Professional Sports Club

• Main Author: Miodrag Mićović
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu 2017-01-01
• Series: Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu
• Subjects: sports club; commercial company; association; form; sports activity
• Online Access: http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/266335

With regard to the organization of professional clubs, two models can be applied. According to the first model, clubs have the freedom to choose the organizational form (association or commercial company) in which sports activities will be carried out. Second model imposes the requirement for the clubs to be organized in the form of commercial company, in one of the corporation forms, provided that it can be also specialized sports form. To the establishment and operation of sports associations, as sui generis commercial companies, apply more specific rules concerning: the conditions for the establishment of clubs; conditions for participation in professional and management bodies; prohibiting multiple ownership of sports clubs, i.e., prohibition of membership; allocation of net profit; control over the work of clubs; state aid (subsidies) for the clubs.