Master of Business Administration (Football Industries)

Entry requirements

MBA Candidates are normally expected to have:

• a minimum of 3 plus years of substantive managerial experience in the private or public sector. They will have managed budgets/people/projects and implementing strategy
• 2:1 Honours degree (which may be in any discipline) from a UK university, or an equivalent professional qualification from a similar non-UK institution.

We also encourage applicants who don’t have a degree or the required degree classification but have significant management experience (more than 5 years).

Read the full entry requirements information here.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Football Industries MBA (FIMBA) programme has been running for over 25 years and is the only MBA in the world dedicated to football and sports.

Focusing on the professionalism and business of the beautiful game, if you want to work in the global football and sports industry — with clubs, governing bodies or related marketing, media and sponsorship companies — this is the programme for you!

Featured in the top 20 SportBusiness postgraduate rankings for 2024, the core elements of the programme — leadership, strategy, innovation, international business and the global environment, entrepreneurship and managing financial resources — are delivered in concentrated blocks with a strong emphasis on interactive teaching and learning.

The specialist football modules apply business concepts to modern football. You’ll gain a critical awareness of issues in football management, finance and law. Crucially, you’ll receive vocational industry training, including the Becoming a Football Executive module and Sports Operations Management module.

Based in Liverpool, the football hotbed of the North-west of England, clubs including Liverpool and Everton FC are accessible as laboratories for students to put theory into practice.

Why choose the Football Industries MBA?

• Top quality teaching and global connections: we’re part of a small number of elite schools globally to hold triple accreditation

• We offer a range of scholarships including the MBA Excellence Scholarship offering 50% off the cost of tution fees for those who are eligible

• Enhanced learning experiences via immersive study trips including to FIFA and UEFA, networking with top industry leaders, alumni and MBA candidates

• Personalised career development from our dedicated MBA Leadership and Career Development Coach

• Access to dedicated MBA space, the Brett building, featuring a lecture theatre, break out spaces, careers interview rooms and social zones

• Liverpool: a global city known for its friendly people and rich culture.