The Rreality of Financial funding and Its Relationship to the Economics of Sports in the Participated Clubs in the Iraqi Premier League 2022-2021

Abstract


 The present study aims at identifying the reality of financial funding and its relationship to the economics of sports, using the descriptive approach in the manner of correlations, on a sample of the administrative board of the participated sports clubs in the Iraqi Premier League in football for the season(2022-2021) The number is (20) clubs with (192) members, by preparing two scales and defining a group of domains and phrases affiliated with them by (4) domains and (33) phrases for the financial finance scale, and (4) domains and (35) phrases for the sport economics scale. The results were processed statistically, as the results revealed a weakness in the process of financial financing and the economics of sports for clubs, except for the process of sports professionalism, which showed its management relatively well. The researchers concluded that the adoption of government financial funding is the main return in managing its budgets. Furthermore, to the presence of businessmen's concerns to invest in sports clubs. Lack of specialized bodies in sports clubs working in the field of scientific research to develop the field of financing, investment and sports marketing to support the economics of sports. The researchers recommended in adopting methods and styles through which economic return can be strengthened in the sports field, focusing on investment to increase financial gain, attracting beneficiaries and businessmen, and opening up to non-governmental financing. He urged the club's management to hold development courses for an expanded understanding of the principles of investment and sports marketing in order to develop their administrative capabilities.