Intricacies of economic-fan loyalty: profiles of consumers and motivators for joining the fan-partner programs of clubs in Rio de Janeiro

This article seeks to contribute to the debate around the “symbolic and motivating disputes” related to the Supporters Programs, a modality of relationship between sports associations and their fans. A striking initiative of “modern football” represents the loyalty and approximation between clubs an...

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Autores: Medeiros, Jimmy, Guedon, Philippe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Fulia/UFMG - Futebol, Linguagem, Artes e outros Esportes
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/46525
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/fulia/article/view/46525
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Programa Sócio-torcedor
Torcedores
Futebol moderno
Marketing esportivo
Supporter Partner Program
Fans
Modern football
Sport marketing
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Sumario:This article seeks to contribute to the debate around the “symbolic and motivating disputes” related to the Supporters Programs, a modality of relationship between sports associations and their fans. A striking initiative of “modern football” represents the loyalty and approximation between clubs and fans through a contractual bond with financial retribution towards the club. The analysis of the article seeks to contribute to the perspective of fans who choose to join the programs, identifying the factors that influence decision-making and how this contracted relationship works. For this, this article presents the data produced by an online survey on the recent experience of the programs of four major clubs in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. As a result, the work organizes a profile of the fan-member in a comparative perspective, in addition to dimensioning the motivators of adhesion are multidimensional, with variations between exclusively rational factors and others of a social/emotional order. In the rational pole, the advantages of purchasing tickets or its exclusivity for member-fans are a major factor in decision-making.