27.08.2013
Attitude to the idea of a unified football championship
- According to the latest survey conducted by the Rating Group, around 40% of respondents consider themselves football fans: 9% identify as football fans, 9% as active supporters, and another 22% consider themselves supporters but not active ones. At the same time, almost 60% are not interested in football.
- According to long-term observations, the peak number of football supporters in Ukraine was recorded during the EURO 2012 period. In 2009, about one third of respondents identified themselves as football supporters, while immediately after EURO 2012 almost half of respondents did so. Later, the indicator stabilized at around 40%, confirming the emotional nature of its growth. In 2012, regions that hosted EURO 2012 demonstrated a sharp increase in the number of supporters, while in 2013 the figures stabilized. Overall, hosting EURO 2012 in Ukraine increased public interest in football. Another factor contributing to the growth in the number of supporters (from 33% in 2009 to 40% in 2013) was the success of Ukrainian clubs, the level of the domestic championship and the performance of the national team.
- The most active supporters remain young people and men. Almost one third of men actively follow football, while among women this share is three times lower (around one in ten). Only about 40% of men are not interested in football at all, while among women this share exceeds 70%.
- Among Ukrainian football clubs, Dynamo is the most popular (39%), followed by Shakhtar (25%). Less popular clubs include Metalist (6%), Dnipro (3%), Karpaty (3%) and Chornomorets (3%). Dynamo is most supported in the North, Center and West of the country. Shakhtar is the clear favorite in Donbas and shares leadership with Dynamo in the South. In the East, Metalist is the most popular club, slightly ahead of Shakhtar, Dnipro and Dynamo.
- Around 45% of football supporters in Ukraine do not support the idea of merging the Ukrainian and Russian football championships into a single league, while 37% support the idea and 17% are undecided. Among those not interested in football, only 11% support the idea, around one quarter oppose it, and about two thirds are undecided. The idea is most popular among supporters in the South, while in other regions opponents prevail. Only supporters of Chornomorets and Metalist tend to support the idea more than oppose it. Among supporters of Shakhtar and Dnipro opinions are divided almost equally. At the same time, Dynamo supporters mostly oppose the idea, as do supporters of Karpaty, nearly 90% of whom expressed opposition.
Methodology
- Survey population: population of Ukraine aged 18 and over
- Sample size: 2,000 respondents
- Method: face-to-face interviews
- Margin of error (95% confidence):
- near 50%: ≤ 2.2%
- near 30%: ≤ 2%
- near 10%: ≤ 1.3%
- near 5%: ≤ 1%
- Fieldwork period: August 9 – August 18, 2013
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