Do all sporting prizes have a significant positive impact on attendance in a European national football league? Competitive intensity in the French Ligue 1

Действительно ли все спортивные призы оказывают значимое положительное воздействие на посещаемость игр?

Scelles, Nicolas (Сели, Николя) (), Duran, Christophe (Дюра, Кристоф), Liliane Bonnal, Goyeau, Daniel (Гойюс, Даниэль) and Andreff, Wladimir (Андрефф, Владимир)
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Scelles, Nicolas (Сели, Николя): School of Sport, University of Stirling
Duran, Christophe (Дюра, Кристоф): Department of Sports Sciences, University of Caen Basse-Normandie
Goyeau, Daniel (Гойюс, Даниэль): Department of Economics, University of Paris 1
Andreff, Wladimir (Андрефф, Владимир): Department of Economics, University of Paris 1

Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2016, vol. 3, 82-107

Abstract: This article investigates the determinants of attendance at French football Ligue 1 matches over the 2008–2011 period, with a focus on the effect of competitive intensity. This is measured by dummies that are functions of the point difference for the home team in relation to the different sporting prizes: title, qualification in UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) club competitions, relegation. The objective is to answer the following question: do all sporting prizes have a significant positive impact on attendance? We specified and estimated a standard attendance equation including 35 explanatory variables of which 9 are related to sporting prizes. The estimations are based on a Tobit model with individual cut-off points to allow for truncation of attendance at the upper bound given by stadia capacity (i.e. sold-out games). 1135 observations are included. Our results show that all sporting prizes have a significant positive impact on attendance. In particular, there is a significant impaact of prizes for potential qualification in the UEFA Europa League which are dependent on the outcome of domestic cups (known only in the last part of season). This research contributes to the optimization of competition format and knowledge on competitive intensity and determinants of attendance. It provides an argument in favor of current sporting prizes for managers in the main European national football leagues.

Keywords: competitive intensity; sporting prizes; attendance; European football; French Ligue 1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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