This paper was conducted with aim of analyze sport club manager’s compensation strategies based on their life cycle. This research is a mixed research with qualitative and quantitative approach. In the qualitative section data were gathered with semi-structured interview and in the quantitative section data were gathered with expert questionnaire. The statistical population is the sports clubs, and the sample members are selected from senior managers, public relations managers and media managers of these clubs. According to the purpose of the study, the sampling in this study is purposive and with regardeng to the principle of theoretical adequacy, the sample size was estimate. The research data were analyzed in qualitative section using Atlas.ti and in quantitative section data were analyzed by Delphi fuzzy method. The results indicate that Clubs that are in the start-up level, should use the combination of compensation for executives in the form of ownership rights, equity ownership plans and ownership shares. In addition, the results show that Clubs that are in the growth level, able to compensate their managers with using merit-based salaries, output-based remuneration, and success-based pay. 

To remain competitive in the sports industry, enhancing brand equity has become a vital issue for private sports clubs. Therefore, understanding the causal relations determining factors for enhancing the brand equity of private sports clubs are of great importance. The research method employed in this study is a mixed (quCausaltative and quantitative) approach. The quCausaltative part follows the grounded theory approach, while the quantitative part involves interpretive structural modeling. The participants in this research were marketing and sports marketing professionals and experts. Purposive sampling was used, resulting in a sample size of 15 individuals. The data collection instrument for the quCausaltative part was semi-structured interviews, and for the quantitative part, a 10×10 matrix was used.The quCausaltative data analysis was conducted through three stages of open, selective, and theoretical coding, while the quantitative data analysis involved interpretive structural modeling and MICMAC analysis. The findings revealed 10 main factors related to enhancing the brand equity of private sports clubs.