Economic evaluation of selected sport club

Tomáš Fischer

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

Economic evaluation of the club, is one of the most important elements of why the owners of clubs buying and pumped into them its considerable financial resources. The theoretical part summarizes the different possibilities of how football or in some case and other sports clubs raise funds. Specifically, the analysis of AC Sparta Prague Inc., was drawn from the financial statements of the club since the Spartans dominate the new majority shareholder in the form of J&T Credit Investment Inc.. For these annual reports were created graphs and tables that clearly show that in the Czech conditions, when the club does not play in the group stage of the Champions League is hardly possible be profitable of owning a football club in the Czech Republic. When compared with other clubs and it is seen that in other clubs, the situation is similar with the only difference high economic background Sparta, which allows despite annual financial losses stay on the highest level in the Czech republic. Analyses are seen two basic factors improved financial performance. It's selling players abroad and success in European competition.

Keywords

sports industry, football clubs, operation and financial performance, AC Sparta Prague Inc., European competitions, sports economics

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 3. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. Petr Procházka, MSc Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme / field:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management