Abstract
The long-term work of organizations, the creation of an economic competitive environment gave impetus to the formation and establishment of a number of competitions in professional football in Europe. This requires clarification of the factors influencing its development. The purpose is to find out the peculiarities of the formation and development of professional football competitions (on the example of the UEFA Europa League). Methods: theoretical analysis and generalization, systemic analysis, historical and logical, abstraction, comparison, formalization, modeling. The results. The UEFA Europa League is the second most prestigious competition in professional football among European clubs. The tournament was started in 1971, but it was preceded by another – the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1955-1971). During its existence, these professional competitions have seen a number of changes in the format of their holding. The most characteristic, in our opinion, relate to the 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2021/22 seasons (current stage). Despite the changes in the format of the competition, the quantitative indicators of the sports clubs involved in the competition were constantly growing. In the first season of 1971/72, 64 teams from 31 national associations took part in the tournament, in the 1994/95 UEFA season – 113 and in the 1996/97 season – 117 teams. In 1999, after the merger of two major competitions – the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and the UEFA Cup, the number of participating clubs expanded to 142 teams, and already in the 2005/06 season, their number was increased to 157. Now due to the scaling of the football competitions Europa League in the 2019/20 season 213 teams from 55 associations took part in the tournament. As of the 2022/23 season, 57 teams from all 55 associations are participating in the Europa League due to the appearance of another competition – the UEFA Conference League. Conclusions. The formula for the team’s participation in the various rounds of the Europa League (UEFA Cup) tournament has undergone several systemic changes. These changes the most reflected in the competition as of the 2008/09 season, (starting from the 2009/10 season) and the modern version (starting from the 2021/22 season years).
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: This bulletin of the Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University. Physical education, Sport and Human Health
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
