Authors
1 MSc Student in Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
3 PhD in Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
4 PhD in Sport Management, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Purpose: This research studies multi-tiered league structures in the talent program role.
Methodology: Qualitative content analysis was employed. The sampling was “census-based,” and included the documents related to the subject under study.
Results: The findings were organized into six themes and 19 categories, including the organizational structure of the League system, such as the decision-making model within clubs, the flow of authority from the top to operational levels, structural changes within clubs, the general assembly of the League Organization, the structure of the German Football Association, and the method for distributing media-rights revenues. The management structure of football clubs, the league licensing system across nine categories, covering the club licensing process, legal requirements, and academy development, including academy certification; key components of the German football structure; coaching; refereeing; local and international academies; tournament tours; and football schools. The competitive levels within youth football leagues, as well as the next one, focus on the DFBnet database. The details the structure of the professional leagues at three levels: Bundesliga, Bundesliga2, and Liga3.
Conclusion: Success in talent identification and development programs requires reforming and upgrading league structures across age levels, along with creating equal opportunities for active participation and the development of potential at all stages nationwide. Therefore, the DFB and DFL have simultaneously focused on developing leagues at all levels while implementing talent management programs. Consequently, the proposed operational model can serve as a practical blueprint for the redesign of the football league system in Iran.
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