The Effects of the Number of Foreign Players and Market Values of the Super League Clubs on the Sports Success of the Clubs

Year 2021, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 268 - 281, 21.07.2021

Hacı Şükrü Taştan

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the effect of the number of foreign players and market values of the Super League teams on the sportive success of the clubs. In this context, the number of foreign players and market values of football clubs competing in the Super League between 2015-2020 and their end-of-season league rankings are listed. With the obtained data, the effect of the number of foreign players of the clubs and the market values of the clubs on the sportive success of the clubs were investigated. In the research, mixed method research was preferred by using qualitative and quantitative research methods. The research is an exploratory mixed research in terms of its purpose. The population of the research consists of the Super League professional football teams that competed in all 5 seasons between 2015-2020. The data obtained from the transfermarket market values, the number of foreign players and the averages of the league success rankings of the football teams competing between the years 2015-2020 were classified and grouped. Then, correlation analysis was performed with SPSS analysis program. According to the research results; As the number of foreign players of the teams competing in the Super League between 2015-2020 increases, the market values of the teams increase, but the league rankings decrease. The decrease in the league rankings is interpreted as the teams rising to the top ranks and being more successful in terms of sports. In addition, according to the findings obtained from the results of the correlation analysis of nine successful teams that competed in the Super League for 5 years without a break, it is seen that the values of the teams affect the sportive success of the teams rather than the number of foreign players.

Keywords

Football clubs, Financial success, Sportive succes

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