REFEREEING DISCIPLINARY SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 21
Figure 25: Professional League Organisation Competences - EPFL 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 (11%) 4 (15%) (11%) 9 (%) 21 (78%) 20 (74%) 5 15 (19%) (56%) 6 (22%) 16 (59%) 6 (22%) FIXTURE SCHEDULING COMMERCIAL SALES REFEREEING DISCIPLINARY SAMPLE SIZE: 27 LEAGUES NO PARTIALLY YES Figure 26: Professional League Organisation Competences - Big 5 Countries 10 9 1 (14%) 8 7 6 (4%) 5 (71%) 5 (72%) 5 4 7 (10) NO PARTIALLY YES 2 1 (4%) 2 (29%) 1 (14%) 1 (14%) FIXTURE SCHEDULING COMMERCIAL SALES REFEREEING DISCIPLINARY SAMPLE SIZE: 7 LEAGUES p. 22
5.6 Representation Figure 27: Number of Professional League Organisations Recognised as the Representative of the Employers 10 9 8 9 (25%) 5 (19%) 1 (14%) 7 6 5 4 27 (75%) 22 (81%) 6 (86%) NO YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 28: Number of Countries with a National Collective Bargaining Agreement 10 9 1 (14%) 8 14 (4) 9 (5%) 7 6 5 4 6 (86%) NO YES 21 (6) 17 (65%) 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 5 LEAGUES p. 2
Figure 29: Number of Countries with a National Standard Player's Contract 10 9 5 (14%) 2 (8%) 8 7 6 5 4 0 (86%) 24 (92%) 6 (10) NO YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 5 LEAGUES 5.7 Competitions & Sponsorship Figure 0: Number of Professional League Organisations that organise a League Cup 10 9 8 (4%) 7 6 25 (69%) 18 (67%) 5 4 NO YES 4 (57%) 2 1 11 (1%) 9 (%) SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 24
Figure 1: Number of Professional League Organisations that have a Main Sponsor 10 9 8 11 (1%) 10 (7%) (4%) 7 6 5 NO 4 25 (69%) 17 (6%) 4 (57%) YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 2: Categories of Main League Sponsors 10 9 6 (22%) 4 (21%) 1 (25%) 8 7 6 5 4 2 (7%) 5 (19%) 5 (19%) 2 (11%) 2 (11%) 5 (26%) 1 (25%) OTHER RETAIL TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ MEDIA LOTTERY/GAMBLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 2 5 (19%) 2 (11%) 2 (5) BANKING/FINANCIAL SVC 1 4 (15%) 4 (21%) Note: The Austrian Bundesliga has three main sponsors so the total number of sponsors will be 27 while the total number of Leagues is 25 SAMPLE SIZE: 25 LEAGUES p. 25
Figure : Number of Professional League Organisations that allow Artificial Turf 10 9 8 11 (1%) 9 (5%) 2 (%) 7 6 5 NO YES 4 24 (69%) 17 (65%) 4 (67%) 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 5 LEAGUES Figure 4: Number of Professional League Organisations that have a Ball Sponsor 10 9 8 1 (8%) 8 (1%) 7 6 5 4 21 (62%) 18 (69%) 6 (10) NO YES 2 1 SAMPLE SIZE: 4 LEAGUES p. 26
Figure 5: Categories of Ball Sponsors 10 9 4 (2) (18%) 1 (17%) 8 7 6 5 4 2 (1) 1 (5%) (15%) (15%) 2 (12%) 1 (6%) (18%) (18%) 1 (17%) 1 (17%) 1 (17%) OTHER MITRE UMBRO PUMA ADIDAS NIKE 2 1 7 (25%) 5 (29%) 2 (%) SAMPLE SIZE: 20 LEAGUES p. 27
6. League Domestic Competition 6.1 Promotion and Relegation Figure 6: Percentage of Clubs within Division 1 Relegated to Division 2 (including automatic and play-offs) 25% MAXIMUM 25% 25% 2 15% 1 AVERAGE MINIMUM 17% 15% 15% 15% 1% 8% 8% 5% SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 7: Percentage of Clubs within Division 2 Promoted to Division 1 (including automatic and play-offs) 25% 2 MAXIMUM 2 19% 17% 15% AVERAGE 1% 1% 15% 1% 1 5% MINIMUM 6% 6% SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 28
Figure 8: Percentage of Leagues Holding Playoffs for Promotion or Relegation Spots BIG 5 COUNTRIES 57% EPFL 59% ALL LEAGUES 58% 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES Figure 9: Proportion of Leagues that Changed Size since 2005/06 BIG 5 COUNTRIES PERCENTAGE OF LEAGUES THAT INCREASED SIZE SINCE 2005/06 PERCENTAGE OF LEAGUES THAT REDUCED SIZE SINCE 2005/06 EPFL 15% 22% ALL LEAGUES 17% 25% 5% 1 15% 2 25% SAMPLE SIZE: 6 LEAGUES p. 29
7. Guidance for the Reader 7.1 Interpretation of the Data Specific data contained within this report should refer to the 2009/10 season, or to the 2009 season for those countries with league competitions held in the summer months. Because of their commercial market size and historical legacy, the big five countries of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain merit a separate analysis compared to EPFL and non-epfl professional leagues. The distinction between premier and non-premier leagues is purely to draw a distinction between separate leagues in the same country. 7.2 Limitations of the Report Certain questions rely on self-definition from the respondent. Therefore, there is the possibility for differences in the responses. In any case of evident doubt or ambiguity, we have excluded the specific questionnaire response from the results of the item in question. Furthermore, some respondents did not answer every question, leaving some unanswered, which explains the different sample sizes. This will account for the different totals in the various responses contained herein. Certain questions by their nature may have required the respondent to make estimates (e.g. Number of professional clubs ). Therefore, these responses may contain estimates from the respondents. For confidentiality or other reasons, most points have not been linked to individual national associations/leagues in this report. The survey is intended to provide accurate and relevant information but not to interpret or comment on information. The responses to the questionnaire that are summarised in this report represent the responses of the respondents to the survey, not the view(s) of UEFA. There can be no guarantee of the accuracy or veracity of the information contained herein and/or any decisions taken based on such information are not UEFA s responsibility. 7. Survey Methodology The questionnaire (see Annex 7) was sent in July 2009 to (a) all 5 UEFA member associations and (b) all league organisations listed from the previous survey. p. 0
7.4 Response Rate Reponses were received from 48 of the 5 UEFA countries surveyed. Four of the non-respondents were very small countries known to not have separate professional league organisations. The individual respondents varied, depending on whom within the national association and/or league was best placed to respond. 7.5 Further Information In subsequent years, the scope of this survey could be expanded or altered. With this in mind, all comments, criticisms, corrections, thoughts and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated by the UEFA Administration. We thank Jair Bertoni of the EPFL for his comments and input into the draft version of this document. For distribution of this report beyond the original recipient(s) from UEFA, we kindly request that you ask UEFA beforehand. For sourcing, please cite UEFA Survey on Professional League Organisations 2009/10. Further copies of this document are available on request by emailing Stephanie Leach at stephanie.leach@uefa.ch or calling +41 22 707 299 No external costs (e.g. professional services, printing, etc.) have been incurred in the production of this report. All costs are covered by the ongoing running costs of the UEFA Administration. For any questions on the content of this report, please contact the UEFA Professional Services Unit on +41 22 707 299. p. 1
Annex 1 EPFL Members and Associate Members COUNTRY MEMBER ASSOCIATE MEMBER AUSTRIA Österreichische Fussball Bundesliga BELGIUM BULGARIA DENMARK Pro League Bulgarian Professional Football League Divisionsforeningen ENGLAND The Premier League The Football League FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE Veikkausliiga Ligue de Football Professionnel Deutsche Fussball-Liga Super League Greece Union des Clubs Professionnels de Football (UCPF) ITALY Lega Nazionale Professionisti Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA Eredivisie NV Norsk Toppfotball Ekstraklasa SA/Polish Professional Football League Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional Liga Profesionista de Fotbal Federatie van Betaald Voetbal Organisaties (FBO) RUSSIA Russian Premier Football League Association of Professional Football Leagues SCOTLAND SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE WALES 5 Source: EPFL The Scottish Premier League The Union of the First Slovenian Football League Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll Swiss Football League Ukrainian Premier League The Welsh Premier League Union of Professional Football Clubs of Ukraine "Professional Football League" 5 Since the research of this report, the Welsh Premier League is no longer a member of the EPFL. p. 2
Annex 2 Countries without a Separate Professional League Organisation COUNTRY ALBANIA ANDORRA ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN BELARUS BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA FAROE ISLANDS HUNGARY ICELAND ISRAEL KAZAKHSTAN LATVIA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG F.Y.R. MACEDONIA MALTA MOLDOVA MONTENEGRO NORTHERN IRELAND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND SAN MARINO LEAGUE Kategoria Superiore Primera Division Premier League Premyer Liqasi Premier League Premier Liga 1. Division Gambrinus Liga Meistriliiga Meistaradeildin National Championship I Úrvalsdeild Ligat Al Super League Virsliga No League (Clubs are integrated into the Swiss pyramid) A Lyga National Division First League Premier League National Division First League Premiership League of Ireland Campionato p.
Annex Summary Table of All Countries COUNTRY EPFL MEMBER EPFL ASSOCIATE MEMBER NON-EPFL MEMBER NO SEPARATE LEAGUE ALBANIA Kategoria Superiore ANDORRA Primera Division ARMENIA Premier League AUSTRIA Österreichische Fussball Bundesliga AZERBAIJAN Premyer Liqasi BELARUS Premier League BELGIUM Pro League Ligue Nationale de Football BOSNIA & HERZ. Premier Liga BULGARIA Bulgarian Professional Football League CROATIA Prva Liga CYPRUS 1. Division CZECH REPUBLIC Gambrinus Liga DENMARK Divisionsforeningen ENGLAND The Premier League The Football League ESTONIA Meistriliiga F.Y.R. MACEDONIA FAROE ISLANDS Meistaradeildin FINLAND Veikkausliiga FRANCE Ligue de Football Union des Clubs Professionnel Professionnels de Football GEORGIA Umaglesi Liga GERMANY Deutsche Fussball-Liga Professional Football League B & C Division GREECE Super League Greece HUNGARY National Championship I ICELAND Úrvalsdeild ISRAEL Ligat Al ITALY Lega Nazionale Professionisti Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) KAZAKHSTAN Super League LATVIA Virsliga LIECHTENSTEIN No League (Clubs are integrated into Swiss League) LITHUANIA A Lyga LUXEMBOURG National Division MALTA Premier League MOLDOVA National Division MONTENEGRO First League NETHERLANDS NORTHERN IRELAND NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL REP. OF IRELAND ROMANIA RUSSIA SAN MARINO SCOTLAND SERBIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UKRAINE WALES 6 Eredivisie CV Norsk Toppfotball Ekstraklasa SA Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional Liga Profesionista de Fotbal Russian Premier Football League The Scottish Premier League The Union of the First Slovenian Football League Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll Swiss Football League Ukrainian Premier League The Welsh Premier League Federatie van Betaald Voetbal Organisaties (FBO) Association of Professional Football Leagues Union of Professional Football Clubs of Ukraine "Professional Football League" Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie) The Scottish Football League Super Liga Super Liga Süper Lig Premiership League of Ireland Campionato 6 Since the research of this report, the Welsh Premier League is no longer a member of the EPFL. p. 4
Annex 4 Transfer Periods 2009-2010 B G 5 N A T E P O N & A M E M B E R O C A T E M E M B E R The FA Premier League (ENG) The Football League (ENG) Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ESP) Ligue de Football Professionnel (FRA) Deutsche Fussball-Liga (GER) Lega Nazionale Professionisti (ITA) Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) (ITA) Österreichische Fussball Bundesliga (AUT) Pro League (BEL) Bulgarian Professional Football League (BUL) Divisionsforeningen (DEN) Veikkausliiga (FIN) Super League Greece (GRE) Football Association of Ireland (IRL) Eredivisie CV (NED) Norsk Toppfotball (NOR) Ekstraklasa SA (POL) Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (POR) Ligue Professionnel de Football (ROU) Russian Premier Football League (RUS) Association of Professional Football Leagues (RUS) Scottish Premier League (SCO) The Union of the First Slovenian Football League (SVN) Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll (SWE) Swiss Football League (SUI) Union of Professional Football Clubs of Ukraine "Professional Football League" (UKR) The Welsh Premier League (WAL) Ligue Nationale de Football (BEL) Association of Professional Clubs of the First Croatian Football League (CRO) Gambrinus Liga (CZE) Georgian Professional Football League (GEO) Professional Football League B - C Division (GRE) Coöperatie Eerste Divisie (NED) The Scottish Football League (SCO) Union of Football Clubs of Super League (SRB) League Clubs Union (SVK) Association of Turkish Super League Clubs (TUR) Union of Professional Football Clubs of Ukraine "Premier League" (UKR) SOURCE: UEFA Survey on Professional League Organisations 2009/10 Grid of Winter and Summer Transfers for 2009/10 January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April p. 5 I I S I S F L S S
Annex 5 EPFL Transfer Periods 2009-2010 SOURCE: EPFL p. 6
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Annex 6 League Foundation Dates THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (ENG) LIGUE NATIONALE DE FOOTBALL (BEL) LIGA NACIONAL DE FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL (ESP) THE UNION OF THE FIRST SLOVENIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SVN) GEORGIAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (GEO) THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SCO) DIVISIONSFORENINGEN (DEN) VEIKKAUSLIIGA (FIN) EREDIVISIE (NED) EERSTE DIVISIE (NED) EKSTRAKLASA/ POLISH FOOBALL LEAGUE (POL) LIGUE DE FOOTBALL PROFESSIONNEL (FRA) UNION OF FOOTBALL CLUBS OF SUPER LEAGUE (SRB) ASSOC OF PROF. FOOTBALL LEAGUES (RUS) TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE (TUR) LEAGUE CLUBS UNION (SVK) SWISS FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SUI) PRO LEAGUE (BEL) WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE (WAL) RUSSIAN PREMIER FOOTBALL LEAGUE (RUS) LEGA PRO (ITA) PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE B -C DIVISION (GRE) DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA (GER) LEGA NAZIONALE PROFESSIONISTI (ITA) LIGA PORTUGUESA DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL (POR) LIGUE PROFESSIONNEL DE FOOTBALL (ROU) ASSOC. OF PROF. CLUBS OF FIRST CROATIAN DIVISION (CRO) FÖRENINGEN SVENSK ELITFOTBOLL (SWE) ÖSTERREICHISCHE FUSSBALL BUNDESLIGA (AUT) THE PREMIER LEAGUE (ENG) THE SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE (SCO) THE PREMIER LEAGUE (UKR) NORSK TOPPFOTBALL (NOR) BULGARIAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (BUL) PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE OF UKRAINE (UKR) SUPER LEAGUE GREECE (GRE) 1887 1890 189 1920 192 1926 1929 192 195 198 1941 1944 1947 1950 195 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 198 1985 1988 1991 1992 1994 1996 1999 2001 200 2006 2009 p. 40
Annex 7 Questionnaire Preliminary remarks: If there is more than one professional league organisation in your country, then please send a separate form for each league; Consider only league organisations that are recognised by the National Association; Specific data (like number of clubs per division) should relate to the 2009/2010 season, or to the 2009 season for countries which play a calendar year season. 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1. Name of National Association 1.2. Name of League Organisation 1.. Name of League Championship (competition) 1.4. Address of League 1.5. Telephone Number of League 1.6. Fax Number of League 1.7. E-mail Address of League 1.8. Website of League 1.9. President / Chairman 1.10. Does the League President/Chairman have a current position at one of the League s member clubs? 1.11. Until when is the current League President/Chairman elected? What is the length of his mandate? Yes Elected until (date): Length of mandate (in years): No p. 41
1.12. General Secretary / CEO 1.1. Preferred language of correspondence English French German 2. ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION 2.1. Foundation date of the League organisation (not the championship) 2.2. Number of full-time employees (if available, please send us the organisational structure of the league) 2.. Is the League a separate entity to the National Association? Yes No 2.4. League s legal status (for example: association, limited company, joint-stock company, etc.) 2.5. How many members are there in the League s Assembly / Congress / Council? 2.6. What is the voting structure of the League s Assembly / Congress / Council? 2.7. How many members are there in the League s Board / Executive Committee / Management Committee? 2.8. What is the voting structure of the League s Board / Executive Committee / Management Committee? 2.9. How many votes/seats (please specify) does the League have in the Congress/General Assembly of the National Association (in %)? 2.10. How many votes/seats (please specify) does the League have in the Board/Executive Committee of the National Association (in %)? 1 member, 1 vote Weighted voting system Other system please explain: 1 member, 1 vote Weighted voting system Other system please explain: % of the votes / seats % of the votes / seats p. 42
2.11. What is the function of the League s President / Chairman in the National Association? Vice-president Member No function Other please specify: 2.12. Number of member clubs 2.1. If the League is divided into more than one division, how are these divided? (for example: D1=18 clubs; D2=20 clubs, etc.) 2. ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION (cont.) 2.14. Clubs status (per division represented) tick where appropriate 2.15. This season, how many teams are relegated from the first division, directly or following a play-off? 2.16. This season, how many teams are promoted to the first division, directly or following a play-off? 2.17. This season, how many teams are relegated from the second division, directly or following a play-off? 2.18. This season, how many teams are promoted to the second division, directly following a play-off? D1 D2 D Directly: All full time professional players Following a play-off: Directly: Following a play-off: Directly: Following a play-off: Directly: Following a play-off: Partially full-time, partially part-time professional players Partially parttime, partially amateur players 2.19. Please send us a copy of the latest Statutes of the League (in English, French or German if possible).. INFORMATION ON COMPETENCES.1. Is the League recognised as the representative of the employers? (and therefore the counterpart of the employees representatives e.g. players union).2. Is there a national Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)? If yes, can you send us a copy?.. If the League is not the counterpart of the players union, who is the counterpart? Yes Yes No No p. 4
.4. Is there a national Standard Players Contract? Yes No.5. Does the League have the following competences? Fixture-scheduling? Yes No Partially Sales of commercial rights on behalf of members? Yes No Partially Refereeing? Yes No Partially Disciplinary? Yes No Partially.6. Does the League organise a League Cup? Yes No. INFORMATION ON COMPETENCES (cont.).7. Which other competition(s) does the League organise?.8. Does the League have a main sponsor? If yes, what is its name and which type of industry? Name: Industry: Yes No.9. Does the League have an official match ball? If yes, who is the supplier? Supplier: Yes No.10. Are matches allowed to be played on artificial turf in your League? Yes No.11. Please specify the start and end dates/times of your two registration periods ( transfer windows ) International registrations National registrations International registrations National registrations First period Start End Second period Start End.12. Registration periods: please explain whether you have any exceptions. p. 44
.1. Further remarks 4. INFORMATION ON OTHER COMBINATIONS / ALLIANCES OF CLUBS 4.1. Is there any combination or group of clubs that is not recognised by the National Association? 4.2. Name 4.. Number of clubs represented by the combination or group of clubs 4.4. Primary purpose of the combination or group of clubs Yes No THANK YOU! Name Position Place Date Signature Once completed, please e-mail the questionnaire to the following address: stephanie.leach@uefa.ch by 1 July 2009 Alternatively, you may return this form to UEFA, Professional Football Services, Fax no ++41 22 707 25 7. p. 45
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