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Abstract
This chapter will look at the European football competition model through the lens of de facto utility of open competition system with promotion and relegation that represent its core. For this purpose, UEFA’s club competition format will be set out before examining the negative effects of various UEFA rules on competitive balance between teams, including UEFA’s ranking and seeding system. The individual and cumulative effect of these rules is to distort the equality of opportunities, entrench the market power of elite clubs, and make the access to the European contest market by small- and medium-sized clubs excessively difficult. This is followed by the theme of breakaway leagues that inevitably emerges from the described European competition ecosystem, and analysis of the pending European Super League case. The chapter ends with suggestions on reforms needed to restore competitive balance and bring stability to the model, with emphasis on representation and revenue distribution.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research handbook on the law of professional football clubs |
| Editors | Robby Houben |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 48-71 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781802206975 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781802206968 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Sept 2023 |
Keywords
- European Super League
- Competitive balance
- Promotion and relegation
- Open competitions
- Breakaway leagues
- Alternative competitions
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CEID-CRCFL: Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law
Pais, S. O. (Associate Professor), Costa, A. C. R. (Invited Assistant Professor), Afonso, A. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, A. T. (PI), Martins, A. A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Guedes, A. (Associate Professor), Sousa, A. F. D. (Assistant Professor), Triunfante, A. (Assistant Professor), Botelho, C. S. (Assistant Professor), Fraipont, C. D. (Student), Tavares, E. (Student), Ferreira, A. S. (Student), Antunes, A. F. M. (PI), Fonseca, A. (PI), Abrantes, A. M. (Student), Amaro, A. E. L. (Scholarship holder), Cortês, A. U. (Associate Professor), Rocha, A. (Assistant Professor), Baldé, A. (Student), Sardinha, C. (Assistant Professor), Lucena, C. (Student), Sequeira, E. V. D. (Assistant Professor), Ferreira-Pinto, F. A. (Assistant Professor), Calvão, F. (Associate Professor), Alves, F. C. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Ribeiro, G. A. (Assistant Professor), Matias, G. (Assistant Professor), Ferreira, H. P. (Student), Salinas, H. (Assistant Professor), Antunes, H. S. (Associate Professor), Sousa, I. P. D. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Costa, I. G. (Student), Duarte, I. T. (Scholarship holder), Dalhuisen, J. (Invited Professor), Geng, J. (Student), Vasconcelos, J. (Associate Professor), Gomes, J. S. (Student), Lopes, J. F. (Student), Silva, J. P. D. (Assistant Professor), Lopes, J. A. (Associate Professor), Moutinho, J. L. (Associate Professor), Antunes, J. E. (Associate Professor), Proença, J. C. B. (Invited Associate Professor), Estaca, J. (Student), Domingos, J. L. (Student), Cunha, J. D. D. (Associate Professor), Rodrigues, J. (Student), Taborda, J. (Student), Araújo, L. (Student), Fábrica, L. (Assistant Professor), Naia, L. R. (Scholarship holder), Campos, M. F. (Associate Professor), Queiroz, B. M. (Assistant Professor), Cunha, M. D. C. (Associate Professor), Baptista, D. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, M. D. F. (Associate Professor), Ferreira, M. E. (Assistant Professor), Quadros, I. (Assistant Professor), Tavares, M. I. (Assistant Professor), Campos, I. M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, M. D. (Assistant Professor), Faria, M. P. R. D. (Associate Professor), Xavier, R. (Full Professor), Faria, R. L. D. (Assistant Professor), Rocha, V. (Assistant Professor), Almeida, M. A. D. (Full Professor), Domingos, M. P. (Scholarship holder), Rosas, M. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Portocarrero, M. (Assistant Professor), Rouxinol, M. (Assistant Professor), Alija, N. (Student), Silva, N. S. E. (Invited Assistant Professor), Martins, P. F. (Assistant Professor), Pichel, P. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Cunha, P. O. (Associate Professor), Albuquerque, P. P. D. (Full Professor), Marques, P. G. (Assistant Professor), Machete, P. (Associate Professor), Gomes, P. C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Freitas, P. (Assistant Professor), Carvalho, R. (Associate Professor), Moreira, R. R. (Scholarship holder), Andrade, R. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Morais, R. D. (Full Professor), Medeiros, R. (Full Professor), Duarte, R. P. (Full Professor), Carvalho, C. D. O. (Associate Professor), Tavares, S. (Assistant Professor), Vasques, S. (Associate Professor), Venda, S. B. E. (Student), Maltez, S. (Scholarship holder), Rendas, T. (Invited Assistant Professor), Tavares, T. (Assistant Professor), Ventura, V. (Student) & Nogueira, J. F. P. (Assistant Professor)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research