Tradition and transformation in Denmark
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Tradition and transformation in Denmark. / Bennike, Søren; Storm, Rasmus K.; Elmose-Østerlund, Karsten; Schelde, Nikolaj; Ottesen, Laila.
Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence. ed. / Mihaly Szerovay; Arto Nevala; Hannu Itkonen. Oxon : Routledge, 2023. p. 11-24 (Critical Research in Football, Vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Tradition and transformation in Denmark
AU - Bennike, Søren
AU - Storm, Rasmus K.
AU - Elmose-Østerlund, Karsten
AU - Schelde, Nikolaj
AU - Ottesen, Laila
N1 - CURIS 2023 NEXS 111
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This country-specific chapter seeks to explore football in Denmark. We start by examining the early years of football, starting from the 1870s. From there, we present decisive landmarks for the understanding of Danish football, leading up to insights into the current state of play. Overall, we conclude that Danish football is characterised by four unique traits: firstly, organised club football is based on an autonomous associative decentral democratic structure incorporating clubs, regional county unions, the League Association, the Women's League Association and the national Danish Football Association; secondly, a large number of grassroots clubs, financially dependent on regional municipalities, are spread around the country; thirdly, late professionalism, beginning from 1978, due to Danish sport and culture policy; and fourthly, the creation of a certain business model of professional football, including talent development, engaging sponsors, floating shares, facilities and stadium development, and diversification.
AB - This country-specific chapter seeks to explore football in Denmark. We start by examining the early years of football, starting from the 1870s. From there, we present decisive landmarks for the understanding of Danish football, leading up to insights into the current state of play. Overall, we conclude that Danish football is characterised by four unique traits: firstly, organised club football is based on an autonomous associative decentral democratic structure incorporating clubs, regional county unions, the League Association, the Women's League Association and the national Danish Football Association; secondly, a large number of grassroots clubs, financially dependent on regional municipalities, are spread around the country; thirdly, late professionalism, beginning from 1978, due to Danish sport and culture policy; and fourthly, the creation of a certain business model of professional football, including talent development, engaging sponsors, floating shares, facilities and stadium development, and diversification.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Football
KW - Denmark
U2 - 10.4324/9781003280729-3
DO - 10.4324/9781003280729-3
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-1-032-24913-1
SN - 978-1-032-24914-8
T3 - Critical Research in Football
SP - 11
EP - 24
BT - Football in the Nordic Countries
A2 - Szerovay, Mihaly
A2 - Nevala, Arto
A2 - Itkonen, Hannu
PB - Routledge
CY - Oxon
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