General information

  • Qualification: Certificate for the program Course in Football Business Fundamentals from the Johan Cruyff Institute
  • Duration: 4 months. 60 hours
  • Start: June 11, 2024
  • Modality: Online
  • Language: English or Spanish
  • Price: € 540.- (Fees for the academic year 2023-24)
  • Enrollment: Registration open until the start of the course

The program may be subject to change.
The institution reserves the right to cancel the edition of the program if it does not meet the minimum number of students.

Introduction

The Football Business Fundamentals program is a perfect introduction to the world of football management and administration. You’ll get to learn how football clubs and entities are correctly managed, analyzing real case studies of the football industry and working the basic concepts and skills needed to know more about the exciting world of football management.

Objectives

The main objective of the Course in Football Business Fundamentals is to provide you with the fundamental concepts of administration and the basic tools of operational management in organizations and companies related to the world of football.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • To understand the environment in which organizations in the world of football operate, enterprise operations, their functional areas and instruments of analysis.
  • To have a basic vision of strategic management from a business perspective.
  • To know, understand and apply the basic concepts in football management.

Aimed at

The program is aimed at those who wish to complete their education with a specialized course in football business.

It is especially suitable for you if:

  • You are an (ex-) athlete and need specialized education in football business.
  • You’re working in the area of business and/or sports, and want to acquire a greater knowledge of the management in the particular sector of the football.
  • You’re a lover of the world of football and want to learn more about the management and business of football clubs.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Please complete the sign up form if you are interested in studying this program. Once we have confirmed payment, our academic department will contact you.

Program

The program has a duration of about 60 hours. The maximum time given to complete the program is 4 months. The course is composed of various teaching units (UD) and each one consists of a continuous assessment test, in which you interactively apply theory, complemented with solving exercises and practical cases.

MODULE01

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT APPLIED TO THE BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL

  • Introduction
  • Values, mission and vision
  • A football club’s competitive advantage
  • Analysis of the environment
  • Analysis of the football sector
  • Internal analysis
MODULE02

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Leadership in football
  • Management styles
  • Talent management & incorporation
MODULE03

SPORTS MARKETING

  • Introduction: marketing strategy in football clubs
  • The football consumer
  • The marketing mix
  • The life cycle of a product
  • The brand and its associated default value
  • Market segmentation
  • Sports sponsorship in football clubs
MODULE04

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

  • Interpretation of financial statements
  • Financing in the world of football
  • Analysis of profits and losses account
  • Cash flow versus profits

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATION

Certificate for the program Football Business Fundamentals from the Johan Cruyff Institute.

Learning model

The program will have a professor assigned to it, who will organise the course and share instructions. The professor will help you to expand your knowledge and keep pace with the course requirements and content.
Communication and queries will be handled by:

  • E-mail: reply within a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Support via chat / call / video conference.

BENEFITS

  • Learning 3.0: flexible schedules, different learning environments and technologies.
  • World-class faculty: interaction with expert faculty and industry professionals.
  • Collaborative tools, teamwork, communication and debate.
  • Sports-industry oriented: training that approaches the business sector of the sports industry.
  • Learning from experience: designed for professional improvement.

Faculty

The teachers of the Johan Cruyff Institute are experts from the sports sector and combine research and consultancy with teaching. Through their experience and knowledge, they have developed a broad variety of cases and concepts to work with.

Student services

VIRTUAL CAMPUSAs a student of the Course in Football Business Fundamentals course, you will have exclusive access to the learning platform which allows you to monitor your academic progress 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the world. The virtual campus offers a collaborative environment between teachers and students facilitating e-mails, chats, books, articles, case studies, simulations, experiences, websites, blogs and a video library. You will have a wide range of tools at your disposal to make your learning experience interactive, rewarding and complete.

NETWORKING & ALUMNI CRUYFF INSTITUTEJohan Cruyff Institute offers students, alumni, faculty and members of our network the opportunity to connect and collaborate, to share their passion for sports and their professional expertise.

The Alumni Cruyff Institute provides a means of interconnection that will enable the whole community not only to re-establish contact with fellow students, but also to create new links with people from the sports sector throughout the whole network who can offer new experiences and initiatives to keep growing in the profession.

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