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- Title
ANÁLISIS DEL PROCESO DE DIFUSIÓN ESPACIAL DEL FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL EN CHILE.
- Authors
Barra Vieira, Pablo; Maturana Miranda, Francisco
- Abstract
Football is considered the most popular sport worldwide, and in his professional mode is able to generate enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in each city that is part of it. But, by what process it was spread spatially over time? In this article the process of geographical spread of professional football in Chile is analyzed, following the most common propagation criteria: by geographical proximity and by urban hierarchy. Data were obtained from the year of adoption by cities, its population at the time, its geographical location and its distance from the main city. Over time, the Chilean professional football has spread spatially by various processes, following a pattern guided by the distance and proximity to the emitting source, a product of institutional power reflected in the Central Football Association (CFA), the entity that decided which cities entered the professional football, until the beginning of the 1980s.
- Publication
Papeles de Geografia, 2015, Vol 61, p17
- ISSN
0213-1781
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/geografía/2015/224081