The minimum standards for the rise of football clubs in the Egyptian Premier League

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor – Deparetment of Sporta Administration – Faculty of Physical Education for Men – Helwan University

2 Lecturer - Deparetment of Sporta Administration and Recreation – Faculty of Physical Education– Port Said University

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the availability of standards of qualification to the Egyptian premier league among Egyptian soccer clubs. The researchers used the descriptive (survey) approach. The researchers chose (11) clubs with total participants of (93) persons divided as (20) persons for the pilot study and (73) for the main study. After distributing the questionnaire, only (60) persons returned it fully and this led the researchers to exclude the other (13) persons. The researchers designed and calibrated "Questionnaire of the Minimum Standards of Qualification for Egyptian Soccer Premier League" as a research data collection tool. Results indicated that: Sports clubs of the Egyptian premier league of soccer seek to fulfill the standards of youth development programs, sports clubs of the Egyptian premier league of soccer seek to fulfill the standards of courts and facilities, there are clear limitations concerning anti-doping activities, sports clubs of the Egyptian premier league of soccer seek to fulfill the administrative standards, sports clubs of the Egyptian premier league of soccer are willing to fulfill all standards of qualification for premier league as a professional league.