Compilation of Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The present study seeks to compile the Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. From this perspective, the research data using a qualitative research approach and Delphi study, with the formation of a 13-member Delphi panel of experts in the field of football Sport and At the academic and executive level, who were selected using purposive or judgmental sampling; Through a semi-structured interview or Semistandard (in the first round of Delphi) and a closed questionnaire (in the second to fourth rounds of Delphi); Was collected. Research data using thematic analysis and the network of themes type in the first round of Delphi and Kendall’s Coefficient of concordance (W) to achieve the final consensus of experts on the importance of Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Used in subsequent rounds. In order to validate the Qualitative findings, the validity method of communication and the audit method have been used, and for the reliability of the Qualitative findings, the method of reproducibility and transferability or generalizability has been used. Results of research in four Delphi rounds have shown that the Causes affecting the strategic management of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran consist of Causes: structural (macro) with 10 variables, organizational (medium) with 9 variables and action (micro) with 1 variable. Therefore, it is important to develop a strategic document, pay attention to privatization, creating regulatory mechanisms, pay attention to professionalism