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Sport Clubs in Spain

Ramón Llopis-goigAnna Vilanova

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education.field_of_studymedia_common.quotation_subjectPopulationPhysical activityFootball clubState (polity)Political scienceMember statemedia_common.cataloged_instanceClubEuropean unionSocial scienceeducationRecreationmedia_common

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Spain is a decentralised state with an approximate population of 47.1 million. It is a European Union member state since 1986 and the 13th largest economy in the world. According to the latest survey of sporting habits conducted in Spain (2010), 19 % of people over the age of 15 engage in some kind of sport or physical activity through a sports club or association. The corresponding figures in previous surveys were 24 % in 2005 and 25 % in 2000. Although the number of sports clubs in Spain has increased over the last 10 years, there has been an even greater rise in the number of people taking up recreational sport or physical activity without being formally linked to any sports federation or organisation. This chapter presents an analysis of sports clubs in Spain, doing so on the basis of information gathered from secondary sources, previous research, and studies conducted by the authors of this chapter.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2_21