Komparace managementu profesionálního a amatérského fotbalového klubu

Abstract

This bachelor thesis considers the topic of Management comparison of professional and non - professional football club. The aim of this thesis is to find and interpret differences between professional and non - professional football club.FC Vítkovice a.s. represents here the professional football club. In the focused years 2008 and 2009, this club played the second league. The non - professional club represents FK SK Polanka nad Odrou, which plays in the 1st A class of moravian - silesian region. This competition is the sixth highest competition in the Czech Republic. The bachelor thesis is devided into two parts - theoretical part and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on general characteristics of management and financing of football clubs. It interprets terms like management, financing, manager, sports manager, functions of manager, legal form of football clubs, history of football etc. The practical part concerned with history of both clubs, structure of management, analysis of costs and funds and interviews with executives of FC Vítkovice a.s. and FK SK Polanka nad Odrou. On the basis of my survey I determined the differences between professional and non - professional football club. This investigation resulted in my recommendation how to improve functioning of both clubs.