'Club of Economics in Miskolc' TMP Vol. 10., Nr. 2., pp. 3-15. 2014. Regional Export Efficiency in the Market of Football Players KRISZTINA ANDRÁS, Ph.D. ZSOLT HAVRAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PHD STUDENT e-mail:
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[email protected] SUMMARY The aim of this paper is to interpret and examine the exportefficiency of professional football clubs in the Central Eastern European (CEE) regionwithin the international players’ market. Some clubs in these countries realize higher and higher revenues from transfer activity, which can be interpreted as export of football clubs. The study investigates correlations between sport success and transfer revenues. CEE clubs produce nearly 100 million EUR profit annually, but there are huge differences between countries and clubs. Championships are also divided: those clubs participating in international tournaments have a powerful advantage compared to the other clubs. Keywords: Global sport; professional football; transfer market; export; Central Eastern European region Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) code: L83, R11 as a result the export of players has increased as well. INTRODUCTION, Naturally there is a mutual connection between the two ESEARCH QUESTION phenomena, since the better a club performs internationally R the more visibility the players get, and the more players it can export the higher the revenues are. In the same way The aim of the paper is to interpret and examine the higher revenues provide the opportunity to build better exportefficiency of the CEE region professional football teams and improve youthtraining systems, which enables the clubs in the international players‟ market. Export efficiency clubs again to further develop.