主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 26-31.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.06.006

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The Competitive Balance of Top Professional Football Leagues in China and Europe: Comparison, Solution and Enlightenment

LIU Fei1, GONG Bo1, TIAN Fengqin2, XIE Songlin3   

  1. 1. School of Physical Education and Sport Training,Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai 200438;
    2. Research Center of National Fitness Sports,Guangzhou Sport University,Guangzhou Guangdong 510500;
    3. Department of Physical Education,Changsha Normal University,Changsha Hunan 410100
  • Received:2021-01-20 Revised:2021-05-20 Online:2021-11-15 Published:2021-11-26

Abstract: Competitive balance is important for the management of professional football league. The C5ICB indicator and HICB indicator were used to compare and analyze the competitive balance characteristics of the Chinese Super League and the top five European leagues. The results show that:(1)The overall level of competition imbalance in the Chinese Super League has not reached the level of the top five major leagues in Europe,but the league's competitive imbalance has gradually increased since 2009, competitive imbalance has both advantages and disadvantages;(2)The competition between the clubs in the Super League shows a strong instability, which is not conducive to maximizing the brand influence. The Super League management department needs to use the competitive balance indicators to monitor the competitive balance level of the league in a normalized manner, and make a series of institutional arrangements around the economic balance and the distribution balance of talent players between the clubs, and to achieve the healthy and sustainable development of the league.

Key words: Chinese Super League, top five European leagues, competitive balance, C5ICB, HICB, professional football

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