Financial Resilience and Strategic Adaptation in the Sports Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
References
- Almorza Gomar, D., & Huertos César, M. (2021). Consecuencias del COVID-19 en la desigualdad presupuestaria de los equipos de Primera División de LaLiga en España. Retos, 44, 518-525.
- Carin, Y., & Delbrouque, F. (2023). Le rugby professionnel masculin français sous le choc économique de la COVID-19. Management et Organisations du Sport, 12(3), 45–59.
- Черевко, S. V., Індиченко, L. S., Кондратенко, V., Черевко, A., & Зайцев, I. (2021). The impact of changes in public and private funding of sports on professional athletes. Bulletin of the Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University. Physical Education, Sport and Human Health, 10(2), 120–133.
- Duchek, S. (2020). Organizational resilience: A capability-based conceptualization. Business Research, 13(1), 215–246.
- Hemmonsbey, J., & Knott, B. (2022). Sport policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa. Sport in Society, 25(9), 1543–1560.
- Hillmann, J., & Guenther, E. (2021). Organizational resilience: A valuable construct for management research? International Journal of Management Reviews, 23(1), 7–44.
- Huth, C., & Billion, F. (2022). Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on German golf – A comparison between club-owned and commercial golf clubs. Quality in Sport, 4(1), 22–35.
- Jakob, G., & Weese, W. J. (2025). The pandemic reset: Implications for sport management and sport marketing. Athens Journal of Sports, 12(1), 1–18.
- Kučera, J., & Fil’a, M. (2023). The COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on the EU sports industry as a part of entrepreneurship environment. Journal of Business, 12(4), 250–269.
- Layadi, I., & Ben Sayah, S. (2024). Analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of major European sports clubs in 2020. Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 16(1), 110–128.
- Miragaia, D., Ferreira, J. J. M., & Fernandes, D. F. (2023). The resource-based view and the implications of organisational orientation in professional football clubs. Journal Sports Science, 5(2), 45–58.
- Migliaccio, G., & Orsillo, G. (2022). Profitability and financial structure of soccer clubs: An international comparison. Economic Growth in the Conditions of Globalization Conference Proceedings (pp. 310–326).
- Prasetyo, E., Bhilawa, L., Aisyaturrahmi, & Prastiwi, D. (2022). COVID-19 effect to return on equity on European football clubs. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 10(3), 15–29.
- Stan, E. A., & Dima, M. D. (2022). Sport is an important part in the integration of the child with ADHD in society or is ADHD an opening to great performance in sport? Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport / Science, Movement and Health, 22(1), 73–78.
- Svensson, D., & Radmann, A. (2021). Keeping distance? Adaptation strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic among sport event organizers in Sweden. Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(4), 379–401.
- Toma-Urichianu, S., Gagea, G., Paunescu, M., Dima, M. (2014). The Issue of Attracting Students to the Practice of Sports. Revista de Cercetare si Intervenţie Socială, 45, 31-44.
- UEFA. (2021). The European club footballing landscape: Club licensing benchmarking report – Financial year 2020. Union of European Football Associations.
- UEFA. (2022). European club finance and investment landscape. Union of European Football Associations.
- Voinea, A., Matac, L. M., & Grigoroiu, C. (2025). The E-Sports phenomenon in the university environment: Involvement, perceptions and challenges. A comparative analysis between technical and economics students. In 19th International Conference on Business Excellence (ICBE) – Leading Change in Disruptive Times (pp. 1–12).
- Wyszyński, A. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the situation and financial results of the Ekstraklasa football clubs. Olsztyn Economic Journal, 18(1), 55–73.
- Yüksel, A., & Işıkgöz, M. E. (2024). Evaluation of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on private sports businesses in Batman Province: A case study. Journal of Business Research – Turk, 16(1), 54–68.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 455 - 472
Published on: Jul 16, 2026
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2026 Teodora DOMINTEANU, Veaceslav MIRZAC, Adina SALAORU, Adrian IACOBINI, published by Bucharest University of Economic Studies
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.