Recognition of Security Spheres in Iranian Premier Football League Competitions

The aim of this research was recognition of varieties and security spheres in Iranian Football Premier League.

Research tool was a self-designed questionnaire by the researcher with 45 items. 7 experts approved the questionnaire’s conceptual validity while its accuracy was based on Cronbach alpha equal to 0.870 (P<0/01). The case study includes 300 people comprising football league authorities, experts in football federations and organizations, faculty members, stadium officials and Premier League clubs. Security factors in sport events were determined and factor loadings of the explanatory varieties of each factor were calculated too. Moreover, SPSS software version 22 along with LISREL version 8.8 was used for data analysis as well as model fitting.

In this exploratory security model, pertinent indicators encompassing security factors, facilities and security services, standard quality, security documentation, physical protection, management the secure quality, hardware and software place management, planning and management, physical testimonies, preventive measures, education, Interaction and Communications were determined.

Finally, it is advisable for those who are in charge of holding sport events, in order to hold safer sport competitions, to pay particular attention to education, management, and planning when considering preventive measures, revealed factors mentioned above and factor loadings of the explanatory varieties of each factor.