TEIXEIRA, Mário; NUNES, Vitor; GARCIA-FERNANDEZ, Jerónimo    SESINANDO, André. Sports management in local authorities: a conceptual analysis of municipal sports companies. []. , 19, 2, pp.180-189.   30--2023. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.28309.

The research focuses on characterising municipal sports companies in Portugal, aiming to identify the temporal constitution, territorial distribution and impact on the population. Methodologically, an exploratory approach was followed using quantitative-descriptive methods in data analysis and treatment. The sample (n= 18) was defined after interpretation and document analysis of the Local Enterprise List 2021 (n= 173) and Accounts Report from 2017 to 2020. The results show that most municipal sports companies are located in the northern region of the country (56%), their main area of activity is the management of sports facilities (89%), and they were mainly formed between 1992 and 2006, mostly between 1999 and 2002 (67%) covering 6% of Portuguese municipalities, 8% of municipal councils, and 18% of the total population. Considering the scientific knowledge in this area, research shows a decrease in this type of organisation over the last decades, essentially due to the cession of activity, change of economic activity code or greater specification of the categories of municipal companies. Their implementation is small and territorially concentrated, including 11 districts, 18 municipalities, and 249 parishes, corresponding to 6% of the territory and directly impacting approximately 2 million citizens.

: sports management; local authorities; municipal sport companies; sports development.

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