As mudanças na gestão dos clubes brasileiros com a substituição das associações sem fins lucrativos pela sociedade anônima do futebol (SAF).

Abstract

The present monograph work discourses about a panoramic change in administration of some Brazilian clubs with the shift of the non-profit civil association model to corporate format, with the implementation of the Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF) by Lei 14.193/2021. Accordingly, the main purpose of the academic work is to comprehend the leading transformations promoted by the backdated law with the introduction of SAF in the Brazilian legal system. Therefore, seek to understand the historic moments that culminated in the implementation of SAF in European countries, drawing a comparison with Brazilian soccer, in addition to analyzing the diferences between the civil association and the corporate format. This way, the method of approach applied is deductive, then, compare the management models mentioned above. Moreover, the research technique used will be bibliographic, using books, scientific articles and text analysis on the topic. Lastly, can be asserted that the advent of SAF in Brazil is a key turn in that country’s soccer, aiming for professionalization of clubs and the improvement in financial administration; nonetheless, the law is still extremely recent to conclude whether clubs that opt for the new model will, in fact, have an advantage over others.