The aim of this study was to design a comprehensive governance model in The Iranian Football League. In this study, the statistical population consisted of all Iranian premier league including club board members, players, experts and coaches which were 560 people of 16 Iranian premier league teams and 240 people were selected as samples and 15 out of each team were considered. For Data collection we use a researcher-made questionnaire, which was designed by COARSE method. After filling out the questionnaire by samples and Based on the results of this study, the extracted indicators in this study included transparency and accountability, law-abiding, accountability, value promotion, ethical and cultural standards, supervision and control, organizational effectiveness and anti-corruption. The results of this study were analyzed using structural equation model and the results showed that transparency and accountability, law-abiding, accountability, value promotion, ethical and cultural standards, supervision and control, organizational effectiveness and anti-corruption were predicted 69%, 63%, 63%, 67%, 58%, 67%, 59% and 67% of governance variances, respectively. These results show that transparency and accountability, law-abiding, accountability, value promotion, ethical and cultural standards, supervision and control, organizational effectiveness and anti-corruption all have a significant impact on governance in The Iranian Football League.

Keywords: Governance, Premier League, Law-abiding, Accountability