A comparison of the organizational structure designs of Chinese and foreign professional football clubs

The author analyzed the course of development and current conditions of the organizational structures of professional football clubs in China as well as their differences from the organizational structure designs of foreign professional football clubs, and found that the organizational structure designs of professional football clubs in China were developed constantly, provided with such a distinct organizational structure design characteristic as basing the core on performances, but had neglected business development and public relation management. The author suggested that professional football clubs in China adopt a flatten organizational structure design, rely on parent company resources, perfect business department setup, and study to put forward a new organizational structure design model fundamentally.